French Author Annie Ernaux Wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Arts & CultureAward & RecognitionFrench Author Annie Ernaux Wins Nobel Prize in Literature

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 7, 2022

One of France’s most-garlanded authors and a prominent feminist voice, Annie Ernaux, has been awarded the Nobel prize in literature. The announcement was made by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday. The Academy said Ernaux was recognised because she “consistently and from different angles examines a life marked by strong disparities regarding gender, language, and class”. In his remarks after the award announcement, Anders Olsson, chairman of the Nobel literature committee, said the 82-year-old...

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2023 Election: After The Million Matches Across The Nation, The Next Step

NewsNigeria Elections2023 Election: After The Million Matches Across The Nation, The Next Step

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)October 4, 2022

Youths obey the clarion call Let us lift our nation high Under the sun or in the rain With dedication and selflessness Nigeria is ours, Nigeria we serve.       (1st stanza NYSC Anthem) More than three and a half decades ago, Dr. Oluwole Adetiran of Ibafo, Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State Nigeria, graduate of Music from the University of Nigeria Nsukka during his days as a corps member composed the National...

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Chioma is Now the Poster Child of This Seminal Campaign and Process of National Rebirth – Peter Obi

NewsNigeria ElectionsChioma is Now the Poster Child of This Seminal Campaign and Process of National Rebirth – Peter Obi

PilotnewsOctober 3, 2022

By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter)   LAGOS — The baby girl who has become the sensation of the Peter Obi campaign courtesy of her enthusiastic exhibition during Saturday’s mass rallies of the Obidient Movement is now the “poster child” of the campaign. Obi, Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, on Sunday, commended the little girl identified as Chioma Success who went viral for her vibrant display during the mega rally in Lagos on October 1. Obi,...

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Nigeria Needs Independence from Unproductivity, Peter Obi Says in Independence Day Address (Full Text)

NewsNigeria IndependenceNigeria Needs Independence from Unproductivity, Peter Obi Says in Independence Day Address (Full Text)

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 1, 2022

Nigeria Needs Independence from Unproductivity, Peter Obi Says in Independence Day Address (Full Text) Fellow Nigerians, as our dear country marks her 62nd Independence anniversary, I bring you fraternal greetings. Even as we remain thankful, prayerful and hopeful for a brighter future; we are mindful that many Nigerians are resigned, frustrated and tired of the many years of leadership failure. Many of our compatriots remain in captivity held by bandits; millions are living in IDP...

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Buhari Asks Presidential Candidates to Commit to Issue-Based Campaigns

NewsBuhari Asks Presidential Candidates to Commit to Issue-Based Campaigns

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 29, 2022

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari says presidential candidates should avoid incitement and commit to issue-based campaigns. The president issued this warning on Thursday at the 2023 elections peace accord (NPC) in Abuja. According to a statement released by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, Buhari said fake news and misinformation tend to fuel personal attacks, insults, and incitements. ”I appeal to the contestants, especially their publicity agents and media advisers to shun personal attacks, avoid insults and...

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Court Bars ‘#Obidatti23 Forward Ever’ Rally At Lekki Tollgate

NewsPoliceCourt Bars ‘#Obidatti23 Forward Ever’ Rally At Lekki Tollgate

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 28, 2022

LAGOS — A federal high court in Lagos has ordered the Labour Party and its supporters not to converge at Lekki tollgate for its ‘#Obidatti23 Forward Ever Rally’ slated for 1 October 2022. Last two weeks, ten plaintiffs, comprising of nine lawyers, filed an ex parte motion before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the federal high court, Lagos through their counsel, Dada Awosika (SAN), asking the court to stop the LP, its candidates, and supporters from...

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Mikel Obi Retires From Football At 35

NewsSoccerSportsMikel Obi Retires From Football At 35

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 28, 2022

John Mikel Obi, former Super Eagles captain, has retired from professional football. Obi announced his retirement on his Instagram page on Tuesday with a photo of his 18-year career’s biggest highlights. His post read: “There is a saying that “all good things must come to an end”, and for my professional football career, that day is today. “I look back at the past 20 years of my career, and I must say that I am...

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2023: Economist Intelligence Unit Predicts Victory for Tinubu

NewsNigeriaPolitics2023: Economist Intelligence Unit Predicts Victory for Tinubu

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 26, 2022

…says 2023 general elections would be the most fairest and credible polls since the return to democratic rule in 1999 The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), an arm of The Economist of London, has predicted that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will win the 2023 presidential election. EIU made the prediction in its latest report ahead of the next year’s presidential election, Business Day reports. The global insights...

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NSCDC asks for more technology to tackle insecurity, oil theft

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaNSCDC asks for more technology to tackle insecurity, oil theft

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 26, 2022

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says the federal government (FG) needs to deploy more technology to tackle insecurity and oil theft. Ahmed Audi, commandant general (CG), said this during a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja. According to him, the available technology was not enough to combat the menace, adding that the corps had arrested and prosecuted many of the pipeline vandals. “I had a tour last month to pipeline...

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90,000 terrorists have surrendered in one year — Zulum

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeria90,000 terrorists have surrendered in one year — Zulum

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 26, 2022

Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state, has said more than 90,000 members of Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) have surrendered in the last year. The governor indicated this while speaking at an event organized on the margins of the 77th UN General Assembly in New York. Zulu stated that the terrorists voluntarily surrendered to the army for disarmament, de-radicalisation and reintegration. According to him, this has never happened anywhere in...

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