Month: August 2022

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Entertainment

Nigerian singer, Kizz Daniel has apologized to his fans in Tanzania over his failure to perform at his concert.

Nigerian singer, Kizz Daniel has apologized to his fans in Tanzania over his failure to perform at his concert. The singer, who was released from jail after he was arrested for failing to attend a sold-out concert of about 3,000 persons in Tanzania said none of what happened was intentional, contrary to reports making the rounds, stressing that he did not intentionally disrespect his fans. The Afrobeat megastar said, himself […]

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Entertainment

Nollywood actor Moses Armstrong has been granted bail following alleged rape of minor.

Nollywood actor Moses Armstrong has been granted bail following alleged rape of minor. Armstrong was arrested by men of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command in June for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old girl. Reacting to the news at the time of his arrest, the president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, described the case as a very serious one, distancing the Guild from the horrendous act Rollas revealed […]

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Sports

Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ran the fourth-fastest ever women’s 100meters in 10.62 seconds, to win at the Diamond League in Monaco.

Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ran the fourth-fastest ever women's 100meters in 10.62 seconds, to win at the Diamond League in Monaco. The 35-year-old five-time world 100m champion, improved her own mark for the fastest 100m of the year, having clocked 10.66 seconds in Poland on Saturday. Fraser-Pryce's fellow Jamaican Shericka Jackson came second in Monaco with a personal best of 10.71 seconds, while Marie-Josee Ta Lou of Ivory Coast set […]

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Sports

French Striker Karim Benzema continued his Ballon D’or dominant pursuit with a 324th goal for European champions Real Madrid as they beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 to lift the Uefa Super Cup in Helsinki.

French Striker Karim Benzema continued his Ballon D'or dominant pursuit with a 324th goal for European champions Real Madrid as they beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 to lift the Uefa Super Cup in Helsinki. Carlo Ancelotti's side, who beat Liverpool to win the Champions League in May, took the lead when David Alaba tapped into an empty net, with Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp stranded following Casemiro's header back across goal. Benzema […]

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Foreign

The sister of the President of North Korea, Kim Yo-Jong says Kim Jong-Un suffered from fever during the Covid pandemic, in what appears to be the first suggestion he had the virus.

The sister of the President of North Korea, Kim Yo-Jong says Kim Jong-Un suffered from fever during the Covid pandemic, in what appears to be the first suggestion he had the virus.   Kim blamed South Korea for her country's outbreak saying it sent leaflets contaminated with Covid across the border which has been denied by the country and described has groundless. South Korea rejected the claims as   Kim […]

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Politics

Umahi called on varsities lecturers to show some level of understanding so the strike can end.

Umahi called on varsities lecturers to show some level of understanding so the strike can end. He however stated that most of the time, people have a low appetite for maintenance of public works, adding that no matter how much is deployed to the universities, unless the users and the industry regulators begin to treat public infrastructure as their own in the various universities, it wwould continue to go bad.

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Politics

The Governor of Ebonyi State Dave Umahi says the Nigerian government cannot borrow 1.1 trillion Naira to meet the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU who have been on strike for over five months. 

The Governor of Ebonyi State Dave Umahi says the Nigerian government cannot borrow 1.1 trillion Naira to meet the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU who have been on strike for over five months. The Chairman of the South-East Governors’ Forum said this yesterday when he received a delegation from the Nigeria Police Trust Fund led by Ben Akabueze, in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi capital.

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Politics

The All Progressive Grand Alliance APGA candidate Nonso Nnamani, has condemned the demolition of Kenyatta market in Enugu state

The All Progressive Grand Alliance APGA candidate for Enugu North and South Federal constituency, Nonso Nnamani, has condemned the demolition of Kenyatta market in Enugu by the Enugu Capital Development Agency ECTDA, stating that the state government did not fulfill her obligation of providing sufficient incentive to the traders before embarking on a demolition. Speaking yesterday on the Urban Radio breakfast show The Parliament, Nonso suggested that demolitions of market […]

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Politics

APC Presidential Support Group Queries Ugochukwu Agballa

A presidential support group of the All Progressives Congress APC, Tinubu/Shettima Independent Campaign Group has accused the Chairman of the party in Enugu State, Ugochukwu Agballa of working for the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, candidate, Atiku Abubakar. The Enugu State coordinator of the group and immediate past chairman of the party in the State, Ben Nwoye who made the allegations at a press conference yesterday after the inaugural meeting of […]

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