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The 2022 edition of the Headies has recognized Grammy-winning Beninese singer, Angelique Kidjo, as a recipient of its Headies Hall of Fame. This was announced on the Headies official Instagram page, alongside the full list of the nominations for the music award. According to the organisers, the Hall of Fame special recognition […]
Terrorists who abducted Abuja-Kaduna-bound train passengers have threatened to start killing passengers within seven days if their demands are not met. The terrorist who attacked and kidnapped the 28 March 2022 called the government to as a matter of urgency, release their children allegedly kept in a Yola detention facility in Adamawa State. […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria has raised the interest rate to 13.5 per cent. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced this on Tuesday while addressing the reporters after the Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Abuja. Justifying the raise, Emefiele said the MPC is suspicious “there might be an aggressive accretion of inflation”. To prevent […]
With the delay in assenting to the amendment of Section 84 (8) of the Electoral Act by President Muhammadu Buhari, governors are being squeezed out of their quest to deliver their states to their preferred presidential aspirants. It was gathered that some governors are lamenting their imminent absence at the primaries unlike in […]
A Russian diplomat has quit his job in protest at the “bloody, witless” war “unleashed by Putin against Ukraine”. Boris Bondarev, whose LinkedIn says he worked at the Russian mission to the UN in Geneva, told the BBC he knew his decision to speak out may mean the Kremlin now considers him a […]
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, on Monday urged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to work toward the improvement of domestic leagues in the country. Dare made the call when he hosted the U-20 men’s national team, the Flying Eagles in Abuja, following their victory at the WAFU B […]
The Governor of Rivers State, Governor Nyesom Wike has sacked his chief of staff, Emeka Woke, his Senior Special Assistant on Protocol, Harold Koko, and dissolved the state executive council. The dissolution and dismissal was contained in a special government announcement signed by Kekvin Ebiri,the State’s Special Assistant on Media, in Port Harcourt […]
Veteran Nollywood actress turned evangelist, Eucharia Anunobi, has announced that she is urgently in need of a man to settle down with. The 56-year-old revealed in an interview with BBC Igbo, that her utmost concern now is to settle down. In 2006, the actress’s marriage to her ex-husband, Mr. Charles Edwu, ended after six […]
The police command in Kano has confirmed that the explosion that left nine persons dead last Tuesday was caused by chemicals used for making bombs. This was upon an investigation carried out by the Explosive Ordinance Disposal-Chemicals, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense, EOD-CBRN, and Operation Puff Adder of the Nigerian Police. A statement […]
The Member Representing Warri South Constituency II at Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Matthew Poko Opuoru, has won the PDP primary to fly the party’s flag for the constituency in the 2023 general elections, polling 10 votes compared to his closest rival, Dr. Michael Tidi, who garnered 6 votes. The primary which […]
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