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Ozekhome seeks deployment of technology to check crude oil theft, piracy
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prof. Mike Ozekhome has called for the deployment of ”strong technology” to stop crude oil theft and piracy in Nigeria. Ozekhome made the call on Wednesday while speaking as a panelist at one of the breakout sessions of the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association, Annual General Conference at the National Stadium
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UPDATED: 70 die in South Africa building fire
Building fire in South Africa kills over 70 A fire that engulfed a five-storey building killed more than 70 people including children in central Johannesburg on Thursday, the South African city’s emergency services said. Another 52 were injured, some suffering from smoke inhalation, and were taken for treatment at local hospitals, Emergency Management Services spokesman,
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UK tops list of registered Nigerians in diaspora
The United Kingdom tops the list of registered Nigerians in Diaspora, according to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission. On June 29, 2021, NiDCOM launched its Data Mapping and Registry Portal in Abuja, in a bid to galvanise holistic and realistic data of Nigerians in the Diaspora. According to the data made available to our correspondent
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Akwa Ibom gov approves release of N1bn to augment FG palliatives
distribution to begin Monday, Sept. 4 The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has approved the immediate release of the sum of N1bn, which is the first tranche of the state government’s donation to augment the palliatives package from the Federal Government. He also approved the release of N2bn being the second tranche for the
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Sanwo-Olu, Ganduje, 189 others to lead Kogi governorship campaign
The National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress has released a fresh list of 191-man council to drive the national governorship campaign taking place in Kogi State ahead of the November 11 election. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday night by the party’s National Organising Secretary, Suleiman Arugungu.
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Spanish FA boss Rubiales’ mother hospitalised after hunger strike
The mother of Spanish football boss, Luis Rubiales, suspended for forcibly kissing a player during Spain’s World Cup triumph, was taken to hospital Wednesday, the third day of her hunger strike. Angeles Bejar, who began her protest against her son’s treatment inside the Divina Pastora church in the southern seaside town of Motril, was evacuated
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Vandalised pipelines: Marketers predict more fuel queues
Petrol queues lingered across Lagos and Ogun states on Wednesday, just as oil marketers predicted tougher days ahead in terms of product availability. Several motorists were seen on queues at filling stations across the states with some oil sector operators saying the fuel scarcity might not go away any time soon. In an update on
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Messi’s MLS dream faces blow as Miami miss out on playoffs
FC Cincinnati led the way into the Major League Soccer playoffs on Wednesday as the slim post-season hopes of Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami took a hit with a goalless draw against Nashville. Second-half goals from Luciano Acosta and Brandon Vazquez lifted Cincinnati to a 2-1 victory at Atlanta, where Colombian Edwin Mosquera’s first MLS goal
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Bayelsa: If I meet Diri, I’ll tell him to work for me – LP gov candidate
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Bayelsa State, Mr Udengs Eradiri, has said that former governors of the state are among the stakeholders he has consulted over his ambition to govern the state ahead of the November 11 election. Eradiri, who stated this during a live phone-in programme on the People’s FM93.1 radio
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Gabon coup leaders name general transitional president
Leaders of the coup in Gabon on Wednesday named a general transitional president after seizing power following disputed elections in which President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family has ruled for 55 years, was declared the winner. The claimed takeover sparked condemnation from the African Union and alarm from Nigeria over “contagious autocracy” in a continent
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