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    American rapper Cardi B has made history as the only female rapper to debut her first two studio albums at number one on the Billboard 200 chart.   Her sophomore album, Am I The Drama?, debuted at the top spot with 200,000 equivalent album units in its first ...

    The Ogun State Government has berated Senator Gbenga Daniel over his criticism of Governor Dapo Abiodun following a stop-work order on the ongoing rehabilitation of the 260-metre Paddy Arikawe Oye-Igbimo Road in Sagamu.   The government described the senator’s comments as “reckless and misleading,” accusing him of deliberately ...

    The Federal Government on Sunday assured Nigerians that there would be no disruption in the supply of refined petroleum products, following concerns over the Naira-for-crude oil arrangement and disputes involving the Dangote Refinery.   In a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance after a meeting of the ...

  The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria on Sunday placed its members on strike notice over what it tagged as “anti-worker” policies currently being implemented by the management of Dangote refinery.   The TUC also placed its members on alert for a nationwide strike should Dangote refinery fail to reinstate ...

    European Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain will play their first-ever Intercontinental Cup final in Doha, Qatar, on December 17, FIFA announced on Sunday.   Their opponents will only be determined four days earlier in the final playoff, called the Challenger Cup.   This will pit Egyptian club Pyramids, ...

  Nigerians may face a nationwide blackout from Monday as power generation companies have raised the alarm over an imminent shutdown of thermal plants following directives from the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria.   The Executive Secretary of the Association of Power Generating Companies, Joy Ogaji, ...

    As part of Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary celebration, the Federal Government held a special thanksgiving service on Sunday at the National Ecumenical Centre in Abuja to offer prayers and give thanks for the nation.   The event drew top government officials and security chiefs, including Senate President Godswill ...

  The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed that a commuter bus belonging to Big Joe Ventures Ltd was attacked on Friday, and all twelve occupants were abducted.   However, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP William Aya, revealed that the police, in collaboration with the military, managed to rescue ...

    Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has clarified his congratulatory message to the newly crowned Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, after facing backlash on social media.   PUNCH Online earlier reported that Obi had, in his goodwill message on Saturday, referred to the monarch ...

    Voters in Switzerland will head to the polls on Sunday to decide whether to introduce a nationwide system of electronic identity cards.   This marks the second national referendum on the issue, following a 2021 rejection driven by concerns over data privacy and discomfort with the proposed system ...