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The Minister of Works Dave Umahi has promised to construct roads that will last a minimum of 50 years without maintenance. Speaking with Channels Television on Thursday, August 24, the former Ebonyi state governor said roads constructed under his leadership in the state would last 50 years without maintenance....

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Students of the Rivers State University (RSU) on Thursday morning, August 24, staged a protest over incessant robb£ry att@cks in their hostels. It was gathered that some of the students were att@cked by robb£rs on Wednesday night and their valuables carted away. According to multiple online reports, some female...

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Airline operators in Nigeria have said that a flight from Lagos to Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, should cost nothing less than N250,000 Spokesperson for Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, and Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Obiora Okonkwo, said this during a chat with Arise Television, Morning Show on...

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Governor Yahaya Bello of of Kogi State says construction of roads and provision of other critical infrastructure by the President Bola Tinubu administration will serve the people better than palliatives. Bello made the statement while inspecting works on the Abuja-Lokoja road in company of the Minister of Works, Mr....

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Moments before the BRICS plenary session began in Johannesburg, South Africa on Wednesday, August 23, an aide of Chinese President Xi Jinping was reportedly blocked from entering the main venue. In a trending video going, it is shown that as Xi Jinping was walking towards the main venue, a...

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India on Wednesday, August 23, became the first country to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon’s south pole. The unmanned Chandrayaan-3, which means “Mooncraft” in Sanskrit, touched down at 6:04 pm India time (1234 GMT), six weeks after launching on board a rocket from a spaceport in Andhra...

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A yet-to-be determined number of people were feared d£ad and many others tr@pped in a two-storey building, which coll@psed amidst heavy downpour on Wednesday night, August 23, in Abuja. The building is located at the ever-busy Lagos Street in Garki village area of Garki II district of Abuja, Leadership...

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World champio, Tobi Amusan, on Wednesday, August 23, qualified for the final of the 100m hurdles event at the ongoing World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Despite a slow start, the world hurdles record holder recovered in time, clocking 12.56s to finish ahead of Jamacian Achkara Nungent 12.60s and Dutch...

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American actress Halle Berry has agreed to pay her ex-husband, Olivier Martinez, $8,000 monthly in child support as they finalized their divorce after nearly eight years. The pair, who are co-parents to son Maceo, 9, settled their divorce and custody agreement, according to documents obtained by People. Part of...

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Unknown g¥nmen have reportedly abd¥cted a Nigerian Air Force officer, ACM Shuaibu Umar Bashir, along Birnin Gwari Road in Niger State. SaharaReporters reports that the t£rrorists also demanded N10million ransom within three days from the relatives of the officer. It was gathered that ACM Bashir was going back to...

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