Dishing Veracious News, Events & Analyses.
Dishing Veracious News, Events & Analyses.
ReadershipLionel Messi was on Tuesday named in Argentina’s squad for a friendly against Benin on October 6, a match that will serve as his farewell appearance after announcing his international…
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ReadershipAirtel ODU vs MTN ODU: As Internet Becomes Nigerians’ Lifeline, Glo Risks Falling Behind By Lateef Owodunni | Readership NG Internet access is no longer a luxury for the average…
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ReadershipThe Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has described All Progressives Congress, APC, governors as “politically lazy”. The comment followed the APC governors’ opposition to his Rainbow…
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ReadershipAs schools and education platforms continue to embrace digital transformation, the need for efficient, secure and reliable payment collection has become increasingly important. Recognising this, Interswitch, one of Africa’s leading…
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ReadershipDHL Express has launched Domestic Select, a new domestic delivery service designed to help businesses and individuals ship parcels across Nigeria with greater affordability, convenience, and reliability. Domestic Select is…
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ReadershipThe Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has clarified that his support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 does not mean the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
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ReadershipMicrosoft’s AI division published a code of conduct Monday governing how its artificial intelligence models should behave, as fears rise about the dangers of AI. The document is built around…
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ReadershipNigeria’s headline inflation rate fell slightly to 15.39 per cent in August 2026, from 15.43 per cent recorded in July, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The statistics…
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ReadershipOperatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), Lagos, have arrested four suspected members of an armed robbery syndicate allegedly terrorising residents around the Iju-Ishaga–Oke Aro axis of Lagos State.…
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ReadershipFlooding in India’s eastern Bihar state has affected nearly five million people, officials said on Tuesday as aid was being sent to the worst-hit areas. Bihar is among India’s most…
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ReadershipNairobi will host the 2029 World Outdoor Athletics Championships, beating off competition from London, Munich and Rome to become the first African hosts, World Athletics announced Tuesday. The 2031 championships…
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ReadershipThe 2027 candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the Yewa North/Imeko-Afon Federal Constituency, Oluwadara Kehinde, has urged students across the constituency to embrace learning, discipline, creativity and excellence…
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ReadershipTwenty five years after Africa’s most consistent filmmaker, Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, popularly known as D’Guvnor, made Issakaba, the movie remains an architectural masterpiece about the unresolved security challenges in Nigeria.…
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ReadershipThe Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed the Chairman of the Ogun State chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Michael-Azeez Ogunsiji, as…
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ReadershipAremo Akinlolu Agunbiade has strengthened the grassroots structure ahead of the 2027 general elections with the inauguration of 10 Polling Unit Managers for Ward 7, Unit 9, Ayegbami. At the…
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ReadershipOgun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has charged the state judiciary to uphold justice, fairness, accountability and the rule of law, saying public confidence in democracy depends largely on the…
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ReadershipThe Executive Chairman of Sagamu Local Government, Ogbeni Jubril Olasile Odulate, has welcomed pupils, students, teachers, parents and guardians back to school as the new academic session begins. Odulate, in…
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ReadershipThe Inspector-General of Police has approved the training of 300 Nigeria Police Force personnel across the six South-West states in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) operations, drone surveillance and intelligence gathering,…
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ReadershipA fresh video showing Desmond Elliot seeking forgiveness from Femi Gbajabiamila has drawn attention to the political relationship between the two Lagos politicians. The Lagos State House of Assembly member…
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ReadershipOlam Agri has entered the ruminant nutrition market with the launch of its Tru Value cattle feed range, marking a significant expansion of its Integrated Feed & Protein (IFP) business. The…
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ReadershipInterswitch Group, Africa’s integrated payments and commerce company, is set to return as the headline sponsor of the Inspire Africa Conference, marking the third edition of the conference supported by…
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ReadershipA foundation member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Osita Okechukwu, on Sunday urged President Bola Tinubu to allow the strategic alliance of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom…
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ReadershipNigeria’s Falconets have powered into the round of 16 of the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup with a commanding 10–1 victory over New Caledonia at the Stadion Miejski ŁKS…
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ReadershipThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released its list of qualified candidates for the forthcoming 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections, confirming Oladigbo Oluwasogo Olalekan, ASM, ACIPM, HRPL, as…
