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Nigeria and other African countries sealed trade-related investment deals worth $42.1 billion at the recently concluded second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2021) held in Durban, South Africa.
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The rights group, Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), has said security agencies killed 13,241 Nigerians since 2011, noting that extrajudicial killings by state actors has become the primary cause of death in the country.
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There was wailing yesterday, following Sunday’s demolition of houses worth several billions of Naira at FESTAC Town, Lagos, by the Federal Housing Authority (FHA).
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Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has asked Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammad Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, to cover his face in shame for talking down on innocent...
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A Federal High Court, Lagos, yesterday heard how N1.5 billion was allegedly diverted from the National Maritime Administration Safety Agency (NIMASA) between 2013 and 2015 during the tenure of the agency’s then Director-General, Patrick Akpobolokemi.
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Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, yesterday, called on Urhobo people of Delta Central District to be strategic and resist attempts to shortchange them in the rotation plan for Delta State governorship position.
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Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, yesterday, canvassed advanced training on collection of evidence, analysis and storage for prosecutors and investigators of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) to strengthen such cases in court.
Sports
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Ismael Sadjo posted a blistering 29mins, 45secs to win the 2021 Warri/Effurun Peace Marathon concluded in Warri, Delta State, at the weekend.
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Rilwan Akanbi, Bose Odusanya, Mathew Kuti, Joy Emmanuel, Tijani Rasak and Aisha Rabiu triumphed in the finals of the Closed Tournament Table Tennis Championship held in Lagos, at the weekend.
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Winnner of the 60th yearly FirstBank Lagos Amateur Open Golf Championship, Aminu Kadir, has declared his ambition of becoming one of the leading golfers in Nigeria. Kadir, just like Njoroge in 2019, is already eyeing a move to the professional cadre.
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The Russian duo of Andrey Rublev and Aslan Karatsev fought back from one set down to beat Marcel Granollers and Feliciano Lopez 4-6 6-2 6-4 in front of their home crowd at the Madrid Arena securing a spot in the quarter final...
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Super Falcons Head Coach Randy Waldrum has commended the Nigeria Football Federation for its continued total support for the team as they are set to round off a 9-day training camp in the Federal Capital, Abuja.
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Ari Lennox | E R&B singer Ari Lennox was arrested at Amsterdam Schiphol airport on Monday following a "racial profiling" incident. The singer shared on social media that she has a run-in with authorities in the Netherlands. "I'm being arrested in Amsterdam for reacting to a woman racially profiling me," Lennox wrote on Twitter on…
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Nigeria and other African countries sealed trade-related investment deals worth $42.1 billion at the recently concluded second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2021) held in Durban, South Africa.
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Editorial
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The Lagos State Government can do a lot more than it is presently doing to harness the state’s resources with a view to improving the conditions of living of people in the state. Nevertheless, it is undeniable, and indeed overdue...
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There was wailing yesterday, following Sunday’s demolition of houses worth several billions of Naira at FESTAC Town, Lagos, by the Federal Housing Authority (FHA).
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The rights group, Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), has said security agencies killed 13,241 Nigerians since 2011, noting that extrajudicial killings by state actors has become the primary cause of death in the country.
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A Federal High Court, Lagos, yesterday heard how N1.5 billion was allegedly diverted from the National Maritime Administration Safety Agency (NIMASA) between 2013 and 2015 during the tenure of the agency’s then Director-General, Patrick Akpobolokemi.
Columnists
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Transactions on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) reopened on a downward note yesterday, occasioned by losses in many blue-chip stocks, causing market capitalisation to slump by N20 billion.
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Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey has revealed that he would not run for governor of Texas "at this moment" on Sunday. This revelation comes months after speculation that he would leap into politics. In a video posted online, McConaughey said, "As a simple kid born in the little town of Uvalde, Texas, it never occurred to…
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American actress Lindsay Lohan took to Instagram on Sunday morning to announce her engagement to her boyfriend of two years, Bader Shammas, in a series of cuddly Instagram photos. Taking to her Instagram, Lohan shared photos of her and her fiancé, tagging Shammas and adding a diamond ring emoji with the caption "My love. My…
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While most people stayed at home as the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged New York, Ghanaian national Paul Ninson sifted through storage containers and struggling bookshops in order to build what he says has become the world's largest collection of African photography books. His collection now consists of more than 30,000 books. He plans to bring them back to Ghana and open a photography museum with help from a crowdfunding campaign that raised more than a million dollars in two days.
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While most people stayed at home as the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged New York, Ghanaian national Paul Ninson sifted through storage containers and struggling bookshops in order to build what he says has become the world's largest collection of African photography books. His collection now consists of more than 30,000 books. He plans to bring them back to Ghana and open a photography museum with help from a crowdfunding campaign that raised more than a million dollars in two days.
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Argentina's Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or award for the best player in the world for a record-stretching seventh time on Monday (November 29), beating Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho to lift soccer's most prestigious trophy yet again. The forward added to his 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2019 trophies after winning the Copa America for the first time with his country last July.
Messi, who joined Paris St Germain on a free transfer from Barcelona during the close season after finishing as La Liga's top scorer with the Spanish club, collected 613 points, with Bayern Munich's Lewandowski, named best striker on Monday, getting 580.
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