Category: News
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The British government is now organising flights to get British nationals out of Israel, with the first flight to the UK expected to leave Tel Aviv later today. Today we are providing a UK-sponsored flight to help British nationals leave Israel. Vulnerable British nationals will be prioritised for these flights. After this, seats will be…
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Petroleum products marketers have warned that retail outlets are shutting down operations due to increasing cost of running the business. Speaking during the National Executive Council meeting of the Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria, NOGASA, in Abuja, the marketers faulted the process followed by President Bola Tinubu in the removal of subsidies…
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There is no evidence that the diploma Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu submitted to the country’s electoral commission was forged, the BBC’s Global Disinformation Team has found. Allegations that President Tinubu’s certificates were faked went viral on social media following the release by Chicago State University (CSU) of his academic records last week. We have…
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This comes amid a “total siege” enforced by Israel, which seeks to limit power, food and water to the entire Gaza Strip However, the European Union has accused Israel of breaking International law with its blockade restricting Gaza without food, electricity or water. Gaza to run out of power around 12pm UK time There’s been…
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Singer, Paul Okoye, aka Rudeboy of Psquare group, has bemoaned the excruciating economic hardship since the increase in price of petroleum products. Paul lamented that he bought his first car for N120,000 many years ago but currently spends N3 million monthly on buying diesel. Describing the economic situation as a “total madness,” Rudeboy said he…
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Celebrities have taken to their respective social media accounts to celebrate Davido and Chioma. This comes following unconfirmed reports that the couple welcomed twins on Tuesday, October 10. Neither Davido nor Chioma have confirmed this report. No one from their crew has said anything. However, Anita, the lady who said she was pregnant for Davido…
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The army authorities have discovered explosives at the scene of the Ikeja bomb blast, 21 years and nine months after. The explosion which occurred on January 27, 2002 at the Military Cantonment in Ikeja is believed to have killed at least 1,100 people and displaced over 20,000 with many others injured and rendered homeless. Bombs…
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There are growing concerns over the rising price of cooking gas as a kilogramme is now sold for between N1,000 and N1,200 in parts of the country, checks by Daily Trust have shown. There are also fears that the price may rise further owing to the scarcity of the product, which marketers are attributing to…
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The operatives of the Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), have arrested two suspected internet fraudsters at the residence of a Nigerian popular singer, Raoul John Njeng-Njeng, widely known as Skales. The EFCC made this known on Tuesday via an X post, disclosing the names of the two alleged criminals as…
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In this interview, the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Mohammed Shehu, defends plans for upward review of emoluments of the President, Governors and political office holders which has been interpreted in many quarters to mean ‘jumbo pay’. Shehu also speaks on some other issues of national importance. Excerpts: Some Nigerians…