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Year: 2023

Wizkid performs in Afronation Miami 2023

Nigerian megastar Wizkid delighted fans in Afronation Miami. Afrobeats is becoming one of the biggest music genres in the world with demand increasing for Nigerian music across the world which has led to more Afrobeats-styled concerts and festivals. Afronation recently hosted the Miami leg of its world tour and several Afrobeats artists were present to…

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Students go on rampage over colleague’s d*ath in Ogun state

No less than four houses have reportedly been set ablaze by the rampaging students. Leaders of the Imaweje community around Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State, took to their heels, as a bloody clash broke out between residents and the students of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun. It was gathered that violence erupted when a…

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Forum urges Tinubu to create ministry for Diaspora, migration engagements

JIFORM’s president also said that the association was available either by his service or request anytime, to earn the country an enviable status among the comity of nations on migration matters. Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) has appealed for the creation of a separate ministry for Diaspora, migration engagements by President Bola Tinubu’s administration….

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Woman cries out as son’s school principal brutalised him

The principal was said to have beaten the woman’s child for not writing class notes. Becky Folorunso, a woman, who identified herself as the mother of a Senior Secondary School student at Pholex Private School, Ebute-Meta in Lagos state, has accused the school’s principal of brutalising her son. Identifying the accused principal as one Adewale…

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We’ll ensure smooth removal of subsidy to avoid supply disruptions – NMDPRA

He urged Nigerians not to panic over the removal of subsidy as the authority had ensured availability of petrol nationwide. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says it is working with the NNPC Ltd. and other stakeholders to guarantee a smooth transition following the removal of fuel subsidy. The News Agency of…

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Ebonyi governor freezes all government bank accounts

Nwifuru in the statement directed the managers of banks which operate government accounts to immediately comply to the directive. Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi has directed the freezing of all state government accounts domiciled in various banks from Tuesday, May 30. The directive was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s newly appointed Chief…

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Otti to recruit 5,000 teachers in Abia

The governor said that priority would be given to young graduates in education, science, technology, engineering and mathematics and those willing to serve in rural communities. Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has said that his administration plans to recruit at least 5,000 teachers to fill the shortage in the primary and secondary schools. Otti made…

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Gov. Mbah appoints Prof. Chidiebere Onyia as new SSG

Until his appointment, Prof. Onyia was the Managing Director of the United Kingdom Nigeria Infrastructure Facility. The new Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah has appointed Prof. Chidiebere Onyia as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG). The appointment was announced in a statement personally signed by the governor and released to the…

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Queues return to filling stations in Ilorin amidst fuel subsidy removal

Earlier in the morning before the news of the removal went round, the filling stations were selling at their different rates, but some closed down while others have increased their prices by evening. Following the announcement of fuel subsidy removal by President Bola Tinubu in his inaugural speech on Monday, fuel queues have returned to…

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Inauguration fashion: 5 highlights from across Nigeria

Here is the best of the 2023 Presidential and Governorship inauguration fashion. Yesterday, Monday, May 29, 2023 was the dawn of a new political era in Nigeria. Over 28 inaugurations took place across Nigeria, including the inauguration of Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. You can always trust Nigerians to show up and show out in…

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