November 14, 2022

[GIST] Real estate firm donates station, barracks to police

[GIST] Real estate firm donates station, barracks to police

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Adron Homes and Properties has partnered with the Nigerian Police Force to bring the police closer to the residents of the Shimawa community in Ogun State. According to a statement, the company donated an ultramodern police station and police barrack in the area. The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali, unveiled the ultramodern police station


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[GIST] Debate: Presidential candidates lambast FG for corruption, insecurity

[GIST] Debate: Presidential candidates lambast FG for corruption, insecurity

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The presidential candidates of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore; Action Democratic Party, Yabagi Sani; Social Democratic Party, Adewole Adebayo; and the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Mr Peter Umeadi, on Sunday night promised to retool the security architecture to address the insecurity in the country. They also vowed to adhere to the rule of law


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[GIST] Domestic airlines ask court to terminate FG-Ethiopian deal

[GIST] Domestic airlines ask court to terminate FG-Ethiopian deal

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The national carrier project may be stopped by the court as domestic airlines have taken the Federal Government and its foreign technical partner and majority shareholders to court. About eight local airlines and their association took the government to court on Friday, listing Nigerian Air, Ethiopian Airlines, Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, and Attorney-General of


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[GIST] Cocaine: Wanted Lagos hotelier, Pakistani partner arrested

[GIST] Cocaine: Wanted Lagos hotelier, Pakistani partner arrested

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Ten days after he was declared wanted, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a fleeing Lagos socialite and owner of Adekaz Hotels, Ademola Kazeem, over alleged trafficking of illicit drugs as well as money laundering. The agency had on Tuesday, November 1, declared the suspect wanted following his failure to honour


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[GIST] Shun partisan politics, Bauchi gov warns traditional rulers

[GIST] Shun partisan politics, Bauchi gov warns traditional rulers

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Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has warned traditional rulers in the state not to be involved in partisan politics, saying such would be an aberration and desecration of the traditional institution. He stated that his administration would not tolerate such behavior, pointing out that while each political party is their own, none of them belong


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November 13, 2022

[GIST] PANDEF seeks probe of NDDC forensic audit report

[GIST] PANDEF seeks probe of NDDC forensic audit report

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The Pan Niger Delta Forum has expressed the need for the forensic audit report of the Niger Delta Development Commission to be subjected to further interrogation to reveal the credibility of the report. The forum maintained that some persons only sat in a hotel and conjured inaccurate figures and hearsay to make up a shoddy


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[GIST] Hearn explains Joshua new return date

[GIST] Hearn explains Joshua new return date

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British-Nigerian heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua has pushed back his ring return once again as his promoter, Eddie Hearn gives an update as to when we can expect to see the former two-time world heavyweight champion fight next. The original plan was to see Joshua return to action in December, but when a proposed Tyson Fury


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[GIST] Accounting for Buhari’s rail monies

[GIST] Accounting for Buhari’s rail monies

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On May 25, 2017, as reported by Reuters, the Board of Directors of China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) announced a contract with Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Administration for the construction of Phase II of the Abuja Rail Mass Transit, at a cost of US$1.473 billion. For some reason, this fascinating story did not make it into


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[GIST] Effective communication in marriage

[GIST] Effective communication in marriage

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Lack of communication destroys friendships and marriages. Many marriages have crumbled due to poor communication. From actions and inactions in marriages, there is a need for effective communication to build healthy, long-lasting unions. A language instructor and wife, Aishat Lawal-Olanipekun, stated that for effective communication to be achieved, both partners have to be interested. She


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[GIST] For Afuye, a long goodnight

[GIST] For Afuye, a long goodnight

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It is not easy to come to terms with the sudden passing of the Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Funminiyi Afuye, until his sudden death last month. He and his wife, Titi, were planning the wedding of their daughter, Abisola, but fate had other plans. So, on Sunday, October 16, Afuye had gone to


