To the ladies, he’s a dream hubby, to the guys he’s an ideal model and to the fans he’s all-round entertainer. Gifted with other abilities such as acting, directing and more, Bankole Wellington alias Banky W has been able to redefine the phrase ‘Jack of all Trades master of none because he is indeed a master...
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On Friday, E! reported that Jhene Aiko had filed for divorce from her American-Nigerian producer-husband Oladipo Omisore aka Dot da Genius, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’. This came few months after Dot da Genius revealed on her birthday in March that they were married with a photo of the secret wedding ceremony which according to court documents reportedly...
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Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, on Saturday, explained that the Naira is depreciating against the dollar because Nigeria doesn’t export anything except oil. Speaking at a career talk organised for the teenagers of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) at TEAP school, Abuja, Emefiele noted that Nigeria’s over dependence on oil led...
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World number four tennis player and 2008 Olympics gold men’s singles winner Rafael Nadal was knocked out in the semi-finals by Argentine Juan Martin del Potro 5-7, 6-4, 7-6. Del Potro who also defeated world number one Novak Djokovic will now face world number 2 and Olympics defending champion Andy Murray in the final. Hosts...
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Minister of Youths and Sport development Solomon Dalung has stated that the national U-23 football team have been paid all outstanding allowances. The minister also said that footballers were not entitled to match bonuses during the Olympics. He urged the team to put Nigeria above personal interests. Before the team’s victory over Denmark in the quarter finals,...
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Roughly 20 months after Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu was nominated as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia state, a court case on his candidature is still in court. Nearly 15 months after he won the governorship election proper, the case is still alive. And 14 months after he was sworn in,...
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This past week was notable for some who supported Buhari’s campaign having to come out openly to apologise for that support, and apologise to anyone they helped convince along the way. It is a sign of how bad the Buhari administration has performed since coming to power in May 2015 and how much support he...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will reportedly grill former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin over a petition it received on allegations of fraudulent award of contracts worth N418m. According to reports, Jibrin was earlier quizzed on Tuesday by the EFCC over allegations of N17bn money laundering. The petition which...
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Olatorera is a woman with an impeccable track record and her commitment to excellent service delivery and innovation makes her stand out from the pack. She took a decision to become an entrepreneur when she was at the peak of her career at one of the world’s largest telecommunications company. She has some great words...
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said no fewer than 18 persons were killed and property worth over N700 million destroyed by flood in Kano state in the past two weeks. This was revealed via a statement by the North-West Zonal Coordinator of the agency, Alhaji Musa Ilallah in Kano on Saturday. According to the statement, the...
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The Sultan of Sokoto Sa’ad Abubakar III has stated that hijab wearing for female Muslims is not a privilege but a right that should be afforded them. The Sultan, who stated this while speaking at the General Assembly and Executive National Council Meeting of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) in Benin city, Edo state,...
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Nigeria’s men basketball team D’Tigers got their first victory in Rio as they outclassed Croatia 90-76. Croatia started the game as the better side winning the first quarter 28-21. However, Nigeria’s Mike Umeh was the star of the quarter scoring 10 points. The second quarter resumed with D’Tigers taking control of the game as they...
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By Abdullahi Bello Kuta The month of August, 2016, will be remembered by the people of Niger as that of bloodbath and preventable extrajudicial killings. We witnessed the biggest crisis in the state that resulted in losses of lives of state and non-state actors in an unfortunate clash. As expected in the political establishment, the August 4 clash...
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Nigeria’s football team have qualified for the semi final of the Rio 2016 football event. The Under-23 national team defeated Denmark 2-0 to cruise into the semi finals. Nigeria started the game on a high when captain John Mikel Obi slotted home a low cross from Imoh Ezekiel in the 16th minute. The Danes made...
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It appears the budget padding crisis in the House of Representatives won’t vanish anytime soon, as the major parties involved keep engaging in ceaseless war of words. Earlier today, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Yakubu Dogara who has been accused of padding the budget to the tune of over N40bn, took to Twitter to make clarifications on...
