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VIDEO: Wole Soyinka leads pyrates confraternity in final tribute to Biodun Jeyifo

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Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Tuesday led members of the Pyrates Confraternity in paying their last respects to Emeritus Professor Biodun Jeyifo, former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), who was laid to rest. A video from the burial ceremony showed Soyinka and other members of the confraternity in solemn procession […]

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Husband ends marriage three months over wife’s refusal to join his church

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A young couple’s marriage has reportedly ended just three months after their wedding over a disagreement about church attendance. According to sources close to the family, the problem started shortly after the wedding when the couple could not agree on where to worship. The husband asked his wife to join his church, saying he believed

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Oyo: 43-year-old man beats brother to death for ‘shooting him in his dream’

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A 43-year-old man, Lateef Suleiman, has allegedly killed his elder brother after accusing him of shooting him in a dream. The incident happened in the Sepeteri area of Oyo State. The spokesperson of the Oyo Police Command, DSP Alayande Olayinka, confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday. According to the statement, Suleiman was said

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U.S. President Donald Trump has said he is considering possible military action in Nigeria, including air strikes or the deployment of troops, to stop what he called the killing of large numbers of Christians.

US embassy alerts citizens of possible protests in Abuja amid Middle East tensions

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The United States embassy in Abuja has issued a security alert to American citizens in Nigeria, warning of potential protests in the capital on Wednesday due to rising tensions in the ongoing US/Israel-Iran conflict. In a statement shared on X, the embassy said there is “a high potential for protests in Abuja today” and urged

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Asylum surge: UK stops study visas for four countries

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The United Kingdom government has halted study visas for nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, marking the first time it has imposed what it described as an emergency brake on specific countries. Work visas for Afghans have also been suspended. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the decision followed concerns that increasing numbers of people

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FG bans cash tax collection, roadblocks nationwide

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The Federal Government on Tuesday formally prohibited the cash tax collection ban and outlawed the mounting of roadblocks for revenue enforcement, as part of new regulations to implement Nigeria’s tax laws across the country. The announcement was made in Abuja by the Executive Secretary of the Joint Revenue Board, Mr Olusegun Adesokan, during the signing

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Amazon AWS data centers in UAE damaged by drone strikes, along with a facility in Bahrain, disrupting cloud services and prompting recovery efforts amid Middle East conflict.

Amazon AWS data centers in UAE, Bahrain damaged in drone strikes

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Amazon AWS data centers in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have been damaged by drone strikes, forcing parts of the company’s cloud services offline. Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud arm of Amazon, said two of its facilities in the United Arab Emirates were directly hit. A third site in Bahrain was damaged by

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BREAKING: Dangote Refinery increases petrol price

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The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has raised its Premium Motor Spirit gantry price by N101, increasing the ex-depot rate from N774 to N875 per litre. The move has raised concerns about possible fuel price increases across the country. A senior official at the refinery confirmed the development on Monday, saying the adjustment followed recent changes in

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Wife of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei dies

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The wife of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died after suffering injuries in the same US-Israeli airstrike that killed her husband. Al Jazeera reported that Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh died two days after Khamenei was killed at his compound in Tehran. Iranian state media said on Sunday that Khamenei’s daughter, grandchild, daughter-in-law and son-in-law were also killed

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