Azeez Fashola
6 Mar
The criminal trial of Nigerian singer Azeez Fashola, a.k.a Naira Marley, could not proceed before a Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, following a pending application for fiat before the Chief Judge (CJ) of the court. The trial judge, Justice Isaac Dipeolu, was informed by the prosecutor, Mrs Bilikisu Buhari, that an application for…
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The UK will end a tax exemption for private schools on Wednesday, the centre-left Labour government has announced, in a move set to raise over £1.5 billion ($1.9 billion) for public education. After years of worsening educational inequalities, from January 1, private schools will have to pay 20 percent value-added tax on tuition fees, which…
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The Bayero University Kano Class of 1992 has donated N2 million to some students at the institution and N1.2 million to patients at the Aminu Kano University Teaching Hospital (AKTH) as part of its 32nd Anniversary Reunion held on Friday in Kano. Vice Chancellor of Bayero University Kano (BUK), Professor Sagir Adamu Abbas, who received…
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Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has called on policymakers to leverage the unique strengths of their states to drive economic prosperity. The NITDA boss spoke at a capacity building workshop held at the FutureMap Academy in Hadejia, Jigawa State, on the theme "AI for Office Productivity, Design Thinking,…
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Donald Trump weighed in on Saturday in a bitter debate dividing his traditional supporters and tech barons like Elon Musk, saying that he backs a special visa program that helps highly skilled workers enter the country. "I've always liked the (H1-B) visas; I have always been in favour of the visas; that's why we have…
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In the spirit of progress and dedication, workers on the Bodo-Bonny Road project, a transformative construction project awarded to Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, have continued their efforts undeterred by the Yuletide season. For many, the opportunity to contribute to the development of their communities through this landmark infrastructure project is a source of pride and…
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The troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have apprehended a 25-year-old suspected female ammunition courier, Shamsiyya Ahadu. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Sunday by the Coordinator, Joint Media Coordination Centre of the operation, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi. According to the statement, Ahadu was arrested…
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A shark has attacked and killed a 40-year-old pastor who was fishing with his family in the waters of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, officials said. The predator bit him on the neck on Saturday afternoon off Humpy Island on the country's east coast, emergency services said. "The man was fishing with family members when he…
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North Korea will launch its "toughest" ever strategy to counter the United States, state media said Sunday, reporting on a key year-end party meeting overseen by leader Kim Jong Un. The nuclear-armed state held a five-day party meeting last week as part of a drive to chart the country's course for 2025, the official Korean…
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Some 120 people are confirmed dead and just two people—both flight crew—rescued, South Korea's fire agency said Sunday, after a Jeju Air plane crashed on landing with 181 people on board. "So far two rescued, 120 confirmed dead," the National Fire Agency said in a statement, with the search and rescue operation ongoing. A collision…
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The battle of life is so fierce and deadly that it takes the grace of God to overcome; it is fought in two fronts of physical and spiritual realms. The devil is at the head of the opposing forces and the army of the evil one is so desperate in winning the battle that they do not relent.