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Oscars Directs Nigerian Selection Committee To Revote Amid Crisis.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has reportedly weighed in on the ongoing NOSC crisis with the offer to reconvene for a revote. A committee member Shaibu Husseini said the Academy had granted NOSC an extension for a final determination by the members following the internal crisis rocking the Nigerian Oscar Selection Committee over its September announcement that no film qualified for the 2023 Oscars International Feature Film category submission. Following the announcement, committee members Mildred Okwo and […]

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Sports

Flamingos of Nigeria Will Take on the United States of America in the Quarter-Finals.

The Flamingos of Nigeria will take on the United States of America in the quarter-finals of the U-17 women’s World Cup in India. The pairing was confirmed after the USA thrashed Morocco 4-0 in their final Group A game to finish top on Monday, while earlier yesterday the Flamingos booked their place in the last eight following a hard-fought 2-1 win against Chile in their last Group B tie. Goals from skipper Blessing Emmanuel and Bisola Mosaku secured their second […]

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Sports

Karim Benzema Wins Ballon D’or For The First Time.

Real Madrid and France forward Karim Benzema has won the Ballon D'or for the first time after scoring 44 goals in 46 games as he helped Real win the Champions League and La Liga in 2021-22. Former Liverpool forward currently with Bayern Munich, Sadio Mane, was second ahead of Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne. Barcelona's Alexia Putellas retained the women's Ballon D'or, awarded to the best female footballer of 2022 with England Euro 2022 winner and Arsenal forward Beth Mead making second […]

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Foreign

US Says Iranian Drone Breach Sanctions.

The United State US says it agrees with Western allies that Iran's supply of explosive drones to Russia breaches United Nations UN sanctions. Kyiv was struck by so-called Kamikaze drones on Monday, unleashed by Russia but believed to be Iranian-made. The US agrees with the French and British assessment that the drones violate UN Security Council Resolution 2231. That resolution, linked to Iran's nuclear accord, bars Iranian transfers of certain military technologies.

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Politics

PDP has Condemned Attack on its Presidential Campaign Rally.

The Peoples Democratic Party PDP has condemned yesterday’s violent attack on its presidential campaign rally in Kaduna, Kaduna State capital describing it as disgraceful, calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to call his party men to order and ensure adequate security for a free, fair, and credible electoral process in the country. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, Pdp said the attacks were carried out by heavily armed hoodlums allegedly sponsored by the liquidating All Progressives Congress […]

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News

Monarch Appeals To The Federal And Anambra State Governments To Unite Toward Reconstruction Of The Onukwu Bridge.

The traditional ruler of the Ossomala community in Ogbaru Local Government Area, Anambra State, His Royal Highness, Igwe Victor Awaogu, has pleaded with the Federal and Anambra State governments to enter into an agreement toward reconstruction of last week’s collapsed Onukwu bridge located in Ossomala. The bridge reportedly collapsed following flooding that is currently ravaging the entire Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. Igwe Awaogu who described the collapse of the bridge as an existential emergency that needs immediate […]

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News

NIDCOM says Calm has Now been Restored.

Nigerians in Diaspora Commission NIDCOM says calm has now been restored after some Nigerian students fled their campus in an Indian school after they were allegedly attacked by the indigenes. Images on social media and multiple reports showed that the Nigerian students of Gd Goenka University in Gurugam were attacked on Saturday following a football match and were equally trailed to their hostels, many fleeing the campus for fear for their lives. The Chairman of NIDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa in her […]

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National

House of Representatives Weigh-In On the Ongoing Dispute between Nigeria and Foreign Airlines.

The leadership of the House of Representatives yesterday interceded in the ongoing dispute between Nigeria and foreign airlines over the controversial trapped funds belonging to the airlines. After a meeting chaired by the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, in Abuja and attended by representatives of the airlines, International Air Transport Association IATA, Airlines Operators of Nigeria AON, travel agencies, and other aviation industry stakeholders, some understanding was reached to find quick solutions to release the huge sums owed the […]

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Politics

LP Presidential Candidate says Tackling Insecurity will be his Administration’s First Priority.

Presidential Candidate for the Labor Party in the forthcoming general elections, Peter Obi, says tackling insecurity will be his administration’s first priority when they get in power by 2023. Obi who disclosed this in a statement via his social media handles lamented the high level of insecurity and the apparent neglect of the agricultural sector, which according to him, among other factors like the flooding of farmlands are responsible for the prevalent soaring food inflation that is biting hard on […]

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