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Kannywood director, Nura Waye dies
Kannywood director, Nura Mustapha Waye is dead. The news of his death which took many by surprise, was announced on Sunday by his colleagues. The deceased directed famous YouTube, “Izzar So”. He was said to have gone to bed hale and hearty on Saturday night. On his verified Facebook page, popular actor, Ali Nuhu, said, “May Allah have mercy on…
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Debt Profile: Revenue generation is Nigerian govt’s main challenge – DMO
The Debt Management Office (DMO) says revenue generation is a major constraint of the Federal Government and impacts the country’s debt situation negatively. Director-General of the DMO, Patience Oniha, said this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. According to Ms Oniha, the systemic resource mobilisation has been compounded by recent economic…
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Nigeria highlights plans to tackle plastic pollution at UN Ocean Conference
Nigeria has pledged its commitment to an international legally binding instrument to reduce the menace of marine plastic pollution from land-based sources and activities.President Muhammadu Buhari gave the assurance in a statement delivered on his behalf by the Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, at the 2022 UN Ocean Conference, in Lisbon, Portugal.Highlighting Nigeria’s effort at ensuring the health…
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Frontline islamic group, Tijjaniyya, endorses Oyetola for second term
Barely 13 days to the Osun governorship election slated for July 16, 2022, a frontline Islamic group, Tijjaniyya Grassroots Mobilisation and Movement Initiative of Nigeria (TIGMEIN), has endorsed Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for second term. TIGMEIN members declared their readiness to vote massively for the governor come July 16, disclosing that their members…
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CAF moves next AFCON to 2024
The next Africa Cup of Nations will be played in Ivory Coast in 2024, and not 2023, Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Patrice Motsepe said on Sunday. The tournament was to be hosted in June-July 2023, which is the height of the rainy season in Ivory Coast. “We cannot take the risk,” the South African said in the Moroccan…
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Re-imagining the future of the church: Lessons from the past, By Osita Chidoka
In May 1942, my grandfather Thomas Chidoka attended the Synod of the Diocese on The Niger at Port Harcourt. One of the books and papers I ‘inherited’ from him is a copy of the report of the Synod. I use the word inherited advisedly as there was no formal bequest, my early inquisitiveness and love of reading made me the…
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Choice of presidential candidate affected merger discussion with Peter Obi – Kwankwaso
Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), has spoken on the outcome of the discussions he had with Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party. Kwankwaso, a former Governor of Kano State, who was in Gombe State to inaugurate the state office of NNPP and to meet with elected members of the party, stated this…
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Osun 2022: Timi of Ede urges subjects to vote Oyetola, says ‘one good turn deserves another’
Timi of Ede, Oba Munirudeen Adesola Lawal, on Saturday urged indigenes and residents of the ancient town to go out en masse on July 16 to vote massively for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola. The revered monarch also declared his personal support for the re-election of Governor Oyetola, noting that the APC candidate has…
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NPA seeks out-of-court settlement on Calabar port dredging
The Nigeria Port Authority (NPA) says it is seeking out-of-court settlement over the dispute involving Calabar Port dredging. Managing Director of NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko said this when he visited Calabar Port complex on Saturday. According to him, the dispute was responsible for the delay in dredging the port. “The contract for the dredging of the Calabar channel was awarded many…
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PHOTOS: Israel Adesanya defeats Jared Cannonier To retain UFC title
Israel Adesanya defeated Jared Cannonier to retain his UFC Middleweight title on Sunday. The Stylebender extended his UFC winning streak to 12-0.
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