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ReadershipA Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has called on the Federal Government to move beyond diplomatic condemnations and institute legal proceedings against South Africa over the alleged killings and…
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ReadershipThe Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed veteran journalist and Media Adviser to the Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District, Senator Adeola Olamilekan Yayi, Chief…
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ReadershipCeline Dion wept tears of joy on Saturday as she fulfilled her dream of returning to the stage after years battling a rare neurological disorder, with a sell-out concert in…
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ReadershipThe President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, has called on labour leaders to aspire to political leadership, saying the experience of former union leaders in government…
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ReadershipThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of presidential and vice-presidential candidates for Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. The list contains 18 presidential candidates and their running…
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ReadershipOgun State’s growing digital transformation has earned Governor Dapo Abiodun a major national recognition, with the Governor emerging Governor of the Year – Public Service Innovation at the Nigeria eGovernment…
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ReadershipFormer National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, is dead. Tukur, a former governor of the old Gongola State and Minister of Industries, died on Saturday…
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ReadershipMore than 7,000 Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s worst outbreak of the deadly disease ever, according to figures from the Congolese authorities. Thought to…
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ReadershipZamfara State is taking another major step toward cleaner and more sustainable transportation as Governor Dauda Lawal deepens efforts to modernise the state’s transport system. Governor Dauda Lawal on Wednesday,…
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ReadershipOlasunkanmi Adetoye Ijaduoye, a former President of the National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) and former Special Adviser to the immediate past Chairman of Remo North Local Government, has resigned…
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ReadershipThe Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ) is set to elect a new leadership as the Electoral Committee, chaired by the publisher of Readership NG, Lateef Owodunni, has released the…
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ReadershipThe APC Presidential Campaign Council has disclosed that its 2027 campaign will be issue-based and focused on the achievements of the administration rather than attacks on individuals. The Director-General of…
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ReadershipThe Executive Chairman of Sagamu Local Government, Ogbeni Jubril Olasile Odulate, has felicitated former lawmaker and prominent political leader, Rt. Hon. Tunji Egbetokun, on the occasion of his birthday. Odulate,…
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ReadershipThe National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has honoured Governor Dauda Lawal for his leadership in advancing Zamfara State’s transport sector and infrastructure. On Wednesday, the NURTW presented the…
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ReadershipThe aspiration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly candidate for Remo North State Constituency, Adebiyi Adeleye, has suffered a major political setback following the resignation of former…
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ReadershipWhen Governor Dauda Lawal spoke about infrastructure at the flag-off of one of his many road projects, he was extremely careful not to present road construction as an end in…
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ReadershipPresident of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS) over a purported anti-North statement allegedly attributed to him and circulated on Facebook and other digital…
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ReadershipVictor Osimhen, Alex Iwobi, Stanley Nwabali and Calvin Bassey were among the major winners at the 12th Nigeria Pitch Awards. Nwabali, who plays for Chippa United FC, won the Goalkeeper…
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ReadershipThe National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has linked banditry in Nigeria to the indiscriminate consumption of alcohol. The Director General of the National Agency for…
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ReadershipThe Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, is being credited again for the fulfilment of his prophecies in Tanzania, Maimi, Saudi Arabia and Nigeria. The man of…
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ReadershipThe police have paraded 46 suspects in connection with Tuesday’s ‘attack’ on the convoy of the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, along the Makurdi-Gboko federal highway. …
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ReadershipFor years, the Auchi–Okene–Abuja highway and its surrounding communities have carried a reputation that no Nigerian traveller would wish to associate with a journey home: the fear of being watched,…
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ReadershipThe legal challenges mounted against the governorship candidacy of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Ogun State, Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, have suffered a major setback,…
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ReadershipThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Ifo Constituency II in the Ogun State House of Assembly election, Hon. Omotunde Ayoade, has formally commenced his campaign ahead of the 2027…
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Readership2027: Meet Pastor Oluwole Olutayo David, The PDP Candidate Seeking To Represent Remo North By Lateef Owodunni | Readership NG As political activities officially commence ahead of the 2027 Governorship…
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ReadershipPolitical mobilisation by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections has received a fresh impetus in Remo North, with Aremo Akinlolu Agunbiade, popularly known as…
