Pandemonium broke out in Jos, Plateau state after an explosion rocked the densely populated Terminus market area in the capital city this morning November 11. Unconfirmed reports say that several people were injured in the blast with an unspecified number of casualties. The extent of the damage remains unclear but witnesses described scenes of destruction and chaos. Emergency services, …
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The Naira is forecasted to depreciate to N1,993 per US dollar by 2028. A report by BMI Research, a subsidiary of Fitch Solutions, forecasts significant constraints on the import of critical medical supplies into Nigeria due to the weakening of the Naira and structural challenges within the healthcare system. The report projects that by 2028, the Naira will exchange at NGN1993/USD, a rate it …
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A music director at a Michigan Catholic church in the US has reportedly been fired after an unknown source informed church officials of his same-sex marriage.Fred Szczepanski was fired from his position at St. Francis Church in Traverse City on Oct. 18 after the church officials discovered he had a same-sex marriage ceremony to his longtime partner in Nevada in 2020, …
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Queen Elizabeth II’s final diary entry, written just two days before her death, has been revealed and it contains only five words. During her record-breaking 70-year reign, Queen Elizabeth, who died in Sept. 2022 at age 96, kept a private diary to jot down key events in her life throughout the years. She carried that tradition through to her final …
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Actress Jemima Osunde has slammed an X user who complained that there are no new faces in Nogerian movies. Jemima had shared the poster for a new movie featuring the same popular faces and an X user responded. “I’m sincerely tired of seeing the same faces in this damn industry,” the follower wrote. “We’re tired …
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A 14-year-old from Florida has entered a guilty plea in a disturbing case involving the ass@ult of a 91-year-old woman. Jesse Stone was arrested back in June for s*xual as$@ult by someone under 18 toward a victim over the age of 12 and burglary of a dwelling with battery. While he initially entered a not guilty plea, he reportedly changed that plea …
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A businesswoman has shared her frustrations over the regular increase in price of goods. She took to X on Monday, Nov. 11, to write: “On Saturday I supplied 50 cartons of Malta Guinness for N13,500. My gain per carton was N500. Meaning I profited N25k. “Today I went for restock and they’re telling me it’s now N15k cost price per …
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A data review for the second quarter debt portfolio of the country released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that the debt owed by every Nigerian on the average stood at N619,501. According to the data published by the Debt Management Office, Nigeria’s public debt stood at N134.297 trillion as of the second quarter of 2024 (June, …
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A day-old baby girl has been abandoned by a yet-to-be identified mother in the New Market area of Minna, the Niger State capital. Residents told Daily Trust that the baby was found around 1am on Monday, November 11, 2024, when her cry was heard behind one of the houses. One of the residents, Maryam Abdullah, said that a …
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A mining site at Maiagwagwa in Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State has collapsed, k!lling at least 13 persons. The Chairman of the LGA, Dr. Joshua Riti, confirmed this to newsmen on Monday, November 11, 2024, in Jos. Riti, who expressed sadness over the number of d3aths recorded, said that the incident occurred last Saturday. …
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