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Netflix to include free games in users’ subscription

Popular video-streaming service, Netflix, is set to include free games in its users’ subscription soon. The company made this known in its 2021 second quarter letter to its shareholders, released on...

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COVID-19 cases spike by 77% in one week as states reduce testing -NCDC

A weekly epidemiology report from July 5 to July 11 2021 on the website of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has revealed that some states have reduced testing, while the country has recorded a 77...

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After six-hour hearing, Benin court releases Igboho’s wife, remands activist

The hearing of a case against the Yoruba Nation activist,  Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, lasted for more than six hours on Thursday at  Cour De’appal De Cotonou, Benin Republic. Igboho,...

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We’ve not stopped Nigerians from using Twitter, FG tells court

The Federal Government has told a Federal High Court in Lagos that it has not stopped Nigerians from using social media platform, Twitter, adding that many Nigerians are still using it every day. The...

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Fake customs officer bags 20-year imprisonment for job fraud

• Court jails two fraudsters in Edo A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Thursday, sentenced a 34-year-old man, Yakubu Afolayan, to 20 years’ imprisonment for impersonation and...

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Yoruba Nation rally: Lagos police keep mum on salesgirl’s autopsy report,...

The Lagos State Police Command has kept mum on the murder of Jumoke Oyeleke, the salesgirl who was allegedly killed by a stray bullet during the Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos on July 3. Despite the...

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Deceased doctors: FG begins payment of benefits to beneficiaries

The Federal Government Thursday said it has commenced the payment of death benefits to deceased doctors and other health workers under the Group Life Insurance. Minister of Labour and Employment,...

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CVR: INEC receives 9,261 applications in Cross River

THE Independent National Electoral Commission in Cross River State has registered 9,261 eligible voters online as of Monday July 19, while physical registration will begin on Monday July 26. The state...

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CVR: INEC commends Osun youths, warns against multiple registration

The Independent National Electoral Commission in Osun State has commended youths in the state for participating effectively in the online registration, just as the body warned against double...

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Why Kwara cancelled 2021 Durbar celebration, Gov tells Emir

Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, told the Emir of Ilorin that the state government had to bow to the superior argument of security agencies before the cancellation of the Ilorin Emirate...

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‘Eriksen’s football career in Italy not possible with defibrillator’

Danish international footballer Christian Eriksen will not be able to continue his career with Italian Serie A champions Inter Milan with his implanted defibrillator. “Only if the defibrillator is...

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Obaseki pledges increased support, partnership with security agencies in Edo

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said his government will continue to partner with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps and other security outfits in the state to ensure the...

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Djokovic faces tough draw at Tokyo Olympics

The road for world men’s tennis number one Novak Djokovic to the Golden Slam looks not an easy one at the Tokyo Olympics. This is because there lies ahead of the Serb possible matches against Andrey...

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Lagos NURTW generates N123bn annually – Report

The Lagos chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, locally called agberos, generates about N123.08bn annually, which could service the annual budget of Nasarawa, Niger, and Yobe states...

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Anambra ‘monarch’ gets bail after seven-day detention

A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has freed a factional traditional ruler of Amanuke community, Dennis Ezeilo, after he spent seven days in police custody. The defendant was remanded...

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FC Barcelona present new signing Depay, as uncertainty still surrounds Messi

FC Barcelona officially presented striker Memphis Depay to the press on Thursday in an event at the Camp Nou Stadium. The presentation happened two days after Depay arrived in Barcelona to put pen to...

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PDP knocks Buhari as President says regime has succeeded

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party has knocked the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for saying that his regime has succeeded with the resources and time available to it. The...

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Fans react as Adekunle Gold features Simi in romantic video ‘Sinner’

Fans have gone wild on social media as Nigerian singer, Adekunle Gold, features his wife, Simi, in the sensual video of his new song, ‘Sinner’. Adekunle Kosoko, who goes by the stage name Adekunle...

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Lai Mohammed provokes hunters

It is not for nothing journalists are sometimes called news hunters. I wear the badge with pride, and I know my colleagues do too.  For we really hunt – digging up facts, holding those in public...

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Cooking gas price soars to N500/kg, retailers, consumers lament

The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, also known as cooking gas, has skyrocketed to a record high of N500 per kilogramme, forcing some Nigerians to turn to alternatives such as charcoal, kerosene and...

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