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Veteran Nollywood actor Kanayo O. Kanayo has captured the admiration of fans with a heartwarming video showing the moment he surprised his son, Montel, at his workplace in Maryland, United States. Back in 2023, when Montel gained admission into an American university, Kanayo openly prayed for his son to remain disciplined, avoid distractions such as […]
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Nigerian singer Paul Okoye, known as Rudeboy, has threatened to pursue “every necessary means” to find and sue a social-media user who alleged he coerced a former domestic worker — an accusation the singer called defamatory. The controversy erupted after photos from the 25th birthday party of Rudeboy’s wife, Ivy Ifeoma, circulated on X (formerly […]
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Nigerian singer Timi Dakolo has announced plans to support parents finding it difficult to pay their children’s school fees as the 2025/2026 academic session kicks off. In a post on his official X handle on Wednesday, Dakolo acknowledged the financial strain many families face at the start of each term. “I know it’s school fee […]
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Seventeen African governments have pledged concrete reforms and action plans to expand electricity access as part of Mission 300—an ambitious initiative led by the World Bank and the African Development Bank Group to connect 300 million Africans to power by 2030. In a statement on Wednesday, the World Bank announced that Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, […]
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Princes from three royal families in Iwo, Osun State, have appealed to the state government and the Osun State Traditional Council to regulate the use of social media by monarchs, warning that online disputes among traditional rulers could deepen disunity in Yorubaland. Their call followed the ongoing supremacy battle between the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba […]
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President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday posthumously conferred the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) on four late Ogoni leaders—Albert Badey, Edward Kobani, Theophilus Orage, and Samuel Orage—popularly remembered as the Ogoni Four. The President announced the conferment while receiving the report of the Ogoni Consultations Committee at the State House, […]
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The Bauchi State Civil Service Commission has dismissed two senior government officials over forgery, in violation of State Public Service Rule 0327 (ii, iii, and vi). A statement by the Commission’s Information and Public Relations Officer, Saleh Umar, on Wednesday named the affected officers as Yusuf Ningi, an Administrative Officer, and Suleiman Ahmed, a Principal […]
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Lionel Messi delivered another masterclass Wednesday night, scoring twice and assisting once as Inter Miami thrashed New York City FC 4-0 to clinch an MLS Cup playoff berth. The Argentine superstar now leads Major League Soccer’s scoring chart outright with 24 goals in 23 matches — two more than LAFC’s Denis Bouanga — as he […]
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