The Special Assistant to the Senate President on the New Media, Ahmed Tijani, has assured Nigerians that the 10th Senate under the leadership of Senator Godswill Akpabio would not hinder efforts by the executive arm to develop all sectors of the economy. He said the years of bickering when the Senate and the executive would […]
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The candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi, has lauded Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, for her feat in the blockbuster, ‘A Tribe Called Judah’, which broke a box office record within three weeks of its release in cinemas to become the first Nollywood film to gross N1 billion. […]
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Zack Orji, a veteran actor and a member of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, who recently underwent a brain surgery, will not be abandoned by the party, another actor, Saidi Balogun has said. In an interview with Saturday Beats, Balogun, who is also a member of the APC, and the assistant spokesperson of […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has summoned some officials of the Dangote Group to Abuja to come along with detailed documents on foreign exchange transactions by the conglomerate covering the last nine years. Operatives of the EFCC had on Thursday stormed the headquarters of Dangote Industries Limited in Ikoyi, Lagos, in furtherance of the […]
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Arewa Youth Consultative Forum has called for the cancellation of the proposed computer-based test format in the forthcoming West African Senior School Certificate Examinations in the country. According to the forum, such a mode of examination, if allowed, will result in mass failure for students, particularly in rural areas of northern states where computer skills […]
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A young member of the Nigerian Bar Association, Akure Branch, Ayodele Pelumi Ologunmeta, who is battling kidney failure is pleading with well meaning individuals and organisations to support him with their kind donations to enable him undergo an urgent kidney transplant. The once physically active counsel, now bedridden, is looking up to the legal community […]
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Muhammed Lawal examines the unending security challenges in the South-East and how the governors of Imo, Ebonyi, Anambra, Enugu, and Abia states have tried to put a stop to the killings and kidnapping in the region For the past eight years, Nigeria has been plagued with multifaceted issues of insecurity across the country. The need […]
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President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, vowed that people sabotaging the efforts of the Nigerian military from within and without would be “aggressively uprooted” and exposed. He also warned the military and intelligence community against recurring incidents of accidental strikes on innocent civilians, saying such “errors” were “unacceptable.” This is coming as terrorists have resumed their […]
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President Bola Tinubu has congratulated actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele, on the success of her latest movie titled, ‘A Tribe Called Judah’, which recently made N1bn and became the highest grossing Nigeria movie of all time. According to the Nigerian Box Office, the movie has grossed N1bn since its release on December 15, 2023. This […]
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Scene at the deserted community More than one week after residents fled Plateau communities in Bokkos, Barkin Ladi and Mangu Local Government Areas following the Christmas Eve attacks by gunmen which left more than 150 persons dead, the affected communities are still deserted. The killing which had been ongoing in Plateau State worsened on Christmas […]
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