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Guinness World Record: 16 hours in, Nigerian Onakoya remains unbeaten in chess marathon
Renowned chess master, Tunde Onakoya, who commenced his mission to surpass the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon for 58 hours, has played the game for 16 hours, winning all opponents. The event, which is underway at New York City’s iconic Times Square, started on Wednesday, April 17, and…
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Grid collapse: FG deploys technology to detect sudden power drop
In a bid to address the recurrent collapse of Nigeria’s power grid, the Federal Government has deployed a new technology to detect and respond to sudden drops or dips in power generation across the country. It announced this through the Transmission Company of Nigeria on Wednesday, stating that the new…
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[BREAKING] Naira abuse: Court grants Cubana Chief Priest N10m bail
The Federal High Court in Lagos State, on Wednesday, granted businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, N10m bail with two sureties in like sum. Earlier, the celebrity bar man pleaded not guilty to tampering and abusing the naira during his trial. Cubana Chief Priest was…
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Naira abuse: ‘No more spraying of money’, Portable begs EFCC
Street-pop artiste, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has appealed to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to forgive him for spraying money on his admirers. This followed the six-month jail sentence melted to crossdresser Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, for Naira mutilation offence. Similarly, his plea was in…
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Diesel price slash ‘ll help bring inflation down — Aliko Dangote
Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said that his refinery’s capacity to sell diesel at greatly reduced prices would offer immediate relief to Nigeria’s inflation challenges. Recall that on Tuesday, Dangote Petroleum Refinery announced a further reduction of the price of diesel from 1200 to 1,000 naira per…
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I am committed to peace in Imo, Nigeria – Uzodimma
The Imo state Governor Hope Uzodimma on Tuesday said his committed to achieving peace in Imo state and Nigeria at large. Uzodimma disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri, through his Chief Press Secretary Oguwike Nwachukwu. This was after he met with the Ihube Peace Committee from Okigwe council area of…
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FG writes govs as agency predicts flooding in 31 states
The Federal Government has written at least 31 governors informing them of the impending flooding in their states between April and November this year. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof Joseph Utsev, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja while briefing journalists on the 2024 Annual Flood Outlook for…
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PDP NEC: Atiku, Wike’s loyalists in battle for party’s control
AHEAD of the National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, slated for tomorrow, loyalists of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike are locked in moves and counter moves to gain control of the party. This was as the National Working Committee,…
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FG pays N205bn electricity subsidy, as DisCos withhold N50bn — NERC
The NERC said the rise in the government’s subsidy obligation meant that in Q3/2023, DisCos were only expected to cover 45 per cent of the total invoice received from the commission. The development comes on the heels of a report by NERC, that DisCos did not remit about N50bn to…
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27 states fail to access N54.9bn UBEC fund
TWENTY-SEVEN states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, have failed to access the sum of N54.9bn basic education fund provided by the Universal Basic Education Commission. The funds are lying fallow, despite the growing number of out-of-school children in the country. The N54.9bn figure is obtained from a…