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Peter Fregene – Family announces funeral plans

On behalf of the family of Peter ‘Apo’ Fregene, ‘the Flying Cat’, who passed on to meet his Creator after 77 years on earth, this is to thank all Nigerians for their support and expression of condolences. The good news is

October 27, 2024

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Kannywood leapfrogs with Mai Martaba premier, excites audiences in Kano, other Northern cities

By DESMOND MGBOH A highly dramatic and intriguing Hausa movie, Mai Martaba, premiered last weekend in Kano and in many film houses across the North. The high profile event was graced by Kannywood actors, media practitioners, academics and movie enthusiasts. The film itself

July 25, 2024

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Fire for fire: Trump responds as Vice President Harris fires salvo at the former president

US Vice-President Kamala Harris has gone on the offensive against Donald Trump in the first rally of her White House campaign, portraying November’s election as a choice between a former prosecutor and a convicted felon. Speaking to a crowd of about 3,000

July 24, 2024

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It’s official: IGP won’t go in September, gets a three-year extension by law

The Senate has passed the Police Act Amendment Bill, 2024, to guarantee a four-year tenure of office for new Inspectors General of Police (IGP). This followed the amendment of the Police Act of 2020, sequel to a letter transmitted to the upper chamber

July 24, 2024

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Nationwide protests: Federal Government summons emergency meeting

The Federal Government has scheduled an emergency meeting this morning (Wednesday, July 24) to address the challenge posed by the planned nationwide protest scheduled to start August 1. President Bola Tinubu had earlier pleaded with the organisers to shelve the protests and

July 24, 2024

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Don’t participate in any protest – NOA warns Nigerians Ademola Tijani

National Orientation Agency (NOA) has said that it is aware of plans by some people to cause havoc and destabilize the country using the proposed protest to be staged in the country. The Deputy Director of communication, Paul Odenyi, stated this in

July 19, 2024

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Dangote insists IOCs frustrating its crude supply demands, commends NUPRC for publishing Domestic Crude Supply Obligation Guidelines

Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) (Oil & Gas) has commended the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) for its various interventions in the oil company’s crude supply requests from International Oil Companies (IOCs), and for publishing the Domestic Crude Supply Obligation (DCSO) guidelines

July 18, 2024

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Nnamdi Kanu’s a prisoner of conscience, By Ugo Onuoha

Except for the period between 2017-2021 when he escaped being killed by an invading murderous band of Nigeria’s security operatives including members of the armed forces, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra has been in jail for nine

July 17, 2024

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Anioma as South East State By DAN ONWUKWE

In recent years, there have been increasing agitations for the creation of new states from the different geopolitical zones of the country. But none of these agitations has been as fervent, more urgent, more nuanced, more thought through and with a profound

July 10, 2024

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Police warn ladies against going out with unknown male partners to avoid falling prey to possible organ harvesters, other criminals

The Enugu State Police Command has advised young ladies to be wary of going out with unknown male partners. Police warning came amid a trending video where two young ladies were said to have been rescued from a hotel room after a

July 10, 2024

Features·Politics

New British Prime Minister Starmer and challenges ahead, by Paul Ejime

The Labour Party’s landslide victory in the Thursday, July 4 British general election could be traced to a combination of factors, including the implosion and poor performance of the Tory/Conservative Party, in power for the past 14 years.

July 9, 2024