Editors note: Graphic content / A man rushes as he carries a toddler into the Al-Shifa hospital following the bombing of a house during the Israeli bombardment of Gaza City’s Mansura neighbourhood, in the eastern suburb of Shujaiya on November 4, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. – Thousands […]
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President Bola Tinubu says his administration is committed to providing the necessary support for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to unlock their full potential and ensure their long-term success. He said this at the 2023 Edition of the Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF), organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on […]
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Guinea’s military junta chief, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara speaks in Conakry on September 30, 2009. – Former Guinean dictator Moussa Dadis Camara was taken out of prison on Saturday morning by a heavily armed commando in an operation that led to heavy exchanges of fire in central Conakry (Photo by Seyllou Diallo / AFP) Former […]
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French Ambassador to Nigeria, Emmanuelle Blatmann (left); French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mrs Catherine Colonna, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila during the meeting of the President and French Minister at the State House, Abuja… yesterday Credit: Philip Ojisua • Signs 100m Euros Agreement For […]
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• Seek Conversation On Gunshot Act 2017, Knotty Provisions • ‘Poor Knowledge Of Law Causes Rejection Of Victims By Hospitals’ • Security Experts Pick Holes In The Act, Task Police On Proper Implementation Health professionals and security operatives have thrown their weight behind the recent directive by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun, […]
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The 18 immediate past council chairmen in Ondo State have debunked the allegation by the state’s chapter of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that they were still drawing salaries after leaving office. They faulted the allegation credited to the party’s state spokesman, Mr Kennedy Ikantu Peretei as s figment of his imagination. Peretei had […]
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Osun State Government has directed hospitals and medical facilities in the state to henceforth treat gunshot victims, even without a police report. It gave the directive on the heels of the order by the Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun canceling the longstanding order which made presentation of a police report compulsory before gunshot victims […]
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Osun State’s chapter of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) has sensitised the state’s traditional rulers on the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) law. It met them during their monthly meeting held at the Government Secretariat, Abere, in Osogbo the state capital, on Thursday. According to the FIDA Chairperson, Mrs. Oluwadamilola Olabiyi, the sensitisation […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC on Wednesday arrested over 70 students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile Ife for allegedly being internet fraudsters. The officials reportedly arrived the institution at about 9am and raided the campus where they apprehended the suspects and whisked them away in their vehicles. A source who confirmed […]
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Oyo State Government has provided a N1 billion loan facility to the Oyo State Agricultural Credit Corporation for farmers across the state. The single-digit interest loan facility would ensure more access at reasonable interest rates for farmers to expand their business and attract potential investors into the farming value chain. Speaking during a media briefing […]
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