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Mixed feelings as British-Nigerian woman emerges UK party leader

03.11.2024
Nigerians have expressed mixed feelings after British-Nigerian politician, Kemi Badenoch, emerged as the new leader of the Conservative Party, defeating Robert Jenrick in the final round of voting. Badenoch, a Member of Parliament representing North West Essex, became the first black woman to lead a major political party in the United Kingdom after getting 53,806...
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FCT committee okays N33.24bn for new projects

03.11.2024
The Federal Capital Executive Committee has approved N33.24bn worth of contracts for execution within the next 12 months. The committee gave the approvals during its ninth meeting chaired by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, in Abuja on Friday. Addressing journalists shortly after the meeting, the Chief of Staff to the Minister, Chidi Amadi, said the...
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N15m bribe claim: Bobrisky released on bail after denying voicenote

03.11.2024
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, on bail. The embattled cross-dresser was stopped and removed from an Amsterdam-bound KLM flight at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos late Thursday night while attempting to leave the country for London, the United Kingdom. He quickly alerted...
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Menstruating women lament water, sanitary pad scarcity in Ogun

03.11.2024
Observing menstrual period has become a nightmare for women and girls in rural communities in Ogun State due to lack of access to clean water and sanitary products, exposing them to infections associated with poor hygiene, SODIQ OJUROUNGBE reports Esther Ibukun strapped her two-year-old daughter on her back with a cloth wrapper, the familiar weight...
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SSANU, NASU vow to continue strike despite partial payment

03.11.2024
The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions on Saturday revealed that the Federal Government only released one out of the four months withheld salaries. The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation on Saturday said that it had released the...
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Nigerians paid N40bn as road taxes to states – FG

03.11.2024
The Federal Government, through its National Bureau of Statistics, has stated that in 2023, Nigerians paid N40.14bn in road taxes to state governments. This is according to an analysis of data from the Internally Generated Revenue report recently published by the NBS. The figure collected was a 63.36 per cent increase from the N24.57bn collected...
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Ndidi, Bassey, Aina top Premier League stats for 2024/25 season

03.11.2024
Coming into the weekend’s matchday 10 fixtures, some Nigerians are topping the charts for various statistics in the Premier League for the 2024/25 campaign, showcasing the growing influence of Nigerian talent in England’s top flight. PETER AKINBO writes Wilfred Ndidi (Tackles) Leicester City’s midfield dynamo Wilfred Ndidi has once again demonstrated his exceptional defensive prowess,...
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Hunger will force children out of school, nutritionists warn

03.11.2024
As the worsening food crisis and rising hunger remain unabated in the country with more children battling malnutrition, food experts have warned that the situation will escalate the number of out-of-school children in the country. The nutritionists said the effects of malnutrition in these early years were not only detrimental to individual health but also...
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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

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