Category: News
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The Ooni of Ice, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has refuted reports that he visited embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele at Kuje jail. The monarch’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare, told reporters on Wednesday that Oba Ogunwusi was at the prison on behalf of Hopes Alive Initiative, HAI, a non-governmental organisation that…
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Norman Lear, the legendary creator of sitcoms including “All in the Family,” died Tuesday, Dec. 5, at the age of 101. A spokeswoman for the family, Lara Bergthold, confirmed the news to the New York Times Wednesday, Dec. 6,sharing that Lear died at his home in Los Angeles. “Thank you for the moving outpouring of…
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Despite an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Saudi Arabia for a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) on Wednesday, December 6 to discuss various issues, including oil production, OPEC+, and the conflicts in the Gaza Strip and Ukraine. The meeting in Saudi Arabia follows Putin’s…
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American singer, Taylor Swift has been named TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year. The 33-year-old pop star, whose massive 66-date tour earned her billionaire status this year, beat King Charles, Sam Altman, the prosecutors who accused Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Barbie, Xi Jinping, the Hollywood workers on strike, Carlos III and Jerome Powell for the…
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Gunmen who abducted the parish priest of St. Michael’s Catholic Church Umuekebi in the Osuowerre autonomous community in the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, Rev. Fr. Kingsley Eze and his driver, have demanded N10m ransom. Gunmen kidnapped the priest, also known as Father Ichie, and his driver, Uchennna Newman, at Orieama…
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Stepping into the industrious heart of Nnewi, as I navigated the bustling lines of the Innoson Manufacturing Plant, I was filled with awe at the innovation, resilience and forward-thinking that has become synonymous with this proudly Nigerian brand. This is the narrative of progress we must celebrate and spread. Innoson embodies our collective aspirations and…
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Several workers at federal ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) are yet to receive their November salaries, TheCable can report. One of the affected civil servants who spoke with TheCable said some workers at the federal ministry of labour and employment have not been paid since October. The staff, who asked not to be named, said…
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The residents of Santos, a suburb community in Lagos were on Tuesday agitated over the death of a yet-to-be-identified woman who was said to have been crushed by a truck in the Abule- Egba Area of Lagos. It was gathered that the police team was out to enforce the ban on commercial motorcycles in that…
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Members of the Abakaliki rice millers association have hailed Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State on a ban on scaling for the measurement of rice and the reintroduction of the 100-cup bushel. This commendation came even as the price of rice at the Abakaliki rice mill company at the time of this report had crashed…