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11 Jan
Dutch police on Saturday detained hundreds of climate activists and used two water cannons to break up a protest that blocked off a main highway into the city for several hours. The protest by Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists followed several similar protests last year to demonstrate against Dutch fossil fuel subsidies and to highlight the…
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China’s Consul-General in Lagos, Yan Yuqing, has said her country’s gross domestic product grew by five per cent in 2024, driving both qualitative economic development and reasonable quantitative growth.
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Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminating malaria, recognising the disease as a critical public health challenge. Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, stated this yesterday
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Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana, has called on Nigerians to unite, rise and rededicate themselves to the struggle against oppression. Falana, who spoke during the Day of Tributes in memory of the late Dr Adewale Peter Balogun
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An FCT High Court has granted an application restraining the two estate development companies, Paulo Homes Ltd, and Titan Castles Nigeria Ltd, from trespassing on an Abuja plot.
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Organised labour has threatened to shut down the 110 unity schools nationwide in the next 21 days over challenges bordering on workers’ welfare. Labour, through the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria
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Popular Nigerian music icon, Innocent Idibia, aka 2Baba, has admitted to personally posting the viral announcement about his separation and divorce from his wife, Annie Idibia. In a video shared via his Instagram story on Sunday, the singer addressed the controversy, stating, “Yeah, bless all my people. Nobody hacked my account, nah me yarn wetin…
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Barcelona blew away a miserable Valencia 7-1 on Sunday to get back on track in La Liga with a ruthless victory. Fermin Lopez struck twice for the Catalans in the first half, along with goals from Frenkie de Jong, Ferran Torres and Raphinha which gave Barcelona a commanding five-goal lead at the break. Hugo Duro…
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Ruben Amorim welcomed a rare clean sheet in Manchester United's 1-0 win at Fulham on Sunday but did not gloss over his side's need to improve despite a vital three points. Lisandro Martinez's deflected winner offered some respite to Amorim, who has won just four of his 12 Premier League games in charge. United climb…
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Leicester pushed Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou closer to the sack with a 2-1 win that extended Spurs' dismal run, while Aston Villa were frustrated by West Ham in a 1-1 draw on Sunday. Postecoglou's troubled team blew the lead on home turf as they crumbled to a sixth defeat in their last seven league games.…
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Social media has been buzzing with reactions following an Instagram post from Nigerian music icon, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, announcing his separation from his wife, actress Annie Idibia, and the subsequent claim that is account was hacked. The first post, shared earlier today, Sunday January 26, 2025 revealed that the couple…