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The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria said the price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as fuel would continue to increase as long as the US Dollar rose in the foreign exchange market. Chinedu Okoronkwo, the National President of IPMAN, in a chat with DailyPost disclosed that fuel...

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Nigerians have been urged to shun illegal bushmeat consumption in order to protect lions and support better protection of their shrinking habitat. Wild Africa Fund made the call in Lagos on Thursday, August 10. The organization also calls for championing anti-poaching measures. Mr Kelechukwu Iruoma, Wild Africa Fund Nigeria...

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The executive Governor of Kebbi State, Nasir Idris, has approved N675 million for furniture allowance to the 21 elected local council chairpersons. Ahmed Idris, the chief press secretary to the governor, disclosed this in a statement in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday, August 10. Idris quoted the Permanent Secretary, Ministry...

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Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man, Ayuba Danbaki, for allegedly k#lling his two-year-old daughter and b¥rying her in a shallow grave. The suspect, a resident of Rigi, a community in Ga’anda District, Gombi LGA, allegedly m¥rdered his daughter after her mother took her to him at...

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Ecuadorian presidential candidate, Fernando Villavicencio, has been sh%t d£ad by yet-to-be-identified g¥nmen. Villavicencio, a former journalist, was g¥nned down outside a high school in Quito after speaking to young supporters on Wednesday, August 9. Footage shared on social media of the sh%%ting shows the politician walking out of the...

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    This comes as news of his alleged infid£lity surfaced online on Thursday, August 10. The 32-year-old, who’s the son of governor Adeleke of Osun State and Davido’s cousin, is allegedly currently in Atlanta Georgia, USA, with a girl that he flew all the way from Norway. According...

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The World Bank has halted approval for new public finance projects in Uganda over the country’s adoption of a widely criticised bill crimin@lising same-s+x conduct. Recall that earlier this year, the Ugandan government passed an anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) law which includes penalties such as life imprisonment...

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Vice President Kashim Shettima says that with the removal of fuel subsidy, Nigeria is projected to save over 15 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions in one year. Speaking at an event on Tuesday, August 8, Shettima noted that Nigeria was on course to achieve the nationally-determined contribution targets....

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Singer Temmie Ovuosa has ridiculed a man who declared his interest in her by saying he wants to marry her. She analyzed his appearance in a video she posted on her TikTok page as she queried if he possessed the financial capacity to take of her based on his...

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A trending video shows the moment a LASTMA official and a soldier exchanged p¥nches during a heated argument in Lagos. The incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. The soldier was inside a commercial bus stopped by the LASTMA official. However, it’s unclear what led to the alt£rcation....

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