Alhaji Aminu Goronyo, the National President, Rice Farmers Association (RIFAN), has assured Nigerians that the market prices of locally produced rice will soon crash. Goronyo told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday that the price a 50kg-bag of locally produced rice would plummet from N18,000 to between N6,500 and N7000 by April […]
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Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Wednesday reaffirmed commitment to pay salaries and pension arrears of all genuine workers in the state. Bello gave the assurance at the APC rally tagged: “Yagba Alive Rally in Support of PMB 2019”, organised by Yagba Federal Constituency at Isanlu Township stadium in Isanlu. “I am assuring you by […]
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Liberia’s National Electoral Commission (NEC) has fixed today, Thursday for the commencement of announcement of the result of the presidential run-off. Meanwhile, the candidate of the opposition, Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), George Weah, has expressed confidence he would win the election. “The Liberian people clearly made their choice yesterday and altogether we are very […]
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If you think the rate of unemployment in Nigeria is alarmingly high, then you have to brace up for the challenge ahead. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has indicated that the number of unemployed people in Nigeria will increase in the fourth quarter of 2017. The bureau made this prediction in the third quarter unemployment […]
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The cousin of Grammy-winning music superstar Rihanna has been killed. Tavon Kaiseen Alleyne, 21, was shot dead while walking through a track around his house on Boxing day in St Michael, Barbados. According to reports, he was accosted by a gunman who shot him multiple times before fleeing. Although Alleyne was rushed to the hospital, […]
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The UN says violence, displacement and hunger will drive record humanitarian needs in 2018, with nearly 136 million people worldwide in need of aid. The UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said protracted conflicts in Syria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen, the Rohingya exodus from Myanmar and natural disasters exacerbated […]
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The only son of President Muhammadu Buhari, Yusuf, is currently in the hospital following a Tuesday night bike accident. Garba Shehu, spokesman of the president, confirmed this, saying the president’s son broke a limb and had a head injury in the accident which occurred in Abuja on Tuesday night. “Yusuf Buhari had a bike accident last […]
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Labour leaders led by the Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Osun State, Mr. Jacob Adekomi, on Wednesday led other unions’ leaders to the State Secretariat at Abere to shut down the place as workers commenced the indefinite strike. Labour leaders had on Friday announced that they would begin an indefinite strike immediately after […]
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The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association (DAPPMA) says members’ depots are empty, maintaining that they are not hoarding fuel and are therefore not responsible for crippling crisis. In a statement signed by Olufemi Adewole, DAPPMA’s executive secretary, and shared with TheCable, the association said there are always issues when the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation […]
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Chelsea’s Alvaro Morata struck his 10th goal of the Premier League campaign to help his team to a 2-0 victory over Brighton. The result moves Antonio Conte’s side to within one point of second-placed Manchester United. After struggling to break down Chris Hughton’s side during a poor first half, the Blues took control with Morata […]
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