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ReadershipDangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE (“DPRP” or the “Enterprise”) today held the signing ceremony in connection with its proposed Initial Public Offering (the “IPO”), marking an important milestone in…
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ReadershipOgun 2027: Yayi, Yewa/Awori And The Emergency Historians By ‘Dare Odufowokan There is something rather amusing about the sudden emergence of “emergency historians” whenever Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known…
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ReadershipThe Federal Government has announced that repair work on the damaged expansion joints on the Kara Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway will commence on September 8. A statement by…
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ReadershipA total of 4.1 billion ordinary shares will be offered at ₦525 per share as the Dangote Refinery held the historic Initial Public Offering (IPO) ceremony in Lagos on Monday.…
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ReadershipThe Peoples Democratic Party candidate for the Ogun State House of Assembly, Ifo Constituency II, Hon. Omotunde Ayoade, JP, has empowered more than 200 widows in Asuje Bus Stop, Irepodun…
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ReadershipThe 2027 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, has alleged that former Labour Party, LP, presidential running mate Datti Baba-Ahmed knew Peter Obi was “a packaged…
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ReadershipUS President Donald Trump’s name-changing spree found an unlikely new target on Sunday when he suggested the state of New Mexico could become “New America.” His proposal, which was immediately…
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ReadershipThe Bursar of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Nasiru Marafa, has been shot dead while returning from Gusau, Zamfara State. The university announced his death in a statement…
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ReadershipNigeria has facilitated the safe return of former Sierra Leone President Ernest Koroma to the country, following more than two years of temporary relocation to Nigeria. The Minister of Foreign…
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ReadershipVeteran Nollywood actor Pete Edochie has revealed that former Premier of the defunct Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, is his favourite Nigerian politician of all time. Speaking on a recent…
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ReadershipEdo Queens have won the WAFU-B Women’s Champions League title after producing a dramatic late comeback against Ghanaian champions Ampem Darkoa Ladies in Saturday night’s final in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.…
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ReadershipThe Special Adviser to the Ogun State Governor on Information and Strategy, Hon. Kayode Akinmade, has said Governor Dapo Abiodun’s leadership has transformed the state’s development trajectory and strengthened its…
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ReadershipInterswitch Group, one of Africa’s leading integrated payments and digital commerce companies, has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the growth and evolution of Nigeria’s media ecosystem as a proud sponsor…
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ReadershipThe candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the Ogun State House of Assembly, Ifo Constituency II, Hon. Omotunde Ayoade, has promised to usher in a new era of responsive,…
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ReadershipA Lagos high court on Wednesday barred actress Lizzy Anjorin from posting pictures of Rakeem, the son of Priscilla Ojo and Juma Jux, on her social media pages.
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ReadershipThe Yobe State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old Moniepoint Field Loan Officer, Thlakham Daniel, over an alleged ₦74 million fraud. Daniel’s arrest was made as the command commenced an…
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ReadershipThe Federal Government has approved N515 million in relief funds for business owners affected by the recent fire incident at the SPAR shopping mall in Calabar, Cross River State. The…
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ReadershipThe African Democratic Congress (ADC) has officially released the list of its governorship candidates and running mates for the 2027 general elections across several states. This was contained in a…
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ReadershipThere is a dimension of policing that rarely makes the headlines. It is the human side of the profession, the side that begins after the gunfire has stopped, after an…
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ReadershipA new publication documenting a model of subnational development, institutional reform and people-centred governance has been launched in Abuja, with policymakers, academics, civil society actors and media practitioners describing the…
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ReadershipJustice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has declined the request by the detained self-styled Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, for…
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ReadershipThe Federal Government has warned parents, teachers, school proprietors, principals, invigilators and students against examination malpractice. In a statement on Thursday, Ikharo Attah, the Special Adviser (Media and Communications) to…
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ReadershipNigeria has officially assumed the chairmanship of the United Nations General Assembly’s Fifth Committee, responsible for the organisation’s budget and administrative affairs. Speaking as Nigeria takes up leadership of the…
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ReadershipThe Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (Rtd), has urged state governors to stop giving motorcycles as palliatives, warning that the vehicles often end up in the hands of terrorists…
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ReadershipTwelve years ago in Canada, Nigeria stood on the brink of glory at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. Four years earlier, the Falconets had suffered their first final defeat…
