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Why I’m not married at 38 — Abimbola Craig

  Actress, Abimbola Craig has sparked conversations with her candid views on marriage and relationships. In a revealing interview with Chude Jideonwo, Craig shared her thoughts on the institution of marriage, stating, “All marriage is a scam.” She drew from ...

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Italian village offers $1 homes to Americans fleeing Trump

  An Italian village is offering villas for $1 to Americans who were sent into a tailspin and looking to flee the country after Donald Trump’s decisive 2024 presidential election win The village of Ollolai, located in central Sardinia, is offering real ...

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Fidelity Bank plans N159m empowerment programme

  Fidelity Bank has announced the launch of the sixth edition of its flagship savings campaign, the Get Alert in Millions promo, aimed at empowering Nigerians with over N159m in cash prizes. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos on ...

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Moniepoint canvasses financial inclusion for women

  The founder/Chief Executive Officer of Moniepoint Inc., Tosin Eniolorunda, has said that it is more profitable to provide financial services to women than men. Eniolorunda said this in a statement shared with The PUNCH on Tuesday while highlighting the need to ...

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UBA to empower MSMEs

  United Bank for Africa is set to empower Micro, Small, and Medium-scale Enterprises with wealth management skills in the last edition of its quarterly business series for the year. The pan-African bank said this edition of the business series, ...

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Tinubu set to name envoys as ministry posts consular officers

  •Consular officers deployed to embassies in Spain, Malaysia, Brazil, others, concerns raised over state of country’s missions abroad The Federal Government has begun deploying consular officers to diplomatic missions worldwide before the anticipated release of the ambassadorial list. This ...

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Arsenal Legend Patrick Vieira named new Head Coach of Genoa FC

  Italian Serie A club Genoa FC has appointed Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira as its new head coach. The announcement was made on Wednesday through a statement on the club’s official website, titled “Press Release – Vieira Appointed New Head ...

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Queen Naomi celebrates son at FOUR

  Queen Naomi Silekunola Ogunwusi, the estranged wife of the Ooni of Ife is celebrating her son, Tadenikawo as he turns 4 yesterday Sharing new photos of her mini-me, she wrote; ”Omo oba Tadenikawo Adesoji Aderemi Eri-ifeoluwasimi Ogunwusi @ooniadimulaife (You ...

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New photos of Basketmouth & alleged lover, Victoria

  Comedian Basketmouth has shared new photos with his alleged lover, Victoria. “The King and Queen of a new era of Nigerian films,” he captioned the photos.

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Gunmen k!ll Architect four days to mother’s burial

  Port Harcourt-based, Anambra-born architect, Engr. Asomba Andrew Egbuonu, has been k!lled by gunmen in Nnewi, four days before the burial of his late mother. Egbuonu was a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (FNIA). The General Secretary of ...

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US rapper & actor Saafir passes away at 54

  West Coast rapper Saafir, known for music he made solo and with Xzibit and Ras Cass, as part of Golden State Project, and for his performance in the 1993 film Menace II Society, has d!ed at 54. Xzibit said in ...

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I want to focus on Education and Acting – Chidimma Adetshina

  Chidimma Adetshina, the first runner-up at the recent Miss Universe pageant, has outlined her next steps in an interview with BBC Pidgin. Adetshina disclosed that she intends to take a break from beauty pageants to concentrate on her education, ...

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Fake police officer arrested (photo)

  The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 31-year-old man, Salisu Bala, on allegations of impersonating a police officer to extort and terrorise residents in the state. Bala was apprehended by members of the Police Special Constabulary at Koki ...

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Bill for Diaspora voting scales 2nd reading in the House of Reps

  A bill seeking to amend the Constitution and the 2022 Electoral Act to allow Nigerians in the diaspora to vote has passed its second reading in the House of Representatives. According to Channels TV, the proposed legislation, co-sponsored by ...

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Denzel Washington gets candid about past drug and alcohol use

  Denzel Washington is opening up about his past drug and alcohol use, admitting he’s “done a lot of damage” to his body. The Oscar winner, 69, has been sober for almost 10 years but got candid about his former ...

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INEC presents Certificates of Return to Lucky Aiyedatiwa

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has awarded Certificates of Return to Ondo State’s Governor-elect, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and his deputy, Dr. Olayide Adelami. The ceremony, held at INEC’s headquarters on Tuesday, was attended by notable figures, including the ...

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MC Oluomo defies court order, assumes office as NURTW president

  Days after the Court of Appeal in Abuja nullified his presidency, Musiliu ‘MC Oluomo’ Akinsanya assumed office as the National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers on Tuesday. This marks the first time MC Oluomo has ...

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Senate removes CCT chairman over alleged misconduct

  The Senate has removed the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, over alleged gross misconduct. This decision was made pursuant to Section 157(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999, as amended), which empowers ...

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Ex-convict arrested for alleged theft

  The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, otherwise known as So-Safe Corps, has arrested 18-year-old Abdullahi Idowu, an ex-convict and Samson Ojo, aged 17, for theft of a generator’s engine parts at the Idiroko border area in ...

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Church in Switzerland is using an AI Jesus to take confession

  A church in Switzerland is now using an AI hologram of Jesus to take confessions from Catholic worshippers, as seen in a wild viral video. “I was surprised, it was so easy, and though it’s a machine, it gave me ...

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I’m the key to Plantashun Boiz reunion – Blackface

  Blackface has revealed that attempts to revive Plantashun Boiz, his former music group with Tuface and Faze, failed because he was excluded. On the “Curiosity Made Me Ask” podcast, host Isbae U asked Blackface about the possibility of a ...

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FIRST photo of Dayo Amusa’s son

  Here is the first photo of Nollywood actress, Dayo Amusa’s son. The actress delighted her fans with the photo of her newborn son on IG. Recall se welcomed her son in the United States on Monday. Dayo shared a ...

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Don Jazzy surprises VDM with money again

  VeryDarkMan has opened up about his recent encounter with music producer, Don Jazzy Recall The Don donated N100m to his NGO. VDM who had earlier revealed he met with Don Jazzy also disclosed he was very generous to him. ...

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Tinubu sacks Nnamdi Azikiwe varsity council, VC, registrar

  President Bola Tinubu has dissolved the Governing Council of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, and removed its newly appointed Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Bernard Odoh, and Registrar, Mrs. Rosemary Nwokike. He also approved the removal of Ohieku Salami as Pro-Chancellor ...

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