July 2024

Maduro Wins Venezuela Presidential Election, Opposition Rejects Result

Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner of Venezuela’s presidential election Sunday but the opposition and key regional neighbours immediately rejected the official results. The opposition coalition itself claimed victory by a large margin, after an election campaign tainted by claims of political intimidation and fears of fraud, and following predictions by pollsters that Maduro would …

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Akpabio Summons Emergency Senate Meeting Of ‘National Importance’

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has called for an emergency meeting of the Senate. In a circular seen and signed by the Clerk, Chinedu Akubueze on Monday, said the meeting was of “National Importance”. The internal circular did not give further details on the emergency meeting. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 31, …

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President Tinubu Signs New Minimum Wage Bill Into Law

President Bola Tinubu has signed the minimum wage bill into law, ending months of deliberations between government authorities, labour unions, and the private sector. He signed it at the State House in Abuja on Monday days after the National Assembly had passed the N70,000 per month minimum wage bill. A National Assembly delegation led by …

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Reynolds And Jackman Bring Smutty Superheroes To Comic-Con

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman kicked off celebrations at the giant Comic-Con pop culture gathering Thursday with a special screening of “Deadpool & Wolverine,” their smutty superhero mash-up movie expected to break box office records this weekend. The Hollywood A-listers took the stage before 6,000 screaming fans — many dressed as spandex-clad heroes and villains …

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Deadly Typhoon Hits Taiwan, Six Sailors Missing After Ship Sinks

The strongest typhoon to hit Taiwan in eight years killed five people and flooded parts of the island’s second-biggest city on Thursday, with rescuers searching for six sailors missing after their cargo ship sank in the storm. Typhoon Gaemi transformed streets in southern Kaohsiung city into rivers, with some households flooded by rainwater. Schools and …

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New Barcelona Coach Flick Hails ‘Unbelievable’ Yamal

New Barcelona coach Hansi Flick on Thursday hailed the performance of the Spanish club’s teenage winger Lamine Yamal at Euro 2024, calling it “unbelievable”. Yamal made history in his country’s opening game against Croatia by becoming the youngest player ever to appear in a European Championship game at the age of 16 years and 338 …

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Nigeria Imports $2.25bn Fuel From Malta — Report

Fresh data have emerged that Nigeria imported fuel worth $2.25bn from Malta in nine years. The information emerged following allegations by the founder of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, that some officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited own blending plants in Malta. An oil blending plant has no refining capability, but …

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Economic Reforms: I Have No Cabal Or Sponsors To Compensate —Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has allayed fears of manipulation by any interest group in the ongoing economic reforms, saying his campaign was self-sponsored, without strings, or indebtedness to any individual or institution. The President, who received a delegation of Islamic leaders led by Sheikh Bala Lau, at the State House on Thursday, said his victory at …

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