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England vs Spain: Music Executive, Soso Soberekon loses $10,000 bet to Zlatan
Nigerian music executive Soso Soberekon lost a $10,000 bet to singer Zlatan Ibile after Spain defeated England in the UEFA Euro 2024 final on Sunday night. In a video previously shared on Zlatan’s Instagram, Soberekon and Zlatan were seen each betting $10,000 in favor of England and Spain, respectively. Zlatan won the bet as Spain defeated England 2-1, securing their fourth UEFA Euro title. After the game, Soberekon posted a crying emoji on his Instagram…
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Apart from my houses in Lagos and Kano, I have a rented house in Abuja – Dangote
Aliko Dangote has revealed that the house he stays in while in the Federal Capital Territory is rented, not owned by him. Speaking at a media parley at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, on Sunday, July 14, Dangote expressed that his commitment to an industrialized Nigeria is why he does not own houses outside the country. He mentioned that he once owned a house in London but sold it in 1996. “The…
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‘‘I had my only child at 40 with one fallopian tube’’ – Nollywood veteran, Mama Insurance
Nollywood veteran Binta Ayo Mogaji, known as Mama Insurance, shared her experience of having her first child at 40 on the ‘Talk To B’ podcast. She revealed that she had surgery to remove one of her fallopian tubes due to an ectopic pregnancy. Despite this, she was able to conceive and give birth naturally. Mogaji recalled that she had decided to adopt if she hadn’t had a child by 40, but she gave birth to…
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It hurts to see a woman you call a wife spill everything you both discussed in secret – Nigerian man laments days after announcing end of his marriage
Germany-based Nigerian man Enogie expressed his distress about his wife just days after publicly announcing their marriage had ended. In a new Facebook post, the father of four questioned how he ended up marrying a bad wife. “ B*d wife. U have allowed the enemy to use u against me, I pray u heal from this, I just hope u will forgive urself, by the time u re watching the replay of what u did, he…
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LG autonomy: Break your silence, commend Tinubu – Presidency tackles Peter Obi
The presidency has criticized the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for his silence regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to grant financial autonomy to local governments. Bayo Onanuga, President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, urged Obi to follow Atiku Abubakar’s example by commenting on the significant ruling and acknowledging the president’s efforts to improve Nigeria. Onanuga posted on his X page that a good opposition should be willing to commend…
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Negligence, lack of value for life responsible for Jos school building collapse – Simi
Singer Simisola Kosoko, popularly known as Simi, has responded to the collapse of a secondary school building in Busa Buji, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State The incident resulted in the deaths of 22 students and injuries to 132 others on Friday. In her reaction on X, Simi attributed the tragedy to negligence and a lack of value for life in Nigeria. She expressed frustration, stating that the causes of death in Nigeria…
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School building collapse on students writing exams in Jos
A two-storey building of Saints Academy Secondary School, located in the Busa-Buji Area of Jos North LGA, Plateau State, collapsed this morning, July 12, 2024. Students were taking exams shortly before 11 a.m. when the building gave way, and many are feared to be trapped in the rubble.
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Govs to meet over Supreme Court judgement on LG autonomy
The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Governor of Kwara, AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman, responded to the Supreme Court’s ruling granting full autonomy to Local Government Areas, calling it a significant relief for governors. However, he mentioned that the governors will convene next week to discuss the judgment and reach a resolution. After meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Friday, AbdulRahman noted that many people are unaware of the burdens state…
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If you compare now to Buhari’s regime, you would give Buhari a thumbs up – Senator Ndume
Senator Ali Ndume stated that former President Buhari would receive praise when compared to the current Bola Tinubu-led administration. During an appearance on Arise TV, Ndume, the Senate’s Chief Whip, remarked that unlike President Tinubu, who “doesn’t even get to see some of his ministers,” Buhari allowed people access to him. “During the Buhari administration which I thought was not that good, if you compare this now to Buhari’s regime, you would give Buhari and…
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National Theatre: I henceforth withdraw all the respect I have for you – Charly Boy tells Wole Soyinka
Veteran singer and social activist Charles Oputa, known as Charly Boy, stated that he will no longer respect Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka. He made this statement on his official X handle on Friday in response to the renaming of the National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos, after Soyinka. President Tinubu, in a tribute to Soyinka’s 90th birthday, announced the renaming of the facility. Charly Boy reacted by protesting the decision, saying the “mighty have…
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Tinubu renames National Theatre after Wole Soyinka
President Bola Tinubu has renamed the National Theatre in Iganmu, Surulere, as The Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts in honor of Wole Soyinka’s 90th birthday on July 13, 2024. Soyinka is an internationally acclaimed playwright, novelist, poet, essayist, actor, singer, composer, and documentarian. He is also a prominent advocate for good governance and social justice, and in 1986, he became the first African to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Soyinka…
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If women should learn to accept their cheating husbands, men should also accept the kids if DNA proves they are not theirs – Nigerian woman says
A Facebook User, Na’ima Hudu has said that if women should accept their cheating husbands because they will never stop then husbands should also accept 5 kids if DNA proves they are not his She shared this in a post via the Microblogging site See her post below;
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