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19 Aug
Real estate magnate and Chairman of Citygate Homes, High Chief Mike Duru Ejiogu has bagged the Most Innovative Real Estate Development Personality Award. The traditional Prime Minister of Anárá Ancient Kingdom, Isiala Mbano local government, received the award at the South East Media Summit and Awards organised by the Nigerian Horn Group of Newspapers in…
19 Aug
MTN Nigeria, one of Africa's leading telecommunications companies, has announced the donation of 4,600 tablet devices to the Federal Government of Nigeria. These devices are pre-loaded with the innovative uLesson app, a digital learning platform designed to improve the quality of education for Nigerian students. These devices will be distributed to secondary schools in all…
19 Aug
In Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) has identified TB to be the second leading cause of death from a single infectious agent, causing nearly 2.5 million people to become ill with 424000 fatalities as records showed in 2022. Across several African countries, and on the global front, the disease has claimed millions of lives…
17 Aug
The officials of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may have decided to punish members who worked against the party and its candidates in the
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Muhammed Matawalle. Photo: Twitter
12 Aug
The Minister of Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, made this known on Monday while briefing newsmen as part of activities lined up to celebrate Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria's (DICON) 60th anniversary. The minister said that through collaboration and innovation, the corporation had established itself as a key player in the defence sector. He added that…
10 Aug
MTN Nigeria executives, staff and partners on Friday honored its Chief Operating Officer (COO), Hassan Jaber, as he bowed out of the MTN Group after 29 years of dedicated service and leadership. He will be replaced by Ayham Moussa as the new COO of MTN Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola,…
10 Aug
The Nigeria Police Force said the Aug. 7 raid on Labour House in Abuja by its operatives was not targeted at the secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Friday in Abuja, said the raid was in connection to a criminal suspect traced…
8 Aug
The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied raiding the headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
8 Aug
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) officer, Assistant Superintendent Okpravero Ufuoma, captured in a viral video soliciting gratification, ha
8 Aug
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has offered 876 million dollars to the foreign exchange (fx) markets to fulfil bids submitted by customers at an auction concluded on Wednesday. This is contained in a statement issued by CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mrs. Hakama Sidi-Ali. According to her, it is the latest testament to…
8 Aug
Data by Global Right Nigeria has said 24,816 people have been killed and 15,597 kidnapped in various incidents of mass atrocities across the country in the last five years.
8 Aug
…To Train, Empower Next Generation of Realtors Edala Homes, a leading name in the real estate industry, recently hosted the maiden edition of the Edala Realtors Conference 2024. Held at the Main Auditorium of the University of Lagos, this landmark event aimed to provide realtors with undiluted knowledge and insights into the possibilities of selling…

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Britian's King Charles III is to feature in a new Amazon documentary, in which he is expected to highlight his environmental charity work and "philosophy of harmony," the Press Association reported Saturday. A source from "The King's Foundation" said the monarch's charity was "looking forward to working with Amazon on a one-off documentary to showcase…
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Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a reduction in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, from N950 to N890 per litre. The price slash takes effect from Saturday, February 1, 2025. Dangote Refinery's spokesperson, Anthony Chiejina, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Chiejina said the 'strategic adjustment' was a direct…
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told his US counterpart Donald Trump on Saturday that the world was relying on him "to reach a permanent and historic peace agreement" to end the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Saturday's phone call was the first between the two leaders since Trump repeatedly floated a plan to relocate Palestinians…
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A Syria war monitor said 10 pro-Turkey fighters were killed on Saturday during fighting with Kurdish-led forces in the country's north, while nine people were killed in a car bombing. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 10 members of pro-Ankara groups were killed in clashes with the US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), who…
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Artillery shelling and air strikes killed at least 56 people across greater Khartoum on Saturday, according to a medical source and Sudanese activists. Sudan's regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been locked in a battle for power since April 2023 that has intensified this month with the army fighting to take…
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The United States military on Saturday conducted air strikes on Islamic State group targets in Somalia, President Donald Trump announced. "This morning I ordered precision military air strikes on the senior ISIS attack planner and other terrorists he recruited and led in Somalia," Trump said on Truth Social. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the strikes…
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Bayern Munich stretched their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to nine points on Saturday with an extraordinary 4-3 victory over Holstein Kiel. Bayern led 4-0 as Harry Kane scored twice, but Finn Porath replied for Kiel before Steven Skrzybski's stoppage-time double threatened to steal an unlikely point. The full-time whistle was met with…
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Donald Trump has fired the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, who announced Saturday that his term had been "concluded" in the latest move by the Republican president to reshape the American government. Rohit Chopra, who had been named to head the agency responsible for protecting bank customers in 2021, had been due to…
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The death toll from the crash of a medical jet carrying a Mexican child home from a hospital in Philadelphia has risen to seven, officials said Saturday, with 19 others wounded. The crash -- the second major aviation disaster in the United States this week -- occurred Friday when the twin-engine Learjet 55 plummeted towards…
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Indian commandos shot dead at least eight Maoist rebels in the dense jungles of central India on Saturday as security forces ramp up efforts to crush the long-running conflict. More than 10,000 people have been killed in the decades-long insurgency waged by the rebels, who say they are fighting for the rights of marginalised Indigenous…