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Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong has been nominated for the prestigious FIFA Best Men’s Defender award. The Nigerian international is among a stellar list of defenders vying for the honor, including stars from top clubs like Real Madrid, Manchester City, and Bayern Munich. The prestigious list features a host of world-class defenders, including: Akanji Bastoni…
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Sean “Diddy” Combs will remain in jail after a judge rejected his latest attempt for release while the rapper and music producer awaits trial on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. Judge Arun Subramanian denied Combs’ team’s motion for release on Wednesday. His decision followed a two-hour court hearing on Friday where he appeared…
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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Wednesday night, reversed his approval of free bus services across the state announced earlier in the day. Initially announced on Wednesday morning as part of the state’s welfare initiatives, the decision to suspend the service was communicated later the same day. The initial directive, as outlined in a press…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has challenged aspects of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report. On Monday, the NBS said the country’s unemployment rate decreased to 4.3 percent in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024, compared to the 5.3 percent recorded in Q1 2024. The report also said the employment-to-population ratio, which measures the…
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Rivers state tops the rank of Nigerian states with comparatively limited dependence on federally distributed revenue for its operations, a report by the civic organization BudgIT Foundation has shown. The State of States report obtained by our correspondent from the BudgIT website shows that Lagos, Ogun, and Anambra States follow Rivers State. This is coming…
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The Chief Executive Officer of Dana Air, Jacky Hathiramani, has travelled out of Nigeria without paying hundreds of Nigerians, both passengers and staff members their refund for unused tickets and wages respectively. In April 2024, Dana Air was grounded due to safety concerns after skidding runway 18L at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos. Dana…
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The Federation of Anti-Graft Organisations has expressed elation that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has finally arrested former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. After months of evading arrest, Bello, who served as Kogi State’s Governor from 2015 to 2023 was finally apprehended on Tuesday, 26th November 2024, over allegations of money…
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Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said he’s hale and hearty even though some people want him to die, News360 Nigeria reports. Speaking in Osogbo during the inauguration of the Old-Garage/Oke-Fia Road reconstructed by Governor Ademola Adeleke, Obasanjo said those who wanted him dead were spreading rumour of his death in the social media. He…
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Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the Governor Monday Okpebholo-led government of squandering over N30 billion left in the state’s coffer by the immediate past government of Godwin Obaseki, two weeks after he was sworn-in as governor. DAILY POST reports that the caretaker committee chairman of the party in the…