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Month: January 2024

Not one of us, FAAN disowns officer involved in drug trafficking allegation

Orah explained that the employee was said to have approached the passenger to help him convey a parcel through the flight. Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says the man being tortured by a passenger in a viral video for attempting to use him to traffic drugs does not work with FAAN. He is an…

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Ibadan explosion: I wasn’t at home, I lost someone very dear to me – victim

NAN reports that no fewer than 30 houses and 15 vehicles were destroyed beyond repair as a result of the explosion. Adebola Adebisi, one of the victims of the Ibadan explosion, said that she lost a brother, Oladipupo, to the explosion at Dejo Oyelese Street Bodija area of Ibadan on Tuesday night. Adebisi told the…

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EduGate: They’re planning to rope Gbaja, expect more memo leaks – Source

A recently leaked memo showed how Gbajabiamila got President Tinubu’s nod to release a COVID-19 palliative fund for Betta Edu to verify the national social register. A presidential source has disclosed that plans are afoot by some desperate individuals within and outside the presidency to link Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to President Bola…

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Adeboye tasks new Redeemer’s University vice-chancellor on integrity

Adeboye congratulated the new VC and urged him to ensure that the university continued to ride on the path of excellence it was known for. Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has urged the new Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Redeemers University (RUN), Ede, Prof. Shadrach Akindele, to embrace integrity in…

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Abia policemen invade live TV programme to arrest guest

The policemen were said to have disrupted the ‘Youth Rendezvous’ TV programme to arrest their guest following a petition against him. Operatives attached to Abia State Police Command, on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, invaded ABN TV in Umuahia, Abia State capital, to arrest a guest, one Udensi Donald, during a live programme. The programme airing…

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Soyinka says there was a plan to cancel 2023 presidential election

Soyinka also said there was a conspiracy to make sure the election did not hold. Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, said there was a conspiracy to annul the 2023 presidential election. The playwright said history almost repeated itself during the election period because according to him, some people planned to cancel the election like General Ibrahim…

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Examining the growing presence of melancholy in Street music

There’s an unmissable presence of raw emotions in Nigerian Street music. While the dominant theme of Street music hasn’t really changed, there’s a growing presence of melancholy and emotions that is increasing its utility. By nature, the sonic constituents of Street Music offer it as an art that is meant to entertain, just like Nigerian…

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Timini Egbuson stars opposite Deyemi Okanlawon in ‘All’s Fair In Love’

The movie will hit cinemas nationwide on February 14, 2024. Timini Egbuson will star opposite Deyemi Okanlawon in the upcoming Nigerian movie, All’s Fair In Love. This is from the official poster shared by Film One Entertainment on Instagram. Egbuson will go head to head with Okanlawon in the romantic feature. Aside from previously announced…

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Ayo Edebiri speaks on growing up in a strict conservation home in America

Edebiri has become the star of the awards season, winning a Golden Globe, Critics Choice and Emmy award. Award winning actress, Ayo Edebiri has revealed that her childhood home was religious, strict and conservative in nature. In a profile for The Times UK, she offered insights into her life and career. She described what it…

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‘The After’ featuring David Oyelowo wins Best Short Film at the AAFC Awards

The awards ceremony will hold on February 21, 2024. Produced by British Nigerian photographer and filmmaker, Misan Harriman, The After has won in the Best Short Film category at the 2024 African-American Film Critics Award (AAFCA). On Monday, January 15, 2024, the organisers announced the winners of the awards and their selection for top ten…

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