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Nasarawa to join league of oil producing states, as NNPC confirms first oil well drilling in March

NewsDeskNgJan 13, 2023January 13, 20230

Nasarawa State is set to join the league of oil producing states in the country, as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), said the first oil well in Keana will be drilled in March this year. Mele Kolo Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC Ltd. Gas & Oil Company, disclosed...

NAACP Awards: Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Tems, Fireboy Nominated In Same Category

NewsDeskNgJan 13, 2023January 13, 20230

Nigerian singers, Davido, Wizkid, Tems, Fireboy, and Burna Boy, have been nominated in the same category for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People awards 2023. In the nominees list released on Thursday, the singers were nominated in the ‘Outstanding International Song’ category. Tems’ ‘No Woman No Cry,’...

Brazil Legend Ronaldo Set To Marry Third Time

NewsDeskNgJan 13, 2023January 13, 20230

Brazil football legend Ronaldo is set to marry for the third time after proposing to his model girlfriend, Celina Locks, during a Caribbean getaway. His model girlfriend, Locks announced the news via her Instagram account on Thursday. She wrote: “Yes I do” in English before adding in Portuguese: “I love...

How I Cope With Olu Jacob’s Ailment – Joke Silva

NewsDeskNgJan 13, 2023January 13, 20230

Veteran Nollywood actress, Joke Silva, has said that she has reached a ‘place of acceptance’ with respect to the ailment that her husband, Olu Jacobs, is battling. She made this known in an episode of actress, Mercy Johnson-Okojie cooking series “Mercy’s Menu” on Thursday. When asked how she has been...

UK court decides rape case against Manchester City’s Benjamin Mendy

NewsDeskNgJan 13, 2023January 13, 20230

A Chester Crown Court has given its final verdict on the rape charges against Manchester City player, Benjamin Mendy. The Court found the player not guilty of six counts of rape after jurors were unable to reach a majority verdict on the matter on Friday. Mendy’s trial lasted six-month at...

Erik ten Hag speaks on Man United’s latest signing facing Man City

NewsDeskNgJan 13, 2023January 13, 20230

Erik Ten Hag has revealed that Manchester United’s latest signing, Wout Weghorst will not play against Manchester City on Saturday. The player has not arrived on time to feature against Manchester City in the Manchester derby. Weghorst is said to have completed his move from Burnley but the Red Devils...

Nnamdi Kanu, Simon Ekpa same with Boko Haram leaders, Shekau – Adamu Garba

NewsDeskNgJan 13, 2023January 13, 20230

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has been likened to Boko Haram’s late founder, Mohammed Yusuf. A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba also likened Kanu’s alleged disciple, Simon Ekpa to the late Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau. Garba said Ekpa should...

Former UK PM Blair condoles with AfDB President on mother’s death

NewsDeskNgJan 13, 2023January 13, 20230

The former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Mr Tony Blair, has condoled with the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, over the death of his mother, Mrs Eunice Adesina. Blair said in a condolence letter addressed to the AfDB president that the deceased lived a...

Panic in Ilorin over rumoured abduction of popular Muslim Cleric Mohammadu Buhari

NewsDeskNgJan 13, 2023January 13, 20230

There was panic in Ilorin, Kwara State capital early hours of Friday over the rumoured abduction of an Ilorin-based Muslim Cleric, identified as Mohammadu Buhari Jamiu. A video clip with the inscription of ‘Buhari Omo Musa in the background, now viral reportedly claimed he was abducted at his residence in...

Two Access Bank Staff Jailed For Stealing N9.4m From Customer’s Account

NewsDeskNgJan 13, 2023January 13, 20230

Two Access Bank Staff have been convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment for conspiracy, aiding, and abetting fraud to the tune of N9.4 million. Justice Mojisola Olajuwon of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced the two former staff of Access Bank, Agbo John Agama and...

David Hockney Dies At 88 After Decades Redefining Modern Art

Dabiri-Erewa Condemns Treatment Of Nigerians In South Africa, Says ’Their Only Crime Was Their Skin Colour’

June 12: NHRC Says Credible Elections A Fundamental Human Right, Not A Privilege

Nasarawa to join league of oil producing states, as NNPC confirms first oil well drilling in March

NAACP Awards: Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Tems, Fireboy Nominated In Same Category

Brazil Legend Ronaldo Set To Marry Third Time

How I Cope With Olu Jacob’s Ailment – Joke Silva

UK court decides rape case against Manchester City’s Benjamin Mendy

Erik ten Hag speaks on Man United’s latest signing facing Man City

Nnamdi Kanu, Simon Ekpa same with Boko Haram leaders, Shekau – Adamu Garba

Former UK PM Blair condoles with AfDB President on mother’s death

Panic in Ilorin over rumoured abduction of popular Muslim Cleric Mohammadu Buhari

Two Access Bank Staff Jailed For Stealing N9.4m From Customer’s Account