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The Lagos State government has expressed appreciation to the protesters in Lagos for their peaceful conduct and their announcement of an end to their action following the broadcast by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) on Sunday. In a statement on Sunday by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu praised the…
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The South East Caucus of the National Assembly has condemned the ethnic profiling of Igbos in the ongoing nationwide protests. In a statement signed by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, leader of the South East Senate Caucus of the National Assembly, and Igariwey Iduma Enwo, leader of the South East Caucus of the House of Representatives, they…
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Scottish Premiership club Dundee United have signed Nigerian winger Meshack Ubochioma on a two-year deal. Dundee United announced the signing of Ubochioma in a statement on their website. “Dundee United are delighted to announce the signing of Meshack Ubochioma from OTP Bank Liga outfit Zalaegerszegi TE on a two-year deal, with a club-held option of…
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UK leader Keir Starmer warned far-right protesters on Sunday they would "regret" participating in England's worst rioting in 13 years, as disturbances linked to the murder of three children earlier this week flared across the country. Masked anti-immigration demonstrators smashed several windows at a hotel that has been used to house asylum seekers in Rotherham,…
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The Tami duo of Damilola and Toyosi are the first pair to be evicted from the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Season 9 "No Loose Guard" house. The two are best friends who decided to get into the dynamic duo BBNaija season to contest for the prize of 100 million Naira. One notable change this season…
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Rebels from the M23 movement captured a border town in eastern DR Congo without a fight on Sunday, local sources said, the same day a ceasefire between DR Congo and neighbouring Rwanda was meant to come into force. Ishasha, on the border with Uganda, was the latest town to fall to the majority-ethnic Tutsi movement…
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The duo of Kanyinsola Ajayi and Tejiri Ashe failed to make it to the final race of the men’s 100 metres at the ongoing Paris Olympic Games on Sunday evening. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that both sprinters failed to advance from their respective semi-finals at the Stade de France. They failed to…
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The United States set a new world record time as they powered to Olympic gold in the women's 4x100m medley relay on Sunday, with Australia taking silver and China taking bronze. The win ensured that the US finished at the top of the medal table in swimming with eight golds to Australia's seven. The Americans…
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Pope Francis's bookish side emerged Sunday, after the Vatican published a letter in which the pontiff encouraged young priests to read --- while revealing that he himself likes the great tragedies. "How can we speak to the hearts of men and women if we ignore, set aside or fail to appreciate the 'stories' by which…
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Protesters in Plateau State held the Sunday worship service at the Old Airport roundabout in Jos, where the demonstrators have been gathering since the start of the protest on Thursday. The worship service, which was attended by Christians and Muslims, was a replica of last Friday’s jumat prayers offered by the Muslim faithful at the…