Marriage market booms in China where parents find partners for unmarried children

Marriage Market | Image: Shutterstock The concept of marriage, seemingly individualistic in outlook, has more often than not served as a tool to propagate and preserve a people and their culture. After all, the family is the basic unit of society. However, for varying reasons, finding the “right” life partner has proven, in most cases, […]

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NNPC urges petroleum tanker drivers to shelve planned strike

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, on Sunday in Abuja called on petroleum tanker drivers to call off their planned strike in the interest and welfare of Nigerians. “The strike is about the condition of roads in various parts of Nigeria used for the distribution of goods and services including petroleum products. “While it is […]

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PDP flays Plateau LG polls as rape of democracy

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described Saturday’s local government elections in Plateau as appointments and rape of democracy. Mr John Akans, Plateau PDP Publicity Secretary made the declaration in Jos on Sunday when he spoke in an interview. Mr Fabian Ntung, Chairman, Plateau Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC), who announced the results on Sunday, said […]

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Igboho, terrorism and secession agitations

Going by suggestions by the Attorney General of the Federation and feelers from the Department of State Services, the Federal Government may have decided to file charges of terrorism and treasonable felony against some aides of Sunday Adeniyi Adeyemo a.k.a. Sunday Igboho, rather than release them on bail as ordered by a Federal High Court […]

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Suspected kidnappers attack police station, abduct nursing mother in Adamawa

Police Inspector General, Usman Baba Suspected kidnappers have attacked Ngurore Police station in Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa and abducted a nursing mother in the area. DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. According to Nguroje, the criminal […]

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Nigeria says Super Tucano jets changing tide of terror fight

Super Tucano aircraft The Federal Government has taken delivery of 10 of the 12 A-29 Super Tucano fighter jets expected from the U.S. and their deployment has changed the tide in the fight against terror in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the disclosure at a forum of the News […]

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Stakeholders kick over Reps’ meddling in NCAA, NG Eagle affairs

NG Eagle. Photo/Onyegist Aviation stakeholders have faulted the House of Representatives’ meddling in regulatory affairs of aviation, describing it as dangerous and a violation of international civil aviation rules. They said summoning the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to a meeting and issuing orders on Air Operating Certificate (AOC) was undue interference with implications for […]

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Pandora papers: Oyetola denies buying Tinubu’s London mansion

Osun State governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has finally broken his silence over his alleged purchase of a controversial property raised by Pandora Papers. The Governor denied buying the London mansion, where the National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, received top politicians and high-profile personalities during his recent stay in the United […]

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