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CLAIM: A skyscraper with 130 stories is under construction in Aba, Abia State, Nigeria. It will be the second tallest building in the world. VERDICT: False! FULL TEXT A Facebook page, Igbo Times Magazine, posted an image of a tall building under construction with the claim that it is situated in Aba, Abia State, and funded by one ‘Chukwu Emeka’. …

Senator Danladi Sankara has commiserated with family of Senator Bello Maitama Yusuf who died on Friday in Kano at the age of 76. The late Senator Bello Maitama Yusuf hailed from Gwaram in Jigawa state and served as Minister in the government of the late President Shehu Shagari from 1979 to 1983 before serving as Senator for Jigawa Southwest Senatorial …

Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ambassador Umar Damagum, has given reasons why the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party under his leadership will not be in a rush to suspend nor dismiss any disloyal member despite pressure from stakeholders. Damagum who disclosed this while addressing the PDP Mobilisers Group in Abuja on Saturday, said that …

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Businesses operating in Nigeria have envisaged increased losses in the second quarter of the year, following foreign exchange reforms. Already, nine firms had lost N960.18bn to the new forex policy in the second quarter. According to the half-year financial reports of the firms, the steep devaluation of the naira, following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s attempt to close the gap …

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has called on governments at all levels to include “Persons with Disabilities” in governance so as to give them equal representation. The former Anambra State governor who made the call while celebrating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Sunday, also pleaded with Nigerians to support …

The National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Makurdi on Monday upheld the election of Solomon Wombo as the lawmaker representing the Katsina-Ala/Ukum/Logo Federal Constituency of Benue State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Wombo as the winner of the February 25 election after he polled 59,939 votes to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Richard Gbande, …

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Saturday charged the Cross River State government to ensure the release of a doctor abducted by criminals in the state within seven days. The victim, Prof. Ekanem Ephraim, a Neurologist with the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), was abducted from her residence by armed men who pretended to be patients on July 13. …

Juventus midfielder, Paul Pogba, has been provisionally suspended by Italy’s national anti-doping tribunal for an anti-doping offence. The test, performed after Juventus victory at Udinese on August 20, 2023, detected elevated levels of testosterone, a hormone that increases athletes’ endurance. The anti-doping agency, Nado Italia, said Pogba was suspended provisionally with immediate effect. Pending a trial and testing of a …

The Nigerian currency, naira depreciated further at the black market, on Friday as it sold for N950 to the US dollar. Ripples Nigeria had reported that the naira sold for between N910 to N930 on Thursday at the black market. READ ALSO:Naira to dollar rate closes at N789/$1, peaks at N804/$1 in official market In Lagos, the exchange rate for …