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Organizers announce the premiere date for BBNaija season 11

Organizers of Big Brother Naija have announced that season 11 of Africa’s biggest reality show will premiere on Sunday, July 26, with a record-breaking grand prize of ₦160 million awaiting the eventual winner. The announcement was made during a press conference on Wednesday, where MultiChoice revealed details of the new season, including the broadcast schedule, prize package, sponsors and voting …

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PENDAPAT: Peter Obi, Mario Balotelli dan ‘Mengapa Selalu Saya’

‘Kenapa selalu aku’. Jika Anda seorang pencinta sepak bola, Anda adalah seorang remaja [young adults in their twenties] atau orang dewasa, meme yang kami mulai di paragraf ini tidak akan mengejutkan Anda. Terlebih lagi jika Anda adalah pengikut setia Liga Utama Inggris, liga sepak bola paling bermerek, paling dipasarkan, dan paling menguntungkan di Eropa, bahkan di dunia.Sekitar 15 tahun yang …

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Gunmen stormed a Kogi school, kidnapping the principal, NECO officials and students during exams

Suspected gunmen on Tuesday disrupted the ongoing National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination in Kogi State, kidnapping a school principal, a NECO ad hoc official and four candidates after storming the Government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, in Dekina Local Government Area. The attack, which occurred at around 5.25pm ​​on July 14, left the school community confused as students …

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2027 Election: Minister supports Tinubu’s retention of Shettima as vice president

Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has said he supports President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to retain Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 presidential elections. The minister described the move as a strategic step that would strengthen the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the polls. In a statement released on Wednesday, …

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Armed men invade Kogi school, kidnap the principal, a NECO official and four candidates during the exam

Gunmen on Tuesday invaded Government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, in Dekina Local Government Area of ​​Kogi State, abducting the school principal, an ad hoc officer of the National Examinations Council and four students who were sitting for the ongoing Senior Secondary School Certificate examination. PLATFORM TIMES reported that the attack occurred at around 5.25pm ​​while candidates were writing one of the …

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Nigerian pastor dies by suicide after receiving notice to leave US

A Nigerian Catholic priest who lived and served in Massachusetts, United States, Rev. Benjamin Madu reportedly died by suicide, a few days after receiving notice to leave the United States for his home country, Nigeria. According to the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, the 54-year-old priest died July 2 at his residence in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, where he had served as hospital …

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The court ordered final confiscation of 48 properties linked to former AGF Malami

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final confiscation of 48 properties linked to Abubakar Malami, former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF). In her ruling on Wednesday, Joyce Abdulmalik, the court judge, stated that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) could prove that the property was the proceeds of unlawful activities. Before delivering the substantive ruling, …

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The former DSS boss said Oyo’s rescue tactics could not work in the north

Former Assistant Director General of the Department of Foreign Services, Mohammed Ngoshe, has stated that the tactics used in the rescue of kidnapped students and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of ​​Oyo State cannot be replicated in the northern part of the country. Explaining why similar results have not been achieved in some northern states despite the capabilities of …

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I have kept my promise to the Ham people: Uba Sani

Governor Uba Sani has broken a 20-year-old spell in the Jaba local government drought, with the commissioning of five town roads in Kwoi, the headquarters of the area council. The governor recalled that when he celebrated the foundation stone laying ceremony last September, he assured that the intervention would not be another promise postponed. ”With the grace of God and …

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Mobile operators reduce operational emissions by 13% over five years, says GSMA

According to a new report from the Global System for Mobile Communications Association, mobile network operators reduced their operational emissions by 13% between 2019 and 2024. The finding is contained in the GSMA Mobile Net Zero 2026 State of the Industry report on climate action, released on Tuesday evening. The report states that the reduction was recorded even as mobile …

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