By Chris Udochukwu The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has accused political parties of hiring crowd to attend their rallies. The renowned cleric made this known in a sermon during the RCCG January Holy Ghost Service on Friday. “I watch it in the news. If human beings promote you, oh, I don’t know whether I should say this. …
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By Louis Onwumere Manchester United legend, Roy Keane, has hit out at the club’s shot-stopper, David De Gea, for his howler against Everton on Friday’s FA Cup third-round clash. The Spaniard was left in no man’s land at the near-post as the ball went between his legs and fell for Conor Coady who found an empty net to draw the Merseyside club level. Giving his …
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By Louis Onwumere Harry Kane fired Tottenham past third-tier Portsmouth and into the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday as 2021 winners Leicester emerged unscathed from a tricky tie against lowly Gillingham. Elsewhere on a packed day of third-round action, Southampton came from behind to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in an all-Premier League tie. Antonio Conte rang the changes for Spurs for the match against …
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By Ogechi Okorie Republican favorite Kevin McCarthy was named speaker of the US House of Representatives on Saturday as he quelled a fierce rebellion among his party’s ranks that had paralyzed the lower chamber of Congress for days. McCarthy was always the frontrunner to lead the Republican-led House, but his victory in the small hours of the morning was almost derailed by a right-wing revolt …
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By Chris Udochukwu Iran on Saturday executed two men for killing a paramilitary force member during unprecedented protests sparked by the death in custody of a young woman. The latest hangings double the number of executions to four over the nationwide protests, which escalated since mid-September into calls for an end to Iran’s clerical regime. Two men were put to death in December, sparking global …
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By Ogechi Okorie Salman Yusuf, a close aide to General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has urged Nigerians to beware of internet fraudsters using the name and picture of the former military president to send wrong signals all in the name of politics. In his statement in Minna, the State capital, Yusuf said the former Nigerian leader cannot send messages since he does not operate any social …
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By Josiah Okechukwu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed satisfaction with the turnout for Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) collection across the country ahead of the 2023 election. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, attributed the development to mobilization by leaders at different levels. “The rate of PVC collection varies …
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After the 2019 elections, I looked at the results and saw 50 million reasons to be hopeful. That’s the number of registered voters who did not vote in that election. True. Some were ghost voters. Some got the PVC for ID purposes only. Some changed location. True. But, looking at that number, I saw many who were simply disenchanted – completely – with the status …
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By Farooq A. Kperogi Every once in a while, I go back to read my past columns to get a sense of my appreciation of the past eras that Nigerians now glamorize in retrospect. I found an August 26, 2009, column titled “What Did You Miss About America While in Nigeria?” published in the Weekly Trust that reads like I could have written it today. …
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By Chris Udochukwu The paramount traditional ruler and Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Dr. Ado Ibrahim is under fire for allegedly refusing to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari who visited the state. Precise Post recalls that President Buhari was in the state on December 29, 2022 to inaugurate some projects built by the administration of Governor Yahaya Bello. It was gathered that the palace of the Ohinoyi of …
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Despite the controversies trailing actor, Yul Edochie, the father of five has many reasons to be grateful as he marks his 41st birthday today. Taking to his Instagram page, Yul Edochie appreciated his creator for the gift of life. Describing himself as Odogwu, Yul announced that he is 41 today. “ODOGWU is 41yrs old today. I thank God Almighty for the gift of life. Happy …
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Former Big Brother Naija, BBNaija, reality show star, Angel Smith has sparked mixed reactions online over a recent social media post. In a tweet on Thursday, Angel hinted that she is exhausted over the things happening in her life. Although Angel did not give full details of the issue she is currently battling with, she added that at some time, she wants to jump off …
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opular Nigerian afrobeat singer, Ahmed Ololade, professionally known as Asake, has added a new feat to his list of achievements as ‘Mr Money With The Vibes’ announced the highest-charting debut Nigerian album on Billboard in 2022. The music chart data confirmed this on Thursday in a Twitter update. “In 2022, @asakemusik’s ‘Mr. Money With The Vibe’ became the highest-charting debut Nigerian album of all time …
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Big Brother Naija ‘Level Up’ winner, Josephine Ijeoma Otabor better known as Phyna has made some shocking revelation about her personal life The BBN winner in a series of Twitter tirades revealed that she has had an abortion multiple times. Phyna made this known as she fought dirty with some trolls who tried comparing her to disqualified co-star, Beauty Tukura. A troll had stated that Beauty was …
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Fans were a bit surprised to see the socialite and club owner, Cubana Chief Priest party with his in-law, Kelvin Anene at his clubhouse in Owerri, Imo State. Recall that Cubana Chief Priest had taken to Instagram to call out the ex-Big Brother Naija housemate, Maria Chike while accusing her of snatching Kelvin, his sister’s husband. He claimed that Maria Chike went as far as threatening …
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Instagram comedian, Donald Earnest, popularly known as Expatriate Comedian and his lover, Adetola Sijuwade aka Posho Tilly are set to become husband and wife. The content creators took to their individual social media pages to announce their marriage plans and disclosed that their families have given blessings. Expatriate and Posho Tilly revealed that the wedding will take place on January 28, 2023 at 6:30am, and it …
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