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Day: October 20, 2024

Nigerian gospel artiste wants to sing for 128 hours to break GWR

Nsofor said that the motivation was also to create a platform where other gospel artists would be encouraged to achieve whatever they wanted. Nigerian gospel artist, Somtochukwu Nsofor, professionally known as Essemm, has embarked on a mission to break the Guinness World Record for the longest hours of continuous singing. Nsofor, while addressing newsmen in…

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With The Uprising: Wives in Strike 3, Oboli offers humour and activism

In a country where citizens are threatened for attempting to protest, and taken out for airing their grievances, The Uprising; Wives on Strike portrays the benefits of collective action. The Uprising: Wives on Strike, directed by Omoni Oboli is an easily digestible installment from the Wives on Strike franchise that offers humour and evokes the…

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I’ll invest it in my garri business – Member says as Pastor gives out ₦25m

The pastor later said the money was shared with different categories of people – widows, farmers, artisans, business owners and students – to support them. Pastor Joseph Omorinoye, the General Overseer of House of Prayer Assembly Church in Ilorin, on Sunday, handed out cash gifts totalling ₦25 million to 178 members of his church. Omorinoye,…

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Lagos CP orders release of all protesters arrested during #ENDSARS memorial

NAN reports that the #EndSARS movement began on Oct. 20, 2020, as a call to action against the unprofessional activities of the police Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The Commissioner of Police in Lagos state, Olanrewaju Ishola, has ordered the release of all detained persons in connection with #ENDSARS 4th anniversary at Lekki-Tollgate on Sunday. The…

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Tinubu’s achievements grossly underreported – Rivers APC chairman

Okocha said while President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration performed abysmally low, the current government was working round the clock to reset the country. Chief Tony Okocha, Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Rivers Caretaker Committee on Sunday in Abuja, said that President Bola Tinubu’s achievements were grossly underreported. He said this while speaking at the News…

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Ex-JAMB director slams ₦12.5m suit against IGP, others

The ex-director sought an order awarding the sum of ₦2.5 million as the cost of instituting and prosecuting the suit. Yisa Usman, a former Deputy Director of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has filed an ₦12.5 million fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; Mabel Ishaku and others….

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Obi’s camp lobbied for my support for 2023 presidential poll, I declined – Wike

Wike said the attacks against his person from some Obi supporters stemmed from his refusal to support the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has revealed how the camp of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, lobbied for his support ahead of the 2023…

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NDLEA detains 2 businessmen, Canadian nurse for drug trafficking

Babafemi said that during a search of the suspect’s luggage, a total of 70 parcels of Canadian Loud, weighing 35.70kg were recovered from her. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has detained for prosecution, two businessmen, and a Canada-based nurse for illicit drug trafficking at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. This…

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Osinbajo backstabbing traitor, not qualified to talk about integrity, Omokri

Osinbajo recently said it’s been becoming difficult to find people with integrity even though it pays to have one. Social media personality and public policy commentator, Reno Omokri, has tackled the immediate Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, over the latter’s recent comment about the scarcity of integrity in Nigeria. In a post on his X account…

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I was 25% deaf without knowing it – Obasanjo

Obasanjo said the result of the clinical analysis showed he was 25 per cent deaf. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that he once suffered 25 per cent hearing loss without knowing it. Obasanjo stated this in Bauchi on Sunday when he paid homage to the Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Suleiman-Adamu. According to him,…

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