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Month: November 2023

4-year-old boy drowns in Lagos canal

The deceased’s father blamed the church for allowing his child to leave after their service. A four-year-old boy identified as Daniel Oyedokun, has met his untimely death after drowning in a canal, leaving his family in a state of mourning. Oyedokun was returning home from church on Sunday, November 26, 2023, at Awori street, Dopemu,…

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2 gunmen attack Cross River Secretariat, shoot accountant in Calabar

The gunmen trailed the victim to his office complex where they forcefully took the bag containing money from him after shooting him at close range. An accountant with the Cross River Ministry of Education was on Wednesday shot when gunmen trailed him to the old Government Secretariat near Government House in Calabar. The News Agency…

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Nigerian Navy hands over 187 bags of cannabis sativa to NDLEA

The substances were confiscated from within the Badagry Creek, and Eleko Beach in Lekki. The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT on Wednesday handed over 187 bags of cannabis sativa to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in a display of inter-agency collaboration. The Commander of the ship, Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga, handed over the substance…

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Adeleke approves ₦15,000 wage for civil servants, ₦10,000 for pensioners

The governor pledged the commitment of his administration to the welfare of workers at all times. Gov Ademola Adeleke of Osun has approved the payment of wage award to civil servants and pensioners in the state to mitigate the impact of subsidy removal. Adeleke made this known in a statement by his spokesperson, Mr Olawale…

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Court orders Edu to reveal ₦535.8m COVID-19 school feeding expenditure

The judge also ordered the minister to comply with the orders of the court within 21 days upon receipt of the orders. A Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered Dr Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, to release details of how the sum of ₦535.8 million was expended on…

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Governor Oborevwori presents ₦714.4bn 2024 budget for Delta State

The budget showed a decrease of ₦94.9 billion or 12%, compared with the 2023 budget of ₦809.4 billion. Gov Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta on Wednesday presented a budget of ₦714.4 billion for 2024 to the State House of Assembly for approval. Presenting the budget tagged ”Budget of Hope and Optimism”, Oborevwori said it was made…

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Dino Melaye is not going to challenge Kogi election results at tribunal

Dino Melaye believes the ruling party has captured the judiciary. Senator Dino Melaye, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last governorship election in Kogi State said he won’t challenge the outcome of the poll at the state’s election petition tribunal. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the APC candidate,…

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Stop congratulating me on reappontment – NNPC’s Kyari tells oil, gas stakeholders

He stated that he views this reappointment as a renewed challenge and is fully committed to stabilising the oil industry. The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Malam Mele Kyari, has called upon oil and gas stakeholders and fellow Nigerians to abstain from sending congratulatory messages in response…

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Full text of President Tinubu’s 2024 Budget speech

President Tinubu presents his first full-year budget to the National Assembly exactly six months after he assumed office. On Wednesday, November 29, 2023, President Bola Tinubu presented the N27.5 trillion 2024 budget proposal to a joint session of the 10th National Assembly in Abuja. It is the President’s first full-year budget since he assumed office…

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Burna Boy sounds like a Jamaican in my song – Busta Rhymes

Busta Rhymes can’t stop singing Burna Boy’s praises since their Roboshotta collaboration. American rap legend, Busta Rhymes, has praised Nigerian superstar Burna Boy’s musical versatility, stating that he sounded authentically Jamaican in their new song Roboshotta. Busta made his assertation during the latest episode of the Shopping for Sneakers podcast, which he guest starred on….

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