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Kyiv accuses Moscow of illegal adoptions of Ukrainian children
Kyiv has accused Moscow of having organised illegal mass adoptions of Ukrainian children after transferring them from occupied territories to Russia. Since the beginning of the war, Kyiv has been accusing Moscow of “deporting” Ukrainians, saying Ukrainians from occupied territories have been forced to go to Russia rather than other regions of Ukraine. “The Russian Federation continues to abduct children…
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Kashim Shettima: Dress doesn’t diminish the man, By Moddibo Kawu
The past 48 hours, have seen an explosion of stories, pictures, videos and memes, about Kashim Shettima, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the APC. These have been directly sourced, from his dressing, at the conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, in Lagos, on Monday. For the social media denizens, it was an opportunity to humour a leading Nigerian politician, as…
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‘Absolutely glorious’: Malaysians hail jailing of Najib Razak
Najib Razak has become Malaysia’s first former prime minister to go to prison after the country’s top court upheld his corruption conviction and 12-year jail sentence, in a case linked to the multibillion-dollar scandal at the 1MDB state fund. Malaysians on Twitter called Tuesday’s verdict historic and said they hoped it would send a “strong warning to other politicians who…
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Angolan parties wrap up campaigning as tense election nears
Angolan presidential candidates on Monday wrapped up a month-long campaign ahead of this week’s election which is likely to be a tense standoff between a ruling party in power for decades and an opposition with growing appeal among youth. The MPLA, led by João Lourenço since 2017, has governed Africa’s second-biggest oil producer since independence from Portugal in 1975. But…
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Open Letter to Gov Wike (1), By Dr John Amadi
What did Rivers PDP Elders do? It appears there is no more love lost between Your Excellency, Chief Barr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, CON, GSSRS, Executive Governor of Rivers and the erstwhile great Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) family in the state, the PDP elders in particular. Though you have remained unusually taciturn since after the PDP presidential primary election which you…
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Osun airport: Pay us owed N570.2m or face us in court, contractor tells state govt
Contractors handling the Moshood Abiola International Airport, Osogbo, JM & AS Limited, have threatened to sue the Osun State government if they are not paid the N570.2 million being owed them. They stated this in a letter written to Governor Gboyega Oyetola by their counsel Mr J. J. Usman (SAN). The contractors wrote the state government after the airport project…
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PHOTO NEWS: Akeredolu renovates Ondo State House of Assembly complex
Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has renovated the state House of Assembly complex in Akure. Akeredolu who paid a visit to the complex on Tuesday, said this was the first time major works were done on the complex since it was first built by the administration of late Chief Adekunle Ajasin.
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Ewi, Fayemi, other prominent citizens celebrate Udiroko festival in Ado-Ekiti
The people of Ado-Ekiti, the capital town of Ekit State joined their paramount ruler, His Royal Majesty Oba Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe Aladesanmi III (CON, JP), the Ewi of Ado-Ekiti to celebrate this year’s Udiroko festival. State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, an indigene of Ado, wife of the Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, Governor-Elect, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji…
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NBA conference and where Obi failed to fly, By Philip Agbese
The Peter Obi phenomenon seems to be losing steam as the days go by. The recent outing at the Nigerian Bar Association Conference in Lagos buttressed this point. He is an intelligent chap. He plays the mind game to those that have elected to be gullible. He churns out facts and figures by impulse. And as usual, he gets cheered…
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Collision course debuts on Netflix
Collision Course, a film by Bolanle Austen-Peters will debut on Netflix on September 1, 2022. The much anticipated movie has been screened to selected team of journalists and industry professionals in August to critical acclaim. The movie explores the impact of rogue law enforcement officers in Nigerian society and how their unenviable harsh personal lives is sometimes a factor in…
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