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My last child, for now, will be 23 years old in December. He grew up calling me Daa. He learnt it from his two elder brothers and their mother. It started with my first child who couldn’t or rather refused to call me daddy. By the time he learnt to talk, which was pretty early, he preferred to simply say …

The fierce rivalry between Africa’s top table tennis nations, Egypt and Nigeria, will return at the 2024 ITTF Africa Championships. The event will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 12 to 19 October 2024. Serving as a qualifier for the 2024 ITTF Mixed Team Cup in China and the 2025 World Championships in Qatar, the tournament will feature the …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced plans to fully automate its services to prevent extortion and improve service delivery. The decision came after reports of unfair practices and exploitation of candidates, especially underage candidates. According to the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede in a bulletin published on its website, limiting physical contact is crucial to addressing …

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has delayed the release of some arrested members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a condition for his party to reach a peace agreement, ahead of the upcoming governorship election in the state. After a caucus meeting at Government House in Benin on Monday, Obaseki said, “If they are given guarantees, allowed to return …

Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested five suspected illegal Chinese miners in Ndito-Eka-Iba village, in Ibieno Local Government Area of ​​Akwa Ibom State. A statement by Dele Oyewale, Head of Media & Publicity, noted that the five suspected illegal miners were arrested by the “Special Task Force on Illegal Mining” …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. NEITI reports N3.473 trillion distributed to federal, state and local governments in Q2 2024 The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) announced on Monday that the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) distributed N3.473 trillion to the three tiers of government in the second quarter of 2024. This represents …

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday that the country’s unemployment rate fell to 32.15% in August. This figure is lower than 33.40% in July. According to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released by the Bureau, food inflation reached 37.52% in the same month. NBS said: “Looking at the movement, the headline inflation rate in August 2024 …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPCL) has released another version of its estimated price of petrol purchased from the Dangote Refinery. The second version comes just hours after NNPC released the initial version and contains several adjustments. While the estimated pettol price data remains the same, the analysis of the state-owned oil company’s transactions with the Dangote Refinery has changed. …

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has expressed concern over the decision of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPCL) to sell petrol sourced from the Dangote Refinery at a higher price than imported petrol. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief breakfast programme on Monday, IPMAN National Welfare Officer, John Kekeocha, questioned the logic behind the price difference. …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Monday launched a scathing attack on President Bola Tinubu’s government, saying the emblem on the president’s cap had become a symbol of oppression. In a statement titled: “Beheaded!,” issued by his Special Assistant on Communications, Phrank Shaibu, the former Vice President said Tinubu had failed Nigerians, including his own supporters, after one year in …