Month: June 2022

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Background

Politics

Seven Presidential aspirant of APC yesterday stepped down for National leader Bola Tinubu.

Seven Presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress APC yesterday steppeddown for National leader Bola Tinubu, to get the party’s ticket for the 2023 General election, urging their teeming supporters who stormed the venue of the APC presidential primary to vote for him when it was time for the election. First of the presidential aspirants to announce his withdrawal from the primary was Godswill Akpabio, who recently resigned his appointment […]

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Entertainment

King of Thieves has officially made a Nollywood record.

King of Thieves has officially made a Nollywood record by officially crossing the 300 million Naira mark. Distribution company, Filmone Entertainment said the Femi Adebayo Salami produced film is now the 5th Nollywood film and the first indigenous film to hit the milestone after enjoying a steady reception from film lovers. The epic film premiered in cinemas on April 8, 2022, and two weeks ago, crossed the 250 million Naira […]

todayJune 7, 2022 51

Sports

Captain of the Super Eagles has insisted he never informed anyone he has retired from international football.

Captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria Ahmed Musa has insisted he never informed anyone he has retired from international football. The Fatih Karagumruk winger claimedhe was misquoted, and the coaches still find him good enough for upcoming matches. Musa said he never told anyone he is done with Super Eagles, arguing that what he said was that he might consider retiring after the World Cup if Nigeria had qualified. […]

todayJune 7, 2022 35

Foreign

The Dominican Republic’s minister of environment and natural resources has been shot and killed.

The Dominican Republic’s minister of environment and natural resources Orlando Jorge Mera has been shot and killed in his office by a close friend. Officials disclosed that 55-year-old Mera was holding a meeting at the time of the attack andat least six shots were heard. A presidential spokesman identified the assailant as Miguel Cruz, describing him as a childhood friend of the minister. Cruz is now in custody but the […]

todayJune 7, 2022 35

National

EFCC in Enugu State has arraigned one Kelechi Vitalis Anozie.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC in Enugu State has arraigned one Kelechi Vitalis Anozie before Justice I.M Buba of the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu on a seven-count charge bordering on money laundering. The clergy was arraigned alongside three others who are currently at large, including, Azubuike Bright, Amarachi Blessing Ito and Kelechi Patrick Iro. Anozie who is on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Wanted List, was […]

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National

Pope Francis and the Ooni of Ife, have expressed solidarity with Catholics in Nigeria.

His Holiness, Pope Francis, has expressed his solidarity and closeness with Catholics in Nigeria after gunmen stormed St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, on Sunday, killing innocent worshippers and injuring many others. The Pope in a statement issued by the director of the Vatican press office Matteo Bruni, said the congregants were painfully affected, assuring them of his spiritual closeness. Similarly, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, […]

todayJune 7, 2022 103

Entertainment

Afrobeats superstar Adekunle Gold enticed the audience at Npr’s Music Tiny Desk.

Afrobeats superstar Adekunle Gold enticed the audience as he put up an impressive performance at NPR's Music Tiny Desk. Adekunle Gold who's currently on tour in the United States and Canada made a stop at Tiny Desk where he showed the audience and fans what to expect from the 19-city tour. The High crooner married to songstress Simi performed some of the hits off his 2022 album 'Catch Me If […]

todayJune 3, 2022 52

Sports

Ricardo Horta struck on his first Portugal appearance in almost eight years.

Ricardo Horta struck on his first Portugal appearance in almost eight years as they drew with Spain in their Nations League opener in Seville. Spain's Alvaro Morata scored the opening goal, finishing off a slick move involving Gavi and Pablo Sarabia but Braga Horta’s, who won a first cap as a teenager in 2014, came off the bench and tucked home Joao Cancelo’s cross. It being almost 10 years since the fixture was […]

todayJune 3, 2022 41

Foreign

President of the United State has said the US should ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines.

President of the United State Joe Biden has said the US should ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines to tackle thekillings from gun violence following string of mass shootings in the country. Biden in a primetime speech to the nation from the White House, said too many everyday places in America had become killing fields, stressing that if Congress cannot outlaw such weapons, it should seek to raise the age […]

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