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NewsNigeriaReligionPlateau Shall Experience Peace and Regain Lost Glory, Adeboye Prophesizes

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 12, 2024

Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has prophesied that Plateau State will experience everlasting peace and regain its lost glory. Adeboye stated this on Sunday during a special combined interdenominational service with the theme “Promoted for a Purpose” held at the Redemption Camp of the RCCG in Kassa Barakin-Ladi local Government Area of Plateau State. The revered clergyman, who has not been in Plateau State in...

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EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaAMVCAs Celebrate a Decade of Excellence: Breath of Life Takes Top Honours

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 12, 2024

The 10th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, AMVCAs, unfolded in a night of glamour and celebration at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos on Saturday. The ceremony honoured the best in African cinema and television, recognising outstanding achievements across various categories. The biggest winner of the night was “Breath of Life,” directed by BB Sasore. The film garnered several awards, including the coveted prize for Best Movie. The actors in the...

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Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaREPORT: Bandits Displace 10,000, Kill 92 in Zamfara and Sokoto

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 9, 2024

A recent report by the International Rescue Committee, IRC, indicates a surge in violence in Nigeria’s northwestern states of Zamfara and Sokoto. Armed attacks by bandits have reportedly displaced at least 10,000 residents and claimed the lives of 92 people between March and April of this year. The IRC, an organisation providing humanitarian aid, expressed concern over the escalating conflict and its devastating impact on local communities. Many of those displaced are now living in...

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NewsNigeriaFatal Accident Claims Lives Along Enugu-Opi-Nsukka Road

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)May 1, 2024

Not less than 16 persons lost their lives in a fatal motor accident on Wednesday at about 5:20 p.m. at Ekwegbe, along Enugu/Opi/Nsukka Road in Enugu State; fourteen males (14) and two (2) females burnt beyond recognition. In a bulletin signed by the Police Public Relations Officer DSP Daniel Ndukwe, the Enugu State Police Command calls on persons with useful information as regards tracing the victims’ families to come forth. Preliminary investigation by the Police...

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NewsNigeriaPerpetrators Of Female Circumcision Risk Four-Year Jail Term-NAPTIP

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 29, 2024

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) shared on its official X handle @naptipnigeria on Sunday that female circumcision was a crime, which attracted a four-year jail term. The agency made this known in a post it shared on its official X handle (Formerly Twitter) @naptipnigeria on Sunday. According to NAPTIP, Female Circumcision (FC) is a crime under the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act, (VAPP) 2015 and various states’ VAPP Laws. It says anyone who incites,...

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NewsNigeriaEnugu Government Awards Contract to Revamp Hotel Presidential

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)April 29, 2024

The Enugu State Government has awarded the contract for the revamping of Hotel Presidential located at Presidential Road in Enugu City. Speaking to newsmen after the Executive Council meeting presided by the State Governor, the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dame Ugochi Madueke disclosed that Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah’s administration is serious about zero dormant assets in the state. “It is with great joy that I make this announcement because the hotel has been abandoned...

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NewsNigeriaMultiChoice Raises Prices of DSTV and GOtv Packages, Prompting Consumer Backlash

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 25, 2024

MultiChoice, the leading satellite television provider in Nigeria, has announced significant price hikes across its DSTV and GOtv packages, citing operational costs and investment in content as reasons for the adjustment. This comes as a blow to subscribers already facing economic hardship. The new pricing structure, effective 1 May 2024, sees significant increases across all DStv and GOtv bouquets. The DStv Premium package, the most expensive, jumps from N29,500 to N37,000, representing a 25.4 per...

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LifestyleNewsNigeriaAfrica Illustrious Award congratulates Chess Master Tunde Onakoya on a new Record

PilotnewsApril 19, 2024

The Africa Illustrious Award has congratulated Tunde Onakoya, the Founder of Chess in Slums Initiative Lagos, who has set a record of 43 straight hours playing chess at Times Square in New York. In December 2023, Onakoya was honoured by the Africa Illustrious Award with an award of excellent community service, as a Distinguished Personality of the Year 2023, for his work in the slums of Lagos with his Chess in Slums Initiative. Earlier this...

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LifestyleNewsNigeriaSen Utazi, Larry Popo, Siblings, Others Bid Farewell To Prominent Uvuru Leader

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 19, 2024

Last weekend, the Ancient kingdom of Uvuru in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State was agog when prominent sons and daughters of the town, friends, associates, both political, business and social gathered to bid farewell to a prominent member of the kingdom, Chief Richard Ugwonna Okoro (The Onyishi of Amenugu), who passed away recently. The massive influx of dignitaries from all walks of life in solidarity with Mr Larry Popo, his seven brothers including...

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NewsNigeriaTIME Names Burna Boy on 2024 Most Influential People List

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 18, 2024

Nigerian superstar Burna Boy is making history again, this time landing a spot on the prestigious TIME Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People of 2024” list. This recognition places Burna Boy, real name Damini Ogulu, among global icons across various fields. The “Icons” category honours his role in catapulting Afrobeats onto the world stage. Music legend Angelique Kidjo penned the tribute for Burna Boy, crediting him with “making the vision [of global African music acceptance] a...

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