by Tosin Adesina In the build up to the 2011 Presidential elections, foremost media entrepreneur, Dele Momodu, the publisher of Ovation Magazine contested for the Presidency under the banner of the Labour Party and he eventually emerged as the candidate; the shock that happened few weeks to the election is what Dele Momodu won’t forget...
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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Thursday said the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) enforcement call dors not say national e-ID card, but National Identification Number (NIN). The NIS had on Wednesday said it would not renew or issue International Passport to anybody without the National Identification Number (NIN) starting from January 1, 2018. NIMC...
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by Wareez Odunayo 20 years after the demise of Abeokuta born multi-instrumentalist, musician, composer and human rights activist, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the world is yet to recover his persona. The Abami Eda as he was often called was hailed by many as one of Africa’s most charismatic music performers. Fela was born on 15 October 1938...
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Today marks 20 years that the Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti died due to complications associated with HIV/AIDS. Through the years, Femi, the scion of the Anikulapo clan has, carried the Afrobeat torch with grace and a sense of responsibility across Africa and the globe. With the grooming of Ayomide ‘Made’ Kuti, his son, it is...
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Since Neymar’s world record deal broke yesterday Wednesday, the football world has been turned on its head. BREAKING NEWS: Neymar agrees five-year contract at Paris Saint-Germain, according to Sky sources. #SSN — Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) August 2, 2017 The Brazilian footballer has been with Barcelona since 2013, but is now leaving to Paris Saint-Germain,...
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said Neymar’s imminent transfer to Paris Saint-Germain is “beyond calculation and rationality.” Wenger said the 222 million euros ($260 million) deal was a consequence of what happens when “a country owns a club”. “For me, it is the consequence of the ownerships and that has completely changed the whole landscape...
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by Tosin Adesina Something is happening to the PDP and we need to give the once prodigal son that frittered the nation’s reserve a second look this time around. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was at the helm of affairs from 1999-2015 when it lost to the new entrant – the APC; registered two years...
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As part of its 20th year celebration, Nigeria’s longest-running independent television talk show, ‘Inside Out with Agatha’, is set to host a conference themed ‘Nigeria Beyond Oil: The Future’ – a conversation on the need for the country to depend on alternative means of revenue generation, with Folorunsho Alakija, Vice Chairman of Famfa Oil as...
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The Federal Government has signed financing deals with oil Shell and Chevron to develop projects that would boost reserves and revenue. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. “Two sets of alternative financing agreements on Joint Venture (JV) projects to boost reserves and production in line with...
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by Oreoluwa Fakorede Could you leave your shell for a little while, please? Could you be here, truly here, like there’s no other place to belong? Could you pause the one million deafening thoughts and listen? Wake up to yourself, like sleep is a dark prison and the reality of your magnificent existence is the...
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by Wareez Odunayo It will be a sad news to many Nigerians who are yet to obtain their National Identification Number from the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and are willing to obtain or renew their international passport as the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has disclosed that the ID number will be one of the...
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The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has dismissed four policemen over theft of belongings of former President Goodluck Jonathan in his Abuja house. The cops had stolen six television sets, fridges, air-conditioners, Ijaw attires and designer suits which they sold to traders at the Pankera second-hand market in Gwarimpa, Abuja. A statement by the FCT...
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The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (ACF) has said its quit notice to Igbo people resident in the North still stands. The youth had asked Igbos in the north to leave before October 1. Chairman of the forum, Shettima Yerima while speaking with journalists on Thursday said Igbos who are willing to remain in the north...
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by Tosin Adesina The journey for 2019 presidential election started the moment APC won the 2015 presidential election and every action embarked on by the party and its individuals are all pointing towards 2019 and nothing more. The earliest sign was the election of principal officers of the National Assembly. The party had Senator Ahmed...
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Former president Olusegun Obasanjo met with President Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja House, London, Nigerian, on Wednesday, The Sun Newspaper reports. According to the newspaper, Obasanjo was accompanied on the visit by a former governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola. The meeting between the two leaders, it was gathered, lasted only 40 minutes. A source...
