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Day: November 10, 2024

Skepta’s film, ‘Tribal Mark’ wins Audience Choice Award at AFRIFF 2024

The film is also directed by Hector Dockrill and Dwight Okechukwu. ‘Tribal Mark,’ film by British-Nigerian rapper, Skepta has won the audience choice award at the 13th edition of the African Film Festival (AFRIFF). In a groundbreaking moment at this year’s African Film Festival, British-Nigerian rapper Skepta took home the prestigious Audience Choice Award for…

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Nigeria’s economy shows promise, inflation rate projected to decrease

TDF noted that despite current inflation rates, Nigeria’s economy was transitioning from a static model to a flourishing one, with implications for job and wealth creation. The Democratic Front (TDF) has welcomed Fitch Ratings’ projection that Nigeria’s inflation rate would decrease from 33.7 per cent to 26.2 per cent by Q1 2025. The group, in…

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NDLEA seizes tons of illicit drugs in 9 states

Babafemi said that the discovery was made during a joint examination of the container with men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), and other security agencies. The Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have seized tons of illicit drugs in Lagos, FCT, Taraba, Kwara, Plateau, Kano, Kaduna, Edo, and Ondo states respectively….

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NDLEA smashes cross-border drug syndicates, arrests 6 kingpins

Babafemi said that they all came under NDLEA radar after they were suspected of being major suppliers of drugs to terror groups operating in Nigeria and Cameroon. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has smashed two major cross-border drug trafficking syndicates with cocaine and opioids worth billions of naira recovered from them. A statement…

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I will deliver Kano to APC in 2027 – Minister

The minister highlighted the importance of completing the ongoing projects under his ministry, particularly those related to the Renewed Hope Agenda. The newly appointed Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Alhaji Yusuf Abdullahi, has pledged to deliver Kano State to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. Abdullahi, who stated this while briefing…

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Coast clear for Okonjo-Iweala to retain DG role as WTO says no opposition

The WTO said the window for interested members to submit their nominations closed with no one coming forward to challenge Okonjo-Iweala. Barring any dramatic twist, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will retain her position as the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for a second term. This is because the global trade body has confirmed Okonjo-Iweala…

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VDM, Adeyanju’s protest designed to cause rift between Tinubu, Wike – Group

Uke said that Wike was known for making bold decisions even if such would affect those close to him. A group, The Concerned Rivers People (CRP), has condemned calls for the dismissal of the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, following the demolition of some illegal structures in the Ruga community in Abuja. Robinson Uke,…

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Avoid the temptation to japa – Tinubu tells Nigerian graduates

Tinubu said his administration is implementing measures aimed at mitigating the harsh economic impact on the people, especially the vulnerable. President Bola Tinubu has appealed to graduates of Nigerian Universities to exercise patriotism and avoid the temptation of seeking greener pastures outside the country. This is contained in the President’s address at the 29th and…

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Nigerians need to seek forgiveness from God to overcome hardship – Oluwo

The traditional ruler said that the mineral resources that God endowed the country with were enough if only Nigerians could ask God for wisdom. Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, the Oluwo of Iwoland in Osun, on Saturday, said that the present economic hardship faced by Nigerians required divine intervention. Oba Akanbi said this during the celebration of…

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I’ve forgiven my opponents – MC Oluomo says after emerging NURTW president

Oluomo urged the NURTW members to remain committed to the preservation of the union. Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has extended an olive branch to those who have wronged him following his emergence as the national president of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in a recent election. Oluomo emerged after…

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