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Nigeria in Africa’s shifting narrative space — by Kelechi Deca
In the last two days, some South Africans have embarked on a very aggressive act of historical revisionism playing the victim to gaslight entire African continent over the Mexico issue. And if you think they’re not worried about such African solidarity from Cairo to Limpopo, St. Louis to the Horn of Africa, you’re mistaken. They’re shaken and the world also…
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FIFA honours Jay-Jay Okocha with retrospective award
By Folashade Olorunfemi – Former Super Eagles captain, Jay-Jay Okocha, has received a FIFA World Cup retrospective Player of the Match award for his outstanding performance in Nigeria’s 3-2 victory over Spain at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The former football star shared the news on his Instagram page on Thursday, posting a video of the unveiling ceremony. Expressing his…
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Uzodimma approves N300m support package for Imo returnees, law students
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has approved the release of N300 million to support Imo indigenes who recently returned from South Africa and students of the Nigerian Law School from the state. The Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, disclosed this in a statement issued in Owerri, describing the intervention as part of the governor’s commitment…
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Oyebamiji queries N99.5bn Ede Airport contract, faults Adeleke’s infrastructure priorities
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji, has criticised the state government’s handling of major infrastructure projects, questioning the award of the N99.5 billion Ede Airport project to a contractor he claimed lacks the required experience in civil engineering. Oyebamiji, in a statement issued on Friday by the head of the media and…
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US military helping move 7 million barrels of oil per day out of Persian Gulf, Wright says
Roughly 7 million barrels a day of oil are getting out of the Persian Gulf with U.S. military help, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Friday at an event in Houston. That is about half of the flow of oil that has been stuck in the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began, Wright said. “We have…
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Family confirms death of famous theatre practitioner Kola Oyewo, speaks on ‘life of legacy’
The family of renowned theatre practitioner, actor and scholar, Chief (Dr.) Gabriel Adekola Oyewo, popularly known as Kola Oyewo, has confirmed his death at the age of 80. In a statement issued by Dr. Adewale Oyewo on behalf of the Oyewo family, the veteran actor and Balogun of Oba-Ile was said to have died peacefully on Friday, after a brief…
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Iran’s Araqchi says no nuclear talks unless interim deal is implemented
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday that nuclear talks with the United States would only take place at a later stage and would not proceed unless a proposed interim deal was implemented, state TV reported. He said the interim deal would include reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending conflicts on multiple fronts, adding that a memorandum of…
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Enugu security operatives capture six gunmen, recover grenades, AK-47s
Security agencies in Enugu State have arrested six suspected criminals on the state’s security watch list and recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition during joint operations across the state. Governor Peter Mbah disclosed this on Friday while inspecting the recovered weapons at the Enugu State headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS). He said the suspects were…
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UAE to unlock frozen Iranian funds amid US ceasefire push
The United Arab Emirates has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, pursuing a tactical shift after weeks of Iranian attacks on the wealthy Gulf Arab state amid its ongoing war with the United States and Israel, four sources told the Reuters news agency. The report on the move coincided with the final stages of broader negotiations between Tehran…
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Famous Yoruba actor and university don, Kola Oyewo, passes on at 80
Veteran Nigerian actor, theatre icon and university teacher, Dr Kola Oyewo, is dead. Close associates of the renowned actor and academic confirmed that he passed away on Friday, June 12, after a brief illness. He was 80 years old. Oyewo was widely celebrated for his contributions to Nigerian theatre, film and academia, where he spent decades nurturing young talents and…
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