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The Palestinian Hamas militant group has infiltrated Israel and fired rockets from the Gaza strip. According to latest media reports, 22 persons have been confirmed dead and 100 have been left injured, with many sustaining gunshot wounds. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that his nation is at war with “the […]

Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate, has issued a 30-day ultimatum to those challenging his academic records to provide evidence of their allegations to the relevant investigative bodies in Nigeria. Soyinka attended Leeds University from 1954 to 1957 and received an honours degree in English Literature. He stayed in the city after his […]

President Bola Tinubu is set to launch a $617.7 million investment through the digital and creative enterprises (i-DICE) programme. The i-DICE is a federal government programme aimed at promoting investment in information and communications technology (ICT) and creative industries, as part of efforts to build better, inclusive and sustainable jobs. On Friday, […]

Claire Mom, a journalist with TheCable, has won the 2023 Africa fact-checking award. The 10th edition of the Africa Check fact-checking award was held on Friday in Mauritius. The award was organised by Africa Check, an organisation set up to promote accuracy in African media and improve the quality of information disseminated […]

A federal high court in Abuja has sentenced Kelvin Ezeiegbe and Frank Azuekor to 20 years imprisonment for the abduction of Mike Ozekhome, a human rights lawyer, and the murder of six security operatives.  Ozekhome, a law professor and senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), was abducted alongside his driver on August 23, 2013, […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it has no intention to increase the pump price of petrol, also known as premium motor spirit (PMS), at its retail outlets. There have been speculations on social media that the company plans to raise the petrol pump price to over N700 a litre. […]

The Abia state governorship election petition tribunal has affirmed Alex Otti as the duly elected governor of the state. The panel dismissed the petition filed by Okey Ahiwe, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), against the election of Otti. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Otti, candidate of the […]

Capital importation dropped by 9 percent in the second quarter (Q2) of 2023, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The bureau said the total capital imported stood at $1.03 billion, down from the $1.13 billion recorded in Q1 2023. This, the NBS said, marks a 9 percent decline on a […]

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