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The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, and his wife, Olori Atuwatse III, on Monday marked their seventh wedding anniversary. The Olori took to her Instagram page to share pictures of their wedding day. In the caption, she poetically showered prayers on her husband as they celebrated their union. She wrote, “Happy Wedding Anniversary […]
Sani Dangote, group vice-president of Dangote Industries Limited and younger brother to Aliko Dangote is dead. It was reported that he died on Sunday at a US hospital where he was treating an ailment. Dangote Industries in a statement on Monday said “It is with a heavy heart but with total submission to Almighty […]
The Inspector-general of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has said that the massive deployment of officers for the Anambra governorship election is not to intimidate law-abiding residents. Over the past months, violent attacks in the state and the sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have cast a doubt on the possibility […]
The Federal Government has renewed its plans to safeguard Nigeria’s digital economy from cybercrimes, while building more trust among strategic stakeholders in the country. The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Umar Danbatta, made this known at the 2021 annual Cybersecurity Conference, on Wednesday, in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it recorded 141 new cases of COVID-19 across the country on Monday. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Tuesday morning, adding that the fatality figure remained at 2,723 as of Monday. It stated that the 141 new cases were reported from nine states of […]
Nigerian music stars, Wizkid and Tems have received their platinum plaques for Essence in the US. In the video making rounds on social media, Tems and Wizkid were seen at an event hosted by RIAA, receiving their awards. Recall In September, the Recording Industry Association of America reported that Wizkid’s Essence has been certified […]
Hazel Oyeze Onou, popularly known as WhiteMoney has won the 6th season of the Big Brother Naija reality tv show (BBNaija). The Enugu born entertainer defeated other contenders for the N90 million race. Liquorose and Pere emerged the first and second runner-ups respectively. As winner, White Money got a cash prize of N30 million […]
The Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, says the online video trending showing a man hanging an AK-47 Riffle purported to be him is mischievous. The Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the minister, Mr Muhammad Abdulkadri, in a statement on Sunday, said there was the need to counter the narrative. Abdulkadri […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases continues to rise, as 74 new cases were recorded by the NCDC on Sunday. The NCDC said on its website on Monday morning that the additional 74 infections brought the total of infections in the country to 206,138. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
The National Association of Resident Doctors has suspended its nationwide strike. The strike which began on August 2 has been suspended with effect from 8am, Wednesday, according to the President of the association, Dr Godiya Ishaya. Ishaya, in an interview with our correspondent, said, “We are suspending the strike for six weeks to give […]
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