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Tems, Burna Boy Nominated For 65th Grammy Awards

  Nigerian pop stars Tems and Burna Boy were among the nominees for the 65th annual Grammy Awards announced on Tuesday. Tems was nominated alongside Future and Drake in the Best Melodic Rap Performance category for the song, ‘Wait for ...

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Peter Obi Knows That He Can’t And Won’t Win – Soludo

  Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo on Monday tackled the presidential candidate of the Labour party, Peter Obi, in a lengthy opinion piece. The former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor said Obi knows he cannot win the 2023 presidential elections ...

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UN Celebrates 8bn Birth, Says It’s Milestone For Human Longevity

  As the world’s population hits eight billion on Tuesday, UN Population Fund (UNFPA) says it’s a milestone moment for human longevity and that it is signalling major improvements in public health. UNFPA, however, said that it also comes with ...

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Man Dancing Atop Semi-Truck Dies After Hitting Overpass

  A 25-year-old man who was dancing on top of a tractor-trailer slammed into an overpass and died. The unidentified man was knocked off of an 18-wheeler on Eastex Freeway in Houston, Texas, around 11.30am on November 10. Footage recorded ...

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“My husband never makes any decision without asking me first” – Actress, Anita Joseph

  Popular Nollywood actress, Anita Joseph-Olagunju, has taken to social media to share some nuggets for a successful marriage. Anita, in a post shared on her Instagram page, said her husband does not make any decision without consulting her first and she does the same. ...

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Child Activist Sues Peter Obi For Involving Toddler In Oct 1 Rally, Seeks N50Million In Damages

  Child rights activist, Amb. Wale Ojo-Lanre, has sued the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, for N50m as damages for allegedly involving an underage girl-child in his political rally in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria reports ...

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Don’t Send Us To Nigeria, 16 Indian Sailors Detained By Equatorial Guinea Beg

  Equatorial Guinea’s Navy authorities have arrested and detained 16 Indian sailors for the past three months for allegedly crossing sea boundaries, according to BBC. The sailors in videos released said they were arrested and treated as criminals without formal ...

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Dolly Parton Gets $100m Award From Jeff Bezos

  Country music star and philanthropist Dolly Parton has been awarded a $100m (£84.8m) prize by Jeff Bezos. The multi-billionaire founder of Amazon announced the award alongside his partner, Lauren Sanchez. Ms Sanchez described Parton as “a woman who gives ...

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One Of Kidnapped Kebbi Schoolgirls Gives Birth In Terrorists’ Enclave

One of the abducted students of Federal Government College (FGC) in Birnin Yauri, Kebbi State, has given birth. The teenager is among the 11 remaining schoolgirls still being held since last year. Their fate is hanging in the balance despite ...

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Delta Herbalist, ‘Yahoo Boy’ Caught With Human Parts (Photos)

A yet-to-be-identified suspected fraudster, alongside his herbalist, one Ike, aka Ogenesu, have been arrested after policemen attached to the Obiaruku Police Station recovered suspected human parts at the herbalist’s place in Obiaruku, in the Ukwuani Local Government Area of Delta ...

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Kwara Gov’s Aide Resigns For ‘Personal Reasons’

Ibrahim Attahiru, the Special Adviser on Sports and Youth Development to the Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has resigned. Attahiru made this known on Sunday in a letter written to the governor, citing personal reasons for his resignation. ”Your ...

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Man Jailed Three Years For Stealing Bread

  An Ore Magistrate Court has sentenced one Victor Samson to three years imprisonment for stealing bread and other items worth N679,000. Victor, 26, pleaded guilty. Police prosecutor, Inspector Martins Gbenga, told the court that the convict was not a ...

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Tears As David Mark’s Son Is Buried In Otukpo

  The remains of Tunde Mark, son of the former President of the Senate, David Mark, have been laid to rest in his hometown Otukpo, Benue, amidst tears. Tunde who died on Oct. 21, 2022, in a London hospital at ...

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Navy Burns Boat With 273 Drums Of Petrol In Calabar

  The Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Victory, Calabar, has set ablaze a seized wooden boat laden with 273 drums of Premium Motor Spirits (PMS) known as petrol along the Calabar waterways. Speaking with journalists in Calabar, the Cross River State ...

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Davido Reportedly Marries Chioma In A Private Ceremony

  Davido has reportedly married his long-time fiance Chioma Rowland in a private traditional wedding ceremony inside his father’s house at Banana Island. This yet-to-be-confined news was first published by a leading Nigeria gossip IG blog identified on the social ...

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Police Burst Cultists’ Hideout In Bayelsa, Arrest Two

  The Bayelsa State Police Command says it has arrested two suspected deadly cultists at Swali Community, of Yenagoa, Local Government Area of the State. The police also recovered five locally made pistols with live cartridges from the suspects. Confirming ...

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Trump’s Daughter Tiffany Marries Lagos ‘Boy’ Michael Boulos (Photos)

  Tiffany Trump, daughter of former United States President, Donald Trump married her sweetheart and a Lagos ‘boy’ Michael Boulos on Saturday. The wedding took place at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. Donald Trump and his wife, Melanie were at ...

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Wizkid’s ‘Essence’ Moves Triple Platinum In US

  Grammy award singer Wizkid track ‘Essence’ featuring Tems has sold over 3 million units in the United States to be certified triple platinum. This feat is coming at about the same time when the singer released his highly anticipated ...

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Charles III Leads First Remembrance Sunday As King

  Charles III is to take part in his first Remembrance Sunday event as king, laying a wreath in tribute to UK and Commonwealth war dead, as Britain’s new prime minister also lauds Ukraine’s defenders. The 73-year-old monarch had previously ...

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UFC 281: Pereira Stuns Adesanya To Claim Middleweight Title

  Nigeria’s Israel Adesanya has lost his middleweight title to Alex Pereira in the main event of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 281 at the Madison Square Garden in New York. Adesanya had been winning the fight until the final sequence, ...

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Tinubu, Osinbajo, Governors, Others Attend Akeredolu Mother’s Burial (Photos)

  The remains of the Lady Evangelist Grace Bosede Akeredolu (JP), mother of Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, was on Saturday committed to mother-earth in Owo, Ondo State. The late Grace Akeredolu died in her sleep on September 15, 2022 ...

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Mike Ozekhome Holds Traditional Marriage For Son In Abuja (Video)

  Mike Agbedor Abu Ozekhome, a lawyer [SAN] and human rights activist, yesterday held a traditional marriage ceremony for his son. The video below shows the respected lawyer stepping out of his Asokoro, Abuja home with his wife, Lady ( ...

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INEC Says It’s Not Investigating Tinubu

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has debunked claims that it had commenced investigations into allegations of criminal forfeiture against the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu. Tinubu had come under serious attack lately following the ...

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Man Kills Commercial S3x Worker In Delta State

  A 22-year-old man Emmanuel Ujedibe has been arrested in Delta State for killing a commercial s3x worker simply identified as Peace and setting her ablaze after. Ujedibe’s wicked act was busted when the the phone of the commercial s3x ...

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