Venus Williams Set for Comeback at DC Open After 16-Month Hiatus

Tennis legend Venus Williams is set to make her long-awaited return to competitive tennis at the DC Open this week, following a 16-month break due to health issues. The 45-year-old…

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Fuel scarcity looms as depots raise petrol price to N720/litre

Fuel scarcity is gradually surfacing in Lagos and other parts of the country as private depot owners hiked the ex-depot price of petrol from N630 to N720 per litre. This…

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Poverty alleviation: Court orders Buhari’s minister to explain N729bn disbursement

Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos has directed the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development, Sadia Umar-Farouk, to give details of how…

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Ogun steel company’s engine roller kills 27-year-old worker

A 27-year-old employee of KAM Steel Integrated Company, Yahaya Ibrahim, was killed by an engine roller after slipping on the machine at the company’s factory along the Sagamu-Ogijo Expressway in…

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Kwara ritualist arrested for attempting to slaughter minor

The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a 46-year-old ritualist while attempting to slaughter a 10-year-old boy hawking pepper in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The suspect identified as Isiaka Adeniyi…

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Biden faces crucial week in fight for reelection bid

The United States President Joe Biden faces a critical week Monday that will test his standing at home and abroad, as moves to force him to quit his fight for…

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Labour tipped to win as UK elects new PM

Britons headed to the polls Thursday in a general election widely expected to emphatically return the opposition Labour Party to power and end nearly a decade-and-a-half of Conservative rule. The…

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Biden won’t withdraw from presidential race — Spokesperson

Joe Biden is “absolutely not” pulling out of the US presidential race, his spokeswoman said Wednesday, as pressure mounted following his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump. Panic has gripped…

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JAMB uncovers 3,000 fake graduates

The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board has uncovered 3,000 fake graduates who never set foot within the four walls of a classroom. The board also decried the issue of illegal…

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N423bn theft: Kaduna protesters ask ICPC to arrest El-Rufai

A group, the Kaduna Citizens Watch for Good Governance, on Wednesday, formally submitted a petition to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission against ex-governor Nasir El-Rufai. The…

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Owner of collapsed building risks prosecution – LASG

The General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, Gbolahan Oki, has blamed the collapse of a two-storey building in the Mushin area on the use of substandard materials.…

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Flood: Umahi orders desilting of drains along federal roads in Lagos

Following the floodwaters that covered major highways in Lagos on Wednesday as a result of heavy downpour, the Minister of Work, Sen David Umahi, has directed the desilting of drains…

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FG, UNICEF, and others unveil universal child benefit for social protection coverage.

The Federal government, in collaboration with UNICEF and other partners, is to introduce the Universal Child Benefit and increase public spending on social protection by 2 percent, aiming to reduce…

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Banks recapitalization will increase loans, advances — Proshare

Analysts at Proshare Nigeria, an online news media, have projected increased bank loans and advances among other things following banks’ recapitalization. Presenting a book, “ Beyond Profit: How a Nigerian company…

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Naira depreciates to N1, 520/$ in parallel market

The Naira yesterday depreciated in the parallel market to N1,520 per dollar from N1,515 per dollar on Tuesday. Similarly, the Naira depreciated to N1,512.61 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous…

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Finidi George appointed Rivers United technical manager

Former Super Eagles coach, Finidi George has been unveiled as the new technical manager of Rivers United. The club made the announcement in a post on its X account on…

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