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The presidency has slammed former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who in his New Year letter to Nigerians stated that Nigeria has moved from ‘frying pan to fire’ and from mountain top to valley in the last seven and half years. In his letter released on January 1, 2023, the former Nigerian leader …

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The Fourth edition of the championship was earlier scheduled for January 20th -30th for Zonal eliminations while the finals is slated for February 15-19. Announcing the new dates for the championship, Nigeria Cricket federation on its social media pages revealed that registrations will commence on January 3rd. The main final …

The Zamfara State Police Command has intensified the manhunt for fleeing armed bandits who killed a Chinese national and injured another.    Two Chinese nationals and their police escort were attacked while on project assessment in Maradun Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday, December 21, 2022.    Spokesperson of …

A 10 naira per litre excise tax on sweetened, carbonated and non-alcoholic beverages was passed in the 2021 Finance Act. However, the coalition is calling for an increase to the tax because it says the tax rate is not high enough to lead to a significant reduction in consumption and …

An international drug peddling racket was busted by police in Hyderabad, India and two persons including a Nigerian national were arrested.   In a combined operation conducted by Special Operation Team (SOT) L B Nagar zone along with Neredmet police, the two suspects were arrested on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 …

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The National Sports Festival in Delta state is the 21st edition of the biannual national sporting event in the country billed for December 4 to 10. The state finished top of the Medals Table with 648 medals, 320 Gold Medals, 200 Silver Medals, and 128 Bronze Medals. Bayelsa State finished …

Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele has raised an alarm of shortage of foreign exchange having a negative impact on achievement of national development goals.   Speaking on Friday, December 9, at the ongoing Bankers’ Committee Retreat in Lagos, Emefiele said there’s need to recognise the hindrances of high inflation and …

Doing this, the 23-year-old representing Rivers State surpassed Vivian Chukwuemeka’s 16-year-old FR of 50.74m set in Ijebu Ode and struck out her former PB of 57.53m set in April. She also defeated the reigning Commonwealth Champion in the event, Chioma Onyekwere, who settled for the Silver medal, while Commonwealth Bronze …