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11/12/2023

2023 CAF Awards: Nigeria Wins Big As Osimhen, Oshoala Crowned African Male And Female players of The Year

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Super Eagles and Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen has been crowned the 2023 CAF African Player of the Year; just as Asisat Oshoala, Super Falcon striker, also got crowned 2023 CAF Women’s ‘Player of the Year.’ Oshimhen Osimhen becomes the first Nigerian to win the coveted prize since Nwankwo Kan...

11/12/2023

Rivers Exco Ignores Defection Chaos, Approves ₦800bn 2024 Budget
.. Rivers to spend N128 billion on infrastructures

https://rextuncityupdates.com.ng/rivers-exco-ignores-defection-chaos-approves-%e2%82%a6800bn-2024-budget/
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… Rivers to spend N128 billion on infrastructures Despite the tumultuous political chaos of Defection in the legislative arm, Rivers State Executive Council has deliberated and approved an estimated budget of N800 billion for the 2024 fiscal year. At the meeting, which was presided over by Governo...

08/11/2023

Kogi Guber: APC Campaign Council Decries Unwarranted Arrest Of Party Chieftains
Flays NBC'S Indifference to unethical broadcasts Urge Kogites to troop out for the polls Dismisses PDP/Melaye as non-existent threat

https://rextuncityupdates.com.ng/kogi-guber-apc-campaign-council-decries-unwarranted-arrest-of-party-chieftains/
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. Flays NBC'S Indifference to unethical broadcasts. Urge Kogites to troop out for the polls. Dismisses PDP/Melaye as non-existent threat Ahead of the November 11th off-cycle Guber polls in Kogi State, the APC Governorship Campaign Council has expressed reservations on the recent security operations....

04/11/2023

Akanbi Emerges National President Of ANA

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Information reaching Rextun City Updates news desk indicates that a new national president has emerged for the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA). He is Dr Usman Oladipo Akanbi. Sources disclosed that Dr Akanbi defeated his closest contender, Hajia Farida Adamu Muhammed, the outgoing Vice Preside...

04/11/2023

Terrorism And Banditry In Nigeria Were Created By Politicians – Buratai

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A former Chief Of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Tukur Buratai (rtd), has accused politicians and the political class of being responsible for the insecurity facing the country since 2009. Buratai stated this on Friday while speaking in the second stanza 2023 National Public Service Lecture and the....

04/11/2023

US Security 'Terror' Alert Advises Citizens To Avoid Major Hotels In Nigeria

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The Government of the United States of America has warned its citizens in Nigeria to avoid major hotels in the country due to elevated threats. The US Embassy in Nigeria issued the warning in an emergency information for American citizens on Friday, November 3, 2023, adding that the Nigerian securit...

04/11/2023

Another $150million Abacha Loot To Be Repatriated From France

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France is set to return $150 million, another tranche of the loot traced to late General Sani Abacha, former Nigerian military leader. Special adviser to the president on media and publicity Ajuri Ngelale, made the disclosure in a statement on Friday following a meeting between President Bola Tinubu...

04/11/2023

Exciting Bundesliga Star's Move To Arsenal Next Window Appears Certain

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ARSENAL are interested in RB Leipzig dazzle kid Benjamin Sesko in the coming transfer windows it has been claimed. The Gunners spent heavily in the summer transfer window, breaking their own transfer record to sign Declan Rice from West Ham for a fee which could eventually rise to £105 million, whi...

04/11/2023

Your Days Are Numbered, DHQ Warns Terrorists, Bandits

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The Defence Headquarters, has warned terrorists and bandits that their days are numbered as the military thwarted the criminals in several operations within the last one week. “The military will continue to deny the terrorists, insurgents and violent extremists the ability to achieve their selfish...

02/11/2023

Tesla Model Pi: The Cell Phone That Connects To Your Brain (see video)

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Elon Musk is yet set to stun the world with another of his pioneer products, the Tesla Model Pi cell phone. The Tesla Model Pi cell phone is packed with features that are way beyond the offering of Apple's I-Phone and infact any cell phone in the market today. This Tesla Smart phone, just like the T...

02/11/2023

Senate Swear-In Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan Today

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The Senate has on Thursday, sworn in Senator-elect for Kogi Central Senatorial District, Barr Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, as a member of the 10th Senate. This followed her presentation with Certificate of Return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the duly elected Senator for Kog...

02/11/2023

Reps Rejects N5 Billion Presidential Yacht In Supplementary Budget

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The House of Representatives has dropped the N5 billion presidential yacht from the 2023 supplementary budget. The chairperson of the House Committee on Appropriation, Abubakar Bichi (APC, Kano) announced this on Thursday after the passage of the N2.17 trillion supplementary budget by the House. Mr....

