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Bangladesh President Dissolves Parliament
Bangladesh’s president dissolved parliament on Tuesday, a key demand of student protesters who led demonstrations that ousted longtime ruler Sheikh…
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Business
Naira appreciates 0.6% against dollar at the official market
On Monday, Naira appreciated at the official market, trading at N1,607.15 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform…
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Nigerian News
The hunger march as universal mandate, By Wole Soyinka
I set my alarm clock for this morning to ensure that I did not miss President Bola Tinubu’s impatiently awaited…
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Nigerian News
#EndBadGovernance: Organisers of the protest are hungry Nigerians – Adenola
The Director of Mobilisation of Take It Back Movement, Damilare Adenola, has said there is no going back on the…
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Nigerian News
Remi Tinubu commends House of reps, backs bill seeking 74 Legislative seats for women
The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has challenged political officeholders across the various political parties in Nigeria, to walk the…
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Nigerian News
Afam Osigwe Emerges New NBA President
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Afam Osigwe, has emerged as president-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) following the 2024 NBA…
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Business
Headline inflation surges to 34.19% in June
Nigeria’s inflation rate increased to 34.19% in June 2024, this is according to data released by the National Bureau of…
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Nigerian News
Court sets May 29 trial date for Miyetti Allah leader
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled the trial of Bello Bodejo, leader of the…
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Metro
What Autopsy report says about Mohbad’s death
A Forensic Scientist and Pathologist from the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Prof. Sunday Osiyemi has told the coroner…
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Business
Q1 foreign debt servicing gulped $1bn – CBN
In the first quarter of 2024, the Federal Government allocated approximately $1.12 billion towards foreign debt service payments, underscoring the…
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Presidential Election: Vote to end Military rule
Chadians vote for a president on Monday in an election purportedly aimed at ending military rule but dismissed by opponents…
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Entertainment
Yemi Alade kicks against house demolitions in Lagos
Yemi Alade, has spoken out against the recent wave of house demolitions in Lagos, criticizing the government for making life…
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President of Ukraine, Zelenskyy on Russia’s wanted list
Russia has placed the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its wanted list. The state news agency, TASS reported that…
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Metro
NDLEA seizes 4,752kg cannabis concealed in Abuja gas tanker
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted 511 jumbo sacks of cannabis sativa weighing 4,752kg concealed in…
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Metro
EEDC defrauding Southeast, exit or ensure adequate electricity – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, have charged the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, to ensure adequate power supply or…
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Politics
Court restrains Adeleke from presenting staff of office to Osun monarch
An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo, the state capital, has restrained Governor, Ademola Adeleke from presenting the Staff…
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Entertainment
People think I’m in Illuminati – Tyla
South African singer Tyla has said that her swift success in the music industry has led to speculation from some…
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Nigerian News
Oba Elegushi celebrates 5th wedding anniversary with 2nd wife
Oba Elegushi of Lagos and his second wife, Hadia, are celebrating their 5th wedding anniversary today, May 3. In a…
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Metro
Two policemen arrested for kidnapping minors in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of some of its officers allegedly involved in the kidnapping of…
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Entertainment
Yemi Alade slams colleagues berating ‘Afrobeats’
Nigerian singer Yemi Alade has berated her colleagues who downplay the Afrobeats genre. She said that while it is not…
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Entertainment
I did not conduct any DNA test on my son – Mohbad’s wife, Wunmi speaks
Omowunmi, the wife of the late singer Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has emphatically denied recent reports insinuating…
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Metro
Naira abuse: EFCC, Cubana Chief Priest to settle out of court
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and celebrity barman, Pascal Okechukwu, also known as Cubana Chief Priest, have reportedly…
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Politics
Ebonyi Governor Announces additional N10,000 salary raise for workers
The Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru, has announced the additional payment of N10,000 to the salary of the state…
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Business
Microsoft pledges $2.2b AI investment in Malaysia
Microsoft pledged a $2.2 billion investment in artificial intelligence and cloud computing in Malaysia on Thursday to help develop the…
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Nigerian News
Kogi workers demand N35,000 wage award payment
The labor union in Kogi State is urging for the prompt adoption of the N35,000 wage for workers in the…
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Politics
Edo workers hail Gov. Obaseki over minimum wage increment
Following the economic situation in the country and the impact on the residents of Edo state, the Edo State Governor,…
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Tech
Price Crash: Starlink users face payment hurdles in Nigeria
Nigerian internet users are experiencing difficulties paying for Starlink satellite internet service after a significant price reduction triggered by the…
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Sport
NFF to announce Findi George’s assistant
The Nigeria Football Federation has said it will announce the assistants for the new Super Eagles coach, Finidi George, as…
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Sport
Nigeria set to host U-19 volleyball Nations Cup
Nigeria is set to host the next edition of the men’s and women’s U-18 volleyball Nations Cup. While the details…
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Sport
BREAKING: NFF appoints Finidi George as Super Eagles head coach
The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed former Super Eagles winger Finidi George as the new head coach of the nation’s…
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Business
Fuel Scarcity: Queues Resurface Amid Supply Shortages
Queues for petrol have continued to grow in different states as the country is being thrown into a fresh round…
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Sport
Paris 2024 Olympics flame sets sail for France in final relay leg
The Paris 2024 Olympic flame sailed for France on Saturday on board a three-masted ship to mark the final sprint…
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Nigerian News
EFCC boss appoints chief of staff, 14 zonal directors
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has appointed Mr. Michael Nzekwe as his Chief…
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Entertainment
BBNaija star Miracle Igbokwe graduates from US aeronautical varsity
The winner of the 2018 Big Brother Naija ‘Double Wahala’ show, Miracle Igbokwe, has graduated with distinction from the Embry-Riddle…
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World/Foreign News
Indonesia Commission Formally Declares Prabowo Next President
Indonesia’s election commission formally declared Prabowo Subianto as the next president of the world’s third-largest democracy Wednesday, after the country’s…
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Entertainment
Nollywood veteran actor, Zulu Adigwe is dead
The Nigerian movie industry has again been thrown into mourning after the news of the death of another veteran Nollywood…
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World/Foreign News
Russia’s deputy defence Minister Shoigu, detained for corruption
Russian security services detained one of Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu’s deputies on suspicion of taking major bribes, the highest-profile corruption…
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Business
Finance ministry recovers N57bn MDAs’ debts – Director
The Federal Ministry of Finance has recovered over N57bn from the N5.2tn debts owed by ministries, departments, and agencies to…
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Metro
Alleged Sexual Harassment: Suspended UNN lecturer in custody – Enugu police command
Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have confirmed the arrest of the suspended lecturer with the University of Nigeria,…
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Nigerian News
Pres. Tinubu appoints Consuls-General, Chargés d’Affaires for 14 countries
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 12 consuls-general and five chargés d’affaires to represent Nigeria in 14 countries.…
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