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Osinbajo urges stakeholders to find cheaper means of oil production

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged stakeholders in the oil industry to find and agree on cheaper means of producing oil in the country. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said that the vice president spoke at a virtual meeting on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) with stakeholders in the Read More…

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Adekunle Gold, Simi celebrate wedding anniversary with never-before-seen photos

Singers, Simi (Simisola Ogunleye) and Adekunle Gold (Adekunle Kosoko) on Wednesday took to their social media platforms to celebrate their 2nd wedding anniversary with a never before seen wedding photos. They also wrote lovely heartfelt messages to celebrate their anniversary Adekunlegold wrote on his Instagram: “I look back to the first day I met you. Read More…

Boxing Sports Top Story

Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury clash on the verge of being signed

Contracts for a tantalising four-belt heavyweight unification fight between WBA, WBO and IBF champion Anthony Joshua 24-1 (22) and WBC counterpart Tyson Fury 30-0-1 (21) are expected to be signed within two weeks. Fury’s US-based co-promoter Bob Arum says he is “95 per cent confident” of getting the deal over the line. A venue for Read More…

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Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu, former Lagos gov, reported dead

Early media reports have announced the death of former Lagos Military Governor this morning. The cause of death is not yet known. Rear Admiral (retired) Ndubuisi Godwin Kanu was appointed military governor of Imo State, Nigeria in March 1976 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo. He was the first governor after the decree Read More…

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Guterres renews $100bn climate change call for developing countries

The United Nations (UN)  has renewed  call for developed nations to fulfill their pledge to provide 100 billion dollars a year for developing countries to support both climate mitigation and adaptation. UN Secretary General António Guterres made the call at the virtual 2021 UN Climate Change Conference Roundtable on Clean Power Transition, according to a Read More…

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Nicole Young says Dr. Dre physically abused her, put a gun to her head

Nicole Young accused Dr. Dre of domestic violence including punching and slamming her against a wall Nicole Young claims that her estranged husband Dr. Dre physically, emotionally, and verbally abused her in the course of their 25-year relationship in legal papers filed at the L.A. Superior Court amid their divorce. The 51-year old cited a Read More…

Football Sports Top Story

Who’s laughing now? Pogba, Solskjaer & Man Utd silence critics to go top of the Premier League

The Frenchman netted the winner in a 1-0 victory at Burnley as the Red Devils and their much-maligned manager moved three points clear of Liverpool On a freezing cold night and with the odds looked stacked against them, Paul Pogba and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United proved their doubters wrong once again, as they went Read More…

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Presidential Task force on Apapa gridlock hands over road traffic mgt to Lagos Govt

The Presidential Task Team on the Apapa gridlock has handed over its road traffic management duties to the Lagos State Government. This is contained in a statement by Mr Kayode Opeifa, the Executive Vice Chairman of the task team, on Tuesday in Abuja. Due to complaints by commuters around the Apapa port corridor, President Muhammadu Read More…

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Coronavirus spurred changes to global workforce to be permanent

Sweeping changes to the global labour market caused by the coronavirus pandemic will likely be permanent, policy makers said on Tuesday, as some industries collapse, others flourish and workers stay home. “I think it would be a fallacy to think we will go back to where we were before,” Philippines central bank Governor Benjamin Diokno Read More…