02/11/2023

Akanbi Extol Virtues Of ANA’s Founding Fathers, As Nigeria Authors Body Heads Into Election Cycle.

https://rextuncityupdates.com.ng/akanbi-extol-virtues-of-anas-founding-fathers-as-nigeria-author-body-heads-into-election-cycle/
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Kwara born erudite scholar, prolific writer and Entrepreneur, Dr. Usman Oladapo Akanbi who is founder of Imodoye Writer's Enclave; which organizes a yearly all expense paid residency program, has extolled the virtues of the foundation members of the Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA. Dr Akanbi sp...

27/10/2023

Diamond FM's Sports Icon, Mr Gbewonrin Emerges Best Sports Radio Broadcaster

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Diamond FM Yoruba Sports Presenter, Akogun Yunus Abiodun, famously known as Mr Gbewonrin, has emerged winner of the Best Sports Radio Broadcaster of year at the 2023 YOMAFA Global Awards held in Lagos. Mr Gbewonrin shone brighter above other nominees in the Best Sport Radio Broadcaster category with...

27/10/2023

Big Blow For Arsenal As Thomas Party Out With Muscle Injury For Few Weeks

https://rextuncityupdates.com.ng/big-blow-for-arsenal-as-thomas-party-out-with-muscle-injury-for-few-weeks
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After suffering a muscular injury earlier this week, midfielder Thomas Partey of Arsenal is anticipated to miss several weeks of action, according to manager Mikel Arteta. Due to the setback, the Ghanaian international was left out of the matchday squad for Tuesday night’s Champions League match a...

27/10/2023

Military Bursts N1.2bn Crude Oil Theft

https://rextuncityupdates.com.ng/military-bursts-n1-2bn-crude-oil-theft/
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The Defence Headquarters said on Thursday that troops in the last two weeks intercepted stolen crude worth N1.2 billion as Nigeria’s oil production capacity increased in September. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba said this on Thursday in Abuja while briefing journalis...

27/10/2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin is Alive, NOT Dead, Kremlin Insists
Agency reports

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Agency reports The Kremlin have issued an extraordinary message denying that Russian President, Vladimir Putin is dead. Claims that the leader had died surfaced in a Telegram channel saying he died at his Valdai palace, just north of Moscow. Putin was also rumoured to have had a heart attack earlier...

27/10/2023

US Warplanes Strike Back At Iran-Backed Militias' Bases In Syria As Tensions Rage Over Israel

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In a deft revenge for several drone and missile attacks on American troops, US fighter jets early today struck two Iran-backed militia bases in Syria. The Pentagon revealed the escalation amid intense fears the Israel-Hamas conflict could spiral into an all-out war across the Middle East. According....

27/10/2023

Family Fixes Mama Kainji's Interment For 17th November

The families of Thomas Abolarin Rotimi of Ipara, Eruku, and Zacheaus Ajewole of Oke-Ado, Eruku, in Ekiti LGA of Kwara state, have released the lined up programs for the final interment of Late Mama Juliana Olonishaiye Rotimi (JP) whose demise occured on Wednesday 18th October 2023. According to the....

27/10/2023

Tinubu Savour's Sweet Victory Of The Supreme Verdict

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Yesterday, the legal dispute over the February 25 presidential election won by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) was laid to rest forever.The Supreme Court upheld the September 6 verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), also known as the....

24/10/2023

American Court Refuses Prayer To Order IRS,CIA, FBI To Release Dossiers In Tinubu

https://rextuncityupdates.com.ng/american-court-refuses-prayer-to-order-irscia-fbi-to-release-dossiers-in-tinubu/
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The United States District Court of the District of Columbia has refused a request by one Aaron Greenspan seeking to compel US security agencies to promptly release information, including documents to him about President Bola Tinubu. Judge Beryl A. Howell, in a ruling on Monday, declined Greenspan.....

24/10/2023

Bash Ali Supporters To Host Africa's Biggest Boxing Support Championship Concert in Abuja

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The supporters of Bashiru Lawrence Ali, who is best known as Bash Ali, under the aegis of the Bash Ali Fans Club of Nigeria (BAFCON), are set to host what they described as the loudest concert in Africa tagged ‘Shock D World Concert’. Bash Ali, the Cruiserweight Boxing Champion of African descen...

24/10/2023

Dana Air, Air Peace Hikes Ticket Prices As Christmas Festivities Approach

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Ahead Christmas festivities, airlines operating local routes, including Air Peace and Dana Air, have adjusted their ticket prices, citing economic realities. According to a report by a national newspaper, the airline operators blamed the rising cost of aviation fuel, which now sells for N1,000 per l...

24/10/2023

What Ulcer Patients Must Do To Reduce Acidity In Their Stomach

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Ulcers are caused by stomach acids because they eat away at the walls and lining of the digestive system. Ulcerations are often accompanied by irritants as well as pain in the stomach.The irritant is a kind of bacterium known as H. pylori. They serve to aggravate the condition. Patients who suffer f...

17/10/2023

Transfer All 2023 Election Petition Cases From The 36 States To Abuja And Lagos
- Court Of Appeal President

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The president of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem has ordered that all pending petitions from the 36 states of the federation regarding the outcome of the 2023 elections be transferred to the Lagos and Abuja divisions of the appellate court. Based on the directive, all such pending...

