Day: June 4, 2023

Breaking: South Korea Knock Nigeria Out Of U20 World Cup

Abibat Babalola

The Asian Tigers of South Korea have knocked out the Flying Eagles of Nigeria out of the ongoing U20 World Cup in Argentina.     READ ALSO: Buhari Submits Assets Declaration Form, Says Livestock Reduced Sweden Okays Sex As Sports, Hosts World First Porn Championship Police Sergeant Dismissed For Collecting N98,000 From Victim In Lagos The South Koreans defeated the Ladan Bosso boss, thanks to the only shot on target from Choi Seok-Hyun at the 95th minutes after a header from Seung-won Lee assist. Details later…

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Buhari Submits Assets Declaration Form, Says Livestock Reduced

Abibat Babalola

Former President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has submitted his assets declaration form and the Code of Conduct Bureau on Saturday acknowledged receipt of the form. The Senior Special Adviser to the former President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, made this known on Saturday in a Twitter post as he shared a photo of the acknowledgement slip from the CCB, where he revealed that Buhari had taken no loan and had no liabilities. The acknowledgement slip was signed by the Chairman of the CCB, Isah Mohammed, and was dated…

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Nigeria Dwindles Multi-Billion Dollars Crude Oil Swap Deals – Kyari

Efe Wellington

Nigeria’s state oil firm NNPC Ltd is winding down crude swap contracts with traders and will pay cash for gasoline imports, its chief executive told Reuters, adding that private companies could begin importing petrol as soon as this month. The move is part of new Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s plans to deregulate the gasoline market and reduce the burden on government finances. Tinubu has already scrapped a costly fuel subsidy, effective from last Tuesday, a decision which tripled petrol prices, angering labour unions who have called for a strike starting…

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Sweden Okays Sex As Sports, Hosts World First Porn Championship

Aoko Benjamin

How winners will emerge, organisers give update as 20 representatives from different European countries jostle to be crowned the World sex champion    Sweden is preparing to organize the first European Championship for gender in the world, after its recognition as a sport. The competition is expected to start on the 8th of next June and will last for several weeks! The tournament will be held near Gothenburg, with the participation of 20 representatives from different European countries, according to the Swedish Federal Sex Association. READ ALSO: Sex Is A…

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Subsidy Removal Spoils West Africa’s Stolen Petrol Market

ADEOLA YUSUF

A comparative analysis of the newly reviewed petrol prices in Nigeria after subsidy is removed with those of its West African neighbours shows the business of smuggling the country’s petrol is no longer viable as cost differentials are no longer attractive enough. Data sourced from Global Petrol Prices, a website that tracks retail prices of refined petroleum products, show that prices across Africa are no longer as wide, which creates arbitrage incentivising the smuggling of petrol from Nigerian borders. The price difference between the average price in Nigeria and Benin…

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Buy One, Get One Free: Igbo-Ora, A Town, And Its Mystery of Twins

ADEOLA YUSUF

You Dread Giving Birth To Twins? Don’t get pregnant anywhere near Igbo-Ora. Welcome to a Nigerian town with the highest concentration of twins in the world, and how their forebears were once chased away by mosquitoes + PHOTOS   No Town or single community anywhere in the world has more twins than this Nigerian village of Igbo Ora, which now hosts #WorldTwinsDay every year around September/October. Platforms Africa reports that Igbo-Ora is a city and the headquarters of Ibarapa Central, Oyo State, south-western Nigeria, situated 80 kilometres (50 mi) north…

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Family laments six months disappearance of son, Adefemi Opeyemi Sodiq

Awe James

The family of Adefemi Opeyemi Sodiq has been thrown into a state of anxiety and uncertainty following the disappearance of their son, who has been missing for six months. According to the family, Adefemi, 43, left a friend’s house located around Ogere on November 7, 2022, and his whereabouts as of May 2023 remain unknown. The family, who spoke with newsmen expressed concerns that several efforts to locate Adefemi have not yielded any success. The family head, Bolaji Adefemi said their son’s disappearance has been a traumatic experience for the…

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President Biden Trips, Tumbles On Air Force Stage

Ganiyu Amodu

President Joe Biden took a face-first tumble on Thursday after tripping over an obstacle on stage at the Air Force Academy in Colorado, but he appeared unhurt. Biden, 80, who had delivered the commencement address to graduates of the military academy, had just shaken hands with a cadet and begun walking back to his seat when he fell. Air Force personnel helped him back up and he did not appear to require further help. READ ALSO: Kwara Gov Reappoints Rafiu Ajakaye As CPS Gov. Bello Escapes Death As Hunmen Attack…

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