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“The World Bank is not the most popular organisation in Nigeria right now,” the beginning of the opening remarks of the World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, Ndiame Diop, at the unveiling of the Nigeria Development Update Report, recently, aptly captured the perceptions of Nigerians towards the Bretton Wood institution.
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A 20-year-old man, Yayah Oseni, on Tuesday appeared before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for allegedly breaking into a shop and stealing a grinding machine worth N200,000. Oseni, whose address was provided, is charged with stealing and burglary but he pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge. The prosecutor, Insp E. O. Adaraloye, told…
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Governor Abdullahi Sule has given the go-ahead for the establishment of another military super camp in Tatara, Panda Development Area of Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Sule, who visited Tatara on Monday to commiserate with the people over the recent crisis that left seven people dead, said he will approve N200 million for…
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Two men, Abdullateef Olasunkanmi and Sunday Morice, were on Tuesday arraigned before an Ota Magistrates’ Court, Ogun, over alleged theft of a cell phone worth N120,000. Olasunkanmi, 18, and Morice, 28, whose addresses were not provided, are being charged with stealing, assault, malicious damage and breach of peace. The Prosecutor, Insp E.O Adaraloye, told the…
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There are indications that some aggrieved supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 General Elections, Peter Obi, referred to as Obidient movement, have concluded plans to exit the party to promote another political platform ahead of the 2027 election. Coordinator of Obidient Youth Ambassadors, Meche Oswald, who disclosed this in…
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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has demanded a retraction of Amnesty International's report on the August 2024 #EndBadGovernance Protest report titled “Bloody August: Nigeria Government’s Violent Crackdown on and Bad Governance Protests”. The publication by Amnesty International alleged that police operatives exercised force against protesters, leading to at least 24 deaths in Borno, Kaduna, Kano,…
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The University of Calabar (UniCal), says beneficiaries of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), for 2023/2024 session, who could not access the fund, will be given concession in the new session. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday in Calabar, by Prof. Tony Eyang, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) of the institution. Eyang said that…
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Éric Chelle, the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles, says football is about scoring and he will introduce an attacking mentality to the senior men’s football national team. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Chelle made the remarks during his official unveiling at a colourful ceremony inside the Media Conference Room of…
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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has denied issuing any directive to incumbent local government chairmen, seeking reelection, to resign ahead of the 2025 council poll. The APC Spokesperson, Mr Seye Oladejo, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday evening, said that the purported directive was fake news to mislead the…
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Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, on Monday said that power generation in the country increased by about 30 per cent in 2024. Adelabu made the disclosure during his ministry’s 2025 budget defence before the Senate Committee on Power at the National Assembly complex. He said that when he assumed the leadership of the ministry in…
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The Hadejia Local Government Council of Jigawa says it has banned all unauthorised motor parks in the area to check congestion and other irregularities. The Information Officer in charge of the council, Alhaji Muhammad Talaki, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. Talaki said the ban…