Lagos State Government on Sunday announced that the Marine Beach Bridge, inwards Apapa area of the state, would be shut for five months. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, said the closure was for emergency repair works and would start from Wednesday, May 27. Oladeinde, in a statement, said the repair works by the […]
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By Tunde Asaju Check this glossary of terms – full body slam, choke hold, choke slam, hip toss and you would be forgiven for thinking of the dangerous exploits of professional wrestling. You are wrong. These are the ‘deliverance’ moves of the latest rave in miracle land, Chukwuemeka Ohaenemere Odumeje, aka Indabosky Bahose, aka the […]
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The President of Senegal, H.E. Macky Sall, President of Liberia, H.E George Weah and United States Senator Chris Coons will form part of a high-level leadership panel to be moderated by the Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, to discuss Africa’s economic recovery in the 2020 edition of […]
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About 183 million people in 47 countries, including North Korea, are facing the possibility of severe food insecurity as border closures and disruptions in global supply chains have restricted their access to farming products, a UN food agency said. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) also estimated in a report that around US$350 million will […]
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At least four people have been confirmed dead and another 24 injured as an earthquake shook southwestern China, local authorities said Tuesday. The shallow quake in Qiaojia county struck late Monday evening, the Yunnan government said on its social media account. Video clips on China’s Twitter-like platform Weibo showed shoppers taking cover in a store […]
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The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has urged Muslims in the country to look out for the new Islamic moon of Shawwal from Friday May 22. NSCIA said this in a statement by its Deputy Secretary General, Prof. Salisu Shehu, on Monday in Abuja. Shehu also felicitated with Nigerian Muslims for observing the […]
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The COVID-19 crisis in Oyo seem to be worsening as nineteen more members of staff of the same company in Ibadan South-West local government area are the latest cases in Oyo state. Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, confirmed this in a statement issued just after midnight on Monday. Recall that on Saturday, the results for […]
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Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has upgraded its mobile banking application, introducing lots of exciting and interactive features to aid banking, whilst allowing customers to perform unlimited transactions with simple taps on their mobile phones. The award winning innovative bank which was the first to launch its chat bot Leo on […]
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Nigeria has recorded 184 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing its total infections to 4,971. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed the new figures in a tweet late Wednesday, stating that 51 new cases were found in Lagos, 23 in Jigawa, 16 in Bauchi, 14 in Kano, 10 in the FCT, and 10 […]
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Knife-wielding burglars broke into Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli’s home in London early Wednesday, the England playmaker escaping serious injury after being hit in a scuffle with the robbers. Alli, 24, has been in isolation at his house with his brother, their partners and a close friend, the Daily Mail reported, ahead of Tottenham resuming training. […]
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