July 2023

  • Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore has lambasted President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Sowore described Tinubu’s administration as a government of ‘renewed shege’. He made the remark while reacting to Tinubu’s decision to provide palliative care to Nigerians for six months. Tweeting, Sowore wrote: “The govt of #RenewedShege! So, @officialABAT is going to provide palliative of N53…

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  • Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna Central Senator, has warned Nigerians over the N8,000 palliative from President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Sani said Nigerians should pray before collecting the N8,000 from Tinubu’s administration. He claimed that those who collected the “jazzed” N10,000 under former President Muhammadu Buhari ended up in poverty. Tweeting, Sani wrote: “People who collected…

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  • Good morning from Meziesblog! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Senate, on Thursday, confirmed the appointment of the Service Chiefs nominated by President Bola Tinubu. This was a sequel to the consideration and approval of a motion brought by the Senate Majority Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele. The Service Chiefs are Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja,…

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  • The Federal Government may have triggered another round of fresh controversy with its latest move to force motorists to renew their vehicle proof of ownership certificate at a fee of N1000 annually. The new policy is already generating reactions from various quarters. Some citizens are of the view that the policy is insensitive to the…

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  • Scandal has hit the world of Olympic equestrianism as former legend of the sport, Rich Fellers, pleaded guilty to the sexual abuse of a minor. His victim was 17 years old and Fellers was charged with grooming his teenage student into a relationship that was illegal in accordance with United States law. The New York Post reported that Fellers is likely to…

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  • 199 games for her country. Four World Cups. Two World Cup Winners medals. 2019 Balon d’Or winner. USWNT icon and soccer legend. But despite everything, Megan Rapinoe still gets nervous… especially before games. “It feels very real now that we’re here. I’m so excited. I’ve been thinking about it (the opening game) ever since we qualified to…

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  • When it comes to boxing legends, some swear by Mike Tyson as the cream of the crop from the last century. But guess what? Even Iron Mike himself is tipping his hat to the one and only Floyd Mayweather, calling him the ultimate pugilist of the past hundred years. During one of his episodes on the Hotboxin’ podcast,…

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  • Mark Zuckerberg is training with UFC icons Israel Adesanya and Alex Volkanovski ahead of his rumoured fight with Elon Musk. It was suggested that the billionaires could lock their horns when Tesla owner Musk called out Facebook founder Zuckerberg on social media in June. Judging by these latest images Musk will have his work cut…

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  • Hacking’s adrenaline rush can be addictive. But many believe black-hat (illegal) hackers can develop a moral compass and learn to use their skills for good – especially if authorities intervene when they’re young. In today’s digital age, where technology permeates every aspect of our lives, the threat of cybercrime looms large. With hackers constantly pushing…

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  • Dust Yourself Off

    If you say that someone has dusted himself or herself off or dusted himself or herself down, you mean that they have managed to recover from a severe problem which has affected their life. Here are 5 great reasons for you to DUST YOURSELF OFF TODAY: 🍒 TAKE CONTROLThere is a Japanese proverb that says, “fall…

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  • Organisational culture is defined as a pattern of basic assumptions, invented, discovered or developed by a given group as it learns to cope with its problems of external adaptation and internal integration that have worked well enough to be considered valid and therefore is to be taught to new members as the correct way to…

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  • To the Happy Couple, your wedding day…the nervous excitement and the frantic last-minute details is one of the wonderful and precious milestones of life. As you embark on this journey of marriage, I want to share with you how very happy I am for you both. Marriage can be simple if you follow what makes…

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  • An 80-year-old grandfather jailed for the repeated rape of his granddaughter and the sexual assault of her two younger sisters has failed in his bid to overturn his conviction. The man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his victims, was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court to ten years’ imprisonment with one year suspended…

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  • House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is pushing for the FBI to build new headquarters in Huntsville, Alabama, instead of Washington, D.C., to take politics out of how the agency functions, the The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. According to the report, Jordan may cut the bureau’s funding unless it moves to Alabama’s midsized city, roughly 700 miles…

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  • The Russian foreign minister on Tuesday said Moscow knows the steps to be taken to ensure its security in response to Finland and Sweden joining NATO. Speaking at a news conference in Moscow, Sergey Lavrov said the countermeasures will depend on the kind of military infrastructure deployed in these countries. “I assure you that all…

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  • The NATO chief on Tuesday said Ukraine will receive a membership invitation when allies agree and conditions are met. Jens Stoltenberg’s remarks came after a North Atlantic Council meeting, which kicked off the two-day NATO summit in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. “We will issue an invitation for Ukraine to join NATO when allies agree and…

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