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King Charles sets target for new UK govt

King Charles III will outline Labour’s first programme for government in a decade and a half on Wednesday when the United Kingdom parliament formally reopens following the July 4 election. Prime Minister Keir Starmer will put turbocharging a flagging economy at the heart of his legislative plans for the coming months as Labour runs the UK for the first time in 14 years. “Now is the time to take the […]

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Paul Okoye surprises wife with Range Rover as ‘push gift’

Nigerian singer, Paul Okoye, popularly called Rude Boy of Psquare, has surprised his wife, Ivy Ifeoma, with a new Range Rover SUV as a ‘push gift’. The excited husband took to his Instagram stories to share a photo of the ride, captioning it, “My baby, use this baby to push the other baby very well.” The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the post has garnered thousands of likes and […]

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BUSINESS

Supreme Court grants LG financial autonomy 

The Supreme Court declared on Thursday that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold funds allocated for local government administrations. The seven-man panel, in the judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, declared that the 774 local government councils in the country should manage their funds themselves. The apex court held that the power of the government is portioned into three arms of government, the federal, the state and the […]

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Nigerian drug baron flees South Africa, arrested in Imo mansion

A drug baron on the wanted list of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, identified as Joachin Mbonu, has been arrested. Mbonu was arrested by operatives of the NDLEA in his village mansion in Imo State on July 5. A statement on Tuesday by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said Mbonu was arrested along with his associate. He stated that Mbonu belongs to a drug cartel behind the production of […]

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Fuel crisis lingers as NNPC seeks fresh $2bn crude-backed loan

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is in talks for another oil-backed loan to boost its finances and allow investment in its business, the Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC, Mele Kyari, has said. Sources familiar with the situation said the oil firm aims to raise at least $2bn through the proposed new loan. In August 2023, NNPC announced that it had secured a $3.3bn emergency crude oil repayment loan from […]

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Man in China caught smuggling 100 live snakes in his trousers

A man has been caught trying to smuggle over 100 live snakes into mainland China by cramming them into his trousers, according to the country’s customs authority. The unnamed traveller was stopped by customs officers as he sought to slip out of semi-autonomous Hong Kong and into the border city of Shenzhen, China Customs said in a statement on Tuesday. “Upon inspection, customs officers discovered that the pockets of the […]

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Russian strikes kill three in Ukraine

Russian strikes killed three people in southern Ukraine, including at the Black Sea port of Odesa, authorities said on Wednesday. Russia has carried out nightly attacks on cities across Ukraine since launching its invasion in February 2022. “The aggressor targeted port infrastructure in the Odesa region. Unfortunately, two people were killed — a security guard and a truck driver,” governor Oleg Kiper said. It was unclear whether the deaths were […]

todayJuly 10, 2024 16

BUSINESS

Govt moves to translate Lagos laws into Yoruba with AI

The Lagos State Law Reform Commission has organised a three-day workshop to harness Artificial Intelligence in translating the laws of Lagos State into the Yoruba language. This was contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Jubril Gawat, posted on his X account on Tuesday. According to the statement, the theme for the three-day event was “Unlocking AI Powered Translation: Enhancing Access […]

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Plateau holds LG election October 9

Plateau State has fixed October 9, 2024, for the conduct of local government elections. The Chairman of the state Independent Electoral Commission, Plangji Cishak, disclosed this on Wednesday during an ongoing meeting with leaders of political parties held at the commission’s headquarters in Jos, the state capital. Plangji said the council poll would be conducted across the 17 local government areas of the state, which are currently under the management […]

todayJuly 10, 2024 48

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