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2023 WWC: England gets a major boost before their Super Falcons encounter

2023 WWC: England gets a major boost before their Super Falcons encounter

England's Sarina Wiegman confirmed Kiera Walsh will participate in the Women's World Cup match against Nigeria on Monday. Walsh, who left Denmark due to a knee injury, returned to team practice after a scan. Wiegman confirmed her recovery and said she will be available for tomorrow's match. Sarina Wiegman, the head coach of England, has stated that Kiera Walsh is expected to participate in the Women's World Cup match against Nigeria on Monday. However, Wiegman remained vague when asked if she would continue to use a back three. After being forced to leave the game against Denmark due to a…
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According to Tinubu, the strategy of subsidy withdrawal has saved Nigeria about N1trn.

According to Tinubu, the strategy of subsidy withdrawal has saved Nigeria about N1trn.

On Monday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu passionately pleaded with Nigerians to embrace his government's strategy of removing subsidies as well as other intervention programs. In the first instance, he used the national briefing to provide justification for the policy, noting that since his administration took office, the government had saved more than a trillion Naira that would have been wasted on the useless fuel subsidy. Tinubu claimed that the questionable subsidy scheme mainly benefited fraudsters and smugglers, further supporting his assertions. He promised that the money would now be used more directly and to your family's benefit. Tinubu stated in…
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15 gasoline scoopers were killed in an explosion on Black Sunday in Ondo.

15 gasoline scoopers were killed in an explosion on Black Sunday in Ondo.

On Sunday evening, disaster hit the commercial town of Ore in Ondo State's Odigbo Local Government Area when a tanker explosion left several people dead. According to information obtained by OHAFIATV News, locals had gathered at the scene of a collision to remove gasoline from a truck when the occurrence took place. According to eyewitness accounts, the petrol that had spilled onto the road was set ablaze by a spark from a cell phone that one of the people scooping the fuel was holding. The incident happened close to a local gas station on Showboy Road. Over 15 people perished…
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The launch of GTBank’s new app is met with complaints from users due to technical issues

The launch of GTBank’s new app is met with complaints from users due to technical issues

After receiving several complaints about its previous app, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), one of Nigeria's largest banks, released a new one for its users. However, the software has received negative reviews from users. Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), the fifth-largest bank in terms of assets in Nigeria, unveiled a new banking mobile app on Wednesday. The app's new promise to users was a better user interface. The bank informed users that it would stop supporting the previous iteration of GTWorld by August 12 in conjunction with the release of the new app. A number of GTBank clients alerted TVAfrica that the…
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West and Central Africa urged by Amnesty Int’l to combat corruption.

West and Central Africa urged by Amnesty Int’l to combat corruption.

On Tuesday, Amnesty International urged governments in West and Central Africa to combat corruption and cease "persecuting" those who speak out in support of human rights. The group condemned the "arrests," "harassment," "detention," and "even death" of human rights advocates battling corruption in the 19 countries of West and Central Africa in a report released in honor of Africa Anti-Corruption Day. These individuals are essential to the battle against corruption and, by extension, the defense of fundamental rights. Yet when they come forward with the truth, they become the focus of assaults, intimidation, harassment, and persecution, according to Agnès Callamard,…
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