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Damagum: Four govs back Wike’s support for PDP chair

There is no resolution in sight to the crisis rocking the major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as calls to replace its acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, have deepened divisions within the PDP Governors’ Forum. A senior member ...

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Globacom to celebrate Soyinka @90

  Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka will be the featured guest on this weekend’s episode of African Voices Playmakers, a 30-minute magazine program sponsored by the telecommunications company Globacom and broadcasted on CNN International. According to a statement on Thursday, ...

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Dangote officials, refiners tackle marketers over imported PMS

  Domestic crude oil refiners and officials at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery have kicked against the commencement of the importation of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, by major oil marketers in Nigeria. Oil refiners alleged that some imported fuels ...

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I’m not plotting to dethrone Emir Sanusi – Ganduje

  The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has dispelled rumours that he was part of an alleged plot to dethrone Muhammadu Sanusi II as the Emir of Kano. Ganduje said this in a statement issued ...

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Tinubu may scrap humanitarian ministry

  There are strong indications that President Bola Tinubu may scrap the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation as part of a major cabinet rejig. The exercise would also see some portfolios split and others merged into a single entity, ...

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FULL LIST: Burna Boy, Odumodublvck make 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards nomination list

  Nigerian music superstar, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, and rapper Odumodublvck have been nominated for the 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards. The organisers unveiled the full list of nominees on Thursday. Burna Boy was nominated for ‘Best ...

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Kano govt to build free houses for flood victims

  Kano State Government has concluded plans to build free houses for victims of recent flood that ravaged some parts of the state. A statement by Governor Abba Kabir yusuf’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa indicated that the gesture is, ...

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FCMB, Tulsi Chanrai restore vision for 150,000 in Kebbi

  First City Monument Bank in collaboration with the Tulsi Chanrai Foundation, has restored the vision of approximately 150,000 visually impaired Nigerians in Kebbi State through its “Priceless Gift of Sight” initiative. According to a release from the bank on ...

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NECO releases 2024 SSCE results

  The National Examinations Council has released the results of the June/July 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination, with 60.55 per cent of candidates securing five credits and above in English Language and Mathematics. The Registrar of NECO, Professor Dantani Ibrahim ...

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Edo declares Friday work-free

  Public workers in Edo State have been given Friday, 20 September, as work-free by the state government to enable them travel to their voting areas ahead of the Saturday’s governorship election. The Secretary to the State Government, Joseph Eboigbe, ...

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Music not a get-rich-quick scheme – Pheelz

  Singer and producer Pheelz has challenged the widespread notion that music is a means to quick wealth. Pheelz on his X account, highlighted its profound spiritual and emotional value. In a series of social media posts, he stressed that music ...

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ powerhouse PR guru Nathalie Moar QUITS

  Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ powerhouse PR guru Nathalie Moar has reportedly quit after the disgraced rapper’s dramatic arrest in New York. Diddy, 54, was arrested on s3x trafficking and racketeering charges earlier this week, and he was stunned when a ...

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Man JAILED 7 years for assaulting daughter

  A 43-year-old electrician, Chukwukweike Ashiedu was on Thursday sentenced to to seven years imprisonment for indecently assaulting his 17-year-old daughter by Ikeja S3xual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Lagos State. Justice Rahman Oshodi, while handing down the sentence, ...

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Woman d!es in Osun building collapse

  A resident of Ifetedo in Osun State, identified as Idowu, had reportedly d!ed in an incident of collapse building that occurred in the town. The collapsed structure was said to be a dilapidated building that suddenly caved in and ...

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PSG 1 v 0 Girona: Girona’s late own goal gifts French side a win

  PSG secured a 1-0 win over Girona on Wednesday, marking the Champions League debuts of Willian Pacho and Desire Doue. Pacho and Doue, two of four summer signings yet to play in the Champions League, had contrasting performances. Willian ...

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Lateef Adedimeji & wife visit to Ogun State Governor

  Nollywood actor, Lateef Adedimeji and his wife, Mo Bimpe paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun. The Governor, via the micro-blogging platform Twitter now known as X, expressed how honored he was to have gisted the couple ahead of ...

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TWO mortuary attendants ARRESTED

  The Osun State Police Command on Wednesday said it had arrested seven suspects for selling human parts and water used to bathe corpses in the state. A statement signed by the acting Police Public Relations Officer for Osun State ...

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Annie Idibia sweetly celebrate her man, 2face on his birthday

  Annie Idibia has sweetly celebrate her man, 2face Idibia as he turned a year older yesterday Taking to her Instagram page to share some throwback photos of them over the years, she promised to love him till d3ath as she boldly declared ...

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World Bank to grant Nigeria $1.7bn loan

  The Federal Government is set to receive a fresh loan from the World Bank, with approval expected for loans worth $1.7 billion. The loan is expected to be approved on September 26, 2024, according to official documents obtained by ...

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Three Yoruba Nation agitators ARRESTED

  Police operatives have arrested three Yoruba Nation agitators for displaying their flags in the market of Ikire in Irewole local government area of Osun State. The suspects Fagbuyi Oluwafemi, Joy Faseyeku and Alabede Janet were arrested on August 27 around ...

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Lagos orders demolition of police barracks

  The Lagos State Government has raised the alarm over an imminent building collapse at the Mopol 20 Barracks, Onigbongbo in the Ikeja area of the state. This is as the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency is set to begin an ...

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Private employers paying below N70,000 risk jail – FG

  The Federal Government has called on agencies recruiting for the private sector to adhere to the N70,000 minimum wage, warning that any deviation would not be tolerated. According to the FG, the new minimum wage is necessary to address the ...

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N599bn rights issue to cut FX losses, says NB

  Nigerian Breweries Plc has announced plans to reduce its foreign exchange losses through a N599.1bn rights issue. This was disclosed by the company secretary, Uaboi Agbebaku, at the ‘Facts Behind the Rights Issue” presentation by Nigerian Breweries at the ...

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Controversy trails Yahaya Bello’s visit to EFCC headquarters

  Controversy has surrounded the reported visit of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission headquarters. While the ex-governor’s media team claimed that their principal honoured the invitation, the anti-graft agency countered these claims, insisting ...

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Toolz stuns in new photos

  Media personality Tolu Oniru-Demuren shared stunning photos of herself to the delight of her fans on Instagram. Captioning the photos, she wrote; ”In my ‘chosen’ baddie era 😁… are you a chosen???” More stunning photos below….

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