Calabar Carnival Returns After a Two-Year Break

EntertainmentLifestyleNigeriaCalabar Carnival Returns After a Two-Year Break

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 3, 2022

After a two-year hiatus caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the annual Calabar Carnival kicked off on Thursday, 1 December 2022. Briefing the media in Abuja on Tuesday, Cross River state commissioner for culture and tourism development, Hon. Eric Anderson said the break caused by the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020 had led to much economic loss to the state in the tourism sector. He, however, said the pandemic period had given the state much...

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Mavin’s Overdose is the No. 1 Music Video on YouTube for 2022

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaMavin’s Overdose is the No. 1 Music Video on YouTube for 2022

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 3, 2022

…OGB Recently tops list of content creators YouTube on Thursday released its end-of-year top ten music videos for 2022 and the visuals for Mavin’s all-star single, ‘Overdose’, was the top spot. ‘Overdose’ was followed by Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ and ‘Buga’ by Kizz Daniel and Tekno, and Asake’s ‘Sungba’ remix featuring Burna Boy. Others include Burna Boy’s ‘Last Last’, Skiibii’s ‘Baddest Boy’ remix featuring Davido, Kizz Daniel’s ‘Buga (lo lo lo)’, Fireboy’s ‘Bandana’ featuring Asake and...

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Threats to 2023 elections must not be overlooked — Tony Blair Institute

ElectionNewsNigeriaPoliticsThreats to 2023 elections must not be overlooked — Tony Blair Institute

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 3, 2022

The outcome of the 2023 elections could affect other countries on the continent as Nigeria is Africa’s largest democracy and the economy as well as the most populous nation according to a report by the Tony Blair Institute. The report which was released on Thursday identified threats that may jeopardize the forthcoming elections and democracy in Nigeria. Tony Blair Institute for Global Change is a non-profit organisation set up by the former UK prime minister....

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Enugu State Govt. Immortalize Zik of Africa, Inaugurates Nnamdi Azikiwe Centre

Award & RecognitionLocal GovernmentRegionsTourismEnugu State Govt. Immortalize Zik of Africa, Inaugurates Nnamdi Azikiwe Centre

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)December 3, 2022

The Enugu State Government has renovated the old premier lodge, the former residence of the great Zik of Africa, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, and furnished it with personal effects of the legend; the Nnamdi Azikiwe Centre. Inaugurating the Centre on Friday, Governor Ugwuanyi disclosed that the multi-purpose monument was developed by his administration to immortalize, propagate and perpetuate the leadership ethos, patriotic ideals, and scholarly insights of the legend, the Nigerian statesman, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe. In...

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Court Judgment against Hon. Azubogu is a Stain on his Competence

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsCourt Judgment against Hon. Azubogu is a Stain on his Competence

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)December 3, 2022

The legislature is the engine room of every democracy. Therefore, legislators are gatekeepers of democracy and, must show the highest level of respect for the laws of the country. At the basic, every legislator must be law-abiding and must protect the sanctity of the law. Legislators must show the highest level of personal example, particularly in any matter relating to the laws of the land, especially provisions of the constitution. Any lawmaker who for whatever...

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Nigeria has not lived up to ‘giant of Africa’ label — Obasanjo

BooksNewsNigeriaPoliticsNigeria has not lived up to ‘giant of Africa’ label — Obasanjo

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 3, 2022

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo  has said Nigerian is not living up to its label as the giant of Africa. According to him, citizens need not blame God for their problems but themselves. Obasanjo said this on Thursday at the launch of ‘The Letterman’, a book authored by Musikilu Mojeed, Premium Times editor-in-chief. The book focuses on letters written by Obasanjo. Obasanjo said when Nigeria gained independence, the expectation was for the nation to be known...

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2023: PVC Collection Starts on 12 December

NewsNigeriaPolitics2023: PVC Collection Starts on 12 December

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 3, 2022

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed six weeks for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2023 general election. According to Barr. Festus Okoye, the national commissioner of INEC’s information and voter education committee, the date was fixed during a meeting on Thursday. The West African Pilot News reports that the commission’s administrative secretaries and resident electoral commissioners (RECs) from the 36 states of the federation and the federal capital...

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AIDS-Related Deaths Declined from 264,463 Persons In 2015 To 51,000 in 2015

HealthNewsNigeriaAIDS-Related Deaths Declined from 264,463 Persons In 2015 To 51,000 in 2015

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 3, 2022

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, yesterday said AIDS-related deaths had declined from an estimated 264,463 persons in 2015 to about 51,000 as of October this year. He spoke in Abuja during the commemoration of the World AIDS Day organized by the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) and attributed the decline to due to the ongoing efforts by the present administration to improve access to HIV services. Represented...

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Ikpeazu Signs Bill Allowing Women to Inherit Properties into Law

NewsNigeriaPoliticsRegionsIkpeazu Signs Bill Allowing Women to Inherit Properties into Law

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 3, 2022

Women can now inherit properties in Abia State as the state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, on Thursday signed the ‘female person inheritance of property’ bill into law. While assenting to the bill at the government house in Umuahia, the governor commended the House of Assembly for facilitating the passage of the bill, describing it as the most important legislation passed by the seventh assembly. Stressing that it had become unacceptable to continue “to treat women as...

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2023: UN Expresses Dissatisfaction Over Poor Participation of Women in Politics

NewsNigeriaPolitics2023: UN Expresses Dissatisfaction Over Poor Participation of Women in Politics

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 1, 2022

The United Nations (UN) has decried the low number of female candidates contesting in the 2023 general elections, describing the development as unacceptable. Speaking at a workshop on the promotion of women in politics organised by the Centre for Democracy Development (CDD) on Tuesday, the UN Women Programme Specialist, Generation Equality, Desmond Osemehenjie, said Nigeria scored low in the area of women’s participation in politics compared to other African countries. He said: “The women’s participation...

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