Category: News
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One of the promises the Federal Government made to pacify Organised Labour at yesterday’s parley was that five refineries would soon be fully functional. Also, government vowed to pay arrears of wages. These, among others, formed the core of the meeting where “they agreed that it is better to ‘jaw-jaw than war-war’.” “Meaning,” a source…
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Former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, has said that he earns 14 million monthly as a senator, but the money is not enough to take care of his overhead and other costs. Kalu, who represents Abia North Senatorial District, stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Thursday. He said…
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African billionaire Aliko Dangote is wealthier than ever now that his long-awaited Nigerian oil refinery is up and running. But his mood suggests a man who just built his dream house only for the roof to start leaking. The Dangote Refinery outside Lagos is the biggest single-train oil refinery in the world and one of…
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In celebration of World Food Day 2024, Dr. Ogenna Walter Ekwubiri, founder of the Motivating African Youths Initiative and CEO of Havillah Walter Company, has called for urgent action to address the intertwined crises of water scarcity and food insecurity. The global theme for this year’s World Food Day, “Water is Life, Water is Food.…
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Adedeji Adeleke, the father of music star Davido, has revealed how a government official attempted to block his $2 billion power plant project by denying him the necessary environmental permit. Speaking at the Seventh Day Adventist Church’s General Conference Annual Council in Maryland, USA, Adeleke shared his experience dealing with difficult government officials. One official,…
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STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE VP SHETTIMA LEADS FG’S DELEGATION TO SUPER EAGLES’ AFCON FINALS President Tinubu directs maximum support and urges the Eagles to make Nigeria, Africa proud President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead a presidential team to the finals of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in…
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An unidentified commercial bus driver is said to be on the run after allegedly setting an officer of the Edo State Traffic Management Agency ablaze along Sapele Road in Benin, the state capital. City Round gathered that the driver of the bus, with registration number Osun FFE 145 XA, violated a traffic rule at Adesua…
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Ola Aina is one of the best players not only for Nigeria but in the whole of this tournament but the moment he was moved to the left wing back due to Zaidu’s absence, he struggled a bit in our last game. The day I feared the young lad was the day Nottingham Forest, his…
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A clear majority of the US Supreme Court’s nine justices signaled Thursday, February 8 that they would overturn a Colorado ruling barring former President Donald Trump from the state’s Republican presidential primary ballot. The former president, and his lawyers were appealing the December 19 decision by Colorado’s Supreme Court that found Trump ineligible for the…