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The long awaited English Premier League kicked off with an upset as newly promoted side Hull City defeated champions, Leicester City 2-1 in the season opener at the KC Stadium. Adama Diomande scored the season’s first goal at the stroke of half-time before last season’s player of the year, Riyad Mahrez equalised from the spot. Hull...
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By Femi Fani-Kayode “Their HATE for President Goodluck Jonathan justifies the suffering in the land. Recession matters not. Hunger matters not. Loss of jobs matter not. Polio matters not. Making a mess of the naira matters not. Fulani Herdsmen matter not. High cost of foodstuffs matter not. Chibok matters not. We have men consumed by...
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President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Adviser on Economic matters, Ayoleke Adu is dead. Adu, 44, passed on penultimate Saturday after a brief illness. His death was announced in a statement by the Senior Special assistant on Media and Publicity in the Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande while sending the President and Vice President’s...
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The Nigerian Air Force would soon launch an aerial operation to protect critical infrastructure and the people of the South South. Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar made this known at the quarterly route march for personnel of the Nigerian Air Force in Abuja on Saturday. He charged personnel of the Force to...
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Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara has finally broken his silence on the budget padding allegations leveled against him by a former chairman of the Appropriation Committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin. The speaker made this known in a thread of tweets on Saturday via his Twitter account, @SpeakerDogara. Dogara said his statements on the issue...
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The Nigerian Navy on Saturday, paraded two suspects alleged to be members of militant group, Niger Delta Avengers in Delta State. The two suspects Stanley Toghan and Felix Miyenminiye were arrested in Sapele area of the state by men of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS). The Warri, Commander, NNS Delta, Commodore Joseph Dzunve who paraded...
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Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare has qualified for the semi-finals of the women’s 100m after coming second place within 11:16 seconds. Okagbare finished behind 2015 world Bronze medallist, Tori Bowie, who won the race within 11:13 seconds, with Angela Tenorio finishing third in 11:35 seconds in Heat 3. In the other races involving Team Nigeria athletes, Gloria Asumnu and...
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Nigeria Olympic team have reportedly received their camp allowances for 22 days after threatening to boycott their quarter-final game against Denmark over unpaid allowances. According to Africanfootball.com, the team’s spokesperson confirmed the news. “The sports ministry has cleared all camp allowances of the Dream team in Rio, players and officials have now been paid 22...
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Ikenna Anabi is a 13-year-old boy in JSS 3 who does not only love to watch football, he plays it actively and is distinguishing himself as a talented player. Quite recently, Through the Copa Coca-Cola U-15 football tournament, Ikenna was selected to join other young talented footballers across different countries at the 2016 COPA Coca-Cola...
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The Ijaw National Congress (INC) has said it would restore peace in the Niger Delta if the Federal Government declares a 30-day moratorium in the region. The group said this while addressing journalists at the INC Secretariat in Port Harcourt on Friday. The President of the INC, Charles Harry, said the group did not support...
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Troops of 32 Battalion and a Brigade on Friday killed a suspected cattle rustler during an operation along Tsambe-Fafare road, Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. The Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Usman Sani said in a statement released today that the troops were in joint operation with Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Katsina...
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The displaced Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin has approached the Federal High Court to seek injunction against his possible arrest by the police and suspension from the House of Representatives. Jibrin had accused Speaker, Yakubu Dogara and three other principal officers of the House of padding the 2016 national budget to...
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The Presidential Committee on Audit of Defence Equipment Procurement (CADEP) has made fresh discoveries in the investigations into the $15bn arms scam. According to the panel’s findings which were obtained by The Nation, N2bn was traced to the accounts of five children of a former Chief of Army Staff. It was alleged that the children...
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The Lagos State Police command says it has concluded its investigation into the controversy surrounding the funding and medical treatment of Mayowa Ahmed, a stage IV, ovarian cancer patient, and has not been able to establish any case of fraud against Ahmed or members of her family. This is contained in a statement released on...
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The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun, on Friday, said that the APC had no idea that Nigeria’s economic situation was terrible before it took power in 2015. The APC chairman stated this during a surprise birthday party thrown for him by the staff of the APC national secretariat in Abuja. He...
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