When Dr. Paul Ezike’s video on the alleged plight of some Nigerians in the Ethiopia’s Kaliti Prisons, Addis Ababa, recently hit the social media space, it was a quick reminder of what Nigerians have been going through in several prisons outside Nigeria, particularly in the Asian countries, and Libya over the past couple of years. […]
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The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has said in its forecast that South Africa may topple Nigeria as Africa’s biggest economy. According to the IMF World Economic Outlook, South Africa, the most industrialised country on the African continent, is striving towards achieving $401billion gross domestic product, GDP, in 2024. It, however, envisioned that based on current
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A former presidential aspirant, Dele Momodu has said he paid back in thousand folds, the £500 given to him by Bola Tinubu during his exile days. Momodu was reacting to the various versions of his interview, where he had allegedly vowed to always support Tinubu. “The APC goons will never get tired of circulating their
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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Saturday, said Africans were no longer dependent on foreigners as a result of the power of history. Oba Ogunwusi made the remarks during the finale of the international conference on Ile-Ife and Yoruba Civilisation, held in Ile-Ife. He claimed that Ile-Ife remains the nucleus and
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After what looked like a rumour during the week, it has been confirmed that pop star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido and his wife, Chioma are now proud parents of a set of twins. In a viral video yesterday, the couple was seen stepping out of the hospital in the United States, holding their
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The International Monetary Fund, on Friday, said for Nigeria’s fuel subsidy removal policy and foreign exchange unification initiative to translate to economic growth and stability, the Federal Government must collect more taxes to fund the national budget and pay public debts. The IMF Africa Department Director, Abebe Selassie, made the position known during a press
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Here’s a brief update of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Friday 13th October 2023. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced an increase in the supply of dollars in the foreign exchange market. Additionally, the CBN has lifted the ban on 43 items that were previously ineligible for forex transactions in the
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Many people are experiencing homelessness as housing prices and rents have increased in Canada’s real estate markets. Reports said tens of thousands have started living on the streets of Canada, which remains a top destination for immigrants and refugees. According to a new study in September, one in two homeless people in Quebec can be
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The National Examination Council will today release the results of the 2023 Senior Secondary School Certificate to anxious students and parents. The delay in releasing the much awaited result, is also delaying the conclusion of admission into universities this year. It would be recalled that NECO, which concluded the conduct of the examination in early
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The Federal Government, on Monday, denied reintroducing the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, amid the closure of many filling stations nationwide due to various challenges in the downstream oil sector. It also said the pockets of queues observed by motorists in petrol stations across the country stemmed from hiccups in product distribution
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