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Nigerian News
Navy intercepts 193 bags of narcotics, arrests suspect
The Nigerian Navy has intercepted 193 bags of cannabis sativa and arrested a suspect, Asamani Emmanuel, along the Badagry waterways.…
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Business
OBJ describes self “a mad man for agriculture,” link banditry, kidnapping to Unemployment
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has linked the growing activities of bandits and kidnappers to the unemployment situation in the country.…
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World/Foreign News
Baltimore bridge collapse: Six workers presumed dead after crippled cargo ship knocks down
Six workers were missing and presumed dead from a bridge that collapsed in Baltimore Harbor early on Tuesday after a…
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World/Foreign News
Man of Steel: US steel sculpture artist, Richard Serra dies at 85
American artist Richard Serra, whose enormous steel sculptures coated with a fine patina of rust decorated landscapes and dominated oversized…
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World/Foreign News
China’s President Xi meets US executives, academics in Beijing
China’s President Xi Jinping met with U.S. executives and academics at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on…
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Business
Visa, Mastercard reach $30 billion settlement over credit card fees
Visa and Mastercard reached an estimated $30 billion settlement to limit credit and debit card fees for merchants, with some savings…
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Business
MPC Meeting: CBN increases interest rate to 24.75%
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has today concluded its two-day meeting for March 2024. This…
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World/Foreign News
UN Security Council demands immediate Gaza ceasefire after US abstains
The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Monday demanding an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas…
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World/Foreign News
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ properties in L.A. and Miami raided by federal agents
U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents have opened an investigation of hip-hop star Sean “Diddy” Combs, searching his properties in…
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Business
Binance: FG contacts INTERPOL, soldiers held over Anjarwalla’s escape
The Federal Government, on Monday, said it has contacted the International Criminal Police Organisation and issued an arrest warrant for…
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Business
CBN directs BDCs to sell dollar at N1,269
The Central Bank of Nigeria has disclosed that it will be allocating $10,000 to each Bureau de Change operator at…
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Health/Lifestyle
Lagos State trains 340 healthcare workers in Safe Blood handling
The Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service has trained 340 healthcare workers to enhance safe blood practices and ensure quality blood…
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Politics
FG eyes $25bn annually as Tinubu okays infrastructure Devt Fund
President Bola Tinubu on Monday approved the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development Fund to bridge the country’s $25bn per annum infrastructure…
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Nigerian News
Communal Clash: Lalong calls for peace as death toll increases to six In Plateau
Senator Lalong has admonished citizens to give peace a chance and adopt dialogue to settle differences rather than resort to…
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World/Foreign News
Senegal Election: Ruling Party’s Ba Congratulates Faye Before Official Declaration
Senegal’s anti-establishment candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye is set to become president after his main rival on Monday recognised his victory…
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Business
Tax Evasion: FG takes legal action against Binance
The Federal Government has taken legal action against Binance, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange platform with a four-count tax evasion accusation…
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World/Foreign News
Senegal begin voting on Sunday to elect new leader
Senegal began voting Sunday for a new president in an unpredictable race following three years of turmoil and political crisis.…
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Nigerian News
Pres. Tinubu Hails NSA, Security Agencies Over Release Of Kuriga Schoolchildren
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday hailed the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and other security agencies over the safe release…
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Nigerian News
Kuriga Abduction: Army rescues 137 kidnapped School children
The Defence Headquarters, on Sunday, said troops rescued the abducted pupils and teachers of LEA School Kuriga in the Chikun…
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Health/Lifestyle
Catherine, Princess of Wales, announces she has cancer
Catherine, Princess of Wales, on Friday announced that she has cancer and is in the early stages of chemotherapy, asking…
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Politics
Kungiya Zaman Lafiya: Miyetti Allah Leader Arraigned Over Alleged Creation Of Militia Group
leader of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore group, Bello Bodejo, has been arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja…
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Israeli military says troops captured hundreds of fighters in Gaza hospital
Israeli forces have detained hundreds of Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters including a number of security officials and military commanders…
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World/Foreign News
Ukraine says Russian oil refineries are legitimate targets
A Ukrainian deputy prime minister said on Friday Russian oil refineries were legitimate targets for its forces, after a media…
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Nigerian News
Niger Republic opens land border with Nigeria
One week after the authorities of Nigeria Customs Service opened the Illela land border between Nigeria and Niger Republic, the…
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Entertainment
Warri Again: Pinnick, Davido to settle out of court
Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has reached an agreement to settle the breach of contract lawsuit filed…
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Business
FAAC shares N 1.2trn to FG, States, LGs
The Federation Account Allocation Committee shared N1.152.trn to the three tiers of government for February 2024 from a gross total…
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Nigerian News
New Minimum Wage: Consider states peculiarities, NGF urges Committee
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has urged the National Minimum Wage Committee to take into account present circumstances, unique characteristics of…
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World/Foreign News
Russia launches largest missile attack on Kyiv in weeks
Russia staged its largest missile attack in weeks on Kyiv and the surrounding region on Thursday, injuring at least 17…
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Nigerian News
We remain steadfast in its support for education in Nigeria – Chinese Consul-General
The Chinese Consul-General, Lagos, Yan Yuqing, has reaffirmed China’s commitment to supporting the development of Nigeria’s education system. The Chinese…
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Politics
Judicial Allowance review: CJN to receive N5.39m monthly as Reps passes bill
The House of Representatives has passed a bill for an Act for upward review of the salaries, allowances, and fringe…
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Entertainment
Dust To Dreams: Idris Elba to direct a Lagos-based short film
Hollywood star, Idris Elba, is set to direct a Lagos-based short film, titled Dust To Dreams in collaboration with Nigerian filmmaker, Mo…
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Politics
Picket all LP offices – NLC orders
The labour union on Wednesday instructed its state councils and political commission to picket Labour Party secretariats across the country.…
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Politics
Abia Assembly Passes Bill Revoking Pensions For Govs, Deputies
Abia State House of Assembly has passed into law, H.A.B 11: A Bill for a ‘Law to Repeal Governors &…
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Nigerian News
FG reveals 15 Terrorism Financiers, BDCs, plans sanctions
The Federal Government has announced the identification of 15 entities, consisting of nine individuals and six Bureau De Change operators…
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World/Foreign News
UK inflation falls to lowest level since September 2021
Britain’s annual inflation rate fell more than expected in February, official data showed Wednesday, fuelling speculation that the Bank of…
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World/Foreign News
Two Pakistan miners killed, 8 feared dead in gas explosion
Two bodies have been pulled from a collapsed mine in southern Pakistan, rescuers said Wednesday, with eight more people feared…
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Politics
Impeachment Process: Shaibu Loses Bid To Stop Edo assembly
Justice James Omotoso of the Federal High Court in Abuja has refused to grant an ex-parte motion filed by the…
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World/Foreign News
14 killed, 37 injured in North China road tunnel accident
Fourteen people were killed and 37 others injured after a bus crashed inside an expressway tunnel in northern China, state…
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Politics
Reps summons Health Minister over $300m Malaria Loan Spending
The House of Representatives Committee on Anti-Malaria, HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis, on Tuesday, gave the Minister of Health and Social Welfare,…
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World/Foreign News
Trump files US Supreme Court to endorse ‘absolute immunity’ for ex-presidents
Donald Trump on Tuesday filed a U.S. Supreme Court brief in his bid for criminal immunity for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, arguing…
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