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The price of tomatoes has crashed in Lagos and some other parts of the country to what farmers attributed to the glut being experienced at the moment due to the harvest season. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a tomato glut is a situation where there is an excess of tomatoes, often leading…
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Belarusians voted on Sunday in an election set to hand President Alexander Lukashenko a seventh term, prolonging his three-decade authoritarian rule. Lukashenko -- a 70-year-old former collective farm boss -- has been in power in reclusive, Moscow-allied Belarus since 1994. Speaking after casting his vote in the capital Minsk, the self-avowed "dictator" dismissed critics of…
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The Anambra State Government has reportedly demolished a hideout belonging to kidnappers and uncovered their shrine. According to a post shared on X by the Anambra State New Media on Saturday, the government carried out the operation in its bid to stop criminal activities in the South-Eastern state. "The Anambra State Government identified the building…
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The Take It Back (TIB) Movement has called for the resignation of Nigerian Police spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, following his controversial statement about the powers of police personnel to enter properties without a warrant. In a statement released on Sunday, signed by TIB’s National Coordinator, Sanyaolu Juwon, the movement condemned Adejobi’s remarks, accusing him of normalising…
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At least 27 Nigerian soldiers were killed in a jihadist suicide attack in the northeast, two army sources told AFP on Sunday. On Friday, troops launched a ground offensive on a stronghold of Islamic State-affiliated militants in a wasteland straddling Borno and Yobe states. "The suicide attack killed 27 soldiers, including the commander, and left…
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A clinical Jannik Sinner swept past Alexander Zverev to retain his Australian Open title on Sunday and cement his status as the world's dominant player in men's tennis. The 23-year-old Italian came through a tense final between the two highest-ranked players 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena, raising his arms in the air…
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The 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have so far invested the sum of $834,597,246.25 in the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) programme. The programme, initiated in 2021, has positively impacted the lives and livelihoods of over 15 million poor and vulnerable Nigerians. The Permanent…
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Professor of Law Practice, Mallam Yusuf Ali (SAN), has counselled stakeholders that there is no substitute for education, urging governments to pay maximum attention to the sector. The senior lawyer, however, said that government alone cannot fund the sector, calling on corporate bodies, individuals, and citizens to consider interventions to help mould the country’s future…
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How plausible is the target by African heads of state to grant access to electricity to 300 million people by 2030? That is the task before the over 1,000 participants expected at the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, which kicks off in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Jan. 27. “It’s a tight journey because 2030…
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Nigerian and Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen, has reportedly sued the Turkish journalist who accused him of assault. This is according to a post shared on X by Osimhen's close friend and radio on-air personality, Onokala Onyebuchi known as 'Buchi Laba' on Sunday. "Victor Osimhen has officially sued the journalist that accused the Nigerian international of…
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