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Meta to begin WhatsApp business owners’ verification
Meta is set to launch verification for businesses on WhatsApp soon. Meta disclosed this during a media briefing on Tuesday, whose details were embargoed until Wednesday, with Meta’s VP of business messaging, Nikila Srinivasan. The firm stated that it will soon begin to make it possible for businesses to receive verification from Meta, which users
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Rwanda’s Kagame says he will run for fourth term
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said for the first time that he plans to run for a fourth term in elections due to be held next year. “Yes, I am indeed a candidate,” Kagame, who has ruled over the country with an iron fist for decades, told Jeune Afrique, a French-language news magazine, in an
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Nigeria’s crypto transactions hit $56.7bn in one year — Report
Nigeria’s crypto transaction volume grew year-over-year to $56.7bn, Chainalysis has disclosed. This was a nine per cent y-o-y growth recorded between July 2022 – June 2023, the firm noted. It stated that the country’s crypto economy continues to grow despite market turmoil in the space. The blockchain research firm said, “In fact, Nigeria is one
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Unravel truth behind Mohbad’s death, Jandor urges security agencies
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State during the 2023 elections, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has called for diligence in the investigation to unravel the cause of the sudden death of the fast-rising Afrobeats singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. Adediran said the circumstances that led to
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Tribunal judgment: Kano FRSC cautions party supporters against ‘wild celebrations’
The Kano State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has advised supporters of the All Progressives Congress and the New Nigeria Peoples Party against ”wild celebrations” after the gubernatorial election petitions tribunal judgment on Wednesday. The Sector Commander, Ibrahim Sallau-Abdullahi, made the call in a statement signed and issued to newsmen by the Public
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155 stranded Nigerians return from Libya
The International Organisation for Migration, in collaboration with the Federal Government, repatriated 155 Nigerian irregular migrants stranded across various parts of Libya. This is contained in a statement issued by the IOM on Wednesday in Lagos. The returnees arrived at the Cargo Wing of Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos, late Tuesday evening on board an
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Police embark on massive raid in Abuja, arrest 124 suspects
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested no fewer than 124 suspects in separate raids conducted across the territory. The raids were carried out between Sunday and Tuesday in Kabusa, Karshi and Nyanya, Dutse Alhaji, Mpape, Iddo, and Utako areas of the FCT among others. Responding to an inquiry from our correspondent on the
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Most Spanish women footballers rejoin squad after deal
Most of Spain’s international footballers have agreed to rejoin the squad, the government said Wednesday, following a strike by the World Cup winners over the disgraced former president of the federation forcibly kissing a player. The announcement followed hours of negotiations over player demands for further changes at the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) after ex-president
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UK inflation drops to 18-month low
British inflation unexpectedly slowed in August, data showed Wednesday, hitting an 18-month low and sparking hope this week’s widely-forecast interest rate hike by the Bank of England could be its last for now. The Consumer Prices Index dropped slightly to 6.7 percent from 6.8 percent in July, the Office for National Statistics said in a
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FULL SPEECH: Tinubu addresses 78th UN General Assembly
Mr. President, Heads of State and Government, Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. President, 1. On behalf of the people of Nigeria, I congratulate you on your well-deserved election as President of this Session of the United Nations General Assembly. We commend your predecessor, His Excellency, Mr. Csaba Korosi (Cha-ba Kor-o-chi) for his able
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