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Sports minister hails Osimhen on Ballon D’or
The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, extends his heartfelt congratulations to illustrious Nigerian football sensation, Victor Osimhen for his exceptional achievement in securing 8th place in...
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Lagos lawmakers condemn attack on Rivers Assembly
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, condemned the burning of the Rivers State legislative chamber by yet-to-be-identified persons.
The lawmakers also condemned the alleged interference...
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Sanwo-Olu pledges collaboration with UN Women on procurement
Sanwo-Olu pledges collaboration with UN Women on procurement
Participants at the high level policy dialogue on affirmative procurement for women- owned/women -led businesses organised...
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Be patient, BUA chair tells Nigerians
Chairman of the BUA Group, Abdulsamad Rabiu, on Tuesday, appealed to the Nigerian business community to exercise patience with the Bola Tinubu administration as it works to stabilise the...
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CDS Musa delivers Tinubu’s directive on Bayelsa, Kogi, Imo...
CDS Musa delivers Tinubu’s directive on Bayelsa, Kogi, Imo elections to troops
CDS Christopher Musa addressing troops on the Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa governorship polls...
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Nigeria loses N16.25 trn to oil theft- NEITI boss
The report on the $74.386bn spent on fuel subsidy by successive governments since 2011 was submitted to the House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Accounts on Tuesday.
The...
Entertainment
Michael Jackson tops Forbes’ list of highest-paid deceased celebrities
The late American singer, songwriter, and dancer, Michael Jackson, has topped Forbes’ list of the 13 highest-paid dead celebrities with an estimated $115 million in earnings.
This was revealed in...
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Nigeria insists on two-state solution
The Federal Government has called for a two-state solution that will end the Israeli-Palestinian age-long conflict.
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, made this known to journalists...
Business
Stanbic IBTC bank now private liability company
Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc has announced that its banking subsidiary, Stanbic IBTC Bank, has been re-registered as a private company limited by shares.
The announcement was made in a...
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Reps pledge to reposition aviation sector
The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation Technology has expressed its readiness to work hard to revive the nation’s aviation sector.
The committe’s Chairman, Thomas Eriyetomi, stated this at...
Sports
Breaking: Lookman’s strike sends Super Eagles into AFCON Semi-finals
Breaking: Lookman’s strike sends Super Eagles into AFCON Semi-finals
Super Eagles zoom into AFCON Semis
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Obaseki’s ex-campaign director submits gov nomination form
An All Progressives Congress aspirant for the Edo State governorship election, Gideon Ikhine, on Friday, submitted his Expression of Interest and Nomination forms at the party secretariat in Abuja....
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Nigeria soar into AFCON semi-finals, beat Angola 1-0
The Super Eagles of Nigeria beat Angola to advance into the semi-finals game of the ongoing 2023 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup in Cote d’Ivoire on Friday.
A lone goal from...
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Monarch suspended over ties with illegal miners -Oyo
The Oyo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, revealed on Friday that the traditional ruler of Ido town in the Ido Local Government Area of the state,...
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Enugu lawyer Mike Ikegbunam docked over alleged N91m land...
Enugu lawyer Mike Ikegbunam docked over alleged N91m land fraud
EFCC docks Enugu lawyer Mike Ikegbunam for allegedly duping members of the SSAUTHRIAI of...
NDLEA intercepts 3 trailer loads of opioids, seizes 3.5m pills, 344,000 codeine bottles
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)...
Survivors hunt for the missing days after Afghanistan floods
Survivors of flash floods in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province...
Again Sub-Sea Cable Cut Disrupt Internet Connection In Africa | Independent Newspaper Nigeria
The was a significant disruption in Internet connectivity across...
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I was offered money to impeach Fubara – former Rivers Speaker – Daily Trust
Edison Ehie, former speaker of a faction of the...
Increase in electricity tariff is daylight robbery – Kogi NLC – Daily Trust
Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kogi...
Indonesia flood death toll rises to 43 with 15 missing
The death toll from flash floods and cold lava...
Appointees from my zone causing problems for Ebonyi govt, says Nwifuru
Ebonyi State governor, Francis Nwifuru, has chided appointees from...
Georgians protest outside parliament against ‘foreign agent’ bill
Some 1,000 protesters stood firm outside parliament in Georgia...
Unveiling Access Bank, MasterCard Cross-Border Payment Solution | Independent Newspaper Nigeria
LAGOS – Africa is gradually moving towards a rejuvenated...
China accused of targeting overseas citizens for political activism
China is targeting citizens studying abroad for their political...
NSCDC Commandant jailed 5 years over employment scam
NSCDC Commandant jailed 5 years over employment scam
Published By: Ayorinde Oluokun
Mr. Christopher Oluchukwu, a Commandant with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has been sentenced to five years imp
Rivers: Any sitting outside Assembly complex not recognised –Falana – Daily Trust
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has...