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I’ve Been Single For So Long, Wizkid Laments

NewsDeskNgNov 29, 2022November 29, 20220

Popular music star, Wikzid, has lamented that he has been ‘single’ for a long time. He said this in a post he shared via his Snapchat on Monday. Wizkid’s comment comes weeks after he shared rare family photos of himself, his son, Zion and then pregnant manager, Jada Pollock. The...

Nigerian Editors and Writers as Free Community Laborers

NewsDeskNgNov 29, 2022November 29, 20220

By Farooq Kperogi If I get a dollar for every time random Nigerians that I don’t know from a hole in the wall want me to edit stuff (entire book manuscripts, articles, proposals, etc.) for them for free, I’d be a multimillionaire! But seriously, what sustains the idea in Nigeria...

Troops raid bandit camps, rescue nine victims.

NewsDeskNgNov 29, 2022November 29, 20220

Troops of Operation Forest Sanity rescued nine kidnapped persons during fighting patrols to suspected bandit hideouts in Kaso, Chikun LGA. According to operational feedback to the Kaduna State Government, the troops engaged bandits on the Tantatu high ground, as the bandits abandoned their camp fled further into the forest. The...

I’m where I am today because of luck — Tony Elumelu

NewsDeskNgNov 29, 2022November 29, 20220

The Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Mr. Tony Elumelu, has said that luck has brought him this far. Elumelu made this known Via his Twitter page on Monday, while motivating his followers. He also said luck is part of the cocktail one needs to be successful. Elumelu wrote, “I am where...

Real reason Andre Onana left squad – Cameroon coach, Rigobert Song

NewsDeskNgNov 28, 2022November 28, 20220

Cameroon boss Rigobert Song has suggested that indiscipline made goalkeeper Andre Onana leave the team’s squad before their World Cup 3-3 draw against Serbia on Monday. According to Song, Onana could not adapt to his instructions prior to the Serbia clash. Song had fallen out with Onana before Cameroon’s tie...

FG launches Nigeria’s trade information portal

NewsDeskNgNov 28, 2022November 28, 20220

The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment on Monday in Abuja inaugurated the Nigeria Trade Information Portal (NTIP). The launch was in fulfillment of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) trade facilitation agreement. “It is with great satisfaction that we acknowledge the success of the collaboration between UNCTAD, GIZ, EU...

Nnamdi Kanu: Counsel Ejiofor visits IPOB leader in DSS facility, gives update

NewsDeskNgNov 28, 2022November 28, 20220

Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lead counsel to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Monday visited his client at the headquarters of the Department of State Services, DSS, in Abuja. In a statement he personally signed, Ejiofor noted that the visit was to provide Kanu...

Ekiti Assembly re-admits suspended pro-Aribisogan lawmaker

NewsDeskNgNov 28, 2022November 28, 20220

The ranks of the lawmakers supporting the former Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, was depleted yesterday, as the House readmitted one of the suspended legislators, Hon. Kemi Balogun. Following the removal of the former Speaker Aribisogan and the installation of Hon. Bunmi Adelugba as a replacement, a fierce battle...

Journalists perform better after sector-specific training – CJID

NewsDeskNgNov 28, 2022November 28, 20220

The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development has released its research on the impact of media training for journalists reporting on various sectors of the economy. The research, which narrowed to the capacity of the media to investigate extractives-related corruption in Nigeria, found that many reporters after being trained performed...

NJC delivers retrofitted courtroom to Supreme Court, gives impetus to quick justice

NewsDeskNgNov 28, 2022November 28, 20220

Worried by the high level of congestion of cases in Nigeria’s courts, the National Judicial Council, NJC on Monday in Abuja moved further in its quest to ensure quick delivery of justice to Nigerians with the delivery of fully retrofitted courtroom to the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The retrofitted courtroom...