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9mobile appoints Banigbe chief executive officer

  Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS), operating as 9mobile, has announced the appointment of Obafemi Banigbe as its Chief Executive Officer. This strategic move is part of the company’s broader plan to embark on a new phase of business ...

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MTN pays over N549bn in taxes, levies to FG – Report

  MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has announced that it contributed N549.3bn in taxes and levies to the Nigerian government. This was disclosed in the company’s 2023 Sustainability Report filed with the Nigeria Exchange Limited. According to the report, MTN Nigeria ...

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Man caught drinking hand sanitizers because he was so addicted to alcohol

A 26-year-old alcoholic was so desperate to get his fix that he stole multiple hand sanitizer bottles so he could get drunk off of the alcohol they contain. The unnamed patient, from France, visited his local emergency room complaining of severe ...

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SSANU, NASU begin nationwide protest Tuesday

The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions have directed their members across the country to mobilise for a nationwide protest In a circular directed to all branch chairmen of the two ...

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CAC extends deadline for PoS registration

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has extended the deadline for registration of all Point of Sale (PoS) Operators by additional sixty days to accommodate others who were not able to register due to technical glitches. The commission had earlier given a ...

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Lagos arrests 22 vehicles for traffic offences

The Traffic Monitoring and Investigation Unit (TMI) of the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation says it has arrested 22 vehicles for various traffic offences. The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi announced this in Lagos on Sunday. Osiyemi noted that ...

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British Airways plane is struck by LIGHTNING

A British Airways plane was struck by lightning on its approach to Heathrow Airport on Sunday afternoon Passengers onboard Flight BA919 from Stuttgart to Heathrow – some returning from Euro 2024 matches in Germany – told of their ‘shock’ after the dramatic incident which ...

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Gas explosion kills mother and daughter

  A heartbreaking incident occurred in Ogun on Saturday evening, as a gas explosion took the lives of a mother and her young daughter. According to eyewitnesses, the tragic event unfolded on Ebute Road in the Ibafo area, when the daughter, ...

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NiMet predicts three-day thunderstorms, rains nationwide

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted three-day thunderstorms and rains starting from today. NiMet weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja forecasts thunderstorms on Monday over parts of Kebbi, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara, Taraba and Kaduna states. It anticipated thunderstorms ...

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Nigerians call for arrest of man who says it’s OKAY to have s3x with children because they don’t get pregnant

  Nigerians on social media — the X platform, have called on authorities to quickly arrest a user who made an unsafe tweet about children The man, Paul had alleged it’s safe to have s3x with children, because no matter ...

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Flood: Lagos issues 48-hour eviction notice to property owners in Gbagada

  The Lagos State Government has issued a 48-hour vacation notice to squatters and owners of illegal structures along the Gbagada-Bariga drainage channel. The announcement was made by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, via a post on social media platform, ...

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Depots raise petrol price to N720/litre

  Fuel scarcity is gradually surfacing in Lagos and other parts of the country as private depot owners hiked the ex-depot price of petrol from N630 to N720 per litre. This came as fuel scarcity deepened in Abuja and the ...

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First Lady, Remi Tinubu unveils her vegetable plant in the state house

  The First Lady Oluremi Tinubu emphasized the significance of individual actions in achieving food security, noting that collective efforts can lead to substantial positive change. She shared her personal initiative, creating a private vegetable garden at the State House, ...

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Tinubu re-elected as ECOWAS chairman

President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria has been re-elected as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the 65th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government held at the Presidential Villa ...

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Kenyan President, Ruto removes 40 agencies, First lady’s budget, amid protest

  President William Ruto on Friday, announced a series of measures aimed at reducing government spending, following weeks of nationwide protests. In a live broadcast, he scrapped the budgets for the offices of the First Lady and Second Lady, dissolved ...

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Woman who waited for 13 years d!es after welcoming her first child

  A Nigerian woman, Mesuur Abata has d!ed shortly after welcoming her first child after 13 years of waiting. Facebook user, Jessica Sewuese Zever, shared the sad news on Facebook writing; “Pryma wam! What you so much desired finally came, ...

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Emirship tussle: Bayero’s legal team withdraws

  Amid controversies that trailed the Kano Emirate tussle, the legal team of the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero have withdrawn their services in the case before the Kano State High Court. The action by the legal team ...

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NCAA suspends 10 private jet operators

  The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended 10 private jet operators over their failure to commence recertification process. The Authority justified its action by citing the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations 2023 Part 18.3.4 which forbids holders of Permit for ...

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Driver jailed 12 years for k!lling LASTMA official

  The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on Thursday convicted and sentenced a commercial bus driver, Elijah Shokoya to 12 years imprisonment for k!iling an officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) Justice Oyindamola Ogala sentenced Shokoya ...

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Expect more river flooding – FG warns Nigerians

  The Federal Government has warned states and local government areas to brace for increased flooding as the country enters the peak of the rainy season. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, handed down the warning at a ...

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61-year-old man ELECTROCUTED

  The Police Command in Lagos State said that a yet-to-be-identified 61-year-old man has lost his life after being electrocuted during the flood incident. Police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the death in a post he shared on his X ...

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LGBTQ issues SPLIT South African church

  LGBTQ differences have made the Shona United Methodist Church (UMC), in South Africa split into two factions. The Johannesburg Shona UMC was launched around 2008 by some Zimbabwean professionals who emigrated to work and live in South Africa. It ...

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Actress Sarah Martins in tears over N300K electricity bill

  Actress Sarah Martins has cried out after reportedly spending N300,000 on electricity bills in just under a month in Lagos. Taking to her social media platform, the actress expressed her dismay at the exorbitant costs of electricity. She disclosed that ...

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Nigerian woman, Chi Onwurah wins Newcastle seat in UK election

  British-Nigerian woman, Chi Onwurah has been elected as a member of the UK parliament after Parliamentary elections which took place on Thursday , July 4 The Labour politician secured a strong majority of 11,060, with a total of 18,875 votes. The Reform Party ...

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