Category: News
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U.S Court ‘Sentenced’ President-elect, Donald Trump
President-elect of the United States of America, Mr. Donald Trump has been sentenced to an “unconditional discharge” in a case of hush money paid to Stormy Daniels, an adult film star. An unconditional discharge means the US president-elect does not face any fines, probation, or jail time. The presiding judge, Juan Merchan, handed the anti-climatic…
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Just In: Governor Makinde Names New Alaafin of Oyo
Governor Seyi Makinde has approved the appointment of Prince Abimbola Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo. The announcement was made in a statement on Friday by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade. Oyelade stated that Owoade was chosen after extensive consultations and traditional divinations conducted by the Oyo kingmakers, the Oyomesi. “Prince…
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Former Kano SSG Threatens To Expose, Governor Yusuf, Kwankwaso
DAILY NIGERIAN The immediate-past secretary to the government of Kano State, Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, has threatened to exposed the governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf and his godfather, Rabiu Kwankwaso “at an appropriate time”. Mr Bichi spoke for the first time since his removal from office alongside five other commissioners by the governor in December…
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SDP Chairman Reveals Details of Meeting with El-Rufai
Channels TV The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Shehu Gabam, has opened up on his discussion with a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasir El-Rufai. Gabam, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday, said his party has done nothing wrong in holding talks with ex-Kaduna…
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Meet Silas Adekunle, world’s highest-paid robotics engineer
Vanguard News Let’s talk about Silas Adekunle, a brilliant Nigerian inventor and entrepreneur who made waves by creating the world’s first intelligent gaming robot. Born in Nigeria, Silas moved to the UK at 12 and went on to earn a first-class robotics degree and an honorary Doctor of Technology degree from the University of the…
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7 Things To Know About Newly Appointed Super Eagles Head Coach, His Roles
Vanguard News The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the appointment of Eric Chelle as the new head coach of the Super Eagles. As the team looks to turn its fortunes around, here are seven key things you should know about the man tasked with steering Nigeria’s football giants back to glory. What to know…
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Arrangement For The Payment of N77, 000 To Corps Members Concluded – NYSC DG
Director General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has re-assured corps members that they would start receiving N77,000 minimum wage. Speaking in Abuja when he commissioned a staff bus donated by Capital Express Insurance company, the DG said arrangements for their increased allowances to be paid have been concluded. He assured corps…
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Eye Witness Gives Graphic Details of How Student Brought Bomb To Abuja School
Channels TV An eyewitness account of the explosion that rocked the Islamic school in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday, has said the bomb was brought to school by one of the students. The TV correspondent who visited the school on Tuesday said the school is a three-classroom block, built for nomadic education (Almajiri…
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HND Graduates Protest Proposed Policy Barring Them To Participate in NYSC
Graduates with Higher National Diploma part-time backgrounds staged a protest on Monday at the Lagos NYSC secretariat, decrying a proposed policy barring them from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. The demonstrators, holding placards with messages such as “Say No to Discrimination in NYSC” and “Equal Rights for All,” called for an immediate reversal…
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Naira Depreciates in Parallel Market Against U.S. Dollar
The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,665 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,660 per dollar last weekend. But the Naira appreciated to N1,534.56 per dollar in the official foreign exchange market. Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the exchange rate for Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) fell to N1534.56…