Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have detained a 35-year-old lady, Chidinma Chinenye Agbazue. She was detained after being caught attempting to export 20 parcels of cannabis sativa weighing 10.70kgs concealed in African salad popularly called Abacha and dried vegetables to Doha, Qatar through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos […]
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The death toll in Israeli air strikes on Syria has risen to 52, including 38 government soldiers and seven members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement, a war monitor said Saturday. They targeted “a rocket depot belonging to Lebanon’s Hezbollah” near the Aleppo airport in northern Syria, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. […]
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Mounting anger at Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government has seen protesters take to the streets. Opponents of the government are calling for its resignation. Police use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators from a highway during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza […]
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Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite, yesterday in Abuja inaugurated the National Trade Facilitation Committee (NFTC) with the mandate to enhance seamless trade in and out of the country ahead of the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA). Shesaid the NTFC had made significant strides, especially with respect […]
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THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled new minimum capital requirements for banks, pegging the minimum capital base for commercial banks with international authorization at N500 billion. A circular signed by the Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Haruna Mustafa, to all commercial, merchant, and non-interest banks and promoters of proposed banks emphasized that […]
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King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre of Saudi Arabia has distributed food items as Ramadan relief materials to more than 2,000 households mostly People with Disabilities (PWDs) in eight local government areas of Kano State. The team leader of the foundation, Mr. Abdulrahman ibn Abdul Aziz Al-Zaben, told newsmen that the programme is aimed […]
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Saudi Arabia will participate in Miss Universe 2024 for the first time in the pageant’s history. Rumy Alqahtani, a 27-year-old Riyadh-born model and content creator, will represent Saudi Arabia at the pageant. “I am honoured to participate in the Miss Universe 2024 competition. This marks the first participation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in […]
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A Kano High Court sitting on Tuesday, sentenced a Chinese National, Frank Geng-Quangrong, 47, to death by hanging for stabbing his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani, 22, to death. Frank, who lives in Railway Quarters Kano, was convicted on one count charge of culpable homicide. Delivering judgment, Justice Sanusi Ado-Ma’aji, held that the prosecution had proven […]
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Bassirou Diomaye Faye, 44, has emerged as Senegal’s President-elect after an unprecedented victory in the presidential election on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Here are ten things you need to know about Bassirou Faye Early Life: Born on March 25, 1980, in Ndiaganiao, Senegal Education Journey: Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 2000 and earned a master’s degree […]
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Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, has wooed Indian businessmen to increase their presence in the nation’s capital. The Minister made this observation on Tuesday in Abuja, when he received, in courtesy, the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, His Excellency, Balasubramanian Shri. Wike said that Indians’ commitment to keeping their cordial relationship with […]
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