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The lingering crisis rocking the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has continued to fester with no end in sight. With the crisis taking a new twist on Wednesday, the Pa Reuben Fasoranti-led Afenifere frowned at the appointment of Dele Farotimi by the Chief Ayo Adebanjo faction as organising secretary. At a meeting on Tuesday, chaired by…
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The Kwara State Government has warned proprietors of coaching centres to stop poaching students from public schools under the pretext of preparing them for the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination. Mr Saka Yusuf, the Executive Director of the Agency for Mass Education, gave the warning in a statement issued by the Press Secretary, Rasheedat Anigilaje, on…
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The President of the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN), Samuel Ocheho, has called for support for the Under-23 team ahead of the tourney which will see them face the United States (US), Azerbaijan and Moldova in the group stage. The International Handball Federation on Wednesday at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland conducted the draw for…
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Finnish telecommunications equipment giant Nokia reported on Thursday an 89 percent rise in net profit for 2024, with sales surging in India and North America in the final three months of the year.
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The former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, has responded to President Bola Tinubu's special adviser, Daniel Bwala, who criticised him for his recent comment on the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). El-Rufai was reported to have slammed the APC, saying the political party has abandoned its ideals. Speaking at a national conference…
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Henrik Johan Ibsen, the renowned Norwegian playwright and theatre director, is often heralded as the father of realism in drama. He profoundly altered the trajectory of theatrical writing by focusing on the ethical dilemmas and moral conflicts faced by lower-middle-class characters. Ibsen broke away from the traditional narratives that romanticised the lives of nobility and…
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Victor-Marie Hugo, a French poet, novelist, and essayist, died more than two centuries ago, but some of his immortal thoughts still resonate today. In 1885, he postulated, and I quote: “There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come.” Hugo’s thoughts bear a…
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British energy giant Shell on Thursday announced a 17-percent drop in annual net profit owing to weaker oil and gas prices as well as asset write-offs.
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Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique on Wednesday praised his side for making the Champions League knockout stages despite having the "worst draw of the 36 teams involved".
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The number of cows slaughtered daily in Lagos State has dropped by 40 per cent— from 5,000 to 3,000— a development the Lagos State Butchers Association has said is worrisome. The association’s Patron, Alhaji Bamidele Kazeem, disclosed this in an interview on Thursday in Lagos, saying that the number of cows slaughtered daily in Lagos…