Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka Stands with Davido, Rejects Apology Demands Over Controversial Music Video Renowned Nigerian Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has expressed his support for Afrobeat sensation, Davido, amid calls for an apology regarding a contentious music video shared on the artist’s social media platforms. The recent release of …
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The Labour Party (LP) has announced its intention to appeal the election petition tribunal’s verdict in Delta, which sacked Ngozi Okolie as the representative of Aniocha/Oshimili constituency at the House of Representatives. Recall that the tribunal, on Monday, held that Okolie was not a member of the LP as of …
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Tragedy Strikes in Ogun State as Eight People Lose their Lives, and 11 others are hospitalized After Consuming Suspected Lethal Alcoholic Beverages In a statement released on Sunday, the Ogun State Government revealed a distressing incident where eight individuals tragically lost their lives, while eleven others remain in critical condition, …
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On Tuesday, the petroleum pump price soared to N617 per litre at different outlets of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) in Abuja. The development follows a nationwide approval by the oil company for an upward review in the pump price of petroleum, coming after several months. In his …
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An Activist, Israel Joe reports that “2-year-old little Onose died yesterday after he was hit by a stray bullet alleged to have been shot by NDLEA men on duty. “According to the father who spoke with newsmen, the men of NDLEA were alleged to be pursuing some guys who they …
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An umbrella body of the Urhobo youth in the Nigeria Delta, Urhobo Youth Council, has called on President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to immediately halt the Niger Delta Development Commission’s, NDDC, 10,000 job hope initiative program, saying that it may end up as another drain on the he resources of the …
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The Ondo State Magistrates’ Court, located in the state capital of Akure, has handed down a two-year prison sentence to Friday Okeneji, a man found guilty of stealing chemical substances worth N130,000. The convicted individual, identified as a pastor of a renowned church in Iwaro Oka Akoko, situated within the …
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A federal high court seating in sittng in Abuja has ordered the Department of State Services, DSS, to either charge the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria,CBN, Godwin Emefiele to court if they have criminal charges against him Hamza Muazu, presiding judge, said the former CBN governor should …
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Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, emphasized that the recent election of President Bola Tinubu has swiftly conveyed important lessons to religious and ethnic bigots. El-Rufai commended President Tinubu for his fair appointments, effectively silencing his critics. El-Rufai made these remarks as the keynote speaker during the book launch …
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Nigerians are in for a few surprises as President Bola Tinubu unveils his new cabinet in a few days. Both in composition, size and structure, the next federal executive council would far different from what we’ve always known. A Lagos banker and politician, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru will likely emerge …
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