Nigerian Designers
17 Aug
Against the backdrop of controversy about South African-Nigerian Chidinma Adetshina’s eligibility to compete in this year’s Miss South Africa, the fourth-time host, Bonang Matheba rocked five different outfits made by Nigerian designers to the finale of this year’s pageant. READ ALSO: South African Government withdraws support for Miss SA Pageant Each outfit showcased the rich fusion…
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The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) on Wednesday denied claims that it directed wholesale gas suppliers to stop supplying gas to power-generating companies (GENCOs) over payment defaults. The agency, in a statement said the report is false and baseless, emphasising that no such directive was given. NMDPRA said the misinformation came from…
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The Honorable Minister of Arts, Tourism, Culture, and the Creative Economy, Hanatu Musawa alongside the Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mba recently commissioned the Enugu Christmas Village. The event which is a part of the programmes lined up for the Enugu Christmas Festival, a 25-day Christmas extravaganza, kicked off on Saturday, December 7th and will…
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Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk's net worth has surpassed $400 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, setting a new milestone Wednesday for the world's richest person. The jump in wealth, the business news outlet reported, came after SpaceX and its investors agreed to purchase as much as $1.25 billion of insider shares in…
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Russia on Wednesday vowed retribution against Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of firing Western-supplied missiles on a military airfield in its southern Rostov region. President Vladimir Putin has previously threatened to launch a hypersonic ballistic missile at the centre of Kyiv if Ukraine did not halt its attacks on Russian territory using US-supplied ATACMS missiles. And one…
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Google on Wednesday announced the launch of Gemini 2.0, its most advanced artificial intelligence model to date, as the world's tech giants race to take the lead in the fast developing technology. CEO Sundar Pichai said the new model would mark what the company calls "a new agentic era" in AI development, with AI models…
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A prosecution witness in the trial of Chrisland School on the death of Whitney Adeniran, a 12-year-old student, said he did not interview any staff member of Agege Stadium during the investigation. The witness, Mr Wahab Ariyo, a Lagos State Safety Commission officer, disclosed this before an Ikeja High Court on Wednesday. He was being…
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As the global energy transition accelerates, Africa faces a pivotal moment to redefine its energy sector, balancing development, sustainability, and access for its rapidly growing population, Executive Secretary of the African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA), Anibor Kragha, has said. With over a billion people in need of affordable and reliable energy, Kragha, speaking at…
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Imo State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, has urged the 480 recruits undergoing training at the Police Training School, Nekede, to imbibe discipline as their watchword and shun all forms of corrupt practices. CP Danjuma gave the advice on Tuesday during his assessment and inspection visit to the training school, which, according to him, was…
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If you are 72, healthy, and fulfilled, then there is every reason to be thankful to the Almighty God, for the gift of life is the greatest of all gifts. The above explains why, at 72, His Excellency, Clement David Ebri, Governor of Cross River State between 1991 and 1993, is in a celebratory and…
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The 3 Division of the Nigerian Army/Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) Operation Golden Peace has captured notorious kidnap kingpins and ammunition couriers, as well as recovered caches of ammunition in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. The Military Information Officer (MIO) of OPSH, Major Samson Zhakom, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing journalists at…