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An image showing the map of Benue, a state in North-Central Nigeria.   After calling eight witnesses, the Benue State Government on Wednesday closed its prosecution of a suspended senior lecturer at the Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, Andrew Ogbuja who was alleged to have raped to death 13-year-old girl, Ochanya Ogbanje.  Mr Ogbuja’s son, Victor, …

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  The immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, has taken a swipe at politicians who usually decamp to other parties, describing the situation as an ugly Nigerian politician culture. Dickson, who currently represents Bayelsa-West in the National Assembly, stated this on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, noting that the …

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  German sportswear manufacturing giants PUMA has terminated its four-year contract with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria. In the letter of termination of Sponsoring and Licensing Agreement, issued on Wednesday PUMA said, “we are referring to the licensing and sponsoring agreement signed between our company and your federation”. “As a direct consequence of the recent …

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Governor Godwin Obaseki (File Photo)   The Edo State Government has unveiled plans to recruit and train over 10,000 local security personnel in the state to complement the efforts of the federal security agents in tackling insecurity. Governor Godwin Obaseki disclosed this on Wednesday during an inspection of the Police Training Facility at Ogida Police …

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Forbes has announced Rihanna as a billionaire with most of her worth coming from her Fenty Brand.     Rihanna has officially been declared a billionaire by Forbes. Forbes estimates that the 33-year-old singer and businesswoman is now the wealthiest female musician in the world with a fortune worth $1.7 billion. That makes her second …

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A photo combination of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu and Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.   Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday said the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu is hale and hearty. Sanwo-Olu disclosed this while briefing journalists at the Lagos …

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Hundreds of Lebanese marched on August 4 to mark a year since a cataclysmic explosion ravaged Beirut, protesting impunity over the country’s worst peacetime disaster at a time when its economy was already in tatters. (Photo by – / AFP)     As thousands of Lebanese stood solemnly facing Beirut port on Wednesday to honour …

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 28, 2021 a healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Chinese-made Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine, at makeshift tents in Tirana’s main square.  (Photo by Gent SHKULLAKU / AFP)     The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers to keep their prices low and affordable, after …

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 23, 2018 a man holds a sign reading “No weapons” during the march for peace and against violence in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico. – Mexico filed a lawsuit against major US gunmakers in a court in Boston on August 4, 2021 over illegal cross-border arms flows …

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