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A popular Nigerian singer and dancer has gotten two nominations for the 2018 IARA (International Achievement Recognition) awards. Former Psquare singer Peter Okoye was nominated in the “Best male artiste” category, alongside Davido, and “Best International Male Artist” category. The “Cool It Down” highly rated singer wrote his Instagram page “Two nominations: International Achievement Recognition Awards. Shout out to all my loyal fans, this one is for you. My first ever nomination, not one but two! It can only get better and better.’’ “@iara awards, I am truly honoured and congrats to other nominees y’all are incredible.”

Britain’s Anthony Joshua will defend his world heavyweight titles against Russian Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium on 22 September. The 28-year-old unified the WBA, IBF and WBO world heavyweight titles with a unanimous points win over New Zealander Joseph Parker in Cardiff in March. Unbeaten in 21 professional bouts, he now faces 38-year-old Povetkin, the WBA champion from 2011-2013. Povetkin knocked out David Price on the Joshua-Parker undercard in Cardiff. The experienced Russian has suffered only one defeat since his professional debut in 2005, losing by unanimous decision to Wladimir Klitschko in Moscow in 2013. It will be a meeting…

Clashes between supporters of two rival groups of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and some security operatives in Nsit Atai local government area of Akwa Ibom State, Saturday, led to the death of two persons and destruction of property worth millions of naira. The casualties were David Udo Okon from Ikot Asen and Victor Etim Etim from Ikot Nkpene in Nsit Atai while three cars- Nissan Jeep, Honda End of Discussion and Camry car with other valuables were allegedly destroyed. Trouble was said to have started when Mr. Nseabasi Udoeyo, Nsit Atai council’s Secretary, went on a consultation to the village…

Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, Monday, dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), saying “As for party, I’ve been given the red card and I’m now outside the pitch.’’ Announcing his decision during the swearing-in ceremony of Jerome Torshimbe, the newly appointed Special Adviser on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, at the banquet hall of the Government House in Makurdi, Ortom said APC has given him ‘red card’ to quit party. Confirming the development to journalists on Monday, Terver Akase, the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, quoted the governor as saying ‘’So, if I have been given the red card…

As the 2019 general elections draw near in the country, key players are beating political drums for electorates to dance to their caprices. The battle is fierce. And the battlegrounds are rife for electioneering campaigns. In the political circle, career politicians are set for consultations while the political office seekers are working 24 hours to fulfil their mission. Their main article of stock broking business is lobbying. The ecclesiastical circle is no less a temple for politicking in some climes. Were it not so, two Nigerian reverend gentlemen reputed to be hearing from God and being at all times to…

Sweet revenge! A crocodile killed an Indonesