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17 Jan
Toulouse captain Antoine Dupont said on Friday the format of the Champions Cup is difficult to understand as the six-time winners face a challenge to claim a top spot in their pool. Finishing first in their group would guarantee Dupont's side advantageous home games in the knock-out stages until the semi-finals. Toulouse need to beat…
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Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has said a staggering 1.4 million Nigerians are trapped in modern slavery. Speaking as a special guest speaker at the 2025 annual academic summit at the University of Abuja on Wednesday, the minister lamented that most victims of modern slavery are women and girls. Citing the Global Slavery Index…
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President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday called for a multifaceted response to terrorism, insurgency, and other forms of security threats in the Lake Chad Basin region. According to him, the chain of events that has disrupted the stability of the region in the past 15 years demands that power must be wielded responsibly to guarantee the…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered four land title documents worth over one billion naira from criminal syndicates. The title documents were falsified by a syndicate of land fraudsters in Abuja who allegedly forged the documents and deprived the lawful owners of their property. EFCC's investigators, working on actionable intelligence, rounded up the…
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A civil society organization, Coalition to Save Education in Nigeria (COSEN) has criticised the silence of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices (and Related Matters) Commission (ICPC) concerning the corruption allegations against a former Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) Prof. Sani Abubakar-Mashi. In a statement, COSEN’s Director…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled Thursday for its ruling on the bail application of former presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore, facing a 17-count charge under the Cybercrime Act. Justice Musa Liman fixed the date after hearing arguments from Sowore's counsel, Marshall Abubakar, and the prosecution counsel representing the Nigerian Police Force,…
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First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu's Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) has concluded plans to distribute 60,000 kits to midwives across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. This is aimed at complementing the ongoing federal retraining exercise of 120,000 frontline health workers in the country. Senator Tinubu hinted this in Ilorin, Kwara State, at the presentation of…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) have both examined the potential health risks associated with hair dyes. While hair dyes are fashionable and trendy, it’s also important to check if they can impede your health with continuous usage. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a part of WHO,…
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it will not conduct admissions for law programmes in eight Nigerian universities in the 2025/2026 academic session. This followed the suspension of the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme by the Council of Legal Education (CLE) for violating regulatory procedures. Spokesperson of JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed…
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Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has raised critical concerns about the effectiveness of efforts to address the humanitarian and security crisis in the Lake Chad Basin despite substantial allocation of resources allocated to the region. "Can we truly say we have done enough to guarantee the RSSRR we all committed to in the region?…
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Max Air on Wednesday announced a three-month suspension of its operations following an incident involving its B734 aircraft with registration marks 5N-MBD, at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano Tuesday, night. The Boeing 734 series, which departed Lagos for Kano through Abuja on Tuesday crash-landed at Kano airport after overshooting the runway, leaving about 59…