Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti has been released on Tuesday night on bail, from the detention of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Lagos. The development was confirmed by his attorney, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, SAN, in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Tuesday night. “Yes, Ṣeun Kuti was released minutes ago,” he said. The Punch had […]
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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has denied media reports that he has joined the race for the Presidency of the 10th National Assembly. He said in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday that: “I have read some media reports that I have joined the race for the Presidency of the 10th Senate. “Ordinarily I […]
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Dangote Refinery • Buhari, Akufo-Addo, others hail facility as game changer • 70% of loans already paid, says Emefiele • Dangote: Project would have failed without CBN • 40% of products available for export • Be transparent in your deal with Dangote Refinery, CTA tells FG The much-awaited Dangote Refinery was commissioned yesterday by President […]
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• MTN rakes N7.2 trillion income, invests 18% on capital projects in five years • Airtel capital spending shrinks by 23 percent since 2020 • Access gap needs N700b, says NCC • Telecoms stock defies industry challenges • NATCOMS claims MNO infrastructure over-stretched • ALTON assures of service improvement • Nigerians await Mafab, Airtel’s 5G […]
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US President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks during the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference at the Hyatt Regency Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 1, 2023. – President Joe Biden announced on April 25, 2023, he is running for re-election in 2024, plunging at the record age of 80 into a ferocious new […]
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This picture shows a deserted street in southern Khartoum on May 23, 2023, after a one-week ceasefire between Sudan’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces officially went into force. (Photo by – / AFP) Explosions again shook Sudan’s capital on Tuesday, dimming hopes that a US and Saudi-brokered humanitarian ceasefire will take hold on the […]
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Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said he was not worried that the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, would be sworn in on May 29, before the conclusion of petitions seeking to nullify his election victory. Atiku is currently challenging the declaration of Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) […]
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Oyo State Special Adviser on Health and Chairperson of Governor’s PHC Renovation Steering Committee, Dr. ‘Funmi Salami speaking at the event Oyo State Government has launched maintenance manuals for the Primary Healthcare Centres in the state, urging residents, especially rural dwellers, to access quality and affordable healthcare in each functional facility. A statement by the […]
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An Okada rider identified as Aina Ezekiel Oluwasegun who had earlier been declared missing has been found dead. The young man was reported missing last Friday, May 12, 2023, at Owode Ede, Ede North Local Council Development Area ( LCDA), Osun state. According to one of his colleagues, Oluwasegun was hired by a passenger on […]
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. Takes Nigerian adire fabrics to South America As part of the efforts to promote African culture through Nigeria’s adire fabrics, Queen Aderonke, a queen of the Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has concluded arrangements to hold the first edition of Africa Fashion Week Brazil. Queen Aderonke who is a leading voice in […]
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