The ride-hailing company Bolt has revealed that it has suspended over 5,000 drivers in the last six months owing to noncompliance and safety issues. Bolt’s Country Manager, Yahaya Mohammed, stated this at a press conference in Lagos, saying the company was stepping up safety procedures on its platform with a focus on …
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After winning the Ballon d’Or, Lionel Messi has scooped up another incredible individual honour to add to his already glistening football collection. Lionel Messi became the first ever individual football player to be named TIME Magazine’s ‘Athlete of the Year’. The Inter Miami star had only recently finished celebrating after …
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North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un cried as he called on women to have more children, saying that it was their duty to halt the country’s declining birth rate in order to strengthen national power. In his seemingly highly choreographed emotional plea, the authoritarian leader was seen dabbing his eyes …
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Controversial singer, Okikiola Oyegbile, popularly known as Portable has reacted to the immediate exclusion of him and Pasuma to perform at a Celestial Church praise night. Recall that a Lagos-based church recently stirred up controversies after unveiling popular Fuji musicians, Pasuma and Portable as guest artistes for its upcoming programme. Condemning the development, Celestial Church leader, Olatosho Oshoffa, …
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The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has criticized President Bola Tinubu over his huge entourage to the ongoing COP28 Climate Change Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Atiku said Tinubu turned the global change summit into an ‘Owambe’ all-comers jamboree with his large entourage. In a …
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The Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Florence Obi, has directed that the new fees introduced by the institution be put on hold until further notice. The directive is contained in a statement issued by UNICAL’s Registrar, Mr Gabriel Egbe, and made available to newsmen on Monday.The News Agency …
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The Lagos State Government has announced that traffic will be diverted at Iyana- Isolo overhead bridge between 7:00am and 9:00am on Sunday 10th December, 2023 The closure of the bridge for two hours is to enable the Federal Ministry of Works investigate the level of deterioration of the overhead bridge, …
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The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, said the Federal Government sponsored 422 delegates to the ongoing COP28 in Dubai, not 1,411. Peter Obi had attacked the President Bola Tinubu-led government of sponsoring 1,411 delegates to COP28, the same number as China.Idris made the clarification in a …
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Our Media reports that Opay, a popular fintech company, has experienced an outage for over an hour, preventing Nigerians from sending money through its app on Monday evening.Concerned Nigerians have taken to various social media platforms to express their apprehensions amid the prolonged downtime of Opay, highlighting the impact on …
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Academic activities were halted at the University of Calabar on Monday following students’ protests against the 100 per cent hike in the institution’s tuition fees. Earlier, the university had released a new schedule of fees that would take effect in the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 academic sessions.The students, who embarked on …
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