ITALY’S PRADA TO BUY RIVAL VERSACE FOR 1.25 BN EUROS. (PHOTO).

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 Italy’s Prada to buy rival Versace for 1.25 bn euros Italian fashion house Prada announced Thursday that it had reached a deal with US group Capri Holdings to buy Versace for 1.25 billion euros ($1.39 billion). The acquisition will create a luxury group with revenues of over six billion euros that could better compete with industry giants such as the French conglomerates LVMH and Kering amid a slowdown in the sector worldwide. “We are delighted to welcome Versace to the Prada Group and to build a new chapter for a brand with which we share a strong commitment to creativity, craftmanship and heritage,” Prada group chairman and executive director Patrizio Bertelli said in a statement. In 2018, Capri paid €1.83 billion (then $2.1 billion) to acquire Versace, which was previously owned 80 percent by the Versace family and 20 percent by the US investment fund BlackRock. Amid declining sales, it put the Milan-based label up for sale, and began exclusive negotiations with Prada at the en...

EFCC INTERCEPTS N49 MILLION AT KADUNA AIRPORT TODAY.{PHOTOS}.

No automatic alt text available.             Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,Kaduna zonal office,today tuesday March 14,2017,intercepted a sum of N49million in five large black 150kg coloured BUHU sacks following a tip off.During a routine baggage screening,five sacks were sighted unattended and withoout tags containing fresh bulk items suspected to be money.Upon examination,the bags were found to contain fresh crispy naira notesof N200 denomination in 20 bundles totaling forty million naira and N50 denomination in 180 bundles totaling nine million naira with seal purportedly emanating from the Nigeria Security and Minting PLC {NSPM} as seen in the labeled sealed packs.Investigation into the case is in top gear to unravel the culprits behind the attempted illegal movement of the cash.More photos below.
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