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Unveiling Nigeria’s N23 Trillion Debt Quandary: Navigating Accountability and Economic Stability

On Thursday last week, the Nigerian Naira experienced a significant drop to an unprecedented low against the US dollar in the unregulated market, as reported by currency traders nationwide. In Lagos, traders near the Ikeja area noted an exchange rate of N935.00 per dollar, while in Abuja, dealers reported trading at N950.00 per $1, a Read More…

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Football Sports

Italy Coach Roberto Mancini Resigns After Euro Victory, World Cup Miss

Roberto Mancini, the coach of Italy, has stepped down, concluding a five-year tenure during which they secured the European Championship but fell short of the World Cup, as stated by the football federation (FIGC) on Sunday. Mancini assumed leadership of the four-time World Cup champions in 2018 after their failure to qualify for the global Read More…

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LaLiga files complaint over PSG’s Qatar subsidies

Spanish top flight LaLiga has filed a complaint with the European Commission against Paris St Germain’s “spending commissions”, alleging the Qatari-backed French club are distorting markets through subsidies from the Gulf state. The practices have allowed PSG, owned by Qatar Sports Investments since 2011, to sign top players and coaches “well above its potential in Read More…

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Health Metro Top Story

Lagos Hospitals Offer Free Maternal Care Amidst Fuel Subsidy Changes

In a bid to alleviate the effects of fuel subsidy removal, General Hospitals and Primary Health Centres in Lagos State are currently offering free antenatal care and child delivery services to pregnant women within the state. Dr. Olusegun Ogboye, the Permanent Secretary of the State Ministry of Health, highlighted that the provision of these complimentary Read More…

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Book Choice Culture & Arts Entertainment Featured Olatoun Gabi-Williams

Zakes Mda: A Life Forged on Borders and Belonging

Interview by Olatoun Gabi-Williams The life of Zakes Mda, the celebrated South African artist, composer, writer, and activist, is a testament to the power of resilience, belonging, and the indomitable spirit of a man born into a world overshadowed by apartheid. In this riveting personality feature article, we delve into the extraordinary journey of this Read More…

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The Passionate Ideology of Love

by Uzor Maxim Uzoatu A successful first collection is almost always an impossible act to follow in the annals of poetry. Lyrical poetry at its best tasks inspiration beyond perspiration. In the view of some critics, the great William Wordsworth had the longest decline in English poetry because his classic early flourish could not be Read More…

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Warrior’s Odyssey Unveiled: ‘Jagun Jagun’ – A Cinematic Journey into Yoruba Valour and Mystique

Nollywood, one of the world’s most active filmmaking industries, churns out hundreds, sometimes thousands, of films each year from the West African country. These films are produced in both English and non-English languages. “Jagun Jagun,” an indigenous war epic, exemplifies the vibrancy of Yoruba-language cinema—a subset of Nollywood rooted in Nigeria’s Western region. It’s now Read More…