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Troops rescue three kidnap victims, kill two suspected terrorists in Edo
The Nigerian Army says troops, in a joint operation with the Nigeria Police Force and local vigilantes, have rescued three kidnapped victims, neutralised two suspected terrorists and recovered arms during an operation in Edo State. In a statement on Tuesday, the Army said the operation followed a report of a kidnap incident at Ambrose Alli University on Monday. It said…
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HBM Nigeria vows continued investment in communities, sustainable growth
The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of HBM Nigeria Plc, Lolu Alade-Akinyemi, has said the company will continue to invest in its host communities while pursuing long-term business growth, stressing that sustainability remains central to its operations across Nigeria. Alade-Akinyemi spoke during a media engagement in Lagos on Monday, where the company provided further insight into its recent…
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Oyebamiji rejects call for visa sanctions against APC leaders
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji, has faulted the state government’s call on the British High Commission and other foreign missions to impose visa bans on some APC leaders, describing it as “entirely unfounded” and “the joke of the century”. Speaking during an interactive session with…
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Daughter of migrants, hardliner on migrants: Badenoch’s double standard — by Olabode Opeseitan
Kemi Badenoch has become one of Britain’s most consequential migration hawks, and one of its most complicated migration stories. She is the child of Nigerian parents, the beneficiary of a British system that let her rise, and now the voice of a politics that treats immigration as a national burden rather than a national asset. The contradiction is not subtle.…
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I’m still in law school, Pastor Funke Adejumo clarifies
By Folashade Olorunfemi – The co-founder of Agape Christian Ministries, Pastor Funke Felix-Adejumo, has dismissed reports claiming she has graduated from the Nigerian Law School, clarifying that she is still a student. The 63-year-old cleric, who recently made headlines after sharing her experience as an undergraduate law student at Elizade University, debunked reports from some blogs claiming she had graduated…
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BREAKING: Police arrest PFIPC DG Adeyemi following court-issued bench warrant
Adeniyi Adeyemi, who describes himself as the Director-General of the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), has been arrested following a bench warrant issued by a Federal High Court in Abuja. Adeyemi was taken into custody shortly after Justice Mohammed Umar ordered his arrest on Tuesday when he failed to appear for his scheduled arraignment. The defendant was expected…
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Warren Buffett cuts off donations to Gates Foundation following Epstein revelations
Warren Buffett has stopped donating to the Gates Foundation, ending a two-decade philanthropic partnership following revelations about interactions between Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Buffett said on Tuesday he is donating about $6 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock, comprising 12 million Class B shares, in his annual mid-year donation to four family…
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Reps reconsider state police bill, begin work on Tinubu’s proposal
The House of Representatives has withdrawn its earlier passage of the State Police Bill to consider a fresh version submitted by President Bola Tinubu. The decision was taken during Tuesday’s plenary after the Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business, Francis Waive, moved a motion to rescind the chamber’s June 11 approval of the bill. He said new…
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Nigeria, Hong Kong sign accord to ease cross-border trade, improve investment
Nigeria and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China have signed an agreement aimed at easing cross-border trade, improving investment flows and eliminating double taxation on income between both jurisdictions. The accord was signed virtually on Sunday by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, on behalf of Nigeria, and…
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I can’t remember how I became part of the picture — by Taiwo Obe
I can’t remember how I became part of the picture; yes, I am the one first left in the group picture. That was exactly 40 years ago today: 14 July 1986. It was the day the revolutionary magazine, THISWEEK, was birthed in Lagos, Nigeria.As I was saying, I wasn’t the topmost editor on the magazine; I was the pioneer copy…
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