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Politics

South-South Elder Statesman Endorses Peter Obi for President

Former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Edwin Clark has endorsed the Presidential Candidate of Labor Party LP, Peter Obi for the forthcoming poll. Clark, who addressed Journalists at his Asokoro residence, in Abuja, yesterday declared that with the former governor of Anambra State as President of Nigeria, the country would be more united. The Elder statesman said one who must be the next President of the country must […]

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Health

In 2022, 583 people died as a result of cholera

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control NCDC says no fewer than 583 Nigerians died of Cholera in 2022. The latest report from the agency reveals that 23,550 cases were reported from across 32 states, plus the Federal Capital Territory, between January and November 2022, across 270 Local Government Areas. Borno topped with 12,459 cases, followed by Yobe with 1,888 cases, Katsina with 1,632 cases, Gombe recorded 1,407 cases, Taraba recorded […]

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Security

President Buhari Approves Deployment of Technology to Boost Security in Imo State

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday met with the Governor of Imo State Hope Uzodinma at the State House in Abuja to discuss the security challenges in the South-East region where gunmen have continued to unleash violence. Addressing newsmen after the meeting, Uzodinma revealed that Buhari approved the deployment of technology to combat insecurity in the South-East, adding that the approved technology expected to be deployed immediately consists of surveillance equipment among […]

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Entertainment

Burna Boy has reacted to the criticism that has trailed the reaction of his concert Lagos

Grammy Superstar Burna Boy has reacted to the criticism that has trailed the reaction of his concert Lagos Love Damini held on January 1st, at the Eko Energy Centre. The show which was supposed to start by 6 PM didn't start until 10 PM and Burna Boy didn't perform until 3 AM, which led to complaints from fans who narrated their bitter experiences at the show on social media. Burna Boy […]

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Entertainment

Fela And Burna Boy Make Rollingstone Top 200 Singers of All Time

Globally renowned music publication platform Rollingstone has released its list of 200 pop musicians and two Nigerian artists made the list. In the list released yesterday, Rollingstone ranked the top 200 singers of all time, and Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and Afrobeats icon Burna Boy both made the list. Grammy-winning megastar Burna Boy whose music is taking Afrobeats to the global stage was placed at NO. 197 while Fela Anikulapo Kuti who is […]

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Sports

Mourners gather in Santos as Pele is laid to rest

Thousands of mourners yesterday gathered to pay their respects to Brazil legend Pele who was lying in state at the ground of his former club Santos. Pele's coffin was placed in the center of the pitch at the Urbano Caldeira stadium in Sao Paulo, with fans lining the streets to get inside the ground. The three-time World Cup winner died at the age of 82 on 29 December. There will […]

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Sports

Brentford Records First-Ever Win Over Liverpool in 86 Years

Brentford made history yesterday after recording a famous first win over Liverpool since 1938, as an own goal from Ibrahima Konate and strikes from Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo sealed a remarkable 3-1 victory. Konate met the same fate as Leicester's Wout Faes did last night by accidentally turning the ball into his net for the opener in the 19th minute before Wissa deservedly doubled the hosts' lead from a […]

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Foreign

looted ancient sarcophagus has been returned to Egypt from the United States

A looted ancient Egyptian Sarcophagus that was on display at a United State US museum has been returned to Egypt. The 2.9meters long Green Coffin dates back to the Late Dynastic Period, which spanned 664BC to 332BC, and belonged to a priest called Ankhenmaat before it was looted from the ABU Sir necropolis in north Egypt by a global art trafficking network, which smuggled it through Germany into the US […]

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Security

Gunmen kill Anambra’s Obosi community leader

The President-General OF Obosi Community, in the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Ike Okolo has been reportedly killed. Okolo was shot dead in a petrol station in the community by yet-to-be-identified gunmen at about 8 pm yesterday. A video circulating on the internet showed that the community leader was shot right inside his SUV, as he sat in a pool of his blood, behind the steering of […]

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