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Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare emerges 2nd fastest woman in the world

By Salim Yunusa Blessing Okagbare has emerged the second-fastest woman in the world after she finished 10.63 seconds at the national Olympics trials in Lagos...

Kaduna State partners with Arla Foods, to establish dairy farm, train 1000 dairy farmers

By Salim Yunusa Arla Foods, makers of Dano Milk, will build a state-of-the-art commercial dairy farm in Kaduna where it will also train and support...

My commitment to serve is a payback to Nigerians – Buhari

By Salim Yunusa President Muhammadu Buhari says all efforts will be made to improve the livelihood of Nigerians, starting with providing adequate security, reiterating that...

Naira strengthens, now N483/$ in parallel market

By Salim Yunusa The naira had a major recovery yesterday to close at N483 to a dollar, after being under pressure recently. Yesterday’s rate made the...

75 Northern Groups want Kanu tried for treason, place N100m bounty on his head

By Salim Yunusa A coalition of 75 Northern groups, on the platform of Northern Consensus Movement, has announced a reward of N100 million for persons...

Zambian ex-president, Kenneth Kaunda, dies at 97

By Abba Gwale Former president of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda, has died after being admitted to hospital with pneumonia. He was being treated for pneumonia in a...

EFCC recovers $100m from INTELS

By Salim Yunusa The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said the Commission has recovered $100 million from Integrated...

JUST IN: Buhari arrives Borno on one-day working visit

By Salim Yunusa President Muhammadu Buhari is visiting Borno State on a one-day working visit. Bashir Ahmad, the Presidential aide on Media and Publicity, said the...

Road accidents claim more lives than COVID-19, Malaria in January – Fashola

By Salim Yunusa The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, Wednesday said fatalities recorded from road accidents in January 2021 were higher than those...

NNPC fails to remit monies to FAAC for two months as oil nears $75/barrel

By Salim Yunusa The price of crude oil crept higher yesterday, almost hitting the $75 per barrel mark as industry data pointed to a substantial...

NSCDC nabs civil servant for defrauding job seekers in Kano

By Abba Gwale The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has nabbed Abubakar Jibril, 33, for allegedly selling fake employment offers to unsuspecting jobseekers...

Euro 2020: Pogba removes beer bottle from table

By Salim Yunusa France midfielder Paul Pogba removes a bottle of Heineken beer at post-match news conference following Euro 2020 win against Germany on Tuesday;...

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