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Old Notes: Atiku calls for ‘slight’ deadline extension
Onyekachi Eze, Abuja The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has called for ‘slight extension’ of the deadline for exchange of old naira notes for the new ones. Atiku in a video shared on his social media accounts on Saturday, said though there is nothing new in the
Aussie Open: Sabalenka fights back to win first Grand Slam title
Belarusian fifth seed Aryna Sabalenka won her first Grand Slam singles title by fighting back to beat Elena Rybakina in the Australian Open final. In an absorbing contest which showcased the power of both players, 24-year-old Sabalenka triumphed 4-6 6-3 6-4, reports the BBC. Sabalenka, who won under a neutral flag because
Israel arrests 42 after deadly synagogue shooting
Israeli police have arrested 42 people in connection with a deadly shooting at a synagogue in East Jerusalem on Friday. Seven people were killed, and at least three more injured, in the deadliest attack of its kind in years, reports the BBC. The incident happened in the city’s Neve Yaakov neighbourhood at
Tyre Nichols not seen to resist police in video footage
Footage of a traffic stop that has seen five ex-Memphis police officers charged with murder shows them kicking and punching a motorist for several minutes as he cries out for his mother. Officers are seen beating Tyre Nichols, 29, in the videos from the January 7 arrest, with no signs of him
Scarcity: NNPCL has 1.6bn litres of PMS, no reason for price hike – NMDPRA
Success Nwogu The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has said that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has in stock 1.6 billion litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly called petrol or fuel. In a statement on Friday signed by the NMDPRA boss, Engineer Ahmed Farouk,
Seven shot dead at Jerusalem synagogue
Seven people have been shot dead at a synagogue in East Jerusalem, the most killed in an attack of this kind for years. At least three more people were injured. The incident happened in the city’s Neve Yaakov neighbourhood at about 20:15 local time (18:15 GMT), reports the BBC. Police described the attacker
Bundesliga: Szoboszlai double steers Leipzig to 2-1 win over strugglers Stuttgart
RB Leipzig’s Dominik Szoboszlai scored in each half to secure a 2-1 victory over VfB Stuttgart on Friday that lifted his side to second place and within a point of leaders Bayern Munich. Marco Rose’s Leipzig, who have now won six of their last seven league matches and have lost just once since
Everton set to appoint ex-Burnley boss Dyche as manager – Reports
Sean Dyche is expected to be named as Everton’s new manager, succeeding the sacked Frank Lampard. Dyche and former Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa were the two main contenders after holding talks with Everton’s hierarchy, reports the BBC. Bielsa was initially understood to be the favoured choice of owner Farhad Moshiri but the former
Nigerians besiege INEC offices as PVC collection ends
•Low collection rate trail exercise across Nigeria Nigerians have besieged the various points located at the various designated by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) across the 774 local governments across the country for the collection of their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). This is coming just as reports from across the country have revealed low
Sanwo-Olu signs N1.76trn 2023 budget into law
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, signed the State’s N1.768 trillion “Budget of Continuity” into law to consolidate development strides of his administration and satisfy the yearnings of the residents. The Governor said the fiscal document not only “aggressively” focus on completing ongoing capital projects, it would also expand intervention programmes and intensify social
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