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The President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Dr. Tulia Jackson, has said the union will also listen to the other side to get a balanced view after suspended lawmaker Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan made it aware of her case against the Senate and its President, Senator Godswill Akpabio. On Tuesday, Natasha tabled her case during the Women…
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The Federal Government has given the contractors handling the Mbiama section of the East-West Road a marching order to complete the project by November 2025. Minister of Works, David Umahi, who inspected the progress of the work, expressed delight at the completion of the 47-kilometer Section 2.1 of the project during a two-day inspection tour.…
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Technology workers in Kenya held a vigil on Tuesday for Ladi Anzaki Olubunmi, a Nigerian content moderator for TikTok, who died after remaining in Kenya for two years. Olubunmi, an employee of Teleperformance Kenya, was found deceased in her residence last week. Her body was discovered in a state of decomposition three days later. According…
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A High Court in Yola, Adamawa State, has admitted an autopsy report as evidence in the trial of security operatives accused of torturing and killing a 17-year-old secondary school student, Abdullahi Tukur Abba. The Guardian recalls that Tukur was arrested on August 5, 2023, after a neighbor lodged a complaint with the task force over…
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The Conference of Progressive Nigerians (CPN) has cautioned the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited against suspending the naira-for-crude oil exchange arrangement. The group warned that such a move could have severe economic consequences. This came in response to claims that the government-owned oil company had suspended the naira-for-crude deal until 2030, as it has…
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Nigeria and China are set to embark on an innovative partnership aimed at enhancing the tourism and creative sectors. This partnership holds great potential for boosting cultural exchange and economic opportunities between the two nations. During a recent meeting, the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, engaged with the Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism, and…
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When Omoni Oboli announced her movie Love In Every Word, her fans and, by extension, Nigerians were happy because of the actress’s pedigree and attention to detail in interpreting whatever role she’s given to play in movies. However, it was a surprise movie since it was announced weeks after Valentine’s, unlike other romantic movies, which…
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Oluwaseun Adebisi Adeyemi, popularly known as Mummy Dolarz, has pleaded with her son’s fiancée, Adegoke Ifeoluwa (Ife Luv), to reconsider her decision to end the relationship with her son, Olamide Babatunde Ogunleye (Oluwadolarz). During an Instagram Live session on Tuesday evening, she emotionally revealed that she had gone as far as kneeling down multiple times…
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Edo State Polytechnic, Usen, has suspended its policy requiring students to present proof of fee payment during examinations for those applying for student loans through the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). The institution’s Rector, Sylvester Omoruyi, made the announcement on Tuesday during a sensitization program organized by NELFUND at the polytechnic’s main campus. “The issue…
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Goods, shops, and properties worth multiple millions of naira have been destroyed in a fire incident that razed parts of the popular Aleshinloye Market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The fire, which broke out at midnight, left behind trails of loss, wailing, and anguish. Many traders lost multiple shops in the inferno, with one…