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Togo varsity confers honourary doctorate degrees on top Nollywood actors, IK Ogbonna, Dokubo, Ekpenyong
Nigerian Actor, IK Ogbonna, Hilda Dokubo and Keppy Ekpenyong have bagged an honorary doctorate degrees in leadership and development from the ISTM University in Togo The model and actor took to his Instagram page on Tuesday to share pictures of himself adorned in a graduation gown with his other Nollywood veterans. The movie star could also be seen flaunting the…
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Delta guber race: Omo-Agege announces Ossai Osanebi as running mate
Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Delta State, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege has announced Ossai Osanebi as his running mate in the 2023 governorship election. Omo-Agege announced his choice of Osanebi in a statement he personally signed. According to the deputy senate president, Osanebi’s choice was after a “painstaking internal vetting process in which many notable and highly qualified…
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R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison
Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, following his conviction last year on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges stemming from his efforts over the years to use his fame to ensnare victims he sexually abused. Prosecutors had asked the judge…
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Oyetola inaugurates multi-billion Naira SDG projects in Osun
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Wednesday, inaugurated four major projects in the state. The projects, worth over N1 billion, were facilitated by the state government and financed by the Federal Government through the office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP) headed by Princess Adejoke Adefulire. The projects include the 1000 Capacity Skills…
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2023: Jide Kosoko, Yinka Quadri, Femi Adebayo, other Yoruba actors rally support for Tinubu
Top female and male actors in the Yoruba genre of Nigeria’s film industry have thrown their weight behind the presidential flagbearer of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The actors and actresses who assured Tinubu of their support in a video claimed that the former governor of Lagos State made acting and politics interesting by influencing many actors…
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Lagos develops guidelines on safe, lawful abortion
The Lagos State Government has developed a policy document on safe termination of pregnancy toward guiding healthcare professionals to provide safe and lawful abortion services in the state. Olusegun Ogboye, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health, said this at a stakeholders’ meeting to launch the document on Tuesday in Lagos. Mr Ogboye said this in a statement by Tunbosun…
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Nigeria loses 30,000 lives to tobacco related illnesses annually – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says about 30,000 Nigerians die every year from illnesses caused by tobacco. WHO Country Representative, Dr. Walter Molumbo made this known at the 2022 World No Tobacco Day held in Abuja on Tuesday. He described tobacco as a silent killer which manifests through cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and other ailments. “Close to 30,000 lives are…
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Senate confirms Buhari’s seven ministerial nominees
The Senate, on Wednesday, screened and confirmed the seven ministerial nominees whose names were sent last week by President Muhammadu Buhari for confirmation as minister-designates. The screening exercise which started at about noon lasted till 4:37pm. Those screened and confirmed as minister-designates include Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh (Abia), Umana Okon Umana (Akwa-Ibom), and Ekumankama Joseph Nkama (Ebonyi). Others are Goodluck Nana…
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Ibrahim Shekarau, APC senator defects to NNPP
The gale of defection in the All Progressives Congress (APC) continues on Wednesday with former governor of Kano State, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, resigning his membership of the ruling party and joining the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). The lawmaker, who represents Kano Central Senatorial District, in a defection letter read during plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, informed the…
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It is another boy for celebrity couple, Regina Daniels, Ned Nwoko
Nigerian actress, Regina Daniels and her politician cum lawyer husband, Ned Nwoko have welcomed their second son together. Ned Nwoko who shared the good news in an Instagram post on Wednesday, June 28 while celebrating their first son together on the latter’s second birthday. Nwoko stated that it was a double celebration for his family as the newborn son was…
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