On this day six years ago, Nigeria lost a pace setter, a progenitor of the Yoruba-rap movement, a hard-hitting lyricist, an incredible music star who gave people the belief that exceptional things could come out from the ghetto. Oladapo Olaitan Olaonipekun, fondly known as Dagrin, passed away on April 22, 2010 – after a gruesome...
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The world has changed from what it was some years back to what it is now and that dynamism is nowhere near a conclusion yet. Many of these changes are as a direct result of the activities of man who has altered the ecosystem by plundering the earth without care. As it is, we certainly...
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The recent rumbling within the Nigerian main opposition political party, PDP is sending ripples across the political terrain and even globally. The recent events show a somewhat sinister plot to ensure the the PDP perishes completely. After being sworn in as an interim chairman, to finish up the last 3 months of a tenure and...
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Time heals everything they say but is that really true? How do you live knowing you won’t see a loved one ever again? ‘Without You’ is a short film about a young man dealing with the loss of his girlfriend. He returns to their favourite place to reminisce about their good times. It’s a beautiful...
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Here are our top 4 quotes of yesterday – courtesy of Olisa Metuh, Justice Danladi Umar, Ayuba Wabba and Comrade Udengs Eradiri. 1. The angry judge Justice Danladi Umar Danladi informs Kanu Agabi, the lead defence lawyer in the prosecution of Bukola Saraki, that one of the legion of lawyers in the team – Raphael...
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Here is your Entertainment Roundup for today Nollywoood actress Clarion Chukwura gets married for the 3rd time Veteran Nollywood actress, Clarion Chukwura got married to her American lover, Anthony Boyd on Thursday, April 21. The 51-year-old who had her first son, Clarence Peters for Sir Shina Peters ended her first marriage to a certain Mr....
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The menace of the rampaging Fulani herdsmen has now spread to Delta state, in the South-South region of Nigeria. A non-academic staff of the Delta State University in Abraka, John Ogeleke was kidnapped on Thursday, April 21 at Kwale, Ndokwa West Local Government Area in Delta State. Ogeleke is believed to have been kidnapped by...
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A 42-year-old Lebanese, Rami El Masri, has been charged to court for allegedly forging a letter of Nigerian citizenship confirmation and also parading himself as a Nigerian. Masri, who owns two construction companies along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, was on Thursday arraigned before a Lagos State Magistrate’s Court in Igbosere. The three counts filed against him...
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Major General Lamidi Adeosun, the Commander of a multinational force in the war against Boko Haram has revealed that the insurgents have devised the strategy of strapping bombs to birds. The Army General said the Boko Haram insurgents have continued to develop more deadly weapons for carrying out their bloody attacks. The Independent, a United...
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The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari over his decision to treat pipeline vandals like Boko Haram insurgents. The IYC president, Comrade Udengs Eradiri, in a statement released on Thursday, said the President shot himself in the foot by making the statement while on a recent business trip to China. The IYC...
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Fast rising Afro-fusion artiste, Gaisebaba is set to disrupt Nigeria’s music scene with the maiden edition of his revolutionary concert –‘Korinsódì: an evening with Gaise.’ The concert will feature performances from some of Nigeria’s most talented musical acts including 9ice, veteran producer ID Cabasa, Isaac Geralds, opera singer Ranti, Saco, EmmaOhMyGod and many more. The...
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The present Senate serving the Nigerian people runs the risk of being remembered as the worst since 1999. Public Relations Consultants and media officials of this particular Senate have done their part flooding both the print and the online media with details of how productive the Bukola Saraki-led Senate has been, and they have been...
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Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole has informed the state House of Assembly that they went outside the limit of their powers when the chairmen of the 18 local government areas of the state were asked to hand over to the Heads of Service in the councils. The Edo state House had, on April 18, 2016,...
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Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said the National Assembly is supposed to be in collaboration with the Executive, rather than position itself as an opposition to the All Progressives Congress-led administration. Speaking when he received a delegation of APC elders and stakeholders from Kwande/Oshongo federal constituency of Benue State in...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday, detained former Finance Minister, Nenadi Usman. Usman was said to have reported at the Lagos office of the agency and was immediately taken into custody for interrogation. The anti-graft agency picked up the Minister over her role in the billions withdrawn from the Central Bank of Nigeria...
