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Singer Daniel Anidugbe, popularly known as Kizz Daniel, gifted himself a Rolls Royce to mark ten years of his music career. The Buga crooner shared a video of the new car on his Instagram stories on Thursday. He wrote, “Officially, a decade on stage today… Alhamdulillah. I decided to gift myself. Cheers to many more decades! Love 2 Vado Nation.” Kizz Daniel, formerly known as Kiss Daniel, rose to the limelight with his 2014 hit song, Woju. He signed a record deal with G-Worldwide Entertainment in 2013, but left the label following a publicized contract dispute and court case. Show…

Juventus are aiming to finish in Serie A’s top four, and talk of a title tilt is premature, manager Massimiliano Allegri said on Thursday. Juve have enjoyed a promising start to the season and are second in the table on 30 points after 13 matches, two behind leaders Inter Milan. Allegri’s side could provisionally go to the top of the table when they visit Monza on Friday. “We must all have the ambition to desire something important, but now the most important thing is the Monza match,” Allegri told reporters. “We always have to look at fifth in the standings…

The Federal Government has released 150 inmates sentenced to various terms of imprisonment with the option of a fine or compensation in custodial centres in Kano State. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, while flagging off the exercise at the Kano maximum security custodial centre, said the pardon is in a bid to decongest custodial centres and make them humane for proper reformation and rehabilitation of offenders to take place. Represented by Dr. Nzekwe Anayo, the minister said, “Most of the benefiting inmates were on the verge of their freedom and are indigents who cannot afford to pay their…

The United Nations (UN) has declared that 2023 will go down in history as the hottest year ever and called for immediate action to stop global warming. The World Meteorological Organisation of the UN issued a warning, stating that extreme weather had left “a trail of devastation and despair” and that 2023 had broken a number of climate records. “It’s an overwhelming din of mismatched sounds,” stated WMO Director Petteri Taalas. “Greenhouse gas emissions are at all-time highs. The temperature is at a record high worldwide. The rise in sea level is record-high. Sea ice in Antarctica is at a…

Renowned economist, Bismarck Rewane, says Nigerians are not interested in budgetary figures if the prices of basic commodities like rice, bread, and garri don’t go down. Rewane, the Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, made this known on Thursday during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Business Morning show. He said, “In the end, budgetary arithmetics and mathematics in economics are of no use to anybody except when, by this time, six months’ time, if we are buying rice at N40,000 a bag rather than N60,000 a bag, if we are buying bread at N900 a big loaf instead…

Gabriel Aduku, former Minister of Health, urges President Bola Tinubu to ensure direct payment of the 13% oil revenue derivation to the oil-producing communities. Governors of oil-producing states mismanaged the fund, running into trillions of naira over the year, Aduku told reporters on Wednesday in Abuja. He said, “For this particular 13% revenue derivation formula, I will appeal to the president of the country to ensure that the governors have nothing to do with it. Full Text: Tinubu’s speech at his presentation of the 2024 budget The host communities, the direct beneficiaries, should be allowed to manage the fund.” Aduku…

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) says it has commenced the recovery of N400 billion from debtors of liquidated banks in the country. The Managing Director, Mr. Bello Hassan, revealed that the corporation has commenced payment to over 40,000 depositors of the banks in liquidation during the 2023 NDIC Workshop for Journalists on Wednesday in Owerri. Speaking further, he said: “One of the greatest challenges the NDIC is facing is debt recovery. A lot of customers of banks in liquidation who borrowed are not willing to repay those debts. “Those debts or those loans that were granted were granted…

Erik Ten Hag, the manager of Manchester United, took responsibility for his team’s loss of yet another lead in the Champions League as Galatasaray held them to a 3-3 draw on Wednesday. In Istanbul, the three-time European champions squandered a two-goal lead on two occasions due to goalkeeper Andre Onana’s two costly errors, putting their hopes of reaching the last 16 in jeopardy. United are at the bottom of Group A with four points from five matches, but they are still just one point adrift of Copenhagen and Galatasaray. They must beat group winners Bayern Munich on Dec. 12 to…

Jude Bellingham became the first player to score in each of his first four Champions League appearances for Real Madrid as they saw off spirited Napoli. The England midfielder headed in David Alaba’s cross in the 22nd minute to put the 14-time winners 2-1 ahead. It was the 20-year-old’s 15th goal in his 16th appearance for Los Blancos. He also assisted the fourth goal for Joselu in added time as Real continued their perfect record in this season’s Champions League with a 4-2 win. “He’s spectacular in getting into the box; he comes into the box like a motorbike,” Real…

Arsenal reached the Champions League knockouts as group winners by thumping Lens at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners scored five in a phenomenal first-half display as they reach the last 16 in their first appearance in the competition for seven years. Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Martin Odegaard all scored in the first half, before Jorginho added a late penalty. Arsenal progress from Group B alongside PSV Eindhoven, with Lens out. “I didn’t even dream like this,” Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said. “The team from the beginning showed a lot of aggression and determination to go for…