Emmanuel Ojeli
22 Aug 2024
A member of Team Nigeria to the Paris 2024 Olympics, Emmanuel Ojeli, has described some of the controversies that dogged the country’s participation at the Games as avoidable.
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Nollywood actor and cultural icon, Prince Jide Kosoko, has set the record straight regarding his marital life, asserting that he does not support polygamy. In a recent interview with the Honest Bunch Podcast, Kosoko addressed widespread misconceptions about his family structure, emphasising that his multiple marriages were circumstantial rather than deliberate. “I’m not supporting polygamy,”…
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The Federal Government has declared Monday, March 31, and Tuesday, April 1, 2025, as public holidays to celebrate Eid-el-Fitr. Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the announcement on behalf of the government, congratulating the Muslim community on the successful conclusion of Ramadan. The minister said Ramadan is a period for self-discipline, compassion, and peace,…
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The Leader of the National Consultative Front, Professor Pat Utomi, has slammed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for what he described as "shameless" actions over its handling of the recall petition against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central Senatorial District. Utomi's slam comes amidst growing controversy surrounding the ongoing recall petition against Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan.…
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Nollywood actress Lilian Afegbai has expressed shock and frustration after receiving a friend’s wedding invitation that came with an aso ebi price of $1,200, which amounts to over ₦1.9 million. The 33-year-old actress took to Instagram on Wednesday to rant about the trend of dollarising wedding costs in Lagos, describing it as “doing too much.”…
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The House of Representatives has passed through the second reading a bill for the creation of Orlu State in the southeast region of Nigeria. The bill, sponsored by Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, a member representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency in Imo State, and 33 others, was presented for the second reading by House leader Hon.…
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Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, arrested 15 suspected internet fraudsters in the Tanke Oke-Odo area of Ilorin, Kwara State. Officers of the Directorate had earlier on Friday arrested 22 suspected internet fraudsters in Tanke, Alao Farm Estate, Yidi Road, and Irewolede areas of Ilorin.…
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Buoyed by the success it achieved with the last six series of Sukuk, the Federal Government has announced that it is set to raise a fresh N300 billion through the upcoming Series VII Sukuk. The Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), Ms. Patience Oniha, who disclosed this at the All Parties Meeting for the…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, re-arraigned former National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd), before Justice Charles Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, on charges of fraud. Dasuki was re-arraigned alongside a former general manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Aminu…
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Flooding has killed seven people including at least three children after the rising waters swept through parts of Uganda's capital Kampala early on Wednesday, police said. Intense rainfall deluged the capital after a long period of hot and dry weather, with authorities issuing a warning over flooding. "Kampala today morning experienced intense rainfall leading to…
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Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has been officially invited to the Abuja Charity Marathon 2025. The invitation was presented by Prof. Seberu Yusuf John on behalf of the event’s convener, Dr. Chris Oko Odey. Bello will be decorated as the Grand Patron of the marathon and will participate in the race itself. The marathon…