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Russia-Ukraine war will last long, France’s Macron warns
The world must brace for a long war between Russia and Ukraine after Moscow launched an invasion of its pro-Western neighbour, French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Saturday. “I can tell you one thing this morning it is that this war will last,” Macron’s told France’s annual agriculture fair. “This crisis will last, this war…
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Shops razed as midnight fire guts Ladipo market
A midnight fire on Saturday gutted a shopping plaza in the popular spare parts market in the Ladipo area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the fire incident occurred early Saturday morning and affected a one-storey building, the Aguiyi Ironsi Plaza, in the market before dawn. According to an official of the Lagos State…
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Russia-Ukraine crisis: Kyiv apartment block hit by missile – Officials
A high-rise apartment block was hit by a missile overnight in Kyiv as fighting raged between Russian attackers and Ukrainian forces, officials said Saturday. Emergency services said the number of victims was “being specified” and that an evacuation was underway. They posted a picture online of the tower block with a hole covering at least…
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Nadal beats Medvedev again to reach Acapulco ATP final
Rafael Nadal beat Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-3 on Friday to reach the final of the ATP Mexico Open and insure the Russian will not celebrate his rise to number one with the Acapulco trophy. Medvedev was unable to avenge his loss to Nadal in the Australian Open final, where the Spaniard rallied from two sets…
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My album featuring Wizkid produced by 18-year-old —Asa
Popular singer, Bukola Elemide, aka Asa, has said that her long-awaited collaboration with pop star, Ayodeji Balogun, better known as Wizkid, comes from a place of friendship. Speaking about the collaborations in her new album titled, ‘V’, in an interview with Apple Music’s Africa Now Radio with LootLove, Asa said, “Before we do a song,…
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LASUST’s tuition will be reduced, Sanwo-Olu assures students
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has assured students of the new Lagos State University of Science and Technology, Ikorodu, of government’s willingness to reduce tuition fees. Sanwo-Olu gave the assurance on Friday at the Ikorodu campus of the university. Addressing students who came out to welcome, the governor said that the government was committed…
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Edo banks robbery lasted more than two hours, it was like war zone –Uromi monarch
•N34.5m, vehicles recovered The Ojuromi of Uromi, Anslem Odaloighe Eidenojie II, on Friday condemned the attack on four commercial banks by suspected armed robbers in Uromi town, in the Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. Eidenojie described the attack as one similar to a war zone as the gunmen not only took control…
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Zinoleesky: Why NDLEA operatives don’t need warrant to search premises —Spokesman
The spokesman for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Femi Babafemi, has said operatives of the Agency don’t need to have a warrant before they can search premises. He said this following an outcry over the way NDLEA operatives raided the home of singers Zinoleesky and Mohbad, during which, according to the spokesman, Cannabis and…
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Ukraine: Weapons and equipment on the way, says Zelensky
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has hinted that partners are sending weapons to support the Ukrainian forces against the Russian troops. This he said in a tweet posted to Twitter on Saturday morning. Zelensky said he had spoken with French President Emmanuel Macron, and “Weapons and equipment from our partners are on the way to…
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Ukraine: Facebook bans Russian media from running ads, monetising contents
Facebook on Friday restricted Russian state media’s ability to earn money on the social media platform as Moscow’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine reached the streets of Kyiv. “We are now prohibiting Russian state media from running ads or monetizing on our platform anywhere in the world,” Nathaniel Gleicher, the social media giant’s security policy head,…
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