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No fewer than 20 persons have been feared killed in Sunday’s renewed clash between people of Yache-Ijiegu community in Yala LGA of Cross River State and Tiv settlers from Benue State, over lingering boundary clashes. Specific numbers of casualties are yet to be determined, but women and children are feared to constitute higher numbers. We…
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Former UFC champion, Francis Ngannou has insisted that he won his boxing match against Tyson Fury despite the split decision favouring the Briton. Recall that Ngannou lost a controversial decision against Fury in the pair’s boxing match on Saturday night in Saudi Arabia, despite knocking down the WBC heavyweight title holder in Round 3. Speaking…
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The presidential compressed natural gas initiative (PCNGI) has inaugurated a CNG vehicle pilot conversion centre as part of the federal government’s effort to curtail the petrol subsidy removal effect. Speaking at the inauguration of the FEMADAC station, located in Lekki-Epe, Lagos state, on Saturday, Micheal Oluwagbemi, chief executive officer (CEO) of PCNGI, described the step…
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Equipment worth 1.2 million Euros will be imported to effect maintenance on the Eko Bridge in Lagos, Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi has said. Mr Clement Ezeorah, Assistant Director of Information at the Federal Ministry of Works made this known in a statement he issued on Sunday in Abuja. He stated that the minister…
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Governor of Lagos State, Mr @jidesanwoolu at the #LagosFashionWeek 2023, closing the Emmy Kasbit show. #LFW23 #BNStyleLFW23 #GreaterLagosRising
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Nigerian hip-hop artiste, Tochukwu Ojogwu, aka Odumodublvck has said Burna Boy is currently ahead of Wizkid and Davido “based on activity” currently. Featuring in the latest episode of London’s 90 podcast, the ‘Declan Rice’ crooner said he would place Burna Boy at number one on his ranking of top afrobeats artists. He said Davido will…
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Ben Murray-Bruce, a former senator, has asked Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to congratulate President Bola Tinubu. On Thursday, a seven-member panel of the supreme led by Inyang Okoro, dismissed the petitions filed by Obi and Atiku against the election of Tinubu. The apex…
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Nigerian athlete Grace Nkwocha has been handed a three-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for using prohibited substances. The AIU announced the sanction on their official X handle. Nkwocha was a member of the quartet that won gold for Nigeria in the 4x 100m at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The athlete…
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Socio-political activist, Aisha Yesufu, has slammed former President Goodluck Jonathan over his visit to President Bola Tinubu. It was reported that Jonathan was spotted at the Presidential Villa Abuja on Friday, and was said to have gone there to congratulate President Tinubu on the Supreme Court verdict affirming his election. Jonathan, after meeting Tinubu behind…
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The Iyalode of Yoruba land, Alaba Lawson, has passed on. The Abeokuta socialite and Proprietress of Lawson Group of Schools died on Saturday, according to information gathered by our correspondent. Details of her death are still sketchy as at the time of filing this report. Lawson, until her death, was also the Iyalode of Egbaland…