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The Senate and the National Council for Women Society, on Monday, advocated for the inclusion of domestic servants in the proposed N70,000 National Minimum Wage Scheme....
Former President of the Performing Musicians’ Association of Nigeria (PMAN) Charles Oputa aka Charly Boy has vowed to divorce his wife if Kamala Harris fails to...
American tech company Microsoft has blamed the European Union (EU) for allowing the world’s worst IT outage to happen which was triggered by a faulty Crowdfire update....
Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has called on Nigerians to accept the current hardship in the country in good faith as they are trials from God....
Sultry Nollywood actress Bimbo Ademoye has taken to social media to share her opinion about parenting and safeguarding children in the world that we live in...
The Federal Government has reiterated its tough stance on financial institutions failing to comply with the windfall tax on foreign exchange profits made in 2023. This...
Social commentator and Ovation Magazine publisher, Dele Momodu, on Monday, expressed concern over the recent public spat between the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Authority and...
Former Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, despite his removal from the office has continued to speak out against what he feels are abnormalities in the present...
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English Premier League club Aston Villa have acquired midfielder Amadou Onana from Everton in a £50 million deal. The 22-year-old, who played every minute of Belgium’s...
The House of Representatives joint committee on petroleum resources (downstream and midstream) has placed a gag order on Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the Chairman of Dangote Refinery...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained ten individuals suspected of illegal mining activities in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. According to a statement released on...
The Edo State Government has issued a stark warning, cautioning that interference by the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the upcoming gubernatorial election on September...
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has sanctioned the appointment of eight Assistant Corps Marshals (ACM) to the rank of Deputy...
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The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, on Monday called for urgent action to prevent further collapse of the country’s country. He...
The Court of Appeal, Lagos, on Friday, dismissed the appeal filed by a Denmark national, Peter Nielsen, who was condemned to death for killing his Nigerian...
Paul Ibe, the media aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has poured cold water on claims by The Nation Newspaper columnist, Sam Omatseye, that the...
American technology company, Microsoft, has revealed that at least 8.5 million Windows devices were affected by the CrowdStrike outage. The company’s Vice President in charge of...
