The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has confirmed that three suspected Dowen College students are in their custody assisting the police in their investigation to uncover the reason behind the death of the 12-year-old student, Sylvester Oromini who was allegedly beaten to death for his refusal to join a cult. Speaking with Channels […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday approved the sack of the management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) over the strike by the Nigerian Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE). The strike by the NUEE left areas serviced by the AEDC without power for hours on Monday. The areas serviced by the company are the federal […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says six countries, including Nigeria, accounted for around 50 percent of malaria deaths worldwide in 2020. The organisation disclosed this in its world malaria report released on Monday. According to WHO’s latest report, there was an estimate of 241 million malaria cases and 627,000 malaria deaths — mostly of children under […]
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Popular American rapper, Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., known professionally as Lil Wayne, is under investigation for allegedly pulling a gun on his security bodyguard during a dispute at his home. According to TMZ, the rapper and one of his bodyguards attached to him got into a heated argument and it escalated to physical violence, with a […]
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Former CNN star anchor, Chris Cuomo is preparing to sue the Cable News Network for $18 million left on his contract, claiming that the media company’s President Jeff Zucker knew about his involvement in his brother’s sex scandal probe. Recall, CNN fired 51-year-old Cuomo on Saturday, December 4, citing his role in defending his brother, […]
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Canadian rapper, Aubrey Drake Graham, popularly known as ‘Drake’ has decided to withdraw his two 2022 GRAMMY nominations for best album and his hit single ‘Way Too Sexy’. According to Variety, the 35-year-old musician has pulled his name out of the running for the upcoming music award ceremony. The Toronto superstar was nominated for two […]
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The United Kingdom (UK) has released a new update on the processing of visa applications for countries on its red list. Recall that on Sunday, the British High Commission announced that it will “pause making decisions” on visitor visa applications from all red list countries, including Nigeria. The development came after the UK put Nigeria on its travel red […]
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“…Being a latecomer and outsider to the politics of Rivers State, Eze has no first-hand knowledge of the facts material to his story and citing dubious bible verses to back up lies will not change them to the truth..”. The above is an excerpt culled from a press statement credited to former Rivers South-East Senator, […]
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Africa’s global bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc yet again, reaffirms its leadership position across Africa, as the bank has been globally recognised as the African Bank of the year 2021 by the Banker Magazine, a leading global finance news publication published by the Financial Times of London. UBA’s solid financial performance, its excellent […]
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African heads of state and government together with senior policymakers will share their perspectives on how to reshape Africa’s development financing models at the 2021 African Economic Conference, which takes place on Thursday, 2 December. Cabo Verde Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Olavo Correia said the conference offered “an extraordinarily important moment” to chart […]
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