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Despite Sports Minister’s Claims of Payment, Compensation Not Paid to D’Tigress Coach
Despite the Nigerian Sports Minister, Senator John Enoh’s, claims of fulfilling all responsibilities towards Nigerian athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Assistant Coaches...
Burkina Faso Government Nationalises Two Gold Mines To End Legal Dispute Between Competing Companies
Burkina Faso has taken control of two major gold mines after reaching an agreement with mining companies Endeavour Mining and Lilium Mining. The...
Liberia, Ghana Central Banks Clarify $20 Million Cash Transfer Saga, Dismiss Rumours Of Money Laundering
The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) and the Bank of Ghana (BoG) have issued statements clarifying the legality of a recent $20 million...
Samson Ajao Sets New Guinness World Record For Longest Reading Marathon At 215 Hours
Samson Ajao, a 27-year-old from Osogbo, has been officially recognised by Guinness World Recordsfor his extraordinary achievement of reading aloud for 215 hours,...
Nigerian Customs Preach Against Smuggling Despite Alleged Involvement Of Officers
In an X post on Wednesday, the Nigerian Customs Service urged citizens to shun smuggling as it posed grave danger to the country....
Plan To Establish ‘Nigeria Air’ Ended Due To Politicisation – CEO Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mesfin Tasew Bekele said the plan to establish a carrier with the Nigerian government ended due to the politicisation...
France Charges Telegram CEO with Multiple Offenses, Demands €5 Million Bail
French authorities have charged Telegram CEO Pavel Durov with multiple offences related to alleged illegal activities on his messaging platform. Durov, arrested on...
S’African Johann Rupert Overtakes Dangote To Become Africa’s Richest Man
South African billionaire Johann Rupert has overtaken Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote to become Africa’s richest person. This is according to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires...
Brain Drain Reduces Abuja National Hospital Workforce to 2,500
The National Hospital in Abuja said the health sector’s brain drain has reduced its workforce from 3,000 to 2,500—about a 17 per cent...
Lagos: Nurse Arrested After Woman Dies Following Buttocks Enlargement Injection
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a nurse in connection with the death of a 36-year-old woman identified as Abiola. The command’s...
Edo Police To Begin Arresting Drivers Of Tinted Glasses, Unregistered Vehicles
The Edo State Police Command has ordered the arrest of drivers operating vehicles with tinted glass, unregistered cars, or vehicles with covered plate...
Deportation: Dream Of Permanent Residency Shattered For Africans, Others Studying In Canada
Thousands of Africans and other nationalities studying in Canada risk deportation as a result of a series of immigration reforms by the Canadian...