Winners
8 Oct
The Federal Government has given approval for the construction of an airstrip for Faith Tabernacle, Canaanland, popularly known as Winners Chapel. This was revealed by founder of the church Bishop David Oyedepo, who made the announcement during the Tehillah Night Special Edition at Covenant University Chapel, Canaanland, Ota, Ogun State on Sunday. Oyedepo said this…
12 Mar
Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O’Connell have once again graced the Oscars with their extraordinary talent, becoming the youngest two-time winners in the history of the Academy Awards. Their latest win for Best Original Song with “What Was I Made For?” from the film “Barbie” has solidified their positions as prodigies in music composition…
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Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday ruled out negotiations with US President-elect Donald Trump over control of the Panama Canal, denying that China was interfering in its operation. Mulino also rejected the possibility of reducing tolls for US vessels in response to Trump's threat to demand control of the vital waterway connecting the…
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Airstrikes by Nigerian military forces targeting suspected jihadists in the northwest Sokoto state killed 10 civilians and injured six others, local officials said Thursday. The strikes were aimed at positions of the Lakurawa jihadist group in a forest in Silame district but instead hit Gidan Bisa and Runtawa, two villages on the edge of…
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Manchester United's miserable season suffered another Boxing Day blow as captain Bruno Fernandes was sent-off in a 2-0 defeat at lowly Wolves. Fernandes saw red for the third time this season early in the second half for a second bookable offence. Wolves took full advantage to make it two wins in two games…
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Pablo Mamu, a 38-year-old man, has been arrested by operatives of the Anambra Police Command on allegations of kidnapping and armed robbery. The Spokesperson for the Anambra Police Command, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed in a statement that Mamu hails from Delta State but carried out kidnapping and armed robbery operations in communities situated in the Ihiala…
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A bus carrying several foreign tourists went off the road and ended up partially submerged in a lake near the Raftsundet strait that separates the Lofoten archipelago from the Norwegian mainland, killing three people and injuring four, police said Thursday. "Many of the passengers on the bus were foreign nationals," police said, adding that…
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Nigerian-born Kiwi UFC superstar, Israel Adesanya is set to face Nassourdine Imavov in a non-title bout slated for Saudi Arabia in February
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Troops of the Joint Task Force North West Operation Fansan Yamma have destroyed several terrorist camps around Bichi Hill in the Danmusa Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State. The operation came in response to credible intelligence that revealed active terrorist activities in the area, which had culminated in assaults on local communities in…
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House of Representatives member for General East/Gwer West constituency Asema Achado has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over the alleged 'unlawful closure' of his business premises. In a press briefing in Makurdi on Thursday, the lawmaker told journalists that the closure of his business, City Bay Park by the Benue state government…
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Rivers State's former Governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has made public his involvement in the removal of Uche Secondus as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wike disclosed this during an end-of-year thanksgiving and celebration by the PDP in Ahoada-East/West in Ochigba town, Ahoada-East Rivers…
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A non-governmental organisation, Education Advancement Initiative (EAI), based in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has called for increased funding of the education sector to improve the literacy rate among citizens for peaceful coexistence and the socio-economic development of the nation. This came as the EAI Executive Director, Higher Education Monitoring, Dr. Faseluake Oladikpe, a trained…