The Federal Government has announced Tuesday, October 1, 2024, as a public holiday This is to commemorate Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day anniversary. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made the declaration on behalf of the government. In a statement issued by Permanent ...
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The Lagos and Ogun state governments have warned residents living in flood-prone areas, particularly along riverbanks, to temporarily relocate or brace for potential flooding ahead of the planned release of water from the Oyan dam. The release of excess ...
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Former Cagliari midfielder Andrea Capone was found d3ad aged 43 at the 5-star Palazzo Tirso Hotel in his native Italy on Sunday. After growing up in the city, Capone would go on to graduate from the club’s academy before becoming ...
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The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, claimed yesterday that over 40 per cent of Nigerians now enjoy 20 hours of electricity supply daily. The minister in a statement by his media aide, Bolaji Tunji, explained that the feat was ...
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Tragedy struck in Jigawa on Saturday when four teenage girls drowned in a pond at Malkaderi village, Gagarawa Local Government Area. The girls, all from the same family, had gone swimming in the pond on Saturday evening when the ...
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The Nasarawa State Police Command says it has arrested one Khadija Aliyu for allegedly stealing a seven-day-old baby girl during a naming ceremony in the Keffi area of the state. Punch Metro learnt in a statement by the command’s ...
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A new art installation depicting Donald Trump as a n*ked, 43-foot-tall marionette has been erected in Las Vegas. Made of foam over rebar and weighing approximately 6,000 pounds, the gigantic n*ked Trump will travel the United States as part of ...
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A tragic incident occurred at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta on Saturday, resulting in the d3ath of 35-year-old zoo worker Babaji Daule. According to Ogun State Police Command spokesman Omolola Odutola, “A deadly incident involving a wild ...
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Wema Bank Certified Great Place To Work for the Second Time in a Row Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has been officially certified as a Great Place To Work ...
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has fired back at his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, over allegations of disloyalty. “As a matter of fact, I belong to that school of thought that if I am the only person that needs to ...
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CEO Alhaji Abubakar Suleiman Mayaki Exonerated in High-Profile Murder Case Alhaji Abubakar Suleiman Mayaki, CEO of MYK Land and Properties Ltd, has been cleared of any involvement in the murder of Idowu Keshinro, a case that has garnered significant ...
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Lagos, 27 September 2024 – In an exclusive interview with Arise TV on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York, the CEO of FirstBank, the premier West African financial institution and financial inclusion service ...
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has issued certificates of return to the Edo State Governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo, and his Deputy, Dennis Idahosa. The certificates were issued to them by the INEC’s National Commissioner in charge of Edo State, Rhoda ...
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on five serious criminal charges, which include wire fraud, bribery, and soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations. The indictment is a significant development in the ongoing scrutiny of the mayor’s actions ...
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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has addressed allegations made against him in a viral audio by VeryDarkMan. Femi Falana’s legal representative, Taiwo Olawanle, termed the claims “vicious, wicked, and reckless” and aimed at tarnishing Falana’s reputation. The allegations claimed ...
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the d3ath of one and two missing persons in a Tuesday evening flood incident around the Joyce-B/Mobil area of Ibadan. The NEMA South-West Coordinator, Mr Kadir Olanrewaju, disclosed this to the ...
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Wema Bank Shines at Global SME Finance Forum Conference Awards 2024 …Awarded: • SME Financier of the Year (Africa) • Platinum Award for Best Financier for Women Entrepreneurs (Africa) Wema Bank, Nigeria’s foremost innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s ...
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Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, says January’s visit by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to the Lagos Head Office of the Dangote Group was intended to embarrass his company. Speaking in an interview with Bloomberg ...
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have again arrested a 48-year-old businessman, Christian Ogbuji. Ogbuji was first arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on May 10, 2023, upon arrival from Uganda via Addis Ababa, onboard Ethiopian ...
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Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw has said the decision to limit electricity access for users as an act of theft. She also criticized the recent increase in electricity tariffs. Taking to her X page, she wrote; “I have said it before, ...
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A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus, has said that the 2027 elections may never come to fruition, as the All Progressives Congress has destroyed and buried democracy in the country. He also accused the ...
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A man in South Korea has confessed to murd3ring his girlfriend and hiding her body in cement – 16 years after she was reported as missing. The man, who is in his 50s, told local police he hit the ...
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The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unanimously voted to increase the benchmark interest rate, or Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), to 27.25%. This decision aims to further tighten monetary policy, according to CBN ...
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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Yemi Cardoso, says lifting of petroleum products from the Dangote Refinery will moderate foreign exchange demand pressures. Cardoso who said this on Tuesday in Abuja, while presenting a communique from the ...
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The All Progressives Congress has cautioned Yiaga Africa, a civil society organisation, against undermining the Independent National Electoral Commission by questioning the results of the recently concluded Edo State gubernatorial election. In a press statement issued by the party’s ...
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