A picture shows an ambulance outside the emergency entrance to the Sheba Medical Centre in Israel’s Ramat Gan City on July 15, 2023, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was hospitalised. – Netanyahu was hospitalised on July 15, his office said, adding that the politically and legally beleaguered 73-year-old was “in good condition”. (Photo by Ahmad […]
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President Bola Tinubu on Saturday in Nairobi, Kenya, called on African leaders to respect democracy, and the rule of law, and ensure political stability. He said this at a high-level event organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the margins of the Fifth Mid-Year African Union (AU) Coordination Meeting. The President urged African […]
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Seme, a boundary settlement between Nigeria and the neighbouring Benin Republic, is an entry and exit point for citizens of both countries and others who ply the route. But beyond that, large-scale legal and illegal trade is going on there daily. Albert Uba who was there for two days, returned with details of how security […]
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Prepaid meters Calls for auditing and legal action taken against defaulting electricity metre manufacturing firms in the country resonated yesterday as stakeholders queried the bid for a $155 million World Bank loan to import metres as the Federal Government continues in its efforts to bridge the over 8.1million metering gap. The stakeholders also advised the […]
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•Reserves decision on suit seeking Tinubu’s, Shettima’s sack The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on Friday announced that it had scheduled for the same day delivery of its judgments on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)/Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi/Labour Party (LP), and Allied Peoples Movement (APM) petitions against the election of President Bola Tinubu. The Presiding […]
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The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, has announced an increase in visa application fee paid by immigrants. He also said the surcharge paid for the state-funded National Health Service (NHS) by immigrants will “increase significantly”. The announcement is coming a few weeks after the United States embassy said it is increasing fees […]
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says ban on street trading in good faith In a move to inspire a more responsible citizenry on sustainability practices, the Oyo State Government, has appealed to youths in the state to venture into recycling plastics and wastes. Speaking on a bi-weekly programme, ‘Head of Service Speaks’ on the Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism […]
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Oyo State Government, on Thursday, demolished some structures at Omololu Olunloyo GRA, Ring Road, Adeoyo, Ibadan, over alleged illegal acquisition of land, unlawful entering into the GRA, and non-compliance with physical planning rules and regulation by occupants. This was contained in a statement by the Director of Press & Public Relations, of the Ministry of […]
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A plot to suspend the immediate former Interior Minister and ex-Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, from the All Progressives Congress, APC, has leaked. The party’s factional youth leader in the state, Abosede Oluwaseun, alleged in a statement that the plot is being orchestrated by Aregbesola’s successor and immediate past governor, Gboyega Oyetola, and five […]
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A first-year female student of Osun State University, Ikire campus, who allegedly lured and robbed her social media boyfriend of his money and phone has been suspended by the institution’s authorities. Vice- Chancellor of the institution, Prof Clement Adebooye , announced the suspension following the investigation of the police and pending its outcome. The culprit […]
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