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Lion King

Tiwa Savage praises Beyonce’s ‘Lion King’ album

Tiwa Savage, Afropop queen, says ‘Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, US superstar, did a great job with Afrobeats on ‘Lion King’, her recently released album. In an interview with Billboard, the Nigerian songstress, who also threw light on the inspiration behind her Motown Records deal, said Beyonce’s album was authentic. Billboard magazine publishes ‘The Billboard Hot 100’, the […]

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Sowore

Court orders DSS to release Sowore after 52 days in detention

A federal high court in Abuja has granted Omoyele Sowore, convener of #RevolutionNow, bail. The court ordered his release to Femi Falana, his counsel, and asked that he deposit his international passport with the court registry within 48 hours. While delivering a ruling on Tuesday, Taiwo Taiwo, the judge, said there was no longer a

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Borno

Boko Haram occupying 8 out of 10 LGAs in northern Borno ― APC rep

Ahmadu Jaha, a member of the house of representatives from Borno state, says Boko Haram is occupying eight out of the 10 local government areas in the northern part of the state. The lawmaker, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and represents Damboa/Gwoza/Chibok federal constituency, said this during the plenary session

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Osinbajo

FIRS denies giving Osinbajo N90bn for election

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it did not make N90 billion available to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo for election campaign. Timi Frank, a former deputy spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC), had alleged that Osinbajo started having issues when the presidency discovered that he mismanaged N90 billion allegedly made available by the FIRS

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generators

Nigerians spend $12bn on generators every year ― Report

Business owners and individuals in Nigeria spend about $12 billion fueling generators every, according to a report by Bloomberg. Quoting a survey by NOI Polls, the report said households with access to on-grid electricity had an average power supply of only 9.2 hours a day in the first half of 2019. It said in Nigeria, almost

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Policeman suspended for arresting two six-year-olds

A US police officer has been suspended after arresting two six-year-olds at a school in Orlando, Florida. One of the two was handcuffed after throwing a tantrum and kicking a teacher, the girl’s grandmother told US media. The officer, Dennis Turner, was suspended as officials said he did not secure the necessary permissions to arrest

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lawmaker

‘How lawmaker raped, promised me N20m to divorce my husband’

Justice Nicholas Oweibo of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has heard how a federal lawmaker, Uju Kingsley Chima, allegedly raped a businesswoman, Nkeiruka Cynthia Kamalu. Chima is the Member, Federal House of Representatives for Ohaji/Egbema, Oguta and Oru West Federal Constituency of Imo State. Kamalu told Justice  Oweibo that the incident happened on

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