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WhatsApp to allow users to edit messages within 15 minutes
WhatsApp says it will allow users to edit messages, in a move that will see it match a feature offered by competitors like Telegram and Discord. The firm says messages can be edited for up to 15 minutes after being sent. The instant-messaging service is part of US technology giant Meta, which also owns Facebook and Instagram. The feature will…
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Biden announces 9-man delegation to attend Tinubu’s inauguration
United States President Joe Biden has released the list of a nine-man delegation to attend the inauguration of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Monday. In a statement published on the White House website, the delegation is led by Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Honorable Marcia L. Fudge. Also on the delegation are US Embassy Abuja…
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PHOTO NEWS: Buhari performs Navy presidential fleet review in Lagos
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Lagos attended Presidential Fleet Review of the Nigerian Navy at the Naval Dockyard Limited, Victoria Island, Lagos. The event was also attended by Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Service Chiefs and senior government officials.
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Federal Poly Orogun to commence academic activities soon – Omo-Agege
Admission seekers would soon heave a sigh of relief, as the newly approved Federal Polytechnic, Orogun, Delta State is expected to commence academic activities in the next two months, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has assured. Senator Omo-Agege stated this at the National Assembly Complex Abuja while hosting leaders from Delta North Senatorial District. The Delta…
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Sanwo-Olu praises Buhari’s, Tinubu’s, Dangote’s contributions to Nigeria’s first private refinery
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, said the stories of President Muhammadu Buhari; President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote are a testament that prosperity can be achieved when leaders have shared vision for the people they are leading. Sanwo-Olu, who shared three different stories on how President Buhari, Asiwaju Tinubu and Dangote…
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Dangote Refinery game changer for Nigeria’s economy, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the newly inaugurated Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos as a significant milestone for Nigeria’s economy and a game changer for the downstream petroleum products market in the entire African region. The refinery, which was inaugurated by President Buhari on Monday in an event attended by Heads of State from Ghana, Togo, Niger, Senegal and…
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Supreme Court to rule on PDP’s suit seeking Tinubu/Shettima’s disqualification May 26
The Supreme Court will on May 26 rule on the suit by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking the disqualification of President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and his vice Kashim Shettima. The PDP had approached the apex court for redress after the Court of Appeal on March 25, threw away its suit, saying it had no locus standi (the legal right)…
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Aliko Dangote, the ‘Foolish Man’ and his mega refinery complex, By Bayo Onanuga
Some years ago, Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man invited media leaders to a luncheon at then Protea Hotel in Ikeja to mark his 55th birthday. Some of his guests sat around him at the centre table. They chatted freely. Discussions about our country, the state of the economy soon veered into discussing the absurdity of our country, being a major…
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TRAVELOGUE: Mosi oa Tunya: an ecological splendour and the painful paradox, By Omoniyi Ibietan
The denouement of the annual conference of the African Public Relations Association (APRA) is usually a tour of the host country’s most memorable sites, either in natural locales or in the built environments. So, in concluding the APRA Lusaka Conference of 2023, we set out on a long journey of about 8 hours drive from Lusaka to the town of…
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PREVIEW: Propaganda ebbs, facts flow as presidential election petition tribunal opens, By Gani Kayode Balogun
Today marks the beginning of of the legal brickbrats arising out of the 2023 elections. The Tribunal opens its doors to hear and decide on “facts” as presented by lawyers on opposing sides as well as the umpire, INEC. Since the conclusion of the elections and declaration of a winner, we’ve been fed a daily dose of innuendo, fabricated legal…
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