Popular comedian and social media influencer, Debo Adebayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni, has revealed why he declined to visit Vice President Yemi Osinbajo alongside his colleagues. A team of skit makers, under the aegis of the Nigeria Skits Industry Awards, had on Wednesday paid a visit to the Vice President at the Presidential Villa, […]
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Reports have emerged that a Russian diplomat was found dead outside the country’s embassy in the German capital of Berlin. The man’s body was discovered on the pavement on 19 October by police guarding the Berlin compound, Der Spiegel website reported. He had apparently fallen from an upper floor, but it was unclear how, it […]
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Nigeria’s leading and largest listed diversified conglomerate, Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp) has released its unaudited results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021, indicating sustained growth in 2021 as seen in the first two quarters of year. With strategic investments in the Power, Hospitality, and Energy sectors, the conglomerate recorded a profit after tax of N13.5bn, rising by 671% up from N1.75bn recorded in the previous year. Other […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to reform the health sector, particularly, the primary healthcare services as it inaugurated a Committee on the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) with the aim of providing quality basic health care services to all Nigerians. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, represented by […]
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NIGERIA – The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola in his determination to reduce and possibly see an end to the menace of money laundering and Combating of financing of terrorism in Nigeria has delivered a key note address and declared open a 3-day Capacity Building Workshop in Abuja. The workshop being coordinated by the […]
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The African Development Bank has blacklisted at least 40 Nigerian firms and individuals for engaging in corrupt practices, fraud and collusive practices between 2017 and 2021, according to data obtained from the bank’s website. The AfDB said the firms and individuals were debarred “for coercive, collusive, corrupt, fraudulent, or obstructive practices under its sanctions system […]
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It is was a sad afternoon in Lagos, as a 21-storey building in the Ikoyi area of the state collapsed on Monday afternoon. According to eyewitnesses, at lead 50 persons, including the owner of the building are believed to be trapped under the rubble. Meanwhile, Emergency responders rescued two persons from the site of a […]
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By Muhammadu Buhari Dire warnings of the end of the world are as old as civilization itself. But each year as the countdown to United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP) begins, they grow in volume and intensity. Recently, senior United Nations officials raised the alarm of “world conflict and chaos” and mass migrations and institutional […]
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The perpetual mismanagement and manifest diversion of funds meant for strategic human development schemes, profitable capital projects and other serious businesses of government under the administration of Gov. Nyesom Wike and the People’s Democratic Party, has taken a very scary dimension, such that has raised a big concern among enlightened populace and justifies the need […]
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Tottenham Hotspur have sacked manager Nuno Espirito Santo after only four months in charge following Saturday’s 3-0 home defeat by Manchester United. Spurs have lost five of their past seven Premier League matches.They are eighth in the table and 10 points behind leaders Chelsea. “I know how much Nuno and his coaching staff wanted to […]
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