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AFCON Qualifiers: CAF hands victory to Nigeria, fines Libya $50,000

AFCON Qualifiers: CAF hands victory to Nigeria, fines Libya $50,000

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has awarded Nigeria a win and the full three points in the 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier with Libya that was postponed this month.   The Super Eagles and Libya were originally scheduled to play against the Libyan team at the Martyrs of February Stadium in Benina, Benghazi on October 15, in …

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President Tinubu is destined to fix Nigeria – Former Women Affairs Minister, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, says

President Tinubu is destined to fix Nigeria - Former Women Affairs Minister, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, says

Former Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, says President Bola Tinubu is destined to fix Nigeria.   She stated this on her X handle this morning. This comes days after she and four other Ministers were fired from President Tinubu’s cabinet. Shortly after her sack, she released a statement thanking the President for giving her the opportunity to serve in …

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Nigeria Police Force debunks allegation of ill-funding, corruption and meagre budgetary allocation to Divisional Police stations

Nigeria Police Force debunks allegation of ill-funding, corruption and meagre budgetary allocation to Divisional Police stations

The Nigeria Police Force has debunked media reports that it allocates only N15,000 for operations at different divisional police offices for a period of three months.    A news platform had shared an article claiming that the force is enmeshed in corruption scandal over the meagre budgetary allocation to divisional police stations.The report had claimed an anonymous Divisional Police Officer …

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Binance boss departs Nigeria after FG dropped money laundering charges

Binance boss departs Nigeria after FG dropped money laundering charges

The Head of Financial Crime Compliance at Binance, Tigran Gambaryan, has departed Nigeria  days after the Federal government dropped money laundering charges against him.     The world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange made the disclosure pf his departure from Nigeria in a statement released on Thursday, October 24.   “Today, American citizen Tigran Gambaryan left Nigeria to return home to his …

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Nigeria written on proposed reserve currency of BRICS as it joins bloc as partner country

Nigeria written on proposed reserve currency of BRICS as it joins bloc as partner country

Nigeria has officially joined BRICS as a partner country, alongside 12 other nations, further strengthening its economic ties with the bloc.   This announcement was made at the ongoing BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, held from October 22 to 24, 2024.   Nigeria’s inclusion comes after significant surge in foreign capital inflows from BRICS nations, which rose by 189% in …

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Canadian lady bags 11 years imprisonment for importing illicit drug into Nigeria

Canadian lady bags 11 years imprisonment for importing illicit drug into Nigeria

A 41-year-old Canadian lady, Adrienne Munju, was on Wednesday 23rd October 2024 convicted and sentenced to 11 years imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Lagos for importing 74 parcels of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of synthetic cannabis weighing 35.20 kilograms into Nigeria.     Munju’s conviction followed her arraignment on two counts charge before Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of …

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The world is hard, but Nigeria is harder – Timaya laments

The world is hard, but Nigeria is harder - Timaya laments

The singer voiced his concern during an interview with Channels Television, stressing that Nigerians are not happy with how hard the country is, and neither is he. “Things are really hard. I feel it for people because if people are not happy, I can’t be happy, too. I pay bills. I help a lot of people, so I understand what …

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Nigerian Immigration ‘arrests’ Bobrisky during attempt to flee Nigeria

Nigerian Immigration 'arrests' Bobrisky during attempt to flee Nigeria

According to a new video shared and posted on the Instagram page of social media activist, Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, the crossdresser has been arrested at the Seme border while on the verge of departing the shores of Nigeria. VeryDarkMan noted that the Nigerian Immigration Officers have arrested Bobrisky who is now in their custody. He also dared …

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Electricity is cheaper in Nigeria than in Senegal and others ? TCN

Electricity is cheaper in Nigeria than in Senegal and others ? TCN

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has stated that despite the recent hike in electricity tariffs, the cost of energy in Nigeria is still more affordable than in several neighboring African countries.    TCN Managing Director, Sule Abdulaziz, made this statement during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme.   Abdulaziz explained that Nigerians are paying more for electricity …

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