With Hurricane Dorian having swept through The Bahamas with unprecedented intensity and force, causing extensive damage to property and infrastructure, and having reportedly claimed at least one life to date, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has on behalf of the wider Commonwealth family expressed deep concern to the government and people of The Bahamas. Secretary-General Scotland […]
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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has announced closure of sections of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway from September 2 to October 31 for construction work. According to the advisory released on Sunday, the road will be closed from Kara Bridge inward Berger and from Berger inward Kara Bridge. The alternative routes announced for road users […]
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Africa’s leading financial institution, United Bank for Africa Plc, UBA has announced its audited half year financial results for the period ended June 2019, showing impressive growth across key performance indices as well as a significant contribution from its African subsidiaries. In spite of the increasingly unpredictable environment witnessed in some of its countries of […]
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The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai boosted the confidence of Nigerian Army troops in the front line of the operation Lafiya Dole in Borno by paying them a visit. The visit which took place between Friday and Saturday, followed an ambush by the Boko Haram terrorists at Gasarwa village, along Gajiram-Monguno road in […]
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Twitter said on Friday the account of chief executive Jack Dorsey had been “compromised” after a series of erratic and offensive messages were posted. The tweets containing racial slurs and suggestions about a bomb showed up around 2000 GMT on the @jack account of the founder of the short messaging service before being deleted. Some […]
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Juventus have confirmed that their captain, Giorgio Chiellini, could be out for several months after he ruptured a cruciate ligament in his right knee. Chiellini suffered the injury in training on Friday, and according to the club, he would undergo surgery “in the coming days”. Reports say the 35-year-old’s entire 2019-20 season could be in […]
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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday arrested Joseph Oyediran, one of the wanted fraudsters on the list released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The commission took to its twitter handle to announce the arrest of the suspect whom they said was the mastermind of a N60 million fraud. […]
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In an impassioned key note speech, delivered before global leaders, at the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama, Japan, African investor and philanthropist Tony O. Elumelu CON, challenged the Government of Japan to invest 5% of its $50billion commitment to Africa, in empowering African entrepreneurs. “At TICAD 2016 in Kenya, Japan […]
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The UEFA Champions League group stage draw positioned Tottenham in the same group with five-time winners Bayern Munich. Tottenham, who were beaten in their first ever Champions League final last season, are joined in Group B by Olympiakos and Serbian champions Red Star Belgrade. Another English and current holder Liverpool, have been drawn to play […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria on Thursday evening took delivery of a calibration aircraft that cost $8.5m. The aircraft is to serve in the calibration of navigational aids across Nigerian airports. According to the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, the aircraft would help make Nigeria’s airspace safer. Sirika, who tweeted the development via his official […]
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