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[GIST] 2023: Jega, Baba-Ahmed endorse PRP’s Kola Abiola

[GIST] 2023: Jega, Baba-Ahmed endorse PRP’s Kola Abiola

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A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Attahiru Jega, and spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, have thrown their weights behind the presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party, Kola Abiola, to win the 2023 presidential election. Both Jega and Baba-Ahmed strongly expressed their conviction at PRP’s ‘Manifesto Debate and


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November 12, 2022

[GIST] Why I called, bonded with fans — Johnny Drille

[GIST] Why I called, bonded with fans — Johnny Drille

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Singer, Johnny Drille, has been getting rave reviews for his song, ‘How Are You (My Friend)’. Shortly after the release of the song, the singer also did something that blew the minds of many. He posted his phone number on social media and encouraged his fans to call and talk to him. He also occasionally


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[GIST] No conversation off-limit with dad — Ibu’s daughter, Jasmine

[GIST] No conversation off-limit with dad — Ibu’s daughter, Jasmine

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While some young ladies limit the kind of conversations they have with their fathers, Jasmine, the daughter of popular actor, John Okafor, aka Mr Ibu, has said that is not the case with her. Jasmine, who is an actress and content creator, told Saturday Beats, “Given the fact that he is more experienced than I


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[GIST] Celebs turn up for ‘Wakanda Forever’ in creative outfits

[GIST] Celebs turn up for ‘Wakanda Forever’ in creative outfits

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It was a scene to behold as some members of the cast and crew of ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’, the sequel to the popular 2018 movie, ‘Black Panther’, were joined by their Nigerian counterparts for the premiere of the movie in Lagos. The director of the movie, Ryan Coogler, led actors such as, Letitia Wright,


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[GIST] Illegal dredgers endanger Ogun communities, flooding, erosion threaten buildings

[GIST] Illegal dredgers endanger Ogun communities, flooding, erosion threaten buildings

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FATTEH HAMID writes about the activities of sand diggers threatening houses in Ogun communities Intense activities of sand diggers aided by ‘omo onile’ (land-grabbers) have almost turned Magboro area in the Obafemi/Owode Local Government, Ogun State into a community grappling with recurrent flooding and erosion. The sand diggers who excavate laterite; an important soil used


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November 11, 2022

[GIST] Osun community protests over rumoured monarch’s removal

[GIST] Osun community protests over rumoured monarch’s removal

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Village heads and indigenes of Osogbo, Osun, staged a peaceful protest on Thursday, asking the state government not to depose Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji. The protest took off from the residence of the leader of Osogbo Village Heads, Chief Jimoh Buraimo, and moved to Odi-Olowo before moving in a long convoy of vehicles


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[GIST] FCTA committed to empowering vulnerable Nigerians –Minister

[GIST] FCTA committed to empowering vulnerable Nigerians –Minister

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The Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, says the administration is committed to ensuring the empowerment of vulnerable people in society in light of recent economic realities. Dr Aliyu said this at the graduation ceremony and presentation of start-up tools to 100 beneficiaries of the 2022 women empowerment programme of


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[GIST] Allen artwork sales for $1.5bn

[GIST] Allen artwork sales for $1.5bn

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Paintings and sculptures owned by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen have been sold for a record $1.5bn (£1.3bn). It was the largest art auction in history, according to Christie’s. The auction house said works by Vincent van Gogh, Georges Seurat, Paul Gauguin, Paul Cezanne and Gustav Klimt each sold for more than $100m (£88m), breaking


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[GIST] Choose careers wisely, group advises students

[GIST] Choose careers wisely, group advises students

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The Education Support Project of the Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju, Lagos, has  told students to choose their careers wisely. Speaking at the Ilupeju Senior Secondary School, where scholarships were given to 14 undergraduates in universities across the country, the Senior Pastor, Fountain of Life Church, Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, said since 2002, the church had


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