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31 Dec 2023
Pele—the king of football died on December 29, 2022, only 11 days after the end of the Qatar World Cup Football Championships, but his name, birthday and memory remain ever green in the hearts of friends and fans all over the world.
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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, charged the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, to deepen collabor
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The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, of making a mockery of govt
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The Katsina state government has disbursed N13.5 billion to settle outstanding pensions and gratuity owed retirees. The amount covered payment of outstanding liabilities to 2,313 retirees in the state and local government services since inception of the Dikko Radda administration. The state deputy governor, Faruk Lawal-Jobe said this at a news conference on Thursday in…
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Recent reports from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) have become a focal point of criticism and scepticism, especially by the politic
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A 28-year-old carpenter, Godwin Tertesey was on Thursday sentenced by a Senior Magistrates Court, Karu, Abuja, to two weeks community service for stealing his neighbour’s household items. The judge, Anwar Kazaure also ordered the convict to pay a compensation of N450,000 to the complainant and warned him to desist from committing crimes. The convict who…
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The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has said its interest in the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) election in the FCT was not unconnected to a petition it received against four of the contestants. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh said this in a statement made available…
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President Bola Tinubu on Thursday reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to enhancing cooperation in key sectors such as food security, energy, solid minerals, education, and defense during a high-profile meeting with President Emmanuel Macron at the prestigious Palais des L'Élysée. At a joint press conference, President Tinubu highlighted the vast, yet largely untapped potential within Nigeria's agricultural…
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Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) have come under scrutiny over their failure to live up to their promise of ensuring meaningful development impact across some of the world’s poorest regions. This is despite the billions of dollars worth of allocations they receive. Perhaps one reason for this poor performance is the lack of available monitoring mechanisms…
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As reactions continue to trail the resumption of operations at the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC), the National Civil Society Council
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The Kogi State Government has expended over ₦20 billion on the state-owned Kogi State University (KSU) since it was established two years ago. The state's Commissioner for Education, Wemi Jones, disclosed this on Thursday in a keynote address at the Professor Mathew Ajibero Memorial Lecture, delivered by Professor Lamidi Kehinde of Kogi State University, Kabba.…