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Gunmen from criminal gangs killed 25 people when they raided four villages in northwestern Nigeria in reprisals over military offensives on their hideouts, a local security official said Friday. The attacks on Thursday took place in Katsina State, one of the regions in northwest Nigeria hit by armed gangs known locally as bandits who carry…
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The death toll from flood-related incidents in Kenya has crossed 200 since March, the interior ministry said Friday, as a cyclone barrelled towards the Tanzanian coast.
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A week after the Federal Government assured that the ongoing petrol scarcity will ease, many filling stations across Lagos and other cities remained shut yesterday with few outlets operated by major marketers opened to motorists.
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Two army officers indicted by a panel set up to investigate the bombing of over 100 innocent persons in Tudun Birin, Igabi Local Council of Kaduna State, are now facing court martial.
17 hours ago
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has raised the maximum deposit insurance coverage for deposit money banks (DMBs) and others from N500,000 to N5 million.
News
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The Naira closed the week on a positive note, trading at N1,400.40 against the dollar, according to data from the FMDQ Exchange.
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The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested a gang of 10 suspected ritualists, who specialise in killing people and selling their body parts to ritualists.
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The Federal Government has said it would flush out fake certificate holders in both public and private institutions in the country. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, handed down the threat on Friday in Abuja while receiving the report of an Inter-Ministerial Investigative Committee on Degree Certificate Milling. The Federal Government had on January 9,…
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Troops of the Nigerian Army, in conjunction with sister services and other security agencies, neutralised an Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) expert of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Orsu - Ihitteukwa, Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State, on Wednesday, May 2, 2024. The troops, comprising…
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In a move to leverage gas for economic growth, President Bola Tinubu is set to commission three critical gas infrastructure projects in the country. Tinubu's spokesman Ajuri Ngelale in a statement said the gas projects were undertaken by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and some partners. President Tinubu had identified Nigeria as more…
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An Ikeja Special Offences Court, on Friday, adjourned until May 9, for defence to study additional proof of evidence submitted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele.
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The Management of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Keffi, has sacked two of its staff and suspended others over job racketeering.Dr Yahaya Adamu, the Chief Medical Director (CMD), of the hospital disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Friday in Keffi.
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The Federal Ministry of Health on Friday in Abuja advised on the need for regular hand washing in order to eliminate some of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). Dr Chukwuma Anyaike, Director, Public Health Department of the ministry, gave this advice at a meeting with health stakeholders from the six Area Councils of the Federal…
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No fewer than 33,636 persons in Jigawa, Kano and Katsina States have benefited from assorted food items donated by the Saudi Arabia King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief).
Guardian TV
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Britain's opposition Labour Party won a parliamentary seat in northern England on Friday and control of several councils, inflicting heavy losses on the governing Conservatives to pile more pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
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The devaluation of the naira against the dollar has plunged Nigerians into a deep socio-economic depression. The price of basic foodstuffs can double or even triple in the same day.
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For many months, the weather all over Nigeria has been relatively hot. Many citizens have complained About the sun during the day, not being able to sleep at night, and wearing skimpy clothes during the day as the sun shone as though it was its last. GuardianTV spoke with Nigerians and professionals about their experiences and how to survive during the heatwave.
Sport
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Mauricio Pochettino has pleaded for an end to "stupid rumours" over his Chelsea future after the Blues hauled themselves firmly into Europa League contention with Thursday's 2-0 win over Tottenham.
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Borussia Dortmund veteran Marco Reus will leave after 12 years with the side at the end of the season, the club announced on Friday.
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Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will play his first match for the Spanish club after a nine-month injury layoff against Cadiz this weekend, coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed Friday.
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Pep Guardiola has played down suggestions that Manchester City's greater experience will be pivotal as his side go head to head with Arsenal for the Premier League title, saying his side must be perfect to come out on top.
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Borussia Dortmund boss Edin Terzic said Friday the "fun" was back for Jadon Sancho, after his brilliant performance in Wednesday's 1-0 Champions League semi-final win over Paris Saint-Germain.
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Gunmen from criminal gangs killed 25 people when they raided four villages in northwestern Nigeria in reprisals over military offensives on their hideouts, a local security official said Friday. The attacks on Thursday took place in Katsina State, one of the regions in northwest Nigeria hit by armed gangs known locally as bandits who carry…
17 mins ago
The Naira closed the week on a positive note, trading at N1,400.40 against the dollar, according to data from the FMDQ Exchange.
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The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested a gang of 10 suspected ritualists, who specialise in killing people and selling their body parts to ritualists.
