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Solar Eclipse: Anticipation grows as millions hope for clear skies

Eclipse watchers are keeping a close eye on the weather ahead of a solar eclipse that will plunge a wide strip of North America into daytime darkness on Monday. Forecasters…

GuruTrends April 8, 2024

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Obaseki Swear-in 38-year-old As Edo Deputy Governor

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Monday morning swore-in Omobayo Marvellous Godwins as his deputy. Naija News reports that this is coming hours after the Edo State House of Assembly…

GuruTrends April 8, 2024

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Bobrisky May Spend Eid-il-Fitr Celebration In Detention

Nigerian controversial crossdresser, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, popularly known as Bobrisky, is facing the possibility of spending the 2024 Eid-il-Fitr break in detention. Recall that Bobrisky was arrested on April 3 and subsequently…

GuruTrends April 8, 2024

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Bayelsa: PDP Wins 8 LG Seats, All Legislative Positions In 105 Wards

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has clinched all eight local government chairmanship positions in the recent council elections in Bayelsa State. The party also secured a clean sweep of the legislative seats…

GuruTrends April 8, 2024

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EFCC Arraigns Binance Executive For ‘Money Laundering’

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned Binance Holdings Limited, a cryptocurrency firm, and Tigran Gambaryan, the company’s head of financial crime compliance, over allegations of money laundering. Naija News reports that…

GuruTrends April 8, 2024

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Just In: Edo Assembly Impeaches Philip Shaibu

The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has been impeached by the State Assembly After adopting the report of the seven-man panel that investigated allegations of misconduct against him.…

GuruTrends April 8, 2024

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Major Shake Up As CBN Sacks 8 Directors, 10 Deputy Directors, Other Top Officials

Not less than forty individuals have been sacked from their positions in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in what is seen as a major shake up in the apex bank. Naija…

GuruTrends April 8, 2024

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Electricity Workers Threaten Strike Over Tariff Hike

The leadership of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has condemned the federal government’s recent increase in electricity tariffs. Recall that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) raised electricity tariffs for customers enjoying…

GuruTrends April 8, 2024

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JUST IN: Court Orders Remand Of Emefiele In EFCC Custody

The Ikeja High Court in Lagos has ordered the remand of Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in the custody of the Economic and Financial…

GuruTrends April 8, 2024

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Breaking: Emefiele Pleads Not Guilty, See Full Charges Filed Against Ex-CBN Governor

A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on Monday, pleaded not guilty to the charges filed against him in court. Naija News had earlier reported that Emefiele…

GuruTrends April 8, 2024

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Okada rider strangles wife’s friend to death in Ondo (Video)

Okada rider strangles wife’s friend to death in Ondo Police in Ondo State have detained James Sunday, a 35-year-old commercial motorbike rider, on suspicion of strangling his wife’s friend to…

GuruTrends April 7, 2024

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8.2 million Tide Pod bag packages recalled because they might split open and allow the pods to be ingested

Tide maker Procter and Gamble said it had received three reports of children ingesting the pods, though no injuries resulted. The maker of Tide Pods is recalling 8.2 million bag…

GuruTrends April 6, 2024

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France to build ‘balanced partnerships’ with Africa

France will aim to renew ties with Africa and build “balanced partnerships” that are beneficial to the continent, the country’s top diplomat Stephane Sejourne said Saturday. Relations have spiralled downwards between…

GuruTrends April 6, 2024

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We’ll conduct free, fair primary election in Ondo – APC assures guber aspirants

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has promised to conduct a free, fair and transparent primary election to choose its candidate for the Nov. 11 governorship election in the state. The…

GuruTrends April 6, 2024

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New Electricity Tariff: Full list of Ikeja Electric 45 Band A areas

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, on Wednesday, approved a sharp increase in electricity tariffs for customers classified under Band A. Customers in this category will now be charged N225 per…

GuruTrends April 6, 2024

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Oba Afolabi, Alapomu of Apomu Marks Two Years on Throne

Oba Kayode Adenekan Afolabi,the Alapomu of Apomu will be celebrating second coronation anniversary on February 24, at the Palace Hall, Apomu. In a press statement signed by Engr Abbas Soliu,…

GuruTrends April 6, 2024

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As Russia tests for weak spots, Ukraine is banking on enemy mistakes

It generated little attention: another Russian assault in eastern Ukraine, across barren, pock-marked fields, met by determined, nimble resistance. In an attack that defied logic, a Russian armored column lumbered across open countryside…

GuruTrends April 6, 2024

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Tech firm invents manicure to replace bank card for online payments

A new high-tech manicure has been invented to make online payments in the place of bank cards, according to Daily Mail. The invention from technology firm Smart Chip signifies that…

GuruTrends April 6, 2024

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Army Lieutenant, six others killed on Borno-Yobe road

Boko Haram sect has ambushed a military vehicle conveying a Lieutenant (names withheld) and other soldiers along the Biu-Buratai-Buni Yadi road. The road that links Borno and Yobe states has remained…

GuruTrends April 6, 2024