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BBNaija grand finale: Quadruple eviction as Barry, Oyin, Ricky, Tram exit competition
By Damilola Akinwale – The much-awaited grand finale of the 11th season of the Big Brother Naija reality show is underway, with four housemates evicted from the competition, leaving the first five finalists. Barry, Oyin, Ricky and Tram’s evictions were announced by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu while hosting the grand finale eviction show of the ‘Show Ya Sef’ season, bringing their quest…
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Nollywood’s Ramsey Nouah opens up on Nigerian, Lebanese heritage
Nigerian actor and filmmaker Ramsey Nouah has revealed that his mother is from Ondo State, while his father is Lebanese. Nouah made the disclosure during a recent interview on the Curiosity Made Me Ask podcast, where he also explained that his upbringing in Lagos influenced his fluency in Yoruba. “I speak Yoruba so well because I’m a Yoruba boy. I…
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The economist and the fallacy of overgeneralisation — by Olabode Opeseitan
The Economist’s October 1 article, “Nigerians dislike their president, but may re-elect him anyway,” is serious foreign correspondence and deserves to be treated as such. It makes valid observations about hardship, insecurity and Nigeria’s fragmented opposition. But its headline reaches a national conclusion that its reporting does not sufficiently establish: that Nigerians, collectively, “dislike” President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. That…
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Osun CityBoy Movement sets 250,000 membership target for Tinubu’s re-election
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The CityBoy Movement in Osun State has set a target of registering 250,000 youths as members within the next 30 days to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election, as it inaugurated its state, local government and area office executives across the state. The state coordinator, Kayode Sowade, disclosed this on Sunday during the inauguration in…
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WAEC appoints 56-year-old Suleiman Kum as Nigeria office head
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appointed 56-year-old Suleiman Kum as the new head of the Nigeria National Office. Kum, who was deputy registrar and senior deputy registrar, test administration, at the Nigeria National Office until the end of August, succeeds Dr Amos Dangut, whose three-year tenure ended on October 1, 2026. Dangut has since assumed office as registrar/chief…
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Quiet revolution in the oil sector — by Okoi Obono-Obla
In our highly polarized political environment, it has become fashionable to claim that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has done nothing since assuming office on May 29, 2023. That narrative is not only unfair, it is dishonest. No serious mind expects any government to fix in less than four years the monumental, decades-long problems grappling the Nigerian economy. We are talking…
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Omotola Jalade reveals marriage realities, says she sometimes questions choice of husband
Veteran Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has revealed that there are times she questions her decision to marry her husband, Captain Matthew Ekeinde, saying marriage is not always about being “lovey-dovey”. The actress made the disclosure during an interview on the Chude Jideonwo Podcast, excerpts of which have gone viral on X. Omotola, who has been married to Ekeinde for 28…
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Algeria sent fighter jets to Niger to thwart ‘coup attempt’, president says
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has said his country sent fighter jets to Niger in late August to help thwart a coup attempt that shook the capital, Niamey. Tebboune made the disclosure in excerpts from an interview with local media outlets broadcast on Saturday, ahead of the full release of the interview. He said the warplanes were deployed because some parties…
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US-Russia Ukraine talks involve multi-billion oil deal — NYT reports
The Trump administration’s talks with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine have expanded to include a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives with ties to US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, The New York Times reported on Saturday. The deal, which is subject to approval by the US government and the Kremlin, involves a…
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Actress Stella Damasus reveals how To Kill a Monkey revived her career
By Damilola Akinwale – Veteran Nollywood actress Stella Damasus has revealed that Kemi Adetiba’s Netflix series, To Kill a Monkey, revived her career and changed the perception of her among audiences and industry experts, despite not being the first choice for the role. Damasus made the disclosure during her recent appearance on Pulse Old vs New, while reacting to clips…
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