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Finally, Joe Biden steps down from US presidential race
US President Joe Biden has stepped down from the presidential election. In a statement on Sunday, Biden said it is
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Local Government autonomy: More Centralism, less Federalism, by Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 The Supreme Court decision that federally-allocated funds be paid directly to the local governments (LGs) has
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Dangote Rejects Claims Of Monopoly, Substandard Products At Refinery
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has rejected claims that petroleum products from his refinery are substandard. Dangote rejected the allegations
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Dele Momodu should engage me with facts and figures, not emotion – Reno Omokri
My egbon Dele Momodu has written over fifty publications praising Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun. And I do not begrudge
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Hubert Ogunde’s first child is dead
George Ogunde, the first child of the late theatre icon Hubert Ogunde, is dead. His sister, Dayo Ogunde, shared the
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IMF projects 3% growth for Nigeria in 2025, higher than most emerging markets
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected three percent growth for Nigeria in 2025. Though this is lower than 3.1 percent growth
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Shock therapy alone will not cure Nigeria’s economic ills – Financial Times
In the nearly 15 months since Bola Tinubu became president, he has forced his 220mn fellow Nigerians to swallow some
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Dangote Refinery’s petroleum products are inferior – NMDPRA
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, has said that the quality of petroleum products from the Dangote
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Emile Smith Rowe departing Arsenal would be painful, but it might be the right move
When someone is as talented as Emile Smith Rowe, they must be playing regular football. “Sometimes, players just pop up and
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Another Nigerian sets new Guinness World Record
Since June 2023 when Hilda Baci, the Nigerian Jollof Queen achieved a new GWR for the longest cook-a-thon, many Nigerians
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Major U.S. air carriers ground flights as mass IT outage hits Windows users
American Airlines, United and Delta are grounding flights citing communications issues, according to the Federal Aviation Administration’s advisory page — as mass
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Single people shouldn’t marry under pressure – Faith Oyedepo
Faith, the wife of David Oyedepo, has advised single people against marrying under pressure In a recent social media post, the
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I had my first child at 40 with one fallopian tube – Ayo Mogaji
Binta Ayo Mogaji, the ace Nollywood actress, has recalled her experience during the birth of her first child. Mogaji spoke
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Dayo Adeneye: How Kenny Ogungbe and I have sustained our over 40-year friendship
Dayo ‘D1’ Adeneye, the co-founder of Kennis Music, has revealed how he has maintained his over 40-year friendship with Kenny Ogungbe.
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Response To My Beloved Senior, Dele Momodu: Nigeria’s Economy Is Not Collapsing. Far From It!
Dear Egbon Dele Momodu, I read your open letter to President Bola Tinubu, in which you said, “Our economy has
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DCP Abba Kyari loses appeal to quash drug trafficking case
The court of appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal by Abba Kyari, the suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP),
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“It’s not Nigeria’s duty to provide crude to Dangote refinery” – Ademola Adigun
Ademola Adigun, an oil and gas expert, says it is not Nigeria’s responsibility to provide crude for the Dangote refinery.
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How I nearly returned to Lagbaja’s band when things got hard – Ego
Ego Ogbaro, the former backup singer of Lagbaja, has recounted her experiences following her exit from his band in 2007. In
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FG reverses ban on under-18 admission into tertiary institutions
The ban on admission seekers into tertiary institutions who are less than eighteen years old, which was announced by the
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FG to donate 36 CNG buses to NLC, TUC
President Bola Tinubu has promised to give 36 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses to the labour unions in the country.The
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