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Award-winning activist and advocate for social justice, Amanda Amaeshi, has been named My Life My Say’s “Changemaker of the Year” for 2024. The announcement was made during the charity’s “Next Generation Conference,” held on 22 November 2024 at the Barbican Centre in London. The event also serves as a key platform for youth-led discussions on…
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In recent years, Nigeria has witnessed a rapid evolution in its entertainment landscape, driven by advancements in technology and increasing internet penetration. Among the notable contributors to this transformation is the rise of online gaming, a sector that has steadily gained popularity and reshaped how Nigerians engage with digital entertainment. Platforms like High Roller have…
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Nigeria's Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revoked the ownership of 762 plots of land in the Maitama 1 District of Abuja, citing non-payment of statutory fees. High-profile figures, including former President Muhammadu Buhari and former Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen, are among those affected. The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) also…
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PRESENTATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR OF THE 2025 BUDGET OF RESTORATION: SECURING PEACE, REBUILDING PROSPERITY TO A JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON WEDNESDAY 18TH DECEMBER, 2024 PROTOCOLS: — The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima — Senate President, Distinguished Senator Godswill Akpabio — Right Honourable Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas — National…
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A court in Toronto, Canada, has rejected the request of a Nigerian politician and a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Adams Omozakari Ayonote, seeking asylum, saying ‘his claims were embellished’. The presiding judge, Whyte Nowak, delivered the judgment on November 15, 2024, turning down Ayonote's request, despite the politician claiming that he was…
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Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State doubts the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from prison will stop the growing insecurity in the South-east region of Nigeria. Soludo made his doubts known on Tuesday during a press briefing at the Governor’s Lodge in Anambra, despite many Igbo leaders…
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Liverpool moved into the League Cup semi-finals as the holders won 2-1 against managerless Southampton, while Gabriel Jesus ended his goal drought with a hat-trick in Arsenal's 3-2 victory over Crystal Palace on Wednesday Rare goals from Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott at St Mary's sent the 10-time League Cup winners into the last four…
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Agidigbo FM, a radio station based in Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State, has denied claims accusing it of being the organiser of the children's fun fair that resulted in a stampede and claimed multiple lives. On Wednesday, no less than 20 children lost their lives in a stampede that occurred during a children's…
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Mikel Arteta claimed Gabriel Jesus was "back at his best" after the Brazilian fired Arsenal into the League Cup semi-finals with a hat-trick in the 3-2 win against Crystal Palace on Wednesday. Arteta's side suffered an early shock in the quarter-final at the Emirates Stadium when Jean-Philippe Mateta put Palace ahead. But Jesus ensured the…
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Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou believes the job of a Premier League manager is harder than being Prime Minister, claiming coaches face "an election every weekend and either get voted in or out". The London club have failed to win any silverware since 2008 and sit 10th in the Premier League. Last weekend their 5-0 rout…