Alake Latoyosi
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A 54-year-old Nigerian woman, Alake Latoyosi, has given birth to 11 babies in Cotonou, Benin Republic, in two batches. The first set of six babies was delivered on August 7, followed by the second set of five on August 14. Her husband, 56-year-old Yahaya Nafiu, a Missioner of the Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) in…
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In a bid to further empower Nigerian women and keep poverty at bay, the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has appealed to stakeholders to provide life-impacting loans to women devoid of high interest rates. The minister made the appeal at a press briefing on efforts by President Bola Tinubu to uplift the living standards…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) says Nigeria is the first country in Africa to receive mpox vaccines, aimed at combating the spread of the new strain of mpox virus. READ ALSO:WHO releases global strategic preparedness, response plan for Mpox WHO in a statement stated that Nigeria received 10,000 doses of…
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One of Afrobeats’ celebrated artists, Adedamola Oyinlola Adefolahan, popularly known as Fireboy, is set to release his fourth album, ‘Adedamola’. With a pool of devoted followers across the globe, particularly in the US, Nigeria, UK, Germany, and France, Fireboy DML's music has resonated deeply with Spotify listeners, especially those aged 23-34. Adedamola promises to be…
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President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday expressed grief over the havoc wreaked by floods on communities and farmlands across the country. Recent data by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) indicate that lives have been lost, with thousands of hectares of farmlands damaged and thousands of people displaced by floods across the country. The President also…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has approved the request of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) to detain an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and 19 others for 30 days over their alleged involvement in banditry, kidnapping, and terrorism activities. An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), A. A. Babangida, was ordered to be detained along…
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The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) on Wednesday in Lagos started the controlled test run of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line. READ ALSO:LAMATA cautions commuters against paying fares into personal accounts The statement is contained in the official X handle of the agency. According to the statement, the…
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To address the challenge of quackery in project management in Nigeria, the Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (CIPMN) has pledged to develop 21st-century, technology-driven project managers to ensure efficient project management and delivery across the country. Henry Mbadiwe, Registrar of the institute, made the pledge on Tuesday in Abuja during a three-day induction…
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Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Wednesday, strongly condemned a viral video in which a woman is heard threatening to poison people of Yoruba and Edo descent. A woman in the video, tagged “name @Anyi_anambra on TikTok," had asked Igbo people to "put poison in the foods of the Yoruba and Benin people" and…
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Former Deputy National Chairman (South) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has called on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to consider retiring from active politics. George, in a statement issued on Wednesday, advised Abubakar to wait until 2031 if he still hopes to become president. He stated that power cannot return to the…
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The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday paraded four suspects over their involvement in a recent attack on a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus on the Mile 2 to Lagos Island corridor. The Assistant Commissioner of Police (Operation) Lagos Command, Oyewole Emmanuel, and Lagos Task Force Chairman, CSP Tayo Akerele, during the parade also warned…