Senator Ademola Adeleke, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Saturday’s Osun State governorship election has cast his vote. Senator Adeleke, currently represents Osun West senatorial district, arrived at the polling centre very early, was accredited and voted at about 8.08am at Abogunde Ward 5, Unit 9 in Ede, the Punch reports. Speaking […]
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Defending Champions, Germany crashed out of the World Cup on Wednesday in one of the biggest shocks in the tournament’s history — failing to make it past the opening round for the first time since 1938. In a stunning reverse by the footballing superpower who have reached either the final or semi-finals of every World […]
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Lionel Messi’s World Cup dream was left hanging by a thread as Croatia powered into the last 16 with a 3-0 drubbing of Argentina on Thursday. Second-half goals from Ante Rebic, Luka Modric, and Ivan Rakitic sealed a deserved victory as a poor Argentina were left on the brink of a humiliating first-round exit. The […]
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The Federal Government has outlined a four-day activities to mark the 2018 Democracy Day, from May 25 to May 29. Mr Lawrence Ojabo, Director Press, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) made the announcement in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said that the celebration would begin with the […]
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The Bauchi State Government says it has procured over 10,000 tonnes of fertiliser for the 2018 farming season. Gov. Mohammed Abubakar said this in Bauchi on Tuesday, while launching fertiliser distribution to farmers. He said that fertiliser would be sold to farmers in the state at the rate of N5,500 per 50kg. bag. Besides, Abubakar […]
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s capital importation in the first quarter stood at 6,303.63 million dollars. The NBS stated this in the Nigerian Capital Importation for First Quarter for 2018 released on Friday in Abuja. The bureau stated that the value of capital imported in the quarter recorded an increase of 594.03 […]
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The 2018 Headies awards took place on Saturday, May 5th, with Wizkid, Davido and Simi emerging the biggest winners. Wizkid won two solo categories and shared two other categories with Tiwa Savage and Daps for best collaboration and best video respectively. Davido won three awards including artiste of the year and song of the year […]
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The House of Representatives on Thursday says it has finally resolved to pass the 2018 Appropriation Bill next Tuesday. The Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Abdulrazak Namdas, disclosed this in Abuja, while briefing journalists. He expressed regret at the inability of the National Assembly to pass the budget on time. […]
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Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa Group (UBA) has released its unaudited first quarter results, showing significant growth across major income lines. Following a sterling performance in the 2017 financial year, UBA Group delivered another impressive 18% percent year-on-year growth in gross earnings in the first three months of 2018. Leveraging on strong […]
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It was a fun night of glamour and electrifying excitement as Pan African financial services group, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc once again gathered together a stunning audience from Across Africa at the 2018 edition of the UBA CEO Awards. The event which was held at Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos, Nigeria, was […]
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