FORMER US president Jimmy Carter has won a posthumous Grammy award. Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, died in December at age 100. Prior to his passing, Carter was nominated in the audiobook, narration, and storytelling recording category …
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THE African Petroleum Regulators Forum (AFRIPERF) has called for collaboration and innovation in the 2025 operational year for it to achieve its stated objectives. Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, the interim chairman of the Forum in his New Year message to members over the weekend stated that this moment in the life …
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Indonesia’s inflation rate was 0.76 per cent in January, 2025 official data showed on Monday, dropping sharply from a rate of 1.57 per cent in December and coming in below the lower bound of the central bank’s target range for the year. The rate in January was below analysts’ estimate …
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THE Senior pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly COZA) Biodun Fatoyinbo had a double celebration as he marked his 50th Birthday ceremony and 25th wedding anniversary, In attendance were Former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Bai Koroma (Nigeria and Sierra Leon) respectively, Prof Mike Ozekhome, SAN and wife, Lady ( Dr ) …
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UGANDA’S Supreme Court ruled on Friday that trying civilians in military courts is unconstitutional, a decision that brings immediate relief to opposition leader Kizza Besigye. The court ordered that all ongoing trials of civilians in military courts must stop and be transferred to civilian courts. ‘All charges or ongoing criminal trials …
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TWO associates of Benin’s President Patrice Talon have been sentenced to 20 years in prison for their involvement in an alleged coup attempt in the West African nation. The court in Cotonou found the men guilty of ‘conspiracy against state security’ and ‘corruption of a public official,’ among other charges related to …
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THE Sokoto State Ministry of Animal Health and Fishery Development has announced that it has successfully vaccinated 95% of livestock across the state to prevent the spread of anthrax and other animal diseases. Dr. Nasiru Abdulrahaman, the Director of Veterinary Services, disclosed this in an interview with journalists while addressing …
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GRAMMY-WINNING Nigerian artist Tems announced on Thursday that she would be cancelling her upcoming concert in Kigali, Rwanda, scheduled for March 22. The decision comes in response to the escalating conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where Rwanda is accused of supporting the M23 rebel group. Tems, whose …
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A former President of Germany, Horst Koehler is dead. Koehler, who served as head of state from 2004 to 2010, died on Saturday at the age of 81. A statement by Germany’s Presidency said the former Head of State died after a brief illness. “Koehler passed away early this morning …
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The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, January 31, 2025, arraigned 11 Chinese, one Filipino and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd, before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The defendants are: Wang Zheng Ming, Li Yin …
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