THE African Development Bank (AfDB) announced on Thursday the approval of a $1bn loan to Transnet, South Africa’s state-owned rail and ports company. This loan is fully guaranteed by the South African government and will finance the initial phase of Transnet’s $8.1bn investment plan aimed at revitalising the country’s deteriorating …
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THE trial of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on a charge of spying for the U.S. government continued behind closed doors in a Russian court on Thursday, a court spokeswoman said. Witnesses were being heard, she said. Journalists attending the trial in Yekaterinburg 1,800 kilometres east of Moscow, as …
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THE Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, affirmed the re-election victory of Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa in the Nov. 11, 2023 governorship poll. The three-member panel of justices led by Justice James Abundaga, in a unanimous judgment, held that the appeal filed by the appellants; Mr Timipre Sylva …
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THE Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Thursday said that three vessels would discharge petroleum products at Lekki Deep Sea Port in Lagos. Newsextra24 reports that NPA made the disclosure in its Shipping Position, a daily publication of the organisation, in Lagos. Newsextra24 also reports that the three vessels will discharge …
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KENYAN police on Thursday banned anti-government protests in the central business district and its environs in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, citing safety concerns. According to the police, more than 50 people have been killed, dozens of others injured and property destroyed since anti-government protests over tax hikes began across …
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AN Area Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday dissolved the Islamic marriage between one Rashida Bashir and her estranged husband, Bashir Adegboye, over the latter’s womanising attitude. The Presiding Judge, Hammed Ajumonbi, in his ruling, said that the letter sent by the husband revealed that he agreed to the divorce. …
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NIGERIA’s Super Eagles have dropped again by one spot in the FIFA World Ranking to place world 39th in the July ranking. In the ranking table by the world football governing body, the Nigerian team still maintained the 1,498.93 it had in June. Newsextra24 recalls that the team suffered a …
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AN Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a 72-year-old man, Patrick Ukpenor in a correction centre for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl. Magistrate E.Kubrinhe remanded Ukpebor at Kirikiri Correctional Centre where he will be until Aug. 13 for trial. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the court did …
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..Our doors are open for possible collaboration, Badaru. THE Honourable Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, CON, mni, has urged the Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State (FUD) to partner with the Ministry Defence on conflict resolution and research on military equipment production and repair through Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria. …
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THE Burundian Government and the United Nations system in Burundi on Thursday launched a four-year programme to fight HIV/AIDS. The joint programme is worth about 40 billion Burundi francs (about 14 million U.S. dollars), said Public Health and AIDS Control Minister Lyduine Baradahana after the launch. “The aim is to …
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