THE late elder statesman and former federal Commissioner for Information, Edwin Clark, will be laid to rest on May 13, 2025, in his hometown of Kiagbodo, Burutu Local Government Area, Delta State. The prominent leader of the South-South region and Senator of the Second Republic passed away on February 17, …
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THE Lagos State Police Command has issued a directive to all commanders and officers within its jurisdiction to prepare for a planned nationwide protest, set to take place on April 7, 2025. Newsextra24 reports that the protest is being organized by the Take-It-Back (TIB) movement and several Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), …
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US customs agents on Saturday began collecting President Donald Trump’s unilateral 10% tariff on all imports from many countries, with higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners due to start next week. Newsextra24 reports that the initial 10% baseline tariff took effect at US seaports, airports and customs …
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Fenerbache manager, Jose Mourinho, has received a three-match ban for pinching the nose of Galatasaray coach, Okan Buruk. The incident happened after Mourinho’s men lost in the Super Cup to their rivals. The former Chelsea and Manchester United boss walked up behind Buruk and grabbed his nose, sending the head …
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SCORES of people on Saturday protested across European cities against United States President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk. This followed a bruising week for financial markets after Trump unveiled sweeping global tariffs. In Frankfurt, Germany, the demonstration was reportedly organised by Democrats Abroad, the official organisation of the …
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CHELSEA have breached UEFA limits on financial losses, according to the UK Times. On Monday, the Blues posted a net profit of almost £130 million in their latest accounts published. This profit was arrived at after they sold their women’s team to their sister company. A statement on Chelsea’s website …
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UNITED States President Donald Trump has extended the deadline for TikTok to find a non-Chinese buyer or face a ban in the US. Trump gave TikTok 75 more days to find a buyer.. “My Administration has been working very hard on a deal to save TikTok, and we have made …
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Oba Abimbola Owoade has been crowned the 46th Alaafin of Oyo. Owoade succeeds the 45th Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, who died on April 22, 2022, at the age of 83. The coronation event took place today (Saturday) at Oliveth Baptist High School in Oyo, where Governor Seyi Makinde …
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IF you’ve recently spotted a light-blue circle in your WhatsApp app, you’re not alone. That new icon is the Meta AI assistant, now rolling out to users worldwide, including in the UK, South Africa, India, and Australia. Initially launched in the US and Canada in 2023, Meta’s AI chatbot is expanding across the platform’s …
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THE African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), long considered the bedrock of US-Africa trade relations, is facing its biggest threat in 25 years. The sweeping new tariffs unveiled by US President Donald Trump this week have cast serious doubt over the future of the trade pact, with Lesotho—one of its biggest textile beneficiaries—suffering …
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