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Tokyo stocks close lower on profit-taking
Tokyo stocks fell Tuesday on late profit-taking, with investors keeping to the sidelines as major global markets remained closed for the Christmas holidays.
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NBS: Inflation rate now 11.24 per cent
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures inflation with the index rising to 11.24 per cent in September.
Charly Boy set to perform at 2019 ‘Felabration’ Festival
Maverick entertainer and activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as ‘Charly Boy’, is set to perform at the 2019 annual Felabration fiesta, a week-long celebration of the life and times Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
Joint Customs-Miltary patrol kill alleged smuggler in Babura
A joint border patrol team of Customs and Military officers gunned down a suspected rice smuggler yesterday in the Babura Local Government Area of Jigawa State.
Absence of three defendants stalls ‘UNILAG gang-rape’ trial
The absence on Tuesday of three of the five students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), facing trial for allegedly gang-raping a student of the institution has stalled their criminal trial.
Speaker Gbajabiamila: Nigeria better with equal representation of women in politics
Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has attributed the poor socio-economic and political situation in Nigeria to the inadequate participation of women in active politics.
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Syria Kurds battle Turkish invasion
United States President Donald Trump tried to justify the de facto green light he gifted his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for an assault seen as a blatant betrayal of Washington’s erstwhile Kurdish allies.
Nigerian Army rescues six abducted students in Kaduna
Troops of the Operation Thunder Strike have rescued six students of the Government Day Secondary School, Gwagwada in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State abducted on their way to school on Thursday morning.g
Lionel Messi feared Neymar would go to Madrid after missing out on Barcelona move
Lionel Messi feared Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar would join Real Madrid in the summer if Barcelona failed to land his signature.
Institute urges government to create conducive environment to attract investors
Mr Lekwa Ezutah, National President of Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), has urged government at all levels to create environment conducive to attract investors and improve the economy.
IS families escape Syria displacement camp
Families of Islamic State (IS) group members escaped a displacement camp in northern Syria where a Turkish offensive against Kurdish forces has sparked fierce fighting, Kurdish authorities said Sunday.