3 hours ago
The Federal Government has said it would flush out fake certificate holders in both public and private institutions in the country. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, handed down the threat on Friday in Abuja while receiving the report of an Inter-Ministerial Investigative Committee on Degree Certificate Milling. The Federal Government had on January 9,…
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Editorial
17 hours ago
The escape of detainee executive of Binance, Mr. Nadeem Anjarwalla, from a guest house where he and his colleague, Tigran Gambayan were kept, courtesy of the National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, is a security breach that must not go without appropriate investigation and punishment.
Features
17 hours ago
The 7th Biennial Conference of Nasrul Lahil l Fatih Society (NASFAT) has commenced in London.
Editor's Pick
16 hours ago
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has announced an additional 625 megawatts (MW) to the national grid, which has increased the grid’s capacity to 4,800 megawatts.
16 hours ago
Two army officers indicted by a panel set up to investigate the bombing of over 100 innocent persons in Tudun Birin, Igabi Local Council of Kaduna State, are now facing court martial.
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Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned, until May 17, for the continuation of the trial of the money laundering suit brought against Binance Holdings Limited and two of its executives, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla.
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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), yesterday, revealed that it is still working on the details of Coach Finidi George’s contract, even as it has given the Enyimba manager the mandate to start preparing for Super Eagles’ 2026 World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and the Benin Republic in June.
Business
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The naira on Thursday slightly depreciated at the official market, trading at N1,402.67 to the dollar.
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The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) said the country requires a transformational shift from a dependent economy to a diversified one, focusing on innovative sources of revenue and job creation.
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Anticipation of improved first quarter (Q1) earnings have continued to trigger bargain hunting in the equities sector of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX)as the all-share index (ASI) appreciated further by 0.6 per cent.
Columnists
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Foreign affairs analysts have postulated that West Africa, and indeed the entire Africa, is facing an existential threat triggered by a surge in terrorism on the continent. Terrorism, violent extremism, unconstitutional changes of government, and banditry, have spiked, assuming an alarming rate, and spreading like wildfire, across Africa. For instance, the African Center for Strategic…
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A boy was born at Oyo town to the family of late Pa. Reverend Samuel Ayodele Banjo and Mama Comfort Jokotola Banjo (nee Osinuga) of the Arobieke family of Oke-Jaga, Ijebu-Igbo, in present day Ogun State of Nigeria on Wednesday, May 2, 1934. He was destined to be great.
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Among the responses to last week’s column on Bobrisky was the surprise by one of the readers that there is so much difference between man and woman beyond the physical and the physiological. In the physical, the most obvious being in the reproductive features. A reader asked: “You mean there is so much that is disparate in the total make-up of women and that of men beyond the obvious?”
Guardian Life
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Renowned food critic and author Tom Parker Bowles recently sat down for an exclusive interview with Guardian TV during his visit to Lagos for the GT Food and Drink Festival. “I’m immediately in love,” Bowles, who said that he could make a career out of eating, told Guardian TV. Bowles said he is no stranger…
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Kendrick Lamar has dropped his third diss track titled "6:16 in L.A", aimed at Canadian rapper, Drake. The track, which was first released on May 3rd, 2024, is the third diss track directed at Drake in their public 2024 beef. This comes just days after Lamar’s second diss track, "Euphoria". “6:16 in L.A” parodies the…
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Nigerian-American singer Collins Obinna Chibueze, popularly known as Shabooezy, has risen to the top of the US Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, displacing Beyoncé’s song. His song ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’ has dethroned ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ by Beyoncé, making it the first time two Black artists have consecutively held the number one position. Shabooezy was…
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Nollywood actress, Sola Sobowale, has revealed the reasons why she left her acting job to be a caregiver abroad. Toyin Tomato fondly called by fans and colleagues, disclosed this during a live chat on the Teju Baby Face Show. According to her, people thought she was crazy, to leave her million-paying acting job to work…
Technology
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Google has opened applications for the 8th cohort of its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa programme.
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The Director-General of the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission, Seye Oyeleye; a Professor of Statistics at the University of Ibadan, Olusanya Olubusoye; the United Kingdom-based engineer, Georgina Ayoola
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LG Electronics has unveiled the highly anticipated K-POP Fiesta contest in Nigeria.
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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of New Horizons Solutions Nigeria Limited, Tim Akano, has charged Nigerian youths to play big in the emerging 4th Industrial Revolution in the country.
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I strongly believe that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will foster a positive transformation in Nigeria. As the country continues to navigate the complexities that this century brings, it becomes increasingly clear that technology, which the youth have fully embraced, will play a major role in directing the trajectory of the country's future. There are currently so many other fields transforming the global landscape like blockchain, 3D printing, 5G surgeries, but among these fields, AI stands out as a game-changer. Its potentials extend not only to the broader international community but also to the specific context of Nigeria. Embracing this powerful tool can unlock various transformative opportunities for growth, development, and prosperity for the nation.
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IBM has said that identity management has come under severe attacks in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), which has strained enterprises’ breach recovery time.
