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USA Nigeria
Buhari Lauds NDLEA Performance, To Boost Operational Capabilities
By Jonathan Nda-Isaiah President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed the performance of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), whose chairman/CEO, a former military administrator of Lagos and Borno States, Brig-Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd), was appointed in January this year. National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (retd), disclosed ...
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Nigeria
BREAKING: Crypto Market Loses $360bn As Telsa Declines Bitcoin For Payment
BY BUKOLA IDOWU, Lagos Investors in Bitcoin, the most popular and capitalised cryptocurrency are not smiling as at least $365 billion has been wiped off their investments after Tesla’s founder, Elon Musk, announced that the car maker will not be accepting Bitcoin as payment for its cars. Musk had tweeted ...
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Cina
FOREIGN: Expressway Construction Reveals China’s Rapid Development
AGENCY REPORT If you enter the Xiwu exit ramp of Fenghua, Ningbo, east China’s Zhejiang province along the Shenyang–Haikou expressway and drive all the way westwards along Dacheng East Road, it will only take three minutes to reach the downtown area of Fenghua. Now, the Shenyang–Haikou expressway, the Ningbo loop ...
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Nigeria
BACK STORY OF THE DAY: As The Rains Come, So Should The Need To Take Preemptive Measures Against Flooding
By Olawale Ayeni, Abuja As the rains come, it is vital to begin taking preemptive steps against flooding, a disaster that usually leaves a trail of devastation in its wake causing grief to entire families while decimating the country’s economy. Counting from 2012, flooding has taken about 363 lives and ...
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Nigeria
Swimming: African Invitational Championship Holds In Port-Harcourt
BY MARK ITSIBOR, Abuja The first African invitational swimming championship has been fixed to take place in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State capital, the organizers have announced. The championship tagged, “Garden City 2021” is being organised by Demakers Business Roundtable in collaboration with the Nigeria Aquatics Federation, Women Awards Championship and African ...
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Nigeria
NDLEA Nabs Ex-Lagos LG Vice Chairman With Cocaine At Airport
bY OGUNTADE ISMAILA, Lagos A former vice chairman of Lagos Island Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Asekun Kehinde Sakiru, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. NDLEA’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said Sakiru had been on ...
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Nigeria
Osun Speaker Urges Positive Reportage Of Nigeria
BY JOSHUA DADA, Osogbo Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Timothy Owoeye, has called on Nigerians to promote the positive sides of the country instead of the steady de-marketing of the nation on social media networks. Owoeye made the appeal in a statement issued by his media ...
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Brasile
Eletrobras tem lucro líquido de R$ 1,6 bilhão no primeiro trimestre
A Eletrobras registrou um lucro líquido de R$ 1,6 bilhão nos três primeiros meses do ano, resultado 31% superior ao do mesmo período do ano passado. O resultado foi divulgado na noite de ontem (13), no Rio de Janeiro, pela assessoria de imprensa da estatal. Os lucros antes dos juros, impostos, ...
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Brasile
Trabalhadores nascidos em outubro podem sacar auxílio emergencial
Trabalhadores informais e inscritos no Cadastro Único para Programas Sociais do Governo Federal (CadÚnico) - nascidos em outubro - podem sacar, a partir de hoje (13), a primeira parcela do auxílio emergencial 2021. O dinheiro havia sido depositado nas contas poupança digitais da Caixa Econômica Federal em 27 de abril. Os ...
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Cipro
Geneva talks a turning point for Cyprus issue, says Turkish Cypriot FM
The informal 5+1 Cyprus talks in Geneva are a turning point for northern Cypriots, the foreign minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said on May 12.