Andrew Arobi
18 Dec 2023
The Harvesters International Christian Centre (HICC), Gbagada Campus, Lagos, yesterday, gave out financial support worth N10 million to 22 persons. The church noted that support for communities should not be limited to prayers and spiritual matters
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A diminutive, aging action hero who is clean-cut but controversial, world-famous yet utterly secretive: Tom Cruise's reign as the world's top movie star has long defied time, expectations and -- when stunts are involved -- gravity. The daredevil star, who famously insists on doing his own leaps, chases and plunges, is widely predicted to perform…
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas will visit Moscow next week to discuss the Gaza war with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a Palestinian envoy said. Russia's state-run TASS news agency cited the Palestinian ambassador in Moscow as saying Abbas will arrive on Monday and meet Putin on Tuesday. Abbas heads the Fatah Palestinian movement, a rival…
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International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said at the Paris Games on Saturday he will not seek to remain in charge for a third term. "New times are calling for new leaders," the 70-year-old German lawyer, who has led the Olympic movement since 2013, told a session of IOC members in the French capital. Bach…
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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it has not directed corps members to upgrade their accounts for payment of N70,000 minimum wage. The NYSC said this in a statement issued by the Director, Information and Public Relations, Mr Eddy Megwa, on Sunday in Abuja. According to Megwa, the misleading information making the rounds on…
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Rwanda's all-powerful President Paul Kagame is to be sworn in on Sunday for another five years after sweeping to victory in elections last month with more than 99 percent of the vote. A number of African leaders are to attend the inauguration at a 45,000-seat stadium in Kigali where crowds started gathering from the early…
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As the 10-day #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest came to a close yesterday, Nigerian actress Daniella Okeke said that the leaders in the country are exploitative. Thousands of Nigerians, many of them young people, began marching on the streets of major cities, including Lagos and Abuja, on August 1 to pressure the government to reverse “bad” economic…
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Team Nigeria's poor performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics has ignited a firestorm of criticism, with many describing it as the country's most lacklustre Olympic showing in recent times. This is even as Senator John Enoh's position as Sports Minister is under increasing pressure following Nigeria's disappointing performance at the Paris Olympics, with many calling…
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Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has commended President Bola Tinubu for the establishment of the Barefoot Renewable Energy College in Kogi State. Governor Ododo gave the commendation over the weekend at the groundbreaking ceremony held at the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, where he laid the foundation for the college along with the…
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Sifan Hassan's endurance gamble at the Paris Games finally paid off after she sprinted away for Olympic marathon gold in the French capital on Sunday. The Ethiopian-born Dutch athlete came into the marathon on the back of two bronze medals won in the 5,000m and 10,000m in an astonishing bid for podium placings in three…
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The Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line will, from Monday, 12th August 2024, increase its number of trips from 54 to 72 per day. However, the current schedule for Sunday operations remains unchanged. The Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Engr. Mrs. Abimbola Akinajo, announced this weekend that Blue Line train…