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The city of Kaduna was at a standstill on Saturday, August 24, 2024, when SKY Girls premiered its highly anticipated eight-part series,
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The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has called upon the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to prioritise gender equity in its leadership. Dongban-Mensem, at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Annual General Conference of the NBA on Sunday, criticised the lack of female representation in NBA leadership. “It is quite sad that…
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The Zinwe pair has been evicted from season 9 of the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality show. Chinwe Elibe and Zion Ogiefa became the fifth pair to be evicted from this season’s edition tagged ‘No Lose Guard,’ following the Tami, Ndinne, Streeze, and Flourish pairs. Fans of the show were not surprised by the eviction,…
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The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, said on Sunday that a notorious kidnapping kingpin was killed, and two abductors were arrested during an operation to rescue 20 medical students. The students, who are from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos, were travelling to Enugu for the Federation of Catholic Medical and…
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Arsenal underlined their determination to finally win the Premier League title with a gritty victory at Aston Villa. Manchester United suffered an embarrassing loss against Brighton, while hat-trick hero Noni Madueke inspired Chelsea's rout of Wolves. AFP Sport looks at three things we learned from the Premier League this weekend: New season, same Man Utd…
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Arne Slot extended his perfect start as Liverpool manager with a 2-0 win against Brentford on his Anfield debut, while Noni Madueke hit a hat-trick and then apologised for a social media slur as Chelsea crushed Wolves 6-2 on Sunday. Slot was serenaded by Liverpool fans before kick-off and goals from Luis Diaz and Mohamed…
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The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonji-Iweala, has advocated for a new social contract in Nigeria where certain policies in the economy and society are sacrosanct and must not be changed when administrations change. She stated this on Sunday at the opening ceremony of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Yearly General…
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The Action Peoples Party (APP) has denied insinuations that Rivers State Governor Siminilayi Fubara is funding the party in preparation to join it. The Guardian reports that ahead of the Local Government elections scheduled for October 5 this year, and with the failure of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) leadership at the national and state…
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Che Adams emulated Denis Law with the decisive goal in Torino's 2-1 win over Atalanta on Sunday, delighting fans who had called for the Serie A club's owner to sell in mass pre-match protests. Scotland striker Adams netted his first goal for Torino since signing as a free agent last month, tapping home the hosts'…
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The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says there are no more excuses for failing to track and prosecute those responsible for crude oil theft in Nigeria. Speaking at the 2024 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Lagos, Okonjo-Iweala noted that technological innovations have made it possible to…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered debts owed to the National Lottery Trust Fund (NLTF) amounting to over N9 billion. The Executive Secretary/CEO of NLTF, Tosin Adeyanju, disclosed this recently in Abuja when he led the management team of the Fund on a courtesy visit to the EFCC boss at the commission’s…