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23 Dec
Smart City right-back, Afeez Bankole, has expressed his optimism about the progress of the home-based Super Eagles after the team secured a goalless draw against Ghana in the first leg of their final eliminator for the CHAN competition taking place next year. Since getting to the final in 2018, Nigeria has failed to qualify for…
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A clash between security personnel and residents of Rimin Zakara village in Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State has resulted to the deaths of three people. The Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Waiya, said this while addressing newsmen on Monday in Kano. He said the incident occurred Sunday night during the demolition…
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The EU is planning to open a formal investigation into online clothes retailer Shein for not abiding by the bloc's consumer protection rules, two sources said Monday.
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There was pandemonium in the Esa Oke community of Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State on Monday when seven policemen were allegedly shot by unidentified gunmen while responding to a distress call regarding a fresh clash over a chieftaincy matter. Though some residents of the community, who pleaded anonymity, informed The Guardian that the…
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The Lagos State Government has cautioned motorists against making illicit payments to touts for illegal parking on bridges and other open spaces across the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Mr Sola Giwa, said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. The statement was signed by Mr Taofiq Adebayo, Director, Public…
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The Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Ebonyi State Chapter, Chinedu Uburu, disclosed on Monday that workers who have passed away since 2009 are still receiving salaries in the state’s local government system. Uburu made this revelation during a courtesy visit by the state’s NUJ executives, led by Chairman Samson Nwafor,…
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Ahead of the passage of the 2025 budget, the House of Representatives has dropped the hint that the allocations of key agencies like the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), and the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) would be increased. The Deputy Spokesman of the House, Hon. Philip Agbese, made this…
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A Non-Governmental Organisation, Custos Care Foundation (CCF), has expressed concern over the alarming increase in domestic violence cases against women and girls in Enugu State. The CCF Managing Director, Mrs Egodi Igwe, made its feelings known while addressing the press on the organisation’s activities in January 2025. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
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UN member states launched formal negotiations Monday on an international tax accord, aiming to create a "fair" system that addresses tax evasion by the super-wealthy and multinational businesses, among other issues.
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The Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MB Lugga Global Travels and Tours Limited, Mustapha Mohammed, before Justice T.G. Ringim of the Federal High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe State, on a three-count bordering on intent to defraud and obtaining by false…