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Nov

17

2023

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Multi-billion Naira Sun Heaven Hotels & Resort Umuahia Ready For Guests December 1

Business

A multi-billion naira hotel, Sun Heaven Hotels & Resort, in Umuahia, Abia State is now ready to receive guests, according to the management of the hotel. “The doors of the hotel will be opened for business December 1, 2023”, the management said in a statement issued on Friday. The high-rise five-star hotel, with hundreds of lavished rooms and suites is located in an ambiance environment reflecting its high-end amenities and exceptional comfort. Sun Heaven Hotels and Resort, is located at Umuagu Ibeku Road, 440236, Umuahia, Abia state. Phone numbers: 09081255948, 0813 063 0979 and 0805 654 4263

Nov

01

2023

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Abia-born Obinna Udensi emerges Chief Operating Officer of Frontline Homes

Business, News

A prominent real estate development company, Frontline Homes has unveiled Mr Obinna Udensi as its Chief Operating Officer. THE WHISPERER reports that Mr Udensi hails from Elugwu Akanu Item in Bende L..G.A. of Abia State. Unveiling Mr Udensi on its official Instagram page, Frontline Homes described him as highly industrious and innovative. Read statement below: "In the dynamic realm of real estate, the emergence of transformative leaders is a testament to the industry's evolving landscape. Obinna Udensi, hailing from the rich cultural backdrop of Abia State and boasting a heritage deeply rooted in the industrious Igbo community, stands as a…

Sep

06

2023

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Gabon’s Ousted President Ali Bongo Freed

World News

Gabon’s former president Ali Bongo, who was ousted in a putsch, is free to leave the country and travel abroad the leader of the coup that toppled him said on Wednesday. “He has freedom of movement… and can travel abroad if he wishes,” general Brice Oligui Nguema said in a statement read on state television. Bongo, in power for 14 years, had been under house arrest since the military coup of August 30, carried out without bloodshed less than an hour after his party proclaimed his re-election in a vote described as fraudulent by the putschists. “Given his state of…

Aug

30

2023

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Coup in Gabon: Army officers seize power, end Bongo’s 53-year reign

World News

Army officers have appeared on national television to say they have seized power in Gabon, after President Ali Bongo was re-elected to a third term in office in the Central African nation. According to the BBC, the officers said they were annulling the results of Saturday’s election which the opposition had denounced as “fraudulent”. Twelve soldiers reportedly appeared on television to announce that they were cancelling the results of the election and dissolving “all the institutions of the republic”. “We have decided to defend peace by putting an end to the current regime,” one of the soldiers was quoted as…

Aug

20

2023

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We Will Remain In Power For Three Years, Niger Republic Coup Leader Dares ECOWAS

World News

The leader of the Niger Republic coup plotters, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, has fixed a three-year timeline for the army to hand over power to civilian government. He stated this in a televised broadcast on Saturday night. Tchiani spoke after meeting with a delegation of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) led by the former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd), TheWhistler reports. Tchiani said within a month, the junta would form a committee to study and form the new constitution of the country. While he maintained that Niger did not want to go to war, the General…

Nov

22

2022

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Saudi Arabia declares public holiday after Argentina win

Sports, World News

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has publicly announced that there will be a public holiday in the country on Wednesday after the Saudi team edged Argentina 2-1 at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. According to Arabnews, King Salman approved a suggestion made by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to celebrate the national team’s victory with a holiday. All public and private sector employees and students at all educational stages will be given a holiday, Saudi Press Agency reported. The Saudis celebrated beating the South Americans in the opening game as they stopped Lionel Messi, ending a 36-game undefeated run…

Nov

21

2022

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Woman slaps French President Emmanuel Macron in viral video

World News

French president Emmanuel Macron was slapped by a woman in a viral video. In the viral video seen on Twitter on Monday, the woman slapped Mr Macron before she was overpowered by the president’s guard. Dressed in a white shirt and a pair of black trousers with a nose mask, Mr Macron was shielded from more assault from his assailant by security guards. In two years, Mr Macron has been subjected to assault twice in the public in an humiliating manner by enraged citizens. In June 2021, an enraged man had slapped Mr Macron in the public, eliciting global uproar.…

Nov

21

2022

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At least 50 dead, over 700 injured as 5.6 magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia

World News

A5.6-magnitude earthquake killed more than 50 people and wounded hundreds in Indonesia’s West Java province on Monday, with rescuers trying to reach survivors trapped under the rubble as aftershocks hit. West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil confirmed 56 deaths from the quake, whose epicentre was the town of Cianjur, about 75 km (45 miles) southeast of Jakarta’s capital. The national disaster agency (BNPB), whose data lagged behind local officials on the ground on Monday, told a news conference that up to 700 people had been injured and more than 300 homes damaged or destroyed. Electricity was down in the area and…

Oct

26

2022

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FIRS commences direct collection of taxes from online gaming operators

Business, News

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has stated that it has commenced the deduction of taxes at transaction points from Online Gaming Transactions using the Sentinal National Payment Gateway and Electronic Solution. In a Public Notice signed by its Executive Chairman, Muhammad Nami, the Service while directing full compliance by the online gaming community, explained that the Sentinal National Payment Gateway was a transaction processing system that enables Integrated Payment Services Providers to deduct taxes at the points of transaction and immediately remit the tax deducted to the government’s treasury. “The FIRS is automating the administration of tax on online…

Oct

20

2022

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Air Peace Chairman, Onyema, Laments Bad Treatment Of Nigerian Airlines By Foreign Countries

Business, News

The Chairman/CEO of Air Peace Airlines, Allen Onyema, has lamented the bad treatment of Nigerian Airlines by foreign countries in contravention of the Bilateral Air Services Agreement. Onyeama made the allegations during an interactive session with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, at the National Assembly, Abuja. He said the Nigerian government was not deliberately denying foreign airlines of their funds as was being insinuated in some quarters, but that the foreign countries were the ones rather fleecing Nigerians by hiking the price of airfares and blaming it on their trapped funds in Nigeria.…