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Pindel Pitches ThunderBolts to Sixth Straight Win

OurSports Central - Frontier League 

CRESTWOOD, IL - Buddie Pindel threw seven shutout innings and the ThunderBolts' two first-inning runs stood up in a 2-0 victory over the Joliet Slamme... - FL Windy City ThunderBolts

G20 finance ministers agree to work toward effectively taxing super rich

Voice of America 

RIO DE JANEIRO — Finance ministers from leading rich and developing nations agreed Friday to strive toward effectively taxing the super rich, a joint ministerial declaration said. "With full respect to tax sovereignty, we will seek to engage cooperatively to ensure that ultra-high-net-worth individuals are effectively taxed," the declaration said after the two-day meeting in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has made a proposal to impose a 2% minimum tax on billionaires a top priority of its presidency of the Group of 20... Читать дальше...

Lagos bans overnight sleeping at construction sites after building collapse kills five

The Punch 

Following the collapse of a two-storey building that claimed the lives of five construction workers at Arowojobe Estate, in the Maryland area of Lagos State, the General Manager, Lagos State Building Control Agency, Gbolahan Oki, has banned people, particularly labourers from sleeping at construction sites in the state. Oki gave the directive in a statement

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Reps receive N400m for constituency projects — Minority Whip

The Punch 

The Minority Whip of the House of Representatives, Isa Ali, disclosed on Friday that members receive about N400 million to execute constituency projects through Zonal Intervention Projects and Special Intervention Projects. The lawmaker, who represents Billiri/Balanga Federal Constituency, made this disclosure while fielding questions during a town hall meeting organised to keep constituents informed of

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Don’t fight for Nigeria, Portable warns fans

The Punch 

Controversial artiste, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has advised his fans against participating in the forthcoming hardship protests for Nigeria. In a video he posted on social media on Thursday, the singer expressed his reluctance to join any demonstrations, stating that he was currently doing well and preferred to focus on his own success.

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US partners three Lagos varsities on education

The Punch 

The Spelman College, a leader in the education of women of African descent based in Atlanta, has signed an educational agreement in collaboration with three Lagos-based universities– University of Lagos, Lagos State University, and Pan-Atlantic University, on Friday, at the University of Lagos. This was in recognition of the 50-year Sister Cities partnership between Lagos

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FG mobilised $2.2bn for health sector renewal investments — Presidency

The Punch 

The Federal Government says it has mobilised $2.2bn in external finance for the Nigeria health sector renewal investment initiative. This came as President Bola Tinubu approved the establishment of the Sector-wide Coordinating Office-Programme Management Unit domiciled in the Office of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare. The Federal Government, in a statement signed

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Oando denies owning blending plant in Malta

The Punch 

Oando PLC has denied allegations on social and digital media that it owns a blending plant in Malta. The energy company also denied importing dirty fuel into Nigeria through a Maltese company, Raz Hansir Oil Terminal Limited. A statement by the company secretary, Ayotola Jagun, said the allegations levelled against Oando of being a shareholder,

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Police parade 13 kidnap suspects, recover explosives

The Punch 

The Anambra State Police Command said it recovered no fewer than 20 improvised explosive devices, rifles, and other exhibits during several operations carried out in different parts of the state. The Commissioner of Police in Anambra, Nnaghe Itam, disclosed this to journalists in Awka, during a press briefing on Friday, adding that police operatives and

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Incomplete malaria treatment on the rise — Pharmacists

The Punch 

Pharmacists have expressed concern about the increasing number of incomplete malaria treatments by patients in the country. They warned that this trend could lead to heightened resistance to medication and a surge in severe malaria cases. Dr Michael Obaro, a Consultant Clinical Pharmacologist and Malaria Scientist at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, spoke

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Football Daily

BBC Sport (Football) 

An episode about transfers gets derailed as Joe asks Pat how to become a better player.