President Muhammadu Buhari will on May 22 commission the Dangote Refinery in Lagos State.This was disclosed by Buhari’s Special Assistant on Digital Communications, Bashir Ahmad.Ahmad said the 650,000 barrels per day refinery would boost the Federal Government’s effort to make Nigeria self-sufficient.Tweeting, Ahmad wrote: “Efforts by the Federal Government to
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has seized 8,852 kilograms of Canadian loud, an imported synthetic strain of cannabis, at Eleko Road in the Lekki area of Lagos.The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.He said the seizure was made after operatives of
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Godswill Akpabio, former minister of Niger Delta affairs and senator representing Akwa Ibom north-west, on Saturday, paid a courtesy visit to Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife.Akpabio is among the top lawmakers seeking to be the next senate president when the 10th national assembly is inaugurated in June.On Saturday, David
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was furious after striker Erling Haaland let captain Ilkay Gundogan take a penalty against Leeds on Saturday, only for the German midfielder to miss the spot-kick.Gundogan scored twice for City in the first half to give the champions a comfortable lead against Leeds at the
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The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) said a total of 1,471 passengers arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja from Sudan. “The 6th and 7th batches of Evacuees: 424 Nationals that departed Aswan International Airport, Egypt, landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport around 12:30 p.m. local time on May
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Pro wrestler Sara Lee's death has been ruled a suicide, Texas medical examiners said Friday, finding that the 30-year-old had ingested a fatal cocktail of alcohol and drugs.Lee, best known for winning the 2015 WWE “Tough Enough” reality television series, died on Oct. 5 at her home in San Antonio,
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Births and pregnancies in the United States have been on a long-term decline. A new data analysis provides one reason: It’s becoming less common for women to get pregnant when they don’t want to be.The analysis, released Thursday in the journal Demography by researchers at the Guttmacher Institute, estimates the
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The California Reparations Task Force formally recommended that the state offer payments of up to $1.2 million to every qualifying Black resident.The task force held a public meeting in Oakland, California, on Saturday and voted on the final set of recommendations to be sent to the state's legislators. The nine-member
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The coronation of King Charles III is officially underway, and folks are tuning in to witness an auspicious moment in global history. Eight months after his mother and reigning British ruler Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96, the former Prince of Wales is now stepping into her
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Every big party attracts some uninvited guests, but royal fans joked that they'd spotted the angel of death himself at Westminster Abbey on Saturday as Prince Charles was crowned. In the middle of the aisle, a hooded figure in all black can be seen waltzing across in full view of the
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