Month: September 2022

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Entertainment

Ada Ehi Shortlisted For African Achievers Awards.

Gospel singer and songwriter Ada Ehi has been shortlisted and selected as an honoree for the 12th Edition of the African Achievers Awards AAA. She was selected amongst top achievers in Africa to participate in the 2022 African Achievers Awards and International Summit/Honors taking place at the House of Parliament, Westminster, London, the United Kingdom on the 20th of September 2022. The Award ceremony has been rated by Forbes Magazine as […]

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Sports

Chelsea suffered a shock defeat to Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb on the Opening Night of their Champions League.

Two-time champions Chelsea suffered a shock defeat to Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb on the opening night of their Champions League campaign as Mislav Orsic's first-half strike was enough to earn a 1-0 victory. Thomas Tuchel's side was caught napping in the 13th minute as Orsic ran from his half, latching onto a ball from strike partner Bruno Petkovic, to outpace 70million Pounds signing Wesley Fofana on his debut before dinking […]

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Sports

Super Falcons Suffers Second Straight Defeat To The United States.

The Super Falcons of Nigeria have once again lost to the world champions the United States of America in their second friendly game despite putting up a spirited performance that ended in a 2-1 defeat. It was a much-improved display from the Falcons inside the Audi Field, Washington DC after they were hammered 4-0 by the U.S in their first meeting on Saturday. After containing their hosts in the early […]

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Crime

Police in Tennessee has confirmed that a body found on Monday is that of missing heiress Eliza Fletcher.

Police in Tennessee has confirmed that a body found on Monday is that of missing heiress Eliza Fletcher. The 34-year-old mother-of-two was a teacher in the area and the granddaughter of a local billionaire who was abducted while jogging early on Friday morning near the University of Memphis campus. A 38-year-old man Cleotha Abston with a previous conviction for kidnap has been charged with kidnapping and killing Fletcher. Her family […]

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Politics

Peter Obi Distances Self From 150 Million Dollars Diaspora Funding.

The Presidential candidate of the Labor Party, Peter Obi yesterday denied his campaign has received 150million dollars in donations from diaspora sources. Obi during a meeting with Nigerians in London made it clear that he wasn’t campaigning but consulting with Nigerians in the diaspora to get involved in the Nigerian electoral process. A group under the aegis of Tinubu-Shettima Connect had urged the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to disqualify […]

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Politics

The Governor of Rivers State accused some Members of the Peoples Democratic Party of negotiating with President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.

The Governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike has accused some members of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, of negotiating with President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 and assisted him to power. Wike made the accusations yesterday during the commissioning of the Rivers State University campus in Etche, Rivers State, but did not disclose the names of the chieftains, adding that he was approached to join them during the negotiation, but he […]

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Education

The Federal Government has formally Taken over the Ownership of King David University of Medical Sciences, Uburu, Ebonyi state.

The Federal Government yesterday formally took over the ownership of King David University of Medical Sciences, Uburu, Ebonyi state under a presidential promise by President Muhammadu Buhari in May this year. A spokesperson for the Government of Ebonyi government Chooks Oko, in a signed statement, disclosed that a memorandum of understanding MOU to affect the handover was signed in a ceremony held in the conference room of the Federal Ministry […]

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Economy

Afam Okafor,view on Brain Drain in Nigeria.

A media personality and Public Enlightenment officer, Afam Okafor, says the situation in Nigeria gives the average man the impression that there is no hope except if he finds his way into politics or ungodly businesses. Okafor who was a guest yesterday on the Urban Radio political program The Parliament noted that an honest civil servant can’t depend on his salary alone. On whether the government should step aside for […]

todaySeptember 7, 2022 32

National

Federal Government Says Nigeria Is Now A Global Export Of Tech Talents.

The Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency Nitda, Kashifu Abdullahi says Nigeria is now a global supplier of tech talents following yesterday’s unveiling of the second batch of 60 Africa Startups grantees of the Black Founders Fund BFF initiative by Google in Abuja Abdullahi, in his remarks during the unveiling ceremony, said the project will boost Nigeria’s Digital Economy, adding that it is a golden opportunity for Startups because funding […]

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