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Senate Passes Minimum Wage Bill Within An Hour

July 23, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

The Nigerian Senate passed the proposed N70,000 minimum wage bill on Tuesday. The bill was passed in an hour on Tuesday, thereby completing the three required readings. President Bola Tinubu…

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Police Arrest Five Robbers, Cultists In Delta

July 23, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

During the arrest, the police recovered items including two AK 47 magazines, 29 rounds of live ammunition, a locally-made pistol with one live cartridge concealed in a shoe. Five suspected…

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Police Kill Bandits, Recover Firearms In Benue

July 22, 2024 Musa Jibril

Operatives of the Benue State Police Command have killed suspected bandits and recovered firearms in Mbafyan, Mbachir Council Ward, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, and Tse Shenge, Ukum Local Government Area.…

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Saidi Balogun Spotted At Funeral Ceremony Of Ex-Wife, Faithia William

July 22, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

Popular Nigerian actor, Saidi Balogun attended the funeral ceremony of the late father of his ex-wife, Faithia Williams. Faithia Williams held a burial ceremony for her late father, which was…

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Tinubu Congratulates New NBA President, Afam Osigwe

July 22, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

President Bola Tinubu has sent a congratulatory message to Afam Osigwe, the newly-elected President of the Nigerian Bar Association. The congratulatory message was made public in a statement signed on…

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Stop Waiting For Already-Made Men – Daddy Freeze Tells Ladies Who Set Benchmarks For Relationships (Video)

July 22, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

Nigerian media personality, Daddy Freeze has taken to Instagram to send a message to ladies who set the bar high for romantic relationships. He queried these sets of girls if…

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Thieves Wanted To Dress Me In Their Dirty Coat – Hilda Dokubo Denies Reports That She Was Suspended From Labour Party

July 22, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

Veteran actress cum politician, Hilda Dokubo has debunked media reports that she was suspended from the Labour Party (LP) at her ward in Asari Toru local government area (LGA) of…

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Friends Kill Youth In Zaria, Withdraw N800k From His Account

July 22, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

The lifeless body of a youth said to be an indigene of Gombe State, was discovered in Zaria, on Saturday morning with deep knife cuts, near PZ area in Sabon…

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You’re Extraordinary Guardian Of Our Security – US Defence Chief Tells Biden

July 22, 2024 Musa Jibril

The US Defence Secretary, Lloyd Austin, has commended President Joe Biden, describing him as an “extraordinary guardian’’ of the country’s security. Austin said this in a statement after Biden announced…

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Covering Of Number Plates Punishable Under The Law – Lagos Police PRO, Benjamin Hundeyin, Warns Nigerians

July 22, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

SP Benjamin Hundeyin SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, has warned Nigerians to desist from using covered vehicle number plates without proper authorization from the…

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It Will Be Difficult To Win War Against Terrorism Without Equality, Justice – Don Tells Tinubu

July 22, 2024 Musa Jibril

A visiting research fellow at the International Centre for Policing and Security of the University of South Wales, United Kingdom, Ibrahim Bamidele Kogbe, has declared that it may be difficult…

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BREAKING: Joe Biden Withdraws From 2024 Presidential Race

July 21, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

  Joe Biden, the United States President, has ended his reelection bid, withdrawing from the 2024 presidential race. The President announced Sunday that he is dropping out of his reelection battle…

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Fashanu Set For Musanze FC Move

July 21, 2024 Musa Jibril

Debo Fashanu is set to complete a move to Rwandan side, Musanze FC. According to reports, Fashanu has agreed personal terms with the Rwandan side. The youngster is expected to…

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Killings: Insecurity Thrived Under APC Government In Zamfara – Group

July 21, 2024 Musa Jibril

Concerned Patriotic Citizens Forum, CPCF, has slammed the Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for shifting blame for the state’s insecurity to Governor Dauda Lawal of the…

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Reno Omokri Body Shames Dele Momodu As Fight Over Tinubu Gets Messier

July 20, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

  A former presidential aide and writer, Reno Omokri, has tackled Dele Momodu, the Nigerian celebrity journalist and social commentator, following his advice to President Bola Tinubu on the economy. Momodu,…

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He’s Gone Mute – Charly Boy Flashes Back On How Soyinka Led Protest Against Jonathan (Video)

July 20, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

  Charles Oputa, the maverick entertainer, who is popularly known as Charly Boy, has again taken a swipe at Wole Soyinka, the Nobel Laureate Prof for keeping mum amid the hardship ravaging…

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Nigeria’s External Reserves Increase To $36.89bn On CBN’s Policy – Cardoso

July 20, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

  Olayemi Cardoso, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has revealed that the country’s external reserve increased to $36.89 billion as of July 16 2024 amid the banks’…

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DSS Arrests The Kidnapper Of Nigerian Singer, Rarara’s Mother, Recovers N26.5m

July 20, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

  One of the masterminds behind the kidnap of the mother of ace political singer, Dauda Kahutu Rarara, has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS)…

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Commotion As Gunmen Go Haywire, Kill Monarch And His Son In Taraba Community

July 20, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

On Friday, July 19, some gunmen, ambushed and murdered the Gara of Chanchanji, HRH Tanimu Kunbiya, and his son, Yusuf, along the Takum-Chanchanji road in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba…

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BREAKING: House of Reps Leadership Visits Dangote Refinery Amidst FG’s Claims of Producing Inferior Fuel

July 20, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

  Led by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, the leadership of the House of Representatives has paid a visit to the $ 20 billion Dangote Petroleum refinery in Lagos State. The…

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