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I CHOSE TO BUILD MY CAREER OVER GETTING MARRIED—NANCY ISIME
Nollywood actress, Nancy Isime, has shed light on the challenges she faces and how she deals with criticism. Narrating her journey in the movie industry In a recent interview, Isime spoke candidly about the tendency for people to criticize anyone who is excelling in their field, especially when they are at the top of their game. The actress emphasized her strong…
BREAKING; TANKER EXPLOSION KILLS 30 IN NIGER
A fuel tanker explosion has claimed 30 lives along Agaie-Bida Road in Niger State on Sunday morning. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) director-general, Mallam Arah, confirmed the incident.
TINUBU TO NIGERIANS: FUEL PRICE HIKE INEVITABLE
President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Beijing rounded off his official engagements in People’s Republic of China with a meeting with Nigerians living in the country, assuring them that his administration will replicate quality infrastructure available in China in Nigeria. Addressing members of Nigerians in Diaspora Organization in China (NIDO China) and the Nigerian community…
50KG BAG OF RICE AT N40,000 TO BE BOUGHT WITH NIN– FG
The Federal Government of Nigeria has said only buyers with National Identification Numbers would be considered as it commenced the sale of 30, 000 metric tonnes of milled rice to citizens at a subsidised rate of N40,000 per 50kg bag. The President who was represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, stated this during…
JUST IN: LABBADIA REJECTS SUPER EAGLES’ JOB DAYS BEFORE AFCON QUALIFIERS
Newly appointed Super Eagles manager, Bruno Labbadia, has turned down the job less than two weeks before crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin and Rwanda, according to reports from German publication Kicker. The Nigeria Football Federation had announced Labbadia’s appointment on Tuesday, positioning him as the successor to Finidi George, who resigned…
SEVEN MISSING, 89 HOUSES DESTROYED IN NIGER FLOOD
Seven persons have been declared missing in a flooding incident that happened in the early hours of Friday in two local governments in Niger State. The flooding caused by torrential rainfall in Sabon Pegi in Mashegu LG and Nassarawa in Magama LG lasted from 2 am to 12 noon, affecting over 89 houses and three…
SEVEN-DAY WARNING STRIKE: WE’LL EVOKE “NO WORK, NO PAY” POLICY, FG TELLS NARD
The Federal Government says it will evoke the “No Work, No Pay” policy on members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) for the number of days that they observed the nationwide industrial action. Mr Ado Bako, the Assistant Director, Information Public Relations, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, disclosed this in a statement…
32 YEAR-OLD MAN COMMITS SU!CIDE IN OGUN
A 32-year-old man identified as Olúwaṣeun Shorinola has reportedly ended his life in the Kémta area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The Ogun State Police Command, through its spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, confirmed this to Punch via electronic message on Thursday. The command’s spokesperson disclosed that the deceased’s wife found him hanging from a wall….
COURT SUSPENDS BIDEN IMMIGRATION POLICY FOR US CITIZENS’ SPOUSES
A Texas judge on Monday ordered a temporary pause on a policy that would streamline the process for spouses of US citizens to obtain legal status in the country, a blow to one of US President Joe Biden’s biggest immigration reform policies. Judge J. Campbell Barker granted a 14-day administrative stay in a case brought…
WASSCE: ASUU, NUT DIFFER AS FG BANS UNDER-18 CANDIDATES
The Nigeria Union of Teachers has condemned the Federal Government’s decision to ban under-18 candidates from sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination and the National Examination Council, even as the Academic Staff Union of Universities backed the policy. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, announced on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’ programme…