THE Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has said it is at the conclusive stage for the deployment of the Port Community System (PCS). The Managing Director of NPA, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, stated this at the 2024 edition of World Maritime Day, themed ‘Navigating the Future: Safety First‘, held in Lagos. Dantsoho said …
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AMERICAN rapper and music executive, Sean Combs, aka Diddy, has been reportedly removed from suicide watch. Newsextra24 recalls that Diddy was reportedly placed on suicide watch in prison after he was arrested on September 16, by Homeland Security on suspicion of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and interstate transportation for prostitution. In …
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GUNMEN have killed a councillorship candidate in Pari Ward, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Raymond Timothy, and his brother, James Timothy, in the state. Raymond was vying for the position on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Reports said that the councillorship candidate was killed alongside …
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A NEWLY-PUBLISHED memoir by Robert Bourgi has shed light on the clandestine funding of French political campaigns by African leaders, revealing the murky connections that linked Paris to African capitals for decades. Bourgi, once a key figure in the Françafrique system, recalls how African leaders provided millions in cash …
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Djibouti Finance Minister, Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh, has assured the public that President Ismail Omar Guelleh is in good health, dismissing recent rumours suggesting otherwise. Over the weekend, unconfirmed reports claimed that President Guelleh had been flown to Paris for urgent medical treatment related to a heart condition and was in …
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MALI’S military-led government has detained four senior Malian employees of Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold, according to sources on Friday. The arrests, which reportedly occurred on Wednesday, come amidst growing pressure on international mining operations in the West African country since the military junta took power in 2020. One government official, speaking …
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NIGERIAN music icon Flavour and American Grammy-winning artist 50 Cent have teamed up in a groundbreaking musical collaboration that bridges cultures and continents. The partnership promises not only a unique auditory experience but also a significant cultural exchange that highlights Igbo culture on the global stage. Flavour brings Igbo …
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● Urges constructive engagement with government THE Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that the subsidy on fuel, if not curbed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, would have cost the country a whopping N5.4 trillion by the end of 2024. Governor Abiodun noted that it would have been …
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Only 1.2% of the N1.65 billion allocated to solve Borno state’s flooding and erosion problems has been released, according to research by The ICIR. The ICIR gathered this data by reviewing the budget implementation reports of the states for both the first and second quarters of 2024. The BIR document provides insights into what the state government spent in a fiscal year. Borno State allocated N1.6 billion for erosion and flood control which …
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THE operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have foiled attempts by some suspected drug traffickers to export consignments of loud, tramadol pills, co-codamol tablets, pentazocine injection, dihydrocodeine, and promethazine tabs through some courier companies to the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Thailand, and Oman. While 2.3kg …
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