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Former US president Barack Obama said Friday he would endorse Kamala Harris' bid for the White House. "Earlier this week, Michelle and I called our friend Kamala Harris. We told her we think she’ll make a fantastic President of the United States, and that she has our full support," Obama said on social media platform…
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The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has shut down 571 illegal shops found selling substandard, contraband drugs and operating unapproved premises in local government areas of Bauchi State in one week. Director of Enforcement of the Council, Pharmacist Stephen Esumobi, while briefing journalists at the end of the Council’s monitoring exercise in Bauchi on Thursday,…
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There is a 70-80 percent chance of "moderate to heavy" rain at the Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony starting at 7:30 pm (1730 GMT) Friday, French weather channel La Chaine Meteo said. "There is still uncertainty about the trajectory and exact position" of the rainstorm, meteorologist Cyrille Duchesne said in a post on the channel's…
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Hope Payment Service Bank (Hope PSBank), one of Nigeria’s leading payment service banks, recently averted a fraudulent cyberattack targeted at its banking platform, retrieving billions of Naira in the intended attack. Investigations revealed that the digital bank was promptly alerted of the attack and was able to truncate it at the nick of time. Speaking…
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Hope Spring, a Lagos based clean water NGO has been working with communities around the nation to find lasting solutions to clean water scarcity, for almost a decade. The charity, which described itself as an SDG 6 charity, recently completed a borehole powered water system at Akute Odo community in Ifo local government area of…
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President Bola Tinubu has accused the sponsors of the #EndBadGovernment nationwide protest demonstrations of unpatriotism. The planned protest, which has gained traction on social media, is scheduled to take place across Nigeria from August 1 to 10 and is aimed at addressing the ongoing economic hardship faced by citizens. However, Tinubu, on Thursday, while receiving…
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The Oyo Mesi, a faction of the Oyo town kingmakers, have kicked against any plan by the Oyo State Government to begin a fresh process to select the Alaafin of Oyo. In a letter to Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, by Counsel for the kingmakers, Kunle Sobaloju (SAN), the Oyo Mesi warned against restarting the…
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President Xi Jinping of China has sent an invitation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a visit in September 2024. The Special Adviser Information and Strategy to the president, Bayo Onanuga disclosed this on Friday morning in a post on his X account. "Chinese leader President Jinping has invited President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to pay…
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The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), has conferred Fellowship on 116 Engineers as a testament to their exceptional dedication, skill and commitment to the advancement of engineering and national development. The NSE President and Chairman-in-Council, Margaret Oguntala, while conferring the fellowship on the Engineers, said the honour was also in recognition of their commitment to…
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As we enter the peak of wedding celebrations, typically from May to October, we have already witnessed a good number of high-profile celebrity weddings in 2024 so far. Some include the nuptials of the Adelekes, the Kutis, the Nwokes, and the Blisses, among others. Since it's the wedding season, guests need to be mindful of…