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INEC Denies Creating 30,000 New Polling Units

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied creating 30,000 additional polling units in order to compromise the 2019 general elections. Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party`s (PDP), on Friday alleged that INEC was planning to create 30,000 illegal polling units in some remote areas. A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, on Sunday in Abuja, urged Nigerians to disregard the allegation. Oyekanmi explained that the commission received 3,789 requests nationwide for the creation of new polling units.…

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Nigerian Graduate Student Wins $1m To Produce Film

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A Nigerian graduate student at the New York University, Faraday Okoro has won a transformative grant of $1m to produce a film. Okoro was among five finalists listed for an award being given by AT&T, the Tribeca Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Institute to a promising young filmmaker, with a focus on underrepresented perspectives. After a game-show-like pitch-off, Okoro won the transformative grant. His thesis project would have a million-dollar budget. But the money came with pressure: For example, it was to be filmed in Africa. The film, “Nigerian…

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‘World’s oldest person’ dies in Japan at 117

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Nabi Tajima, a 117-year-old Japanese woman, thought to be the world’s oldest person, is dead. Born on August 4, 1900, died around 8:00 pm (1100 GMT) Saturday at a hospital on her native Kikai Island in Kagoshima region, according to Susumu Yoshiyuki, a health and welfare official. Tajima, who became the oldest woman in Japan in September 2015, could have been the oldest person in the world since Violet Brown of Jamaica died in September 2017 at age 117, Japanese media said. Since Brown’s death, Guinness World Records has been…

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Queen Elizabeth marks 92nd birthday with Commonwealth concert

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Today, Queen Elizabeth II marked her 92nd birthday with traditional gun salutes and a Commonwealth-themed charity concert featuring Tom Jones, Kylie and Shaggy.Horse-drawn guns fired 41 times in Hyde Park and 62 times at the Tower of London, while at Windsor Castle, the band played “Happy Birthday” during the changing of the guard. In the evening, the monarch and her family were due to attend a concert with performers from around the Commonwealth, the 53-nation grouping which held its summit in London this week. Australia’s Kylie, Canadian pop chart-topper Shawn…

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More Lagos Wives Beat Husbands, Says Commissioner

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Lagos State government yesterday raised the alarm over the increasing cases of housewives who now batter their husbands. The Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, who said this while briefing journalists on the score card of his ministry in the last one year, said no fewer than 138 of such cases were reported to the agency in charge of domestic violence. Kazeem also said that the state Mobile courts arraigned 8,380 offenders for flouting the Road Traffic Law which included parking on walkways and yellow lines, use of BRT corridor,…

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Insurgency: Army launches final onslaught on Boko Haram with Operation Last Hope

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In the fight against Boko Haram terrorists around the Lake Chad region, the Nigerian Army has said it would launch a final onslaught with a view to not only ending their activities, but also resettle Internally Displaced Peoples (IDPs) to their various communities. The Army also vowed that the final raid on the insurgents would lead to rescuing the captives in the grip of the insurgents, including the remaining Chibok schoolgirls and 15-year old Leah Sharibu. The raid on the insurgents stronghold, which the service tagged, Operation Last Hope, according…

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Europa League Trophy Recovered After Being Stolen in Mexico

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The Europa League trophy is back in safe hands after it was reportedly taken from a transport vehicle in the Mexican city of Leon. Authorities Guanajuato state, in central Mexico, claimed that the trophy has been taken after an event in the city while on tour, but was soon recovered. The authorities tweeted out an image of the trophy safely laid in cloth to prove that it was in friendly hands, but did not provide more detail of the incident. The Europa League is currently in the semi-final stage of…

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We’ve Been Particularly Inspired By Our Youths, Theresa May Tells Commonwealth

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British Prime Minister Theresa May says the young people of the Commonwealth, leading the youth forum and participating in other activities, have inspired the heads of government. The prime minister said this while speaking at the first meeting of Commonwealth heads of government at Queen Elizabeth’s home in Windsor, United Kingdom. “Good morning everyone and welcome to Windsor castle. I think in the best Commonwealth tradition, in the intimacy and privacy of our retreat today,” she said. “First of all, I like to thank Her Majesty, the Queen for her…

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Lazy Youths: Buhari Should Apologize And Be Forgiven – Shehu Sani

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Shehu Sani, Senator representing Kaduna Central, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to apologize over his remarks about Nigerian Youths. While answering a question at the Commonwealth Business Forum in London on Wednesday, President Buhari had cause to talk about Nigerian youths. Mr Buhari had described the youths as illiterates who are lazy and want freebies with the notion that the nation is an oil producing country. He had said: “We have a very young population; our population is estimated conservatively to be 180 million. More than 60 per cent of…

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Ecobank Wins 3 Awards at 2018 Asian Banker Awards

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Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) and its two affiliate countries – Nigeria and Ghana- have emerged winners in three strategic categories of The Asian Banker – West Africa Awards 2018. The annual awards saw ETI winning the Best Financial Inclusion Initiative Application or Programme with its innovative Xpress Account, while Ecobank Nigeria carted home the Best Transaction Bank in Nigeria, West Africa award. Ecobank Ghana also won in the Best Transaction Bank in Ghana, West Africa category. Speaking at the award ceremony in Lagos, the Chairman, The Asian Banker, Emmanuel Daniel…

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