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SOUTH WEST FORUM FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CALLS FOR SUPPORT OF ORJI UZOR KALU FOR SENATE PRESIDENCY

A socio-political group, the South West Forum for National Development SFND has called for the support of all senators-elect for the aspiration of former governor of Abia State Orji Uzor Kalu to become the next President of the Senate. The group, in a statement jointly signed by its National President, Oladokun Aridunu-Omo, and National Secretary Soji Ikotun in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital said that Kalu is the most qualified among other contenders. SFND noted that the incumbent Senate Chief […]

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Sports

ERLING HAALAND SCORE FIVE IN MANCHESTER CITY’S ASSAULT ON RB LEIPZIG IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE.

Norwegian Striker Erling Haaland rewrote the history books by scoring an unbelievable five times as Manchester City blowout Rb Leipzig 7-0 to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. Haaland became the fastest and youngest player to reach 30 goals in Europe's elite club competition and also the youngest player to score five times in a single Champions League game, joining Argentina great Lionel Messi and Brazil forward Luiz Adriano as the only players to do so. The 22-year-old is now on […]

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Economy

CBN TO HOLD TWO-DAYS MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE MEETINGS.

The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN has scheduled the next Monetary Policy Committee Mpc meeting between Monday and Tuesday next week. In a notice shared yesterday on Twitter, the apex bank said the 290th meeting would be held at the CBN Headquarters in Abuja. The Mpc is the highest policy-making committee of the Central bank with the mandate including to review economic and financial conditions in the economy and determine the appropriate stance of policy in the short to medium […]

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Entertainment

OLAMIDE STATES REASONS BEHIND SIGNING TALENTED NIGERIAN ARTISTS.

The Ceo of YBNL, Olamide has explained his reasons behind signing talented artists like Fireboy Dml, Asake, and others to his record company. Baddo as he is fondly called by his huge fan base claimed that when he discovered he had accumulated so much wealth that he didn't know what to do with it, he decided to sign fresh musicians. The rapper claimed it was his way of giving back to the community by deciding to support up-and-coming musicians in […]

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News

EX-COMMISSIONER BAGS THREE-YEAR JAIL TIME IN IMO STATE.

A State High Court sitting in Owerri presided over by Justice K.A Lewanya has sentenced a former Commissioner for Transport under the Rochas Okorocha administration, Laz Okoroafor-Anyanwu to three years imprisonment having been found guilty of a three-count charge bothering on fraud, looting public funds and stealing. Justice K.A Lewanya while delivering the judgment in court 14 said Okoroafor-Anyanwu was found guilty of diverting 180 million of state funds into a private company account where he is a major shareholder […]

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Politics

LABOUR PARTY BEGINS LEGAL BATTLE OVER FEBRUARY 25 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULT.

The presidential candidate of the Labor Party LP, Peter Obi says he is challenging Bola Tinubu’s victory at the February 25 presidential election. Obi, in a television interview yesterday claimed he was not interested in challenging the outcome of the election but in the process that led to the declaration of Tinubu as the president-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC. Earlier yesterday the legal team of the Labor Party comprising 60 lawyers led by Livy Uzoukwu stormed the […]

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Entertainment

TEMILADE OPENIYI aka TEMS Stirs Controversy with Outfit at the Oscars 2023

Nigerian award-winning singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems yesterday suffered heavy criticism over her outfit at the OSCARS. Tems who lost her category at the Oscars for the Best Original Song after she was nominated for her contribution as a songwriter on “Lift Me Up” one of the songs on Marvel's 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever at the 95th edition of Academy Awards wore a puffy white gown that wrapped around the back of her head but the elaborate outfit […]

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Foreign

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FACES BACKLASH FOR ALLOWING MAJOR OIL AND GAS DRILLING PROJECT IN ALASKA.

The President of the United State Joe Biden has approved a major oil and gas drilling project in Alaska that faced strong opposition from environmental activists. The company behind the Willow Project, Conocophillips said it would create local investment and thousands of jobs but the 8 billion dollars proposal faced a lot of online activism in recent weeks, particularly among youth activists on TikTok, with opponents arguing that it should be halted over its climate and wildlife impacts. The oil […]

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Economy

CBN ORDERS BANK TO ACCEPT OLD NAIRA NOTES

The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN yesterday night said old 200 Naira, 500 Naira, and 1,000 Naira banknotes remain legal tender till December 31, 2023. The Acting Director of Corporate Communications of the apex bank’s Isa Abdulmumin disclosed this in a statement yesterday 10 days after the Supreme Court ruled that old naira notes should co-exist with new ones till the end of the year. The CBN accordingly met with the Bankers’ Committee and directed that the old banknotes remain […]

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