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Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has refuted allegations of using state funds to pay for his children's education. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman, Olanipekun Olukoyede, had claimed Bello withdrew $720,000 from government coffers for this purpose while he was still a governor. Bello reportedly signed a contract with the American International…
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President Bola Tinubu has appointed renowned banker and businessman, Jim Ovia, as the chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Ovia's appointment was announced in a statement signed by Tinubu's spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday. "Ovia is the founder of one of Nigeria's leading banks and a respected business leader, with…
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Chess master, Tunde Onakoya, has revealed that his father sold his taxi to pay his West African Examination Council (WAEC) fee. Onakoya who recently set a new Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon made this disclosure in a post on his X handle. "It was an incredibly painful sacrifice because this affected him…
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Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said that the government would relocate a lot of correctional centres in order to create better space, security, and infrastructure. Tunji-Ojo said this when he visited Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre, where 119 inmates escaped after a rainstorm that damaged the facility on Wednesday. “This facility was built in…
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The Nigerian Government is in talks with a Russian consortium to revive the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL). President Bola Tinubu's aide on media, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this on Friday in a statement. "Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, has engaged a consortium led by the original developers of Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited…
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed three persons dead and two injured in a three-storey building collapse incident at Kuntau Quarters, Gwale Local Government Area of Kano.
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Pope Francis will attend a working session on artificial intelligence at the G7 summit in southern Italy in June, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Friday.
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A Bucharest court on Friday gave the green light for the start of the human trafficking trial of controversial influencer Andrew Tate after rejecting as "unfounded" the claims lodged by the defendants.
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A former tabloid publisher who squashed potentially embarrassing stories about Donald Trump was back on the witness stand on Friday being grilled by lawyers of the former US president.
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Mr Ayowole Adekonipekun, a resident of Osogbo, has appealed to the Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Kayode Egbetokun to help in locating his wife, Cpl Ruth Ayowole, who went missing while on official duty in Abia.
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A Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Friday remanded a 37-year old man, Ademola Afeez in a correctional facility for allegedly defiling a 12-year old girl.
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The number of people killed in floods in Kenya since the start of the rainy season in March has risen to 70, a government spokesperson said on Friday.
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Kenya Airways (KQ) on Friday called for the release of two of its employees detained by a military intelligence unit in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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A Federal High Court in Ibadan has dismissed the prayer of rejection of exhibit filed by a terror suspect, Aliyu Muhammadu, for want of evidence.
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The United States will withdraw some troops from Chad, the Pentagon has said, days after Washington agreed to move forces out of neighboring Niger.
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The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), has sealed many unregistered bakeries for operating without the agency’s approval in Plateau.
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Angry at their government agreeing to cede territory to arch-foe Azerbaijan, dozens of Armenian protesters have blocked major highways and vowed to fight the transfer of land they say is rightfully theirs.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has requested a refund of $845,000 from the American International School, Abuja (AISA), allegedly paid in advance by former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello for his children's education. The move comes amidst an investigation into Bello for suspected money laundering activities. EFCC chairman Ola Olukoyede revealed Bello withdrew…
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The Oyo state government said it will invest the sum of N691.3 million in Wema Bank. This was confirmed in a statement on Thursday after the Oyo State Executive Council met. The Council met on Tuesday, April 23 and approved five projects including investing in Wema Bank. READ ALSO: CBN gives banks two years to…
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The toxicology test conducted in the United States to determine the cause of death of the late musician Ilerioluwa Aloba, also known as Mohbad, has been completed and submitted to authorities, according to an anonymous source. This development came after months of speculation surrounding Mohbad's death on September 12, 2023, at the age of 27.…
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Russia's central bank on Friday held interest rates unchanged after President Vladimir Putin cautioned against cutting borrowing costs prematurely.
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The Cross River Government says it is set to pay compensations to property owners along the Calabar/Itu highway to fast track the implementation of the road project.
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Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has revealed that a 2022 Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) audit found that Dana Air was financially and economically unfit to fly. Keyamo said this during an interview on ‘Politics Today’ on Channels Television on Thursday. According to the 2022 NCAA audit Dana Air’s operational health was…
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The Federal Government says it plans to create 2.5 million jobs through the Labour Employment Enhancement Programme (LEEP) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
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Burkina Faso has suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio networks from broadcasting for a fortnight for airing a rights report accusing the army of attacks on civilians, authorities said.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Friday that Russia's capture of a major nuclear power plant threatened a radiation catastrophe, as the country marked the anniversary of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
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India's six-week election juggernaut resumed Friday, with millions of people lining up outside polling stations in parts of the country hit by a scorching heatwave.
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the Republic of Benin, Liberia, and Sierra Leone have launched a large-scale rollout of the life-saving malaria vaccine targeting millions of children across the three West African nations.
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President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to the Eze family over the passing of Sen. Ayogu Eze.
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says it is sensitising retirees to its automated retiree verification system targeted at high-ranking officers who had retired from the service.