Kizz Daniel, Only African Artiste to Perform at the 2022 World Cup

NewsNigeriaSoccerSportsKizz Daniel, Only African Artiste to Perform at the 2022 World Cup

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 13, 2022

Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, the Nigerian singer and songwriter better known by his stage name Kizz Daniel, has been named the only African artiste to perform at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) confirmed Kizz Daniel’s appearance at the FIFA Fan Festival during the World Cup on Friday. In an Instagram post, FIFA listed the five official performing artistes for the event. According to the post, American disc jockey (DJ)...

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INEC publishes the preliminary register of voters

NewsNigeriaPoliticsINEC publishes the preliminary register of voters

Beloved John (Staff Writer)November 13, 2022

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the preliminary register of voters for the 2023 elections has been published on its website. This was disclosed in a notice released on Saturday. The list of voters has been displayed across polling units in the country, and on the commission’s website. The commission said it is displaying the register for eligible voters to confirm their details, as well as report persons ineligible to vote who have been...

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Our desire is to see Nigeria excel — Benue Governor, Samuel Ortom

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOur desire is to see Nigeria excel — Benue Governor, Samuel Ortom

Beloved John (Staff Writer)November 13, 2022

Benue’s Samuel Ortom has said the demand of his colleagues in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not personal but for the interest of Nigerians. Ortom said this on Friday, when Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, governor of Enugu, hosted him alongside Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers and Okezie Ikpeazu, governor of Abia. The governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde, Samuel Ortom, Okezie Ikpeazu, Ifeanyi Ogwuanyi, and Nyesom Wike, are calling for the resignation of Iyorchia Ayu, national...

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Part of Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba Collapses

NewsNigeriaSportsPart of Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba Collapses

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 13, 2022

A section of the multi-purpose sports halls and shooting range story building under construction at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba collapsed, a few days before the commencement of the 21st National Sports Festival, tagged Delta 2022. Some workers who allegedly sustained varying degrees of injuries were rushed to a nearby hospital for medical attention. According to reports, the incident occurred when a crane carrying heavy iron fell on the building which was at the roofing...

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Governor Soludo Presents 2023 Anambra Budget, the Biggest in the State’s History

EconomyNewsGovernor Soludo Presents 2023 Anambra Budget, the Biggest in the State’s History

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)November 10, 2022

AWKA — Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has submitted the 2023 appropriation bill to the State Assembly for consideration and eventual passage in due time. The appropriation bill titled, “Budget of Acceleration”, has a total budget size of N258, 970, 175 and as such, by far the biggest budget size ever submitted to the House by any governor of the state. High point of the governor’s remarks during the budget presentation includes the fact...

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13-year-old Nigerian ICT Genius Gains Admission to US Varsity

Education13-year-old Nigerian ICT Genius Gains Admission to US Varsity

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 9, 2022

Emmanuella Mayaki, a 13-year-old Nigerian, has been offered admission into the programme for the exceptionally gifted at Mary Baldwin University in the United States to study computer science. “Dear Emmanuella, congratulations on your acceptance to the Programme for the Exceptionally Gifted (PEG) at Mary Baldwin University! Welcome to the PEG class of 2026,” her admission letter reads. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the young tech developer and programmer scored a 91 percentile...

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OPINION: Theory From the South?

AfricaColumnsForeign PolicyOpinionOPINION: Theory From the South?

PilotnewsNovember 7, 2022

Much more than material support for the democratic process, Africa—and the developing world—needs the United States to reaffirm its commitment to democratic principles. It is far from surprising that the just concluded Brazilian presidential election attracted more than the usual attention from observers of the democratic process across Latin America. Over the course of his presidency, and particularly in the months leading to the election, President Jair Bolsonaro had made statements seemingly calculated to undermine trust in...

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Ex-Twitter CEO Gets 30,000 Beta Users for New Social Media Platform

NewsEx-Twitter CEO Gets 30,000 Beta Users for New Social Media Platform

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 6, 2022

Jack Dorsey, co-founder and former chief executive of Twitter, announced that his social media platform, Bluesky Social, is accepting beta users as it prepares for a global launch. The announcement made on Tuesday, 18 October 2022 coincides with Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, which Dorsey co-founded and ran for several years. Bluesky Social was conceived in 2019. Dorsey had tweeted that Twitter was funding a team of “architects, engineers, and designers to develop a decentralized standard for...

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A Nigerian, Amanda Azubuike Becomes General in US Army

NewsA Nigerian, Amanda Azubuike Becomes General in US Army

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 3, 2022

The United States Army last Friday promoted Amanda Azubuike, a British Nigerian, from Lieutenant Colonel to Brigadier General. The ceremony, which was streamed live on the Army ROTC YouTube channel, was held at Fort Knox, Kentucky, US. In her acceptance speech, Azubuike expressed gratitude for the honour to serve in the US Army in her new rank and pledged to give it her best. “I recognise the gravity of this moment. I recognise the responsibility,...

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OPINION: A State of Uncertainty

ColumnsNational SecurityNigeriaOpinionOPINION: A State of Uncertainty

PilotnewsNovember 1, 2022

Nigerians hold their breath as Western nations’ terror alerts deepen apprehension about the country’s immediate prospects. Since the beginning of October, Nigerians’ attention has been held by record flooding—the worst in a decade according to experts—which has left an estimated 1.3 million people displaced, more than six hundred dead, and over seventy thousand hectares of farmlands destroyed across twenty-five of the country’s thirty-six states. While a cross section of the commentariat used the occasion to highlight...

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