17/10/2023

Court Remands Suspect Arraigned By EFCC For Hacking, Developing App To Defraud Bank

https://rextuncityupdates.com.ng/court-remands-suspect-arraigned-by-efcc-for-hacking-developing-app-to-defraud-bank/
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A suspected hacker identified as Michael Anan Onimisi was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly developing a software code named: “Bee-Leaf” and “Real-Eve” to defraud First City Monument Bank Plc. He was arraigned before Justice R.M Aikawa of the Federal Hig...

17/10/2023

US President Billed For Talks With Netanyahu, Palestine Leader Over Hamas Attack

https://rextuncityupdates.com.ng/us-president-to-visit-israel-billed-for-talks-with-netanyahu-palestine-leader-over-hamas-attack/
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The United States President, Joe Biden, is billed to visit Israel and Jordan from Wednesday to speak with authorities in Israel, Palestine, Egypt and Jordan about the terrorism of Hamas militants operating from Palestine exclave, Gaza, and the need to isolate them. Biden, according to a statement pu...

17/10/2023

FG Plans N26.01trn Budget For 2024

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The Federal Government has proposed the sum of N26.01 trillion for the 2024 appropriation based on oil price benchmark of $73.96 and 21 per cent interest rate. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this to State House Correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Cou...

15/10/2023

Revealed: When Tinubu Will Release Nnamdi Kanu

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Ohanaeze Ndigbo has appealed to all Biafra agitators to cease fire for forty days in order to facilitate the release of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu Ohanaeze Ndigbo says serious negotiations are ongoing to fast track the release of detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu before the year endsThe group appealed...

15/10/2023

10 Facts About The New EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede

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President Bola Tinubu on Thursday approved the appointment of Mr. Ola Olukoyede to serve as the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for a renewable term of four years in the first instance, pending Senate confirmation. This comes nearly four months after Tinubu suspend...

15/10/2023

Halt Gaza Attack Or Prepare For a 'Huge Earthquake' Iran Warns Israel

https://rextuncityupdates.com.ng/halt-gaza-attack-or-prepare-for-a-huge-earthquake-iran-warns-israel/
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Iranian authorities yesterday warned Israel to halt its next phase of attack on Gaza otherwise the war might escalate to other parts of the Middle East, if Hezbollah enters into the conflict. Hossein Amirabdollahian, Iranian said Israel would face ‘a huge earthquake.’ However, an unperturbed Isr...

15/10/2023

Authorities Arrest Fake Lawyer After Winning 26 Court Cases

https://rextuncityupdates.com.ng/authorities-arrest-fake-lawyer-after-winning-26-court-cases/
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A man posing as a lawyer in Kenya has sparked controversy after winning 26 court cases before finally being arrested by authorities. Brian Mwenda was apprehended for falsely presenting himself as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya. According to local media, Mwenda successfully litigated cases be...

10/10/2023

On God.

23/09/2023

Ex-governors' Wrath Rises Against Akpabio

https://rextuncityupdates.com.ng/ex-governors-wrath-rises-against-akpabio/
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There are indications, that the feuding in the Senate, and the plot against the leadership have persisted despite efforts to calm frayed nerves. It is now clear that the war threat is not over. During the week, the plots against the Senate leadership headed by Obong Godswill Akpabio, Senate Presiden...

25/07/2023

DSS Re-Arrests Emefiele After Tussle With Prison Officials

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Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Tuesday, re-arrested suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, after a tussle with officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS).Emefiele’s re-arrest occurred on the premises of a Federal High Court in ...

25/07/2023

Palliative: Trade Union Congress Gives FG 2WKs Ultimatum

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Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria has issued a fresh two-week ultimatum, demanding that the federal government fast track planned palliatives measures to ease the burden on the citizens caused by the fuel subsidy removal. The stipulated time frame came in the light of the federal government’s ...

25/07/2023

Obasanjo Carpets Past Nigerian Leaders At Book Launch

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, decried Nigeria’s inability to live up to expectations since it got independence about 63 years ago, stressing that the country had not only disappointed itself but also Africa and the world. Obasanjo disclosed this while delivering the keynote addres...

25/07/2023

Again, Thugs Burn Down SDP Gubernatorial Campaign Office In Lokoja

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Several political thugs wearing the toga of Arsonists have set fire to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) campaign office in Lokoja, Kogi state’s capital. The Suspected thugs were said to have stormed the party office in the state capital’s Paparanda Square on IBB Driveway around midnight. Accord...

25/07/2023

We Will Dump The Party If President Tinubu Nominates Wike For Ministerial Position

https://rextuncityupdates.com.ng/we-will-dump-the-party-if-president-tinubu-nominates-wike-for-ministerial-position.
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Some All Progressives Congress (APC) party chieftains have strongly expressed their stand against the nomination of former governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike as a minister in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. Meanwhile, president Tinubu, who is under obligation by the constitutional provision to...