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The Kogi state House of Assembly has elected a new speaker, after former speaker, Umar Ahmed Imam resigned on Wednesday. Mathew Kolawole , member representing Kaba/Bunu state constituency was elected as the new speaker. Speaking shortly after the swearing in of the new speaker on Thursday, the deputy speaker, Hassan Abdullahi from Dekina/Okura constituency described...
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If you follow Kcee go, na enjoyment go kill you! It looks like the people of Anambra are in for a major political spectacle this November as Limpopo singer, Kcee has just announced his intention to contest in the Anambra gubernatorial race. With an instructive slogan “Attention to Detail 2017”, Kcee has joined Nollywood actor,...
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by Tosin Adesina Well, we are sure you would be surprised that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is featuring in our story of the day, for the second time, within a space of few days. That’s the reason why this category was created – to dissect knotty stories into pieces for your reading pleasure –...
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Singer Kingsley Okonkwo popularly known as Kcee has joined the race for the next governor of Anambra State. The “Limpopo” crooner on Thursday shared his campaign poster on Instagram. “It’s about time, Big Announcement on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 11am,” he wrote. https://www.instagram.com/p/BXVH3MSlGBX/ Yul Edochie, son of veteran actor, Pete Edochie had earlier declared...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it has no pending conflict with the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami. The office of the Attorney-General had written a letter to EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu, asking him to comply with the regulation on the prosecution of high-profile cases. Malami claimed that the agency has...
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This is Prof Yemi Osinbajo’s second stint as Acting President. The first time, he held the office for a period of 50 days while his boss was in London treating an undisclosed illness. This second time around, he’s been in for 88 days and counting. We hear President Buhari will be back in the country...
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French President, Emmanuel Macron on Thursday described Brazilian superstar Neymar’s expected transfer to Paris Saint-Germain as “good news.” “It adds attractiveness. Yes, it’s good news,” Macron told journalists as he visited a holiday centre for children outside Paris. He also congratulated PSG’s chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi, who was attending the same event. “Congratulations, I believe there...
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by Tosin Adesina Shortly after the 2011 Presidential election was concluded, former President Goodluck Jonathan on the 18th of July 2011, made public his plan to send an executive bill to the National Assembly. The bill sought to make the term for elective public office to be a single term of six years instead of...
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by Pius Adesanmi Welcome home, son of Isanlu. That was not the voice of one person. That was not the greeting of one voice. That was the voice of hundreds of Isanlu sons and daughters who had sniffed my presence the very moment our tires kissed the earth of our source. The mob… the throngs…the...
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Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom has said former Lagos State Police commissioner, Abubakar Tsav must prove corruption allegations he made against him in court. Ortom said this while reacting to Tsav’s refusal to apologize over allegations he made against him in a letter written to the Presidency. Tsav, who is the Public Complaints Commissioner in...
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President Trump in one tweet blamed the U.S Congress for the frosty U.S-Russia relationship and the now defunct repeal and replace healthcare bill. Trump tweeted Thursday morning, “Our relationship with Russia is at an all-time & very dangerous low. You can thank Congress, the same people who can’t even give us Hcare!”? Our relationship with...
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Popular ponzi scheme, Mavrodi Mundial Moneybox (MMM) has launched a promotion campaign after collapsing few months ago. The scheme displayed a letter on the dashboard of participants, urging them to invite new members. It has launched a contest among participants, where they can win cash prizes between N30,000 and N500,000 for inviting new participants and...
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The Federal Government has granted “Pioneer Status” to the creative industry, in an attempt to transform the industry, creating jobs in the process. In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said the decision to grant the industry ‘Pioneer Status’ is in fulfilment of the promise made...
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by Wareez Odunayo The news of Brazilian forward’s, Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, commonly called Neymar world record transfer has been everywhere. Two weeks ago, the footballing world’s attention was on another possibe transfer record involving French teenage forward, Kylian Mbappe, who plys his trade for French League Champions, Monaco most. But local rivals, Paris...
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