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Top officials of the Federal Ministry of Sports are expected in Asaba, Delta State, on Sunday for a three-day Joint Technical Meeting to prepare for the Eighth National Youth Games, slated for September 10 to 20 in the state. In 2023, Delta State hosted the seventh edition of the Games and topped the medals…
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No fewer than 6,000 farmers in the Ondo North Senatorial District of Ondo State have benefited from the distribution of fertilisers facilitated by the Senator representing the area, Jide Ipinsagba. According to Ipinsagba during the distribution, the initiative was part of efforts to encourage food security and boost farming activities in the state, assuring that…
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Former special adviser and close ally of the immediate former State Governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai, Jimi Lawal, has been arrested and detained by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over an alleged fraud of N11billion on Light Rail Project. However, it was gathered that Lawal is one of those…
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Top echelons of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State on Thursday rallied the people of Esanland who make up the Edo Central Senatorial District to support and vote for the party's governorship candidate, Monday Okpebholo, in the September 21st governorship election. Leading the pack of political leaders, a former Governor of the state,…
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The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has commenced the construction of rural roads in Idanre Local Council Area of Ondo State to boost the food security and agriculture sector of the state. According to the governor, the project aligns with his administration’s commitment to uplifting the standard of living for the state's large farming…
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The Cross River government has adopted mechanized farming as the solution to drive the state out of its current deprivation quandary. The government said it is distressing report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) that over 13 million people in Akwa Ibom, Cross River, and Rivers states are living with multi-dimensional poverty, Against the…
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British Challenger 2 tanks were thought to have been used in Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia. It came after the Government confirmed Kiev was free to use UK weapons in its offensive in Kursk region. A UK source said the battle tanks had been deployed by Ukrainian troops, as first reported by Sky News. The…
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The N20,000 stipend payment from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has sparked joy among university students who received the funds, prompting them to start celebrating. The fund recently announced the successful disbursement of N407.4million upkeep allowance to 20,371 students from six tertiary institutions. According to the agency, each student received the sum of N20,000.00…
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Nigeria’s headline inflation rate declined to 33.40 per cent in July, says the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This is contained in the NBS Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for July, which was released on Thursday in Abuja. The figure is 0.8 per cent points lower than 34.19 per cent recorded in June.…
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The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar on Thursday celebrated the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) pilots, who have logged 10,000 flight hours on the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft fleet. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet in Abuja. Speaking at the…
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Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou said midfielder Yves Bissouma has been suspended for Monday's trip to Leicester after he was seen inhaling laughing gas in a video on social media. The 27-year-old has since apologised for what he described as a "severe lack of judgement".Possession of nitrous oxide - also known as laughing gas - for…