THE Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has refuted claims that he has the ambition of becoming the next Governor of Ekiti State. Alake, in a statement on Monday released by his spokesman, Segun Tomori, stated that he has no interest in running for governor now or in the near future. …
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WHAT is the Dollar to Naira Exchange rate at the black market also known as the parallel market (Aboki fx)? See the black market Dollar to Naira exchange rate for 29th January, below. You can swap your dollar for Naira at these rates. How much is a dollar to naira …
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THE first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)-powered cargo vessel to sail to West Africa arrived at the Lekki Deep Seaport on Monday. The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state on New media, Jubril Gawat, made this known in a post via his X handle. He disclosed that the …
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POPULAR singer, Crown uzama, aka Shallipopi, has revealed how he spent his first music earnings. Newsextra24 reports that Shallipopi rose to prominence last year after his song, ‘Elon Musk,’ became a viral hit. In a recent interview with Turntable, hosted by rapper, Odumodublvck, Shallipopi was asked how he spent the …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Kano State Command, has arrested 198 drug suspects and dismantled 21 illicit drug joints in Kano. This is according to a statement issued to newsmen by the spokesman of the agency, Mr Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, on Tuesday in Kano. He said the arrests were …
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THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has vowed to ensure that the Edo governorship primary election is free, fair and credible. The chairman of the screening committee for the primaries and Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, stated this while addressing PDP aspirants at the National Headquarters in Abuja. “We appreciate …
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A British-Nigerian minister, MP Kate Osamor has been suspended after she accused Israel of genocide on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day. Osamor, a British-Nigerian-born MP for Edmonton, sparked resentment after claiming in her weekly newsletter that Gaza should be added to the list of ‘recent genocides’. In a post …
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THE Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has called on President Bola Tinubu to take up the responsibility of tackling the ravaging security situation in the country. Obi stated this in a post on his official X handle on Monday while reacting to the gruesome murder of …
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By Prof Mike Ozekhome, SAN, CON, OFR, Ph.D INTRODUCTION THE answer to this question “is this the Nigeria of our dreams”, is as obvious as it is disturbing. Sixty years after independence, it is to Nigeria’s eternal shame that she has failed woefully in applicable indices, on all fronts and applying …
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THE African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centres (CGIAR) committed on Thursday to strengthen their collaboration to increase food production and provide better nutrition for Africa’s growing population. With 65% of global uncultivated arable land, the African Development Bank believes that the continent can …
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