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BBC’s disparagement of Tobi Amusan’s world record
On July 24, Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan smashed the 100m women’s hurdles world record in the semi-final of the World Athletics Championship in Oregon, USA. She dominated a field that included America’s former record holder Kendra Harrison. Amusan had barely crossed the finishing line when the BBC crew comprising of Andrew…
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Lagos to Abuja N80k… Maiduguri to Abuja N100k — airlines increase fares over rising fuel cost
Nigeria airlines have increased fares for domestic flights to N100,000 per trip over the rising cost of aviation fuel and foreign exchange (FX) crisis. Checks by TheCable on Friday showed that Azman Air flight from Lagos to Kano/Kaduna increased from about N60,000 to N100,000. Air Peace also increased fares to…
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Governor Oyetola’s Plan To Remain In Power Revealed, Sponsors Supreme Court Case Against Adeleke
There are allegations that Governor Adegboyega Oyetola is scheming to retain the governorship seat through a backdoor after losing the July 16 governorship election in the State of Osun. Oyetola was defeated by the Governor-Elect, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, who polled 403,371 against the governor’s 375,027 votes. However, there were reports…
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Telecom Subscribers To Pay 5% Tax On Calls, Text, Data
The Federal Government has disclosed that telecommunications subscribers would pay a five per cent tax on calls, SMS and data services. Meanwhile, stakeholders in the industry have expressed dissatisfaction over the government’s resolve to implement a five per cent excise duty on all telecommunications services in Nigeria. Speaking in Abuja…
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Buhari’s Ex-Minister Accuses Tinubu, Atiku Of Bribing Delegates With Dollars At Presidential Primary
Former presidential aspirant, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, and a group, Incorporated Trustees of Rights for All International, have filed a lawsuit before a Federal High Court in Abuja asking for a declaration that Nwajiuba is the legitimate Presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The former Minister of State for Education…
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Nigerian soldiers were decimated, Buhari’s NSA admits days after attack on presidential guards
Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), says the recent attack on the presidential guard troops in Abuja resulted in a “decimation”.
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Anambra-based preacher, Daniel Okoh, takes over as CAN President
The General Assembly of the Christian Association of Nigeria on Thursday formally validated the election of Archbishop Daniel Okoh as its new President, thereby outing to an end the tenure of Dr. Samson Supo Ayokunle
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Hanifa: Court sentences killer of Kano school girl to death by hanging
The Kano State High Court Presided over by Justice Usman Naaba has sentences the Kidnapper of a five year old Hanifa Abubakar to death by Hanging and a five year Imprisonment for all the five charges labelled against him. In th same vein the Court found guilty the 2nd dependant…
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APC Senators Join PDP To Impeach President Buhari, Threaten Senate President Ahmed Lawan
Rising above partisan politics or personal relationships, over 80 senators across political parties and a majority of House of Representatives members, yesterday, agreed to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari, if the growing insecurity across the nation persisted beyond six weeks, being the ultimatum handed the government before the legislature shut down…
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Court grants ex-AGF, Ahmed Idris, two others bail over alleged N109bn fraud
An Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama, on Wednesday, granted bail to Ahmed Idris, former Accountant-General of the Federation, AGF, and two others over an alleged N109 billion fraud. Other defendants in the matter also granted bail, are: Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Kudu Usman and Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange…