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‘I’m shocked’, Britany Spears speaks out amid divorce reports
American superstar singer, Britany Spears, has broken her silence following the news of her divorce with husband, Sam Asghari. Reports of Asghari exiting the marriage went viral earlier in the week, 14 months after their star-studded wedding ceremony. Spears took to her Instagram page on Saturday where she confirmed the news and expressed her sadness
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Umahi will fix Nigeria’s bad roads as works minister, says PDP chieftain
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Anslem Ijebor, has assured Nigerians that the former Governor of Ebonyi State, Senator David Umahi, will fix bad roads across the country as the Minister of Works, considering his antecedents as governor for eight years. Ijebor, while speaking with journalists in Lafia on Friday, said the choice of
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JAMB registrar not indicted in job racketeering probe — Reps c’ttee
The Chairman, House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating job racketeering in MDAs, Yusuf Gagdi, says it has not indicted the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof Ishaq Oloyede. He further said that no agency of the Federal Government had been indicted, contrary to speculations. He said this at the resumed hearing
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Isese: Lagos declares Monday work-free day
The Lagos State Government has declared Monday, August 21, as a work-free day for all public servants in the state in commemoration of the 2023 Isese Day celebration which will be held on Sunday, August 20. This is contained in a circular dated August 18 and obtained by The PUNCH on Saturday. The circular, which
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Mixed Reactions As Gambia Beats Nigeria To Win Best Jollof 2023
Jollof rice fans worldwide have taken to social media to share their thoughts about The Gambia emerging winners of the 2023 Jollof competition at the West Africa Food Festival held in Lagos, Nigeria. The competition, which ran from August 9-14, saw the winning team, led by the award-winning Chef Saikou Bojang beat 15 other countries
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Liverpool vs Bournemouth Predictions, Odds and Betting
Liverpool vs Bournemouth promises to be an entertaining clash as Klopp’s team hunt for their first win of the campaign. The Cherries drew with West Ham last weekend and they managed to beat Liverpool the last time they squared off. Our expert has taken a look into the betting markets ahead of this Premier League
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N5bn palliative won’t solve poverty, says NLC
The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Joe Ajero, has noted that the N5bn palliative package per state as announced by the Federal Government won’t amount to N1500 per person when shared among over 133 million Nigerians who are multi-dimensionally poor. Ajero, who made this known on Friday in an interview on the Politics Today
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Court dismisses Emefiele’s ally human rights suit against DSS
A Federal Capital Territory High Court on Friday dismissed a fundamental human rights suit filed by a staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sa’adatu Yaro, against the Department of State Services. The suit sought an order releasing her six exotic cars seized by the secret police on July 12 as well as bail from
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Kano gov mourns Leadership correspondent, Abdullahi Yakubu
The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has expressed grief following the death of the Kano State Leadership newspapers correspondent, Abdullahi Yakubu. This is contained in a statement issued by the Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Malam Ibrahim Shuiabu, on Friday in Kano. “Deputy Governor Alhaji Aminu Gwarzo has on behalf of Governor Abba Yusuf
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West Ham vs Chelsea Predictions, Odds and Betting Tips
As the eyes of the world once again swivel towards the Premier League for the second time this season, one of the most enticing games of the early fixtures may take place this weekend as West Ham welcome Chelsea to the London Stadium. ? With both teams rounding off their opening days with 1-1 draws,
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