The fight against trading in mint currency and abuse of the naira at events has gained prominence, as the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Bankers Committee has mulled a mobile court to try offenders. The advanced move, in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force and the Federal Ministry of Justice, is aimed at reducing the […]
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Lagos State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Friday voted foremost pharmacist, Mr Jimi Agbaje, as its governorship candidate for the 2019 elections holding across the country. He polled a total of 1,100 votes against his only challenger, Engnr Adedeji Doherty who scored 724 at the party’s primary held in Oregun area of the […]
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Nigeria’s two major political parties would hold primary elections this weekend to select their nominees for presidential polls scheduled for February 2019. This time last year, political pundits were hard pressed to name an opposition candidate who could beat President Muhammadu Buhari and his ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which […]
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By AFP Juventus’ Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo smiles during the Italian Serie A football match Juventus vs Napoli on September 29, 2018 at the Juventus stadium in Turin. / AFP PHOTO / Marco BERTORELLO Cristiano Ronaldo on Wednesday denied accusations by a former American model that he raped her in a Las Vegas hotel in […]
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The Chief Executive Officer of RentSmallSmall.com (RSS), Tunde Balogun, has stated that due to poor mortgage system in Nigeria, about 130 million Nigerians live in rented apartments. Speaking to journalists in Lagos on Thursday on how to address the challenge of housing deficit in Nigeria, he stated that property owners in Nigeria collect rent in […]
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Nepal said Thursday it had ordered more than 24,000 pornography websites to be blocked under a crackdown that activists have criticised as “ridiculous” and ineffective. The move, which the government says is in order to curb sexual violence, follows a national outpouring of anger this summer in response to the brutal rape and murder of […]
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Stuttgart Airport, Germany A family returning from a holiday forgot their five-year-old daughter at the airport. In scenes reminiscent of the Home Alone movie franchise, the young girl was left stranded at Stuttgart Airport, one of Germany’s busiest airports, located in the nation’s southwest on Monday, reports Yahoo News. According to Stuttgart police, several people […]
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As the political parties prepare for the 2019 general elections by holding primaries to elect their candidates, the Advance Congress of Democrats (ACD) in Bauchi state has elected the only female, Hajiya Baheejah Mahmood as its governorship candidate in the forthcoming polls. Baheejah Mahmoud was elected unopposed by the delegates of the party on Wednesday […]
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– want the ‘right’ thing done Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum, Rochas Okorocha, on Thursday said the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC must do the right thing and allow everybody to participate in its ongoing nationwide primaries. Okorocha, who is the Imo State governor, said this in a brief interview with […]
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– alleges APC plans to sabotage its national convention Main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), would hold a crucial meeting on Friday to finalise strategies for the conduct of its national Convention kicking off in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Saturday. Thirteen aspirants are jostling for the party’s presidential ticket and the party […]
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