ActionAid Nigeria has partnered with a fintech organization – Chipper Cash, a cross-border payment company, to provide financial and non-financial support to households affected by floods in Bayelsa State. About 70 households across Gbarain and Ekpetiama clans in Yenagoa Local government area were provided with a variety of food items …
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Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Tuesday lifted a ban on opposition rallies imposed in 2016 by her strongman predecessor, in an overture to political rivals seeking the restoration of democratic traditions. Hassan has been under pressure to break with the hardline policies of John Magufuli, who died in 2021 …
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Portuguese star, Cristiano Ronaldo, arrived in Riyadh ahead of his grand unveiling before thousands of fans at Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr club on Tuesday, after sealing a shock move estimated at more than €200 million (S$286 million). The 37-year-old, a five-time winner of the Ballon d’Or, touched down in the …
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FREE COURSES to upskill in 2023 Here are 10 eLearning platforms with free courses from the World Bank, the IMF, and the United Nations: 1️⃣ World Bank Online Learning Campus https://olc.worldbank.org 2️⃣ IMF Online Learning https://lnkd.in/ed37NBDT 3️⃣ ILO Courses https://www.itcilo.org 4️⃣ UNICEF Free Courses https://agora.unicef.org …
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World football bid him farewell The casket bearing the body of the late Brazil football legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pele, was draped in the Brazilian flag, as the body was moved round major streets before his burial yesterday in Sao Paulo. The casket left Santos’ stadium on a fire …
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Popular herbalist dies in hotel after sex romp with pastor’s wife in Ekiti A popular herbalist has reportedly slumped and died at a hotel in Ikere Ekiti, in Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State after an alleged sex romp with his female partner. Its Nigeria gathered that …
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Nigerian flag carrier, Air Peace, has hit the 55 million passenger traffic mark, a milestone in its eight years of operations. Newsextra24 learnt that as of yesterday, the airline has airlifted 55,821,258 passengers nationwide and internationally. Chief Operating Officer of the airline, Oluwatoyin Olajide, said the traffic mark was a …
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A fuel-laden tanker, yesterday, crushed two persons who were on a motorcycle to death while overturning. According to eyewitnesses, the two riders on the bike were members of the Lagos State Parks and Garages Management who trailed the tanker driver to Fagbem Bus Stop on the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway. The witness …
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has clarified that the intent of his public comment on the endorsement of Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, stems from concern for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wike offered the explanation when he spoke at Mgbuodohia Community Primary …
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Former Imo State Governor, Ikedi Ohakim, yesterday, narrated how a bulletproof vehicle saved him after an attack by heavily armed gunmen who killed four of his police escorts. Ohakim’s convoy was ambushed on Monday night at Oriagu in Ehime Mbano Local Council of Imo State. He said even when his …
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