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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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