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Nkechi Blessing reacts to fourth-round knockout by Phyna
Nollywood actress Nkechi Blessing Sunday has reacted to her defeat by reality star Phyna in their celebrity boxing bout in Lagos. Phyna knocked out the actress in the fourth round of the contest organised by Balmoral Group, which marked the organiser’s first female celebrity boxing bout. Reacting to the outcome in an Instagram post on Friday, Nkechi described herself as…
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PHOTO NEWS: Hamzat, dignitaries, Nollywood celebrities bid Olu Jacobs farewell
Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat and wife of the Lagos State Governor, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, were among dignitaries who attended the funeral service of late thespian Olu Jacobs in Lagos on Friday. Also in attendance were former First Lady of Ekiti State, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, and former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun. Government officials and celebrities from the…
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EXTRA: Omoluabi — by Simbo Olorunfemi
There is a sense in which one can argue that there is a measure of flippancy or casualness to the use of Omoluabi these days that has the tendency of watering down what it connotes in the real sense of it. Either for reason of insufficient attention to what it ought to represent, or simply ignoring the values that are…
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Ogun begins talks with NNPC on revival of $7bn OKLNG project
The Ogun State Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) have begun talks on the revival of the long-delayed Olokola Liquefied Natural Gas (OKLNG) project along the state’s coastline in Ogun Waterside. The talks follow the state government’s agreements with DP World for the development of the Gateway Deep Sea Port and the 10,000-hectare Ogun State Blue Marine…
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Actress Bose Akinola addresses comparison with TAMPAN president
By Damilola Akinwale – Nollywood actress and producer, Bose Akinola, who doubles as the Oyo State Governor/Chairperson of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), has addressed critics who compared her leadership with that of TAMPAN President, Bolaji Amusan, fondly known as Mr Latin. In a lengthy Instagram post on Friday, captioned, “A MESSAGE TO THOSE…
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Rubio waives human rights restrictions on $320m military aid to Egypt
The Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio has waived a restriction on $320 million in military aid to Egypt that had been previously withheld over human rights concerns, citing Egypt’s help in dealing with Iran since the conflict began earlier this year. The State Department said Thursday that Rubio had signed off on the waiver “in the interest of…
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Nollywood actress Chioma Chukwuka-Akpotha loses father
Nollywood actress Chioma Chukwuka-Akpotha has announced the death of her father, Leonard Ndukaife Chukwuka. The actress disclosed this in an emotional Instagram post on Friday, saying her father had “gone to be with the Lord”. Chukwuka, who lost her mother 13 years ago, described her father’s death as painful, noting that she was now without either parent. “My beloved father,…
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South Africa summons US ambassador again over ‘undiplomatic conduct’ amid tensions with Washington
South Africa’s foreign affairs ministry called in US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III on Tuesday for a third time over what it described as “undiplomatic conduct”, a senior government official told Reuters, but did not elaborate on what the conduct was. “We can confirm that we demarched Ambassador Bozell. The third demarche since he started his duties nine months ago,”…
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Putin says Russia won’t supply diesel to global markets until sanctions are lifted
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would not supply its diesel to global energy markets until sanctions against Moscow were lifted. Speaking at the Valdai Forum of international Russia experts in Moscow, Putin said Ukraine had “partially achieved its objectives” with strikes on Russian oil refineries, which he said had cost Russia 1% of its gross domestic product.…
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Crossing into captivity — by Folorunso Adisa
There is a particular grief reserved for the Nigerian who discovers, too late, that the country he fled has simply reassembled itself abroad, wearing a different flag. He left in search of dignity and found servitude with better lighting. He left in search of safety and found himself chained to an airline seat like cargo awaiting manifest. The tragedy of…
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