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Israel formally declares war on Hamas as death toll rises to 1,000
Israel, reeling from the deadliest attack on its territory in half a century, formally declared war on Hamas on Sunday as the conflict’s death toll surged to 1,000 after the Palestinian militant group launched a massive surprise assault from Gaza. AFP reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu steeled the shocked and grieving nation for a…
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NLC Reveals Plan To Negotiate Minimum Wage To N100,000 , N200,000
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday revealed that the new minimum wage may be negotiated to N100,000 or N200,000. The announcement is coming after NLC and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) shelved its planned strike scheduled for today after meeting officials of the Federal Government. The organised labour had planned to shut down…
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Suspected Ogun ritualist admits buying human legs for N20,000
A 35-year-old suspected ritualist, Ifasoji Ayangbesan, has confessed that he bought a pair of fresh human legs at the rate of N20,000. Ayangbesan, who was accused of attempting to bribe policemen with N1m to evade arrest over the killing of one Adeyemi, said he did not participate in the killing. The victim was reportedly killed…
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Nigerians drag Keyamo on Twitter, accuse him of acquiring US Property worth $300,000
Festus Keyamo, the official spokesman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential campaign council and also the Minister of State for Labour, Employment, and Productivity, yesterday, rattled the Twitter space when he made a post showing himself juggling in front of a mansion in the United States of America. In the tweet, Keyamo was thanking…
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Earthquake: Turkish president declares mourning as Death toll surpasses 5,000
Up to 23 million people could be affected – WHO Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan has declared seven days of national mourning following devastating earthquakes that killed more than 5,000 people and toppled buildings across southeast Turkey and northern Syria, Aljazeera reported on Tuesday morning. The media house noted that authorities fear the death toll from…
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NDLEA, EFCC bust Lagos cartel with fake $269,000
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has uncovered a fake dollar cartel in Lagos. Media Director, Femi Babafemi announced the bust in a statement on Saturday. The joint operation involved operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Babafemi said the agency worked on intelligence received from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in…
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Vulcaniser to die by hanging for stealing N57,000
An Ikeja Special Offences Court presided over by Justice Mojisola Dada sentenced a 32-year-old vulcaniser, Chidozie Onyinchiz, to death by hanging on Tuesday for robbing a nurse of N57,000. Justice Dada held that the prosecution had proved the charges of conspiracy, armed robbery, and membership of an unlawful society against Onyinchiz. Dada said the convict’s…
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20 housemates compete for Big Brother Titans’ $100,000
The much-anticipated television reality show, Big Brother Titans, began with a lot of excitement on Sunday (today). Unlike the usual Big Brother Naija format which features only Nigerians, and Big Brother Africa, which has housemates from across the continent, this particular show is open to only Nigerians and South Africans. The first housemate to…
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Cash limits: Emefiele bows to pressure, raises withdrawals to N500,000, N5m
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has finally bowed to pressure to revise the bank’s cash withdrawal limits policy. In a circular on Wednesday by the CBN’s Director of Banking Supervision, Haruna Mustafa, the CBN said it had reviewed upwards the maximum weekly limit for cash withdrawal across all channels by…
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Wike increases Special Assistants to 200,000
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has doubled his newly-engaged Special Assistants (SAs) on Political Unit Affairs. Wike, inaugurating the new SAs Batch 2 from Rivers East Senatorial district at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Omagwa, Ikwerre Local Government Area on Friday announced an increase from 100,000 to 200,000. Defending the development, the governor said: “My…