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There is apprehension in Kubwa, outskirts of Abuja following suspected kidnapping of a nursing mother and three children in Kubwa extension 2, Arad Road, Bwari Area Council. Apprehensive residents said the bandits invaded the community on Sunday night between 7 and 9.pm and abducted a mother, six months old baby and two other children.…
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Wizkid has made a generous pledge to donate ₦100 million to children in honour of his late mother, Juliana Morayo Balogun, who passed away on August 18, 2023. The singer announced the initiative via his Instagram story today, revealing that the distribution will commence tonight in the Surulere area of Lagos State. "100M for the…
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Nigeria's Victor Osimhen has been crowned the 2023 African Footballer of the Year at the Confederation of African Football (Caf) awards ceremony in Marrakesh. The Napoli player beat Egypt's Mohamed Salah and Morocco's Achraf Hakimi to the prestigious award - the first time a Nigerian has picked up the title since Nwankwo Kanu in 1999.…
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Swiss police on Monday arrested a suspected gunman who killed two people and injured another in the southern town of Sion.
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Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said President Bola Tinubu is distressed by the tragic mistaken drone attack, which resulted in the loss of innocent Muslim lives in Tudun Birni, Kaduna State. The Minister, who stated this in his address at the Central Council Meeting of the Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI) in…
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The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun has ruled out the possibility of an increment in tax rates in the country. Speaking during an interactive session with Mr Abubakar Kabir Bichi led the House of Representatives committee on Finance, he said rather than increase taxes, his ministry would emphasize…
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Nigeria’s electricity grid has once again thrown the country into darkness as the government operated system went down Monday afternoon. The system collapsed at about 1pm cutting down electricity from 4,032.80 megawatts at about 12pm to 43 megawatts 1pm and a meagre 303 megawatts at about 5:00 pm. Most DisCos confirmed that their feeders are…
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The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation on Monday urged the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to work assiduously by increasing the 2024 revenue target of the service to N6 trillion. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Abubakar Bichi, appealed with the Comptroller General of NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, to think of increasing the targeted N5 trillion when…
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Cardi B, the Grammy Award-winning rapper and cultural icon, took to Instagram to confirm her separation from husband Offset. Addressing recent rumors and speculation with grace and clarity, Cardi B focused on the future, expressing her excitement for a new chapter. "I've been single for a minute now," Cardi B shared, choosing not to dwell…
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