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Buhari

Breaking: Again, Buhari declines ascent to five bills

President Muhammadu Buhari has declined ascent five bills passed by the National Assembly. The bills are Nigerian Film Commission, Immigration amendment act, Climate...

Photos: Saraki signs National Minimum Wage Bill

Senate President Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday morning, signed the Senate’s version of the National Minimum Wage Bill, 2019 (SB 722). The Bill passed the...

107 killed in Indonesia’s flash floods, 93 still missing

The death toll from flash floods and landslides in the Papua Province of eastern Indonesia has exceeded 107 by Wednesday, an official and rescuers said. Meanwhile, the...

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Court remands vagrant for stealing in church, pending sentencing

An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday, ordered that a vagrant, Yinka Oluwafeyi, who pleaded guilty to stealing  cell phone  in a church, be remanded in...

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Court remands father for allegedly defiling 16-year-old daughter

A Yaba Chief magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered that a 50-year-old man, Gafar Anifowose,  accused of allegedly defiling his 16-year-old daughter, be...

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Minimum Wage: VAT raise should be discussed — ULC

Mr Joe Ajaero, President, United Labour Congress (ULC) said on Wednesday that any increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) that would be used to pay the N30,000 new minimum...

NBA roundup: Russell (44 points) rallies Nets past Kings

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson scored the winning layup with 0.8 seconds remaining as the Brooklyn Nets overcame a 25-point, fourth-quarter deficit to post a stunning 123-121...

Four dead in India building collapse, more feared trapped

The death toll in a building collapse in a southern Indian town has risen to four, with more people still feared trapped, police said on Wednesday. The three-storey...

Senate

Breaking: Senate probes perceived irregularities in 2019 elections

  Senate on Wednesday investigate perceived inconsistent application of Electoral law by Electoral body in 2019 General election. Senate Committee on Independent...

Updated: I’m still in PDP, says Jimi Agbaje

Gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbaje has denied rumors making the rounds that he has dumped his party...