Topsy Essien
16 Nov
Topsy Essien, the Managing Director of Big Homes, an Abuja-based real estate firm, has highlighted the importance of partnerships in tackling Nigeria's housing challenges. Speaking to The Guardian, Essien urged landowners, manufacturers, and professionals in the Federal Capital Territory to collaborate with developers to provide affordable homes and create much-needed employment. According to Essien, partnerships…
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The United States' top government doctor on Friday called for health warnings on alcoholic drinks to highlight that they cause cancer and urged a reassessment of daily consumption limits due to the risks. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that the connection between alcohol and cancer has been known since the 1980s, with mounting evidence reinforcing…
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar recently condemned, what he termed, ‘the military honours’ accorded to Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, at an empowerment event organized by the City Boy Movement in Ogun state. Some of the former VP’s comments, regarding a video of this event included: .... “A desecration of Nigeria’s long-standing military…
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The Edo State Police Command has confirmed that its operatives arrested Osaro Ahuwa for allegedly burning down the house of his estranged wife. The police spokesman in Edo, CSP Moses Joel Yamu, stated on Thursday that officers arrested Ahuwa following a distress call from one Osariten Terecy. "At about 1:30 am on New Year’s Day,…
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Vice President Kashim Shettima on Friday performed the groundbreaking ceremony for a World Bank-funded State Action on Business Enabling Reforms (SABER) project in Nasarawa State. According to a statement by the Spokesman/Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications (Office of the Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha, the project includes a one-stop investment centre…
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The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has clarified that the demolished properties belonging to reality star Chioma Ikokwu were illegal structures attached to a building. In a statement released by the agency on Friday, LASBCA Assistant Director of Public Affairs, Adu Adegoke, stated that the property owner was served the necessary notices, including “convention,”…
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Nollywood actor, Timini Egbuson, has received adorable praise from a fan for supposedly having strabismus. On December 2, 2025, a fan named Renée recently gushed about him on the X platform, saying, "Just noticed Timini has strabismus, and I think it’s really cute." This endearing observation adds to the charm of Nigerian actor Timini Egbuson,…
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Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, says his absence from the governors’ New Year visit to the Lagos home of President Bola Tinubu
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Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has announced a N10 million bounty for information leading to the capture of each gunman responsible for the attack during a burial ceremony in Ihiala, Ihiala Local Government, last Monday. No fewer than seven persons died in the attack, carried out by gunmen reportedly enforcing a sit-at-home order…
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A passenger bus, popularly known as ‘Molue,’ rammed into pedestrians at the Ahmadiya bus stop along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, injuring no fewer than eight people. In a statement signed by the spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, it was explained that the accident occurred when the bus tried to avoid…
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The impeached Chairman of Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State, Paul Iyoha, on Friday accused Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, of orchestrating his removal from office. Iyoha faulted the process leading to his impeachment, noting that neither he nor other local government chairmen in the state were given a fair hearing before being…