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‘Sinners’ tops box office with N79.5m
By Oladele Eniola Lagos, April 21, 2025 ‘Sinners’, a film starring Michael B. Jordan, topped the Nigerian box office over…
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Tinubu returns to Abuja after working visit to Europe
By Salif Atojoko Abuja, April 22, 2025 President Bola Tinubu returned to the country on Monday, after a two-week working…
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Pope Francis dies in Rome aged 88; The world mourns
UN chief hails Pope Francis as ‘transcendent voice for peace’ Holy See/By Cecilia Ologunagba, New York April 21, 2025 Pope…
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Power sector’s endless troubles By Alabi Williams
Apr 21, 2025 Nigeria’s electricity sector is bedeviled by governance and accountability issues. More than a decade after it was…
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The president is my brother, I shall not talk… By Lasisi Olagunju
I found myself inventing the above verse as today’s headline. The verse came sounding like “The Lord is my shepherd/…
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Haiti’s Independence Debt: 200 Years Later – CARICOM’s position By Dr. Hilary Brown
Being a statement presented by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Reparations Commission at UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent…
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Hope rises for Haiti as PFPAD4, French President Macron make commitments
Thursday, April 17, 2025 qualifies as a historic day for the embattled nation of Haiti, as it not only commemorated…
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Christian stewardship: NNUC Pastors, Directors hold summit in Plateau State
Attah Willies, Gombe Leadership of the Northern Nigeria Union Conference (NNUC) of the Seventh-day Adventist Church has organised a three…
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Abia teachers set for strike over unmet demands
By Leonard Okachie Umuahia, April 20, 2025 The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Abia wing, has threatened to embark on…
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Pomp, colour, controversies and intrigues at Alaafin’s coronation By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 I was nowhere near the venue of the coronation of the new Alaafin of Oyo but,…
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Nigerian leaders as CBEX Ponzi chancers By Festus Adedayo
On Page 28 of his very provocative book, The Present Darkness: A History of Nigerian Organized Crime, (2016) Stephen Ellis,…
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Choices, not chance: Why China is rich, and Nigeria is poor By Dakuku Peterside
China and Nigeria, two continental giants that entered the late 1970s with similar per capita incomes, have since taken opposite…
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Nigerians are bleeding, hungry, unsafe, disillusioned, says Kaigama in Easter message
***Says leadership not contest of noise ***Nigerian leaders should prioritize governance over politics The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Most…
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GOCOP congratulates Femi Soneye on winning NIPR Spokesperson of the Year 2025 Award
Lagos, Nigeria, April 19,2025: The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has extended its warmest congratulations to Mr. Femi Soneye,…
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SERAP sues Tinubu govt over arbitrary, unlawful ban on Eedris’ song ‘Tell Your Papa’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over “the failure to…
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Easter: AIG directs adequate security in Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara States.
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of zone 10 comprising Sokoto, Kebbi and…
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APC chieftain calls for united front against security challenges in Plateau
By Deborah Coker Abuja, April 18, 2025 A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau, Yusuf Gagdi, has called…
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Easter: Obi urges prayers for compassionate leaders
By Perpetua Onuegbu Abuja, April 19, 2025 A former governor of Anambra, Mr. Peter Obi, has urged Christians to use…
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CBN leads financial dialogue with JP Morgan, NGX, others, in pre-Spring Meetings Forum
NEW YORK In anticipation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group (WBG) Spring meetings commencing Monday, April…
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Nigeria defeat Algeria 4-0 In FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifier
Nigeria moved closer to an African record extending eighth appearance at the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals on Saturday,…
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At Easter: The Resurrection of Jesus Christ: By Isaac Megbolugbe
Introduction The resurrection of Jesus Christ is a fundamental aspect of Christian theology and a pivotal event in human history.…
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Suspect extradited to Nigeria for murder charges – Police
By Deborah Akpede Lagos, April 19, 2025 The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it has successfully completed the extradition of…
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Human trafficking: Three more girls rescued from Ghana, about 200 rescued so far
Lagos, April 18, 2025: Three more girls trafficked to Ghana returned home Thursday as Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in…
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Defence minister visits attacked communities in Plateau, promises end to killings
By Polycarp Auta Bassa (Plateau), April 19,2025 Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, Minister of Defence, on Saturday visited communities that were recently…
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VP was never denied access to presidential villa – Spokesperson
By Salisu Sani-Idris Abuja, April 19, 2025 The spokesperson of Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Mr. Stanley Nkwocha, has debunked reports that…
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