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The Police Command in Kano State has announced the detention of 320 suspects allegedly involved in vandalising public buildings during the nationwide protests in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, disclosed this during a parade of the suspects at the police headquarters… 
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As the ongoing nationwide protest entered its second day on Friday, some banks and markets in Sango-Ota, Ogun, have reopened for business activities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the banks, markets and filling stations around Tollgate, Joju, Sango-Ota and Oju-Ore, which had closed shop on Thursday due to the protest, opened for…
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The US jobs market cooled much more than expected in July, with the unemployment rate reaching its highest since late 2021, government data showed Friday, paving the way towards post-pandemic interest rate cuts. The world’s biggest economy added 114,000 jobs last month, down from June’s revised 179,000 figure, said the Department of Labour. The jobless…
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US oil and gas giant ExxonMobil reported higher profits on Friday as it pointed to the benefits of its acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources, while earnings at rival Chevron dipped on lower refining results. ExxonMobil rode the contribution from Pioneer, a big player in the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico, to record oil…
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There is currently agitation in the Ojota area of Lagos State as police and thugs ordered protesters to move into the Gani Fawehinmi Park to continue their protest. The protesters said they are concerned that both the thugs and police could ambush them. Earlier, thugs converged at the venue, threatened the protesters, and asked them…
