Social media critic, David Hundeyin, has disclosed that he was offered N800,000 by a foreign Non-Governmental Organisation, Dialogue Earth, formerly known as China Dialogue Trust, to write a damaging article on Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company. Hundeyin, who claimed that he was not a fan of the Founder of …
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THE Governing Council of Federal University Dutse (FUD) in Jigawa State has approved the promotion of 14 academic staff members to the rank of professor. The university’s Chief Information Officer, Abdullah Yayaha, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, August 9, 2024. Yahaya noted that the council also approved the …
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A Federal High Court and five State High Courts have sentenced no fewer than 59 internet fraudsters to various jail terms. The convicts are Adekola Mohammed Bidemi, Raheem Toheeb Olalekan, Nduneri Kelvin Precious, Adekola Akinsola Iyanuoluwa, Adegoke Tomiwa Olalekan, Akintade Isaac Temitayo, Olaolu Abdulsomad Olamide, Akanni Oluwapelumi Anuoluwapo, Omogbolahan Arikuyeri …
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PRESIDENT Nicolas Maduro has suspended access to the social media platform X for 10 days in the country. Maduro, on Thursday, August 8, 2024, announced his government was blocking X formerly known as Twitter, for 10 days and accused the site’s owner, Elon Musk, of “inciting hate and fascism” in …
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UNITED States rapper Jacques Bermon Webster, widely known as Travis Scott, has been arrested over a fight at a five-star hotel in Paris, the capital of France. Travis Scott was arrested in Paris on Friday, August 9, 2024. “Policemen were called to the Georges V hotel and arrested Travis Scott …
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THE Nigerian military in the last one week eliminated 108 terrorists and rescued 214 kidnapped hostages across the country. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Buba said troops also apprehended 204 suspected terrorists and other criminal …
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Nigeria’s medal hopeful and world record 100m Hurdles holder, Tobi Amusan, will not be part of the 100m Hurdles final on Saturday after she finished the semifinal heat at 12.55s. Amusan who delivered a good finish to qualify for the semifinal finished third in her heat qualifying with a small …
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UNKNOWN gunmen have attacked police vehicle at Omatha Junction, Ichi in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State. According to an eyewitness account, the incident occurred at 8.30 am today. The unknown gunmen were said to have used an explosive to blast the vehicle, killing two police officers and injuring …
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If not for health challenge and eventual death, former FIFA and CAF President, Issa Hayatou, would have been part of the ongoing 33rd Olympics in Paris, France. Not as an athlete, but as a stakeholder and member of International Olympic Committee. Not many know, and many may have forgotten that …
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Simon Ekpa, a controversial Biafra agitator, has hired an American lobbying firm, Moran Global Strategies (MGS), to advance agitation for the independent state of Biafra, PREMIUM TIMES reports. Mr Ekpa, based in Finland, heads Autopilot, a faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). IPOB is a separatist group agitating for the …
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