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By Bassey Udo, Emmanuel Ogala and Idris Akinbanjo Ice Energy says the Access Bank Managing Director is not probing own company but one in whose his brother has interest. Abuja-based Ice Energy Petroleum Trading Company Limited on Monday rose in stout defence of Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, claiming the Access Bank Group Managing Director, is not superintending over the probe of his ...

Kim Kardashian banned Rihanna from Kanye West’s dressing room during his recent London concerts. The reality TV starlet doesn’t want her 34-year-old boyfriend hanging out with other women on his own and with Rihanna‘s flirtatious reputation, she wasn’t taking any chances when she wasn’t at The O2 arena for his Watch the Throne tour shows with Jay-Z. Kim is believed ...

Mothers who breastfeed their babies reduce their risk of becoming obese when they get older, research has shown. A study of 740,000 post-menopausal women found that the more children a woman had, the heavier she was likely to be in later life. But average Body Mass Index (BMI) was lower in women who had breastfed – irrespective of how many ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The leader of Nigeria’s Christians called Tuesday on the United States to declare the Islamist group Boko Haram to be terrorists, but a US official said it was more important to address social inequalities. In an unusually blunt appeal by a foreigner before the US Congress, the head of the main Christian body in religiously divided Nigeria ...

Diego Maradona has been sacked from his role as manager of United Arab Emirates side Al Wasl after 14 months in charge. The legendary Argentinian’s position had been in doubt since June when the club’s entire board resigned following a trophyless season. Maradona, 51, joined the Dubai-based club in May 2011 and still had a year to run on his ...