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International Mission Congratulates Nigerian Professor For $300,000 History Prize
The United States Mission in Nigeria has congratulated a history professor, Saheed Aderinto, for becoming the first Nigerian to receive the $300,000 Dan David Prize. The Mission made this known on its Facebook page late Monday. The post read, “Congratulations to Nigerian-American Professor of History and African and African Diaspora Studies at Florida International University, […]
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Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday said old N200, N500, N1,000 banknotes remain legal tender till December 31, 2023.
The apex bank’s Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin disclosed this in a statement on Monday. This is coming 10 days after the Supreme Court ruled that old naira notes should co-exist with new ones till the end of the year. “In compliance with the established tradition of obedience to court orders and sustenance […]
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Unknown Nigerian Man Dies Aboard Delhi-Doha Flight
A Nigerian passenger onboard a Delhi-Doha IndiGo flight died after a medical emergency, even as the airline made an emergency landing at Karachi International Airport in Pakistan to save him. The airline, in a statement on Monday, March 13, 2023, informed that the 60-year-old Nigerian passenger identified as Abdullah Aaldamu Audu, had fallen ill, forcing the […]
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Fire Razes Shops At Singer Market In Kano
Fire razed some shops and the upper building of the old Savannah Bank building at Singer market in Kano State in the early hours of Monday. In a viral video shared on Twitter, people can be seen trying to put off the fire and sort out goods not yet damaged by the fire.
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Naria Scarcity:CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, Denies Giving Rhodes-Vivour N500 million Ahead Of Lagos State Governorship Election
A report shared by the Nation today March 13 had claimed that the apex bank has released N500 million in new banknotes to shore up the campaign of the Labour Party (LP) in Lagos state. According to the publication, Emefiele is determined to influence the outcome of the March 18 governorship election in Lagos State against […]
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Fire Guts Rivers Oil Mill Market
Goods and property worth millions of naira were destroyed following a fire incident at the oil mill market along Aba Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Though the cause of the fire was not immediately ascertained, it was learnt that it started early Saturday when traders were still in their houses. The oil mill market […]
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Photostory:Osinbajo’s Wife Hosts Widows Of Military Officers
The wife of the Vice President, Dolapo Osinbajo, hosted the widows of fallen Nigerian Armed Forces personnel in Aguda House, Abuja to mark Women’s Day. Dolapo revealed this on her Instagram page on Sunday, as she shared photos from the event. Captioning the photos, she said, “International Women’s Day. Widows of the forces are honoured […]
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David Akinpelu: My Family is My Priority
DAVID AKINPELU IS REGARDED BY MANY AS A MAN OF STYLE, PANACHE AND TASTE. THIS LAWYER, BUSINESSMAN, AND FOUNDER OF RICHLAND HOTEL, IBADAN, BELIEVES THAT TOURISM CAN BE USED TO TURN AROUND NIGERIA’S ECONOMY IF PROPERLY MANAGED. HE SPEAKS WITH NEWZCRUIZE ON THE FUTURE OF THE NIGERIAN HOSPITALITY BUSINESS AND HIS VISION FOR THE INDUSTRY. You are […]
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Train Crushes Lagos Govt Staff Bus At Ikeja
A Lagos State Government staff bus with registration no 04A- 48LA was on Thursday morning crushed by a moving train at PWD, Ikeja area of Lagos. The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, confirmed the accident in a statement. “The accident recorded many casualties as the […]
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Breaking: INEC Postpones Gov Election By One Week
The Independent National Electoral Commission has postponed the governorship and state assembly elections scheduled to hold on March 11 by one week. The elections will now hold on March 18 A Residential Electoral Commissioner who share on the condition of anonymity confirmed the decision. Details later…
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Appeal Court grants INEC permission to reconfigure BVAS machines
The Court of Appeal in Lagos has granted permission to the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to reconfigure the Bimordal Voters Accreditation System BVAS for the Saturday, March 11 governorship and state houses of assembly elections, INEC had approached the court for permission to reconfigure the machines that were used for the February 25, 2023 […]
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Excitement As Rhodes-Vivour Donates N15m To Victims Of Burnt Spare Parts Market
There was a wave of excitement as the governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, donated N15 million to shop owners whose shops were burnt at Akere Spare Parts Market, Ajegunle in the Apapa area of Lagos State. On Wednesday morning, a fire broke out at the Spare Parts Market, destroying goods worth millions […]
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See How Native Doctor Reacts In Bank
Viral photos have shown a native doctor who stormed a bank. In the photos which emerged on Tuesday, the native doctor was clad in red wrapper with a snake-like object around his neck. A tweep who shared the photos wrote, “Customers at one of Access Bank Branch were surprised to see a Native doctor in […]
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Court Fixes Inquest Hearing For April 4 As School Demands Independent Evaluation Of Independent Evaluation Of Autopsy Report
The commencement of the hearing of the coroner inquest set up to investigate the d€ath of 12-year-old pupil of Chrisland School Lagos state, Whitney Adeniran, on February 9, has been fixed for April 4, The Magistrate, Olabisi Fajana, fixed the date after entertaining submissions of all counsels who appeared before the court sitting in Ikeja. The […]
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Tinubu Visits Oba Of Lagos
The president-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, visited the Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu Akiolu, at his palace in Iga-Iduganran, Lagos State. Tinubu presented his Certificate of Return to the Oba at his palace. He was received at the airport by Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Chief of Staff, Tayo Ayinde; former Lagos Deputy Governor, Femi Pedro; […]
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“I feel as if I have been given a space in paradise” – Man who married two wives same day in Niger state says
Mr. Umar Sani got married to Safina and Maryam on Friday, March 3, 2023, in Minna. Speaking to a Minna-based online newspaper, Tsalle Dayya, the excited groom said his new brides are understanding. “I feel as if I have been given a space in paradise, I’m extremely grateful to Allah and my joy is immeasurable. […]
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Supreme court nullifies naira swap policy, says old Naira notes valid till Dec. 31
The Supreme Court has ruled that the old N200, N500, N1,000 notes remain valid and should be in circulation till December 31, 2023. In a ruling delivered today March 3, the apex court also nullified the Federal Government’s naira redesign olicy, declaring it as an affront to the 1999 Constitution. Justice Emmanuel Agim who read […]
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Many feared d€ad as crude oil tapping point explodes in Rivers state
An unspecified number of persons have feared dead after a crude oil tapping point in Rumuekpe community in Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State exploded in the early hours of today March 3. One of the buses loaded with crude oil went up in flames while trying to navigate to an illegal refining point […]
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Spokesperson Should Not Abuse Or Be Foul-mouthed – Bishop Kukah
The Bishop of Sokoto Diocese of the Catholic Church, Matthew Kukah, on Friday said spokespersons are just appointees and have nothing to do to with signing of the peace accord, adding that being a spokesperson does not give you the right to abuse or be foul-mouthed. In the interview on Arise TV monitored by our […]
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NDE EMPOWERS 74 PETTY TRADERS IN OYO STATE
In a renewed effort geared towards rooting out poverty and unemployment in the country, the National Directorate of Employment, NDE, Oyo state has assured that it will continue to give the needed support to Small Scale businesses in the country. Speaking at the official flag-off of loan disbursement exercise for the 74 beneficiaries of Micro […]
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