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Nigerian singers, Tiwa Savage, Omawumi and Waje and other celebrities celebrate their colleague, Tems, as she bags her first Grammy Award on Sunday. The 27-year-old singer won the award for her performance in American rapper Future’s “Wait For You”, where she was featured alongside Canadian singer Drake. Savage on her…
The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof Emmanuel Osodeke has urged Nigerians to vote for leaders that would priorities education in Nigeria and not those that treat it with disdain. Prof Osodeke declared that Nigerians must insist that that future leaders in the country must…
American singer Beyonce Knowles has become the most awarded Grammy winner after winning in the category for Best Dance/ Electronic Music Album. Receiving the prize, the singer said, “ I’m trying not to be too emotional. I’m trying to just receive this night. I wanna thank God for protecting me,…
Ahead of the general election, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has warned broadcast stations not to allow politicians to use their platform to promote divisive remarks, hate speech or derogatory comments or face sanction. NBC in a statement issued by its Director General Mall. Balarabe Shehu Ilelah said it has…
As campaigns for the 2023 presidential poll hit their peak, Mr Peter Obi, the presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party, will tomorrow (February 3), hold town hall meetings in Abia State. The Labour Party candidate, according to a release by the party, is expected in the God’s Own State…
The United States has said that it has no preferred candidate in the 2023 general elections, saying that the it has no plans to favour any candidate but seeks to support a free, fair and credible elections. The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, stated this during a…
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Atiku Abubakar, has hinted on a possibility of working with the candidates of the New Nigerian People Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso and Labour Party’s Peter Obi in the February 25 presidential election. Atiku made this disclosure in a 15-minute interview with BBC…
Ahead of the APC Presidential Candidate’s campaign flag off in Osun State, scheduled to hold on Thursday, 2nd February, 2023, the National Chairman of Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM), Alhaji Muhammad Musa Bagana warns against the illegal negotiation going around the State by one Mr. Wale Adebayo who parades himself as…
The New Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brigadier General Yusha’u Dogara-Ahmed, says the major focus of his administration are improving the security of Corps Members, providing enabling environment for Research and Development and strengthening stakeholders’ engagements. The DG stated this during the handover ceremony in Abuja.…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said that the Abuja/Kaduna Standard Gauge train service would resume operations on Tuesday, Jan. 31. The Corporation’s Director of Operations, Mr Niyi Alli made the disclosure on behalf of the NRC Board and Management on Monday in Lagos. “The Board and Management of NRC…