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The charges brought against Senate President Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal have reportedly – been expanded. The two fresh charges would be in addition to the 13 counts initially brought against him which bordered on false declaration of assets and operating an offshore account while serving as Governor of Kwara State between...
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The last is yet to be heard about the controversial 2016 budget as President Muhammadu Buhari is reported to have officially returned the bill to the National Assembly, with a demand for adjustment on areas of concern to the presidency. This was disclosed on Thursday, by the spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Abdurazaq Namdas....
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The United States ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power has said the US Embassy will assist Nigeria in finding a solution to the persistent fuel scarcity, which has lingered across the country for months. While speaking with reporters on Thursday during her visit to Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Power said Nigeria would...
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Contrary to widespread reports, President Muhammadu Buhari has not axed Dr Ibe Kachikwu from his role as the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. Unconfirmed reports inferred on Thursday, that Kachikwu had been replaced with Maikanti Baru – a Group Executive Director of the corporation. However, Premium Times reached out to a...
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I spent the weekend arguing with my mother on how her generation had failed Nigeria. As expected, she struggled to accept my stance. She had been talking about a small apartment she’s building as a retirement residence far from the city centre, and I—in my usual fashion of pontificating on all matters of aesthetics—was keen...
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Paris, the capital city of France is a beautiful place, with millions of tourists visiting the city every year. It’s the home of the most fascinating art museum in the world, the Louvre, as well as the Musée d’Orsay, just to mention a few. Tecno is giving an opportunity to owners of the Boom J8...
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Today is the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth – the world’s oldest reigning monarch. Born April 21, 1926, in London, to the Duke and Duchess of York, Queen Elizabeth started to engage in public duties during World War II, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In 1947, she married Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, with whom...
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Legendary American singer, Prince is dead. He reportedly passed away at his Paisley Park compound in Minnesota on Thursday, April 21. Rumours of his death surfaced online, following a report published on gossip website, TMZ. However, Associated Press (AP) subsequently reached out to the singer’s publicist who then confirmed the his death. Meanwhile, Huffington Post...
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Following the brutal clash between the Nigerian army and the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (Shiite sect) in December 2015, the Kaduna State Government, on Thursday, prayed a high court to sentence fifty Shiite Muslims to death over the killing of an army officer. The state government had preferred a 5-count charge against the Shiite sect...
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A female member of the Federal House of Representative, Onyemeachi Mprakpor, is alleged to have been beaten up, on Wednesday, by the security officials attached to the Comptroller-General of Prisons, Peter Ezenwa Ekpendu, within the premises of the National Assembly. This was made known on Thursday by the Minority Leader of the House, Leo Ogor,...
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Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobility solutions and makers of popular Nigerian music app Mooditt, today announced the release of Mooditt 2.0 music app, the latest version with improved features. The remarkable success of the Mooditt music app in mainstream Nigeria is a testament to how quickly the Nigerian music industry has mature...
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Time Magazine has rolled out its 2016 edition of the Time 100 – an annual list of the ‘most influential people’ in the world and sadly, no Nigerian made the cut. Nigerians such as President Muhammadu Buhari, Oby Ezekwesili, author, Chimamanda Adichie , Pastor Enoch Adeboye, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and several others have made the list...
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Again, on Thursday, the trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal took a dramatic turn as Saraki’s lawyer, Paul Usoro, read out details of the various transfers the defendants made to his foreign account while he was Kwara state governor. The lawyer disclosed this following the refusal of the first...
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Federal government workers across the nation can hope to receive their monthly salaries early enough – due to a directive from President Muhammadu Buhari to the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation. A statement released by the deputy director of the OAGF, Kene. N. Offie, on Thursday, April 21, indicated that the federal government...
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The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, on Monday, announced that he would be stepping down from the National Working Committee of the party. This was contained in a statement signed by Metuh, wherein he noted that he would be stepping down at the expiration of his tenure, saying that he...
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