Spyro says he spends over N15m yearly on people who beg for help

Spyro, the Nigerian singer, has expressed frustration about the constant requests for money and gifts from people. In a recent Instagram post, the ‘Who’s Your Guy’ hitmaker revealed that he spends “at least N100,000 on gifts” whenever he goes out, which adds up to “around N15 million per year”. The 34-year-old also complained that people…

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I met inmate in Kirikiri locked up since 1999 for stealing generator – Tiktoker Seaking

Popular TikToker Olumide Ogunsanwo, widely known as Seaking, has recounted his experience in Kirikiri prison.  In a video shared online, he revealed the plight of the inmates, describing the facility as predominantly housing impoverished individuals who lack the resources to defend themselves. Seaking narrated a case he encountered while incarcerated, revealing that he met two…

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Ex-Arsenal striker, Carlos Vela’s £3.3m home destroyed in Los Angeles fires

Former Arsenal forward Carlos Vela is the latest high-profile figure to suffer losses due to the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles. On Thursday, Vela’s wife, Saioa Canibano, revealed that their $4 million (£3.3 million) Malibu home was among the properties destroyed in the affluent Palisades neighborhood. Our beautiful Malibu home burned down yesterday… We are still…

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Stakeholders advocate data-driven reforms to boost Nigeria’s ease of doing business at J9C annual lecture

Prominent stakeholders have called for targeted, measurable reforms to enhance the ease of doing business in Nigeria. The call was made on Thursday, January 9 at the 13th Anniversary Lecture of socio-economic group, January 9 Collective (J9C), in Lagos, themed: ‘Business and Policy Strategy: Examining the Role of Reform in Enhancing the Ease of Doing…

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Iran welcomes election of new Lebanese president, says unity will ‘defeat’ Israel

Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday welcomed the election of his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun after the country went more than two years without a head of state, saying unity will “defeat” Israel.“There is no doubt that reinforcement of stability and unity will defeat the greed of the Zionist enemy against Lebanese territory,” Pezeshkian said…

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