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Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo premieres directorial debut, The Return of Arinzo
By Folashade Olorunfemi – Popular Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, has premiered her directorial debut, The Return of Arinzo, at the Balmoral Event Hall, Victoria Island, Lagos, ahead of its cinema release. The movie premiere, held on Sunday, was hosted by on-air personalities Toke Makinwa and Gbenga Adeyinka, where industry colleagues from West Africa and East Africa converged for a lively…
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Eno engages IGP Disu on improved security partnership in A’Ibom
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State on Monday engaged the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, at the Force Headquarters in Abuja to strengthen security partnership in the state. During the courtesy visit at the Louis Edet House, Eno congratulated Disu on his recent appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Nigeria’s police chief. The governor commended the Nigeria Police…
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Herbert Wigwe and the weight of 106 London houses — by Onovo-Agbo David
The dead cannot speak. But numbers can. And the numbers surrounding the late Herbert Wigwe, former Group CEO of Access Holdings Plc, are speaking with a thunder that no amount of posthumous hagiography can silence. A bombshell investigation by The Londoner, the British publication, has linked Wigwe to 106 properties in London, one of the most expensive real estate markets…
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Atiku dismisses rumours of withdrawal from 2027 presidential race
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has denied reports suggesting he has stepped down from the 2027 presidential race, describing the claims as false and misleading. In a statement issued on Monday, his media office said the reports alleging that he had quit active politics were part of a “coordinated disinformation campaign”. The statement refuted claims that Abubakar held a meeting with…
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Most Syrian refugees in Germany expected to return home in three years, Merz says
Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz says that he and the Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa hope that 80% of the Syrians in Germany will return home in the next three years. During the civil war in Syria, almost a million Syrians sought refuge in Germany. Speaking after a meeting with Sharaa in Berlin, Chancellor Merz said that more than a year after…
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Zelensky says allies asked him to scale back attacks on Russian energy
Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine’s allies have urged him to scale back attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure amid the ongoing global fuel crisis – but that they would only end if Russia stopped targeting Ukraine’s first. The Ukrainian president told journalists in a WhatsApp voice message that, by launching attacks on Russia’s energy system, Ukraine was only responding in kind.…
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BREAKING: Aiyedatiwa sacks political aides, plans 1,000 fresh appointments
By Boye Oyeyemi – Ondo State Governor, Dr Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has approved the immediate disengagement of all political aides serving in his administration as part of efforts to improve governance and enhance service delivery in the state. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan. Those…
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Bayo Adelabu must fix power first before chasing power! — by Mogaji Arisekola
Adelabu should first redeem his public image in the Ministry of Power before considering any ambition for elective office.I know the first-class graduate from Obafemi Awolowo University does not accept defeat.He is a man of honour and courage.Where others failed or the problem they consider unsolvable, he always takes the challenge and makes sure he solves it squarely.I know only…
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Hisbah, alcohol, VAT: An unpopular opinion — by Bamidele Johnson
VAT does not know who drinks what. Every time news breaks of Hisbah, Kano State’s moral police, smashing bottles of beer, millions of people, mostly in the South, erupt in rage. Band A rage, that is. Most of the anger, I believe, is expressed by people who identify as Christians and who see the Muslim North as bad news. The…
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Ben Carson points to Gen Z church revival as young Americans push back on secular culture
As America gets set to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday this July, Dr. Ben Carson is on a mission to share how faith and religious principles are central to our founding and identity. Carson, a former secretary of Housing and Urban Development as well as a retired neurosurgeon, said schools are failing to teach accurate history lessons about America —…
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