Owner of the submersible, which imploded during a disastrous trip to the Titanic wreckage in June, OceanGate Expeditions, has announced the suspension of all its commercial activities. This was contained in a short message on OceanGate’s website. The message read: “OceanGate has suspended all exploration and commercial operations.” The announcement comes two weeks after OceanGate’s […]
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Osun State House of Assembly has unveiled the list of commissioners-designate sent for confirmation by Governor Ademola Adeleke. A statement on Friday by Olamide Tiamiyu, the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the House gave the names of the 25 nominees as: 1. Barr. Oladosu Babatunde 2.Prince Bayo Ogungbangbe 3. Mr Sesan Epharaim Oyedele […]
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Bayelsa State Government has formally handed over three fishermen who lost their way on the Gulf of Guinea to the Sao Tome and Principe’s Head of Mission in Nigeria. Speaking in Government House, Yenagoa, during the formal handover, Governor Douye Diri lauded the local fishermen in the Okpoama community in Brass Local Government of the […]
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A new biopic about the life of Bob Marley is set to be released in theaters on January 12, 2024. The film, titled “One Love,” is directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, who also helmed the critically acclaimed film “King Richard.” The film stars Kingsley Ben-Adir as Marley, with Lashana Lynch as Rita Marley. It focuses […]
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By Dan Agbese Pity our public officers – the president, the state governors, and even the local government chairmen. They are products and victims of a pernicious social system that has hardened into a tradition, to wit, the almost criminal mystification of power. If you mystify power, you make the power holder a demi-god or […]
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Pupils in an examination hall The ban recently announced by the Federal Government on underage children from participating in the National Common Entrance Examination conducted by the National Examination Council (NECO) for admission into unity colleges nationwide is reasonably well-intended. It is important to protect children from the psychological damage that may ensue when they […]
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The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), has said that it would appraise the report presented by the European Union Election Observer Mission (EU EOM), the outcome of the 2023 general polls to improve democratic practices in Nigeria. It would recall that, the Chief Observer of the Mission and member of the European Parliament, Barry Andrews, in […]
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• President signs four Executive Orders amending Finance Act, others • Tinubu suspends 5% Excise Tax on telecom services • Our aim is to increase productive activities, not tax poverty – Adedeji • ALTON: 5% excise duty on telecom is burden lifted, but action needed to reduce 39 other taxes • NACCIMA lauds move, experts […]
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By Tunde Odesola The impact of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s eight-year rule on Nigeria is directly proportional to the impact a white crayon makes on a white chalkboard. Worth. Less. By the way, jàmbá is a synonym for evil in Yoruba. When contemplating this article, a lyric of the world-famous Juju superstar, King Sunny Ade, […]
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By Abdu Rafiu It was described as a catastrophic implosion — the tragedy of the Titan voyage to the depths of the ocean to find the wreckage of Titanic ship that sank 111 years ago. On June 21, five men comprising the pilot and four passengers embarked upon a 10-day sail from Newfoundland. Each passenger […]
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