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  Senegal’s President Bassirou Faye dissolved the opposition-controlled parliament on Thursday, paving the way for snap legislative elections within the next 90 days. The move comes six months after Faye’s election on an anti-establishment platform, which reflected widespread discontent among ...

  Sweden plans to boost payments to up to $34,000 to immigrants who leave the nation that has been a haven for the war-weary and persecuted, the right-wing government said Thursday. The Scandinavian country was for decades seen as a ...

  American coach Randy Waldrum has resigned as the coach of the Super Falcons. His resignation was contained in a letter dated September 12. The 67-year old cited health issues of wife as the reason he’s resigning from the job. ...

  Cristiano Ronaldo has opened up about his family life outside of football and how his competitive edge has been passed on to his children. The Portugal legend is well-known for his motivation to break records within football, even at ...

  Nigerian artiste, Lojay, stirs speculation about a relationship status with Davido’s cousin, Folasade Adeleke after surprising her with a gift on her birthday. Folasade Adeleke celebrated her birthday on September 12, 2024, took to social media to express her ...

  The Rivers State Police Command has said its men have arrested a fake Inspector who leads an armed robbery gang and neutralised four fleeing suspects involved in the January 2024 murder of a Community Development Committee Chairman of Mgboshimini in ...

  One Emeka Nwachukwu, an Igbo businessman, has been reported kidnapped by some unknown gunmen in Kosubosu, Baruten local government area of Kwara state. The incident, which has been confirmed by the state Police command, said that the kidnap victim was ...

  The Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended former Senator Dino Melaye from the party due to alleged anti-party activities and misconduct. According to Daily Post, the suspension was made by the Ward executive committee ...

  A man who publicly celebrated the birth of his child on social media in July 2024 has revealed that he is not the biological father. Initially, he shared a post announcing the arrival of his child, receiving congratulations from ...

  The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Wednesday to Friday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja envisaged thunderstorms over parts of Borno, Adamawa, Taraba, Yobe, Katsina, Sokoto and Kaduna States during the ...

  The Nigerian Copyright Commission has apprehended three bookshop owners in Rivers State over alleged involvement in book piracy. The Director, NCC, Port Harcourt Directorate, Abdul Babatunde, disclosed this on Tuesday shortly after an anti-piracy operation within the Port Harcourt metropolis. ...

  Nearly 4,000 Americans visit the emergency department every year after getting a ‘foreign object’ stuck in their rectums, official data suggests. A first-of-its-kind analysis estimated that 38,948 Americans aged 15 and up went to hospitals with the embarrassing injury ...

  Few days before the September 15, 2024, date announced by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to start lifting Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, from the Dangote Refinery, investigations by The Punch show that no commercial agreement has ...

  A 19-year-old woman, Fatimo Agboke, has been accused of fatally sta-bbing her neighbour’s son, Faroul Azeez, during a confrontation in the Ijegun area of Lagos State. The incident occurred around 9:20 p.m. on September 9, 2024. The State Police ...

  Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, began a visit to Iraq on Wednesday, aiming to deepen already close ties with the neighbouring country on his first trip abroad since taking office. The three-day trip comes amid turmoil in the Middle ...

  Portable has claimed that he cancelled a $6,000 show he was billed to perform. He said the cancellation was in order to meet his colleague, Davido in the United States back in June. Portable and Davido fell out after the former ...

  Media personality, Shade Ladipo has shown off her man. She shared a video collage of her and her man attending the 2024 Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF) Awards. Captioning the video, she wrote; ”Finding a partner who enjoys similar ...

  Manchester United legend Anderson has been ordered to prison for failing to pay child maintenance. The 36-year-old former midfielder has been told he will have to serve time in a jail in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre unless ...

  NastyBlaq has shared news of his mother’s passing on social media. In his post, he expressed sadness and grief, stating that his mother’s d3ath has been a significant loss for his family. He wrote: “These past few days have ...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed all Payment Service Providers to route all transactions from PoS terminals at merchant and agent locations — physical or electronic — through an approved CBN Payment Terminal Service Aggregator. It also issued ...

  Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc is the first Nigerian financial institution to report a profit before tax of N1tn in six months. The financial giant’s profit represents a 206.6 per cent increase from the N327.4bn recorded in the same ...

  First City Monument Bank has disbursed over N40bn in digital loans from January to August. This was disclosed by the Divisional Head of Personal Banking at FCMB, Adetunji Lamidi, in a statement made available to our correspondents on Monday. ...

  Industry experts will be discussing the future of Nigeria’s financial and economic development at the Access Bank’s Corporate Customer Forum 2024 on September 19 in Lagos. The event, themed ‘Nigeria’s Economic Rebirth: Hopes and Implications’, will address the country’s ...

  Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has approved two days off duty per week for officers on Grade Levels 01-14, while officers on Grade Levels 15-17 are to maintain one day off per week. This was stated by the State Head ...

  The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed the d3ath of a 38-year-old man in the Karu Local Government Area of the state who committed su!cide over his wife’s alleged infidelity. The deceased identified as Gabriel Iliya Magaji, of the ...