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ReadershipThe presidency has dismissed reports suggesting that President Bola Tinubu is facing a criminal case in the United States, clarifying that the ongoing proceedings before a Washington, DC, court concern…
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ReadershipThe Executive Governor of Zamfara State Dr Dauda Lawal has received the Outstanding Governor Award from the Daily Times in the North–West region during its centenary anniversary in Abuja. The…
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ReadershipPolice operatives attached to the Ijebu-Igbo Division of the Ogun State Command have arrested one Ayomide Kamula in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 19-year old girl in…
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ReadershipAmerican journalist, activist and feminist icon Gloria Steinem has died, her foundation said in a statement on Thursday. She was 92. “Yesterday, Gloria Steinem passed away peacefully at her home…
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ReadershipGrammy Award-winning American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson died on Wednesday in her hometown of Jackson, Mississippi, her manager said. She was 70. “Cassandra Wilson transitioned peacefully at home, surrounded by…
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ReadershipHow Ogun 1 Customs Under Afeni Is Tough On Smuggling, Strong On Revenue Growth By Nigeria Association of Social and Resourceful Editors (NASRE) At Idiroko, Nigeria’s western gateway to the…
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ReadershipThe “supersized” El Niño phenomenon, which is set to peak later this year, is plunging the planet into an extreme weather “danger zone”, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Thursday. According…
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ReadershipThe African Democratic Congress (ADC) has inaugurated a National Reconciliation and Peace Committee to heal divisions, rebuild trust and unify members ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Committee was…
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ReadershipThe Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has rejected claims made by the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, that it had substituted the names of the party’s properly nominated candidates with unauthorised…
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ReadershipMinister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday said he is working tirelessly to ensure that President Bola Tinubu does not lose the 2027 presidential election. Wike,…
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ReadershipUber has officially announced the shutdown of its operations in Nigeria after 12 years of service. The ride-hailing company said its Nigerian operations would be wound down effective September 2,…
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ReadershipEnglish Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion have announced the signing of Super Eagles winger Femi Azeez from Championship side Millwall on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.…
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ReadershipZamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has called for stronger collaboration between government, businesses and investors to unlock private capital and drive inclusive economic growth in the state. Lawal made the…
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ReadershipCrude jumped more than two per cent and has spiked around 10 per cent this week after the United States hit an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz, sparking…
Continue reading ReadershipInterswitch, one of Africa’s leading integrated payments and digital commerce companies, has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing inclusion, empowering talent and celebrating impactful leadership through its sponsorship and participation at…
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ReadershipTwenty-three people have died from suspected diphtheria in Plateau State in the last two weeks, with 143 suspected cases recorded as the state intensifies efforts to contain the spread of…
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ReadershipThe Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) says world football governing body FIFA has formally accepted the resignations of its former principal officers and members of the federation’s Executive Committee. The NFF…
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ReadershipOver 30,000 cases of diphtheria have been recorded across several local government areas in Kano State. The Director-General of the Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC), Muhammad Abbas, confirmed…
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ReadershipFour members of the same family have been confirmed dead after a three-storey building collapsed at Popo Giwa, Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday. The incident occurred around 5 am at…
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ReadershipGovernor Dauda Lawal And The New Zamfara State By Emmanuel Ado There is an Igbo African proverb that says, “A tree cannot make a forest.” At its core, the saying…
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ReadershipThe Ogun State Government has issued a fresh flood alert ahead of the second phase of the 2026 rainy season, advising residents in vulnerable communities to remain vigilant and relocate…
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ReadershipThe candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) for the Yewa North/Imeko-Afon Federal Constituency in the 2027 general elections, Oluwadara Kehinde, has unveiled a people-centred development agenda focused on youth…
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ReadershipNigerian music star, Davido has sparked reactions online after sharing a humorous but thought-provoking message about helping others. Speaking on the unpredictability of life, the singer noted that acts of…
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ReadershipAlpher, Union Bank of Nigeria’s dedicated proposition for women, has partnered with Zuri Circle Network (ZCN) to empower 98 female entrepreneurs through the Fearless Female Founders (FFF) 2.0 Accelerator Programme.…
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ReadershipDavid Beckham said Lionel Messi’s “legacy will live forever” after the Argentina legend announced his retirement from international football. Messi on Monday revealed he had called time on his remarkable…
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