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16 Jan
Amid several undelivered text messages, also known as SMS, in 2023, telecommunications subscribers in Nigeria spent N44.7 billion to exchange messages digitally across the networks.
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The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, United Kingdom (UK), and the United States of America (USA) chapters have frowned at the appointment of Oba Oladipo Olaitan as the acting leader of the group by the followers of late Chief Ayo Adebanjo. While describing the move as misleading, the frontline Yoruba group, in a statement signed by…
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A new report released by Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI), a non-governmental organisation, has revealed that at least 91,740 Nigerians lost their lives to insecurity between 2011 and 2024. The study, conducted under the Illuminating New Solutions and Programmatic Innovations for Resilient Spaces (INSPIRES) project also linked the rising insecurity in the country to a shrinking…
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No fewer than 60 people were burnt to death in an auto crash at Oko-Olowo, along Ilorin-Jebba expressway, Ilorin, Kwara State on Friday. Sources said the victims were traveling from northern part of the country. According to an eyewitness, the auto crash occurred when a trailer carrying fertilizer and petrol laden truck collided while overtaking,…
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The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning Sen. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has decried the enormous economic cost of malnutrition on the Nigerian economy, which he said is estimated at $56 billion annually, equivalent to about 12.2 per cent of the country's Gross National Income (GNI). The Minister made this disclosure at a was ably represented…
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The Rivers State Government said it will decide next step when it gets details of the Supreme Court judgment that ruled on the lingering political crisis in the State on Friday. The State Commissioner for Information, Joseph Johnson, in a statement said, the state government has taken note of reports in the media regarding the…
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The Saudi Royal Court has declared Saturday March 1, 2025 as the first day of the month of Ramadan 1446H. The announcement follows the successful sighting of the Ramadan crescent, signal the beginning of the Islamic fasting period. Saudi Gazette reports that the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has urged residents to observe the sighting…
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President Bola Tinubu has implored new graduates of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) as well as other policy makers in Nigeria to take the lead in driving the nation’s digital transformation and tech-driven economic growth. This, he explained, is premised on plans by his administration to revitalise NIPSS, "fully digitising its…
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Pep Guardiola says his veteran Manchester City stars have a key role to play in the club's rebuild as he tries to recapture former glories after a chastening season. City have just the FA Cup still to play for in terms of silverware after the collapse of their Premier League title defence and their Champions…
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Thousands lined the streets around the Israeli commericial hub Tel Aviv on Friday for the funeral procession of Tsachi Idan, a hostage killed in captivity in Gaza. The development engineer was abducted from his kibbutz of Nahal Oz during Hamas's unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. He was taken to Gaza with his…
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The United States (US) issued a security alert to its citizens in Thailand on Friday, warning of the possible risk of reprisal attacks after the kingdom deported dozens of Uyghurs to China. The Thai government has suffered intense criticism from around the world for its decision to hand over at least 40 Uyghurs, who were…