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12 Mar 2024
Vanessa Hudgens, the star known for her breakout role in “High School Musical,” announced her pregnancy at the 2024 Oscars Red Carpet event. The actress, who hosted the prestigious ceremony, revealed her baby bump in a stunning long-sleeved black dress, confirming the happy news to the world. Hudgens, who recently tied the knot with Cole…
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The United Nations warned Thursday that two southern Sudan states were "on the brink of catastrophe" after a recent eruption of violence reportedly killed at least 80 people in one city.
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Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, has launched a groundbreaking initiative aimed at revitalising Nigeria's agricultural sector and addressing food insecurity. The new programme, named the Barau Initiative for Agricultural Revolution in the North West (BIARN), is designed to transform 558 young farmers into millionaires across the Northwest geopolitical zone. The initiative will provide financial…
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Global experts will debate threats from artificial intelligence (AI) at a gathering in Paris on Thursday and Friday, ahead of a summit of world leaders on the fast-moving technology.
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has reiterated the need for stronger collaboration among stakeholders to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM) in Nigeria, describing it as a painful, degrading, and harmful violation of human rights. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday during the commemoration of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM, the Executive Secretary…
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Suspected bandits have killed one person and abducted a former Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga (retd), in Tsiga village, Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State. The bandits also abducted at least nine others, even as they were said to have ransacked several homes, carting away valuables.…
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The suspended Edo State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Samson Osagie, on Thursday vowed to prove his innocence, just as he denied committing any financial infraction as alleged by the state government. The embattled Commissioner made the denial in a statement while reacting to his suspension by the State Governor, Monday Okpebholo. Osagie, who…
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Former Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has returned to Nollywood with a brand-new movie, ‘Hatred’. The film, which she produced, marks her official comeback to the industry after her time in politics. Kennedy-Ohanenye, who was appointed as a minister by President Bola Tinubu on August 21, 2023, was relieved of her duties on October…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has imposed a $25,000 weekly limit on foreign exchange purchases by Bureau de Change (BDC) operators, a measure aimed at tightening control over the retail forex market. Under the directive, issued in a circular signed by Dr. W. J. Kanya, Acting Director of the Trade & Exchange Department,…
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The Niger State Government has received 21 children from the Magama Local Government Area of the state who were rescued from a syndicate of human traffickers. The Deputy Governor of Niger State, Yakuba Garba, disclosed this during a press briefing in his office on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, when he received the victims on behalf…
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The Forum of National Youth Leaders of All Political Parties in Nigeria (FNLYLPPN) says there is no iota of truth in the allegation that they shared N30 million to endorse President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid in 2027. The Forum's co-chairman, Hon. Chinazam Ike, in a statement on Wednesday, described the allegation as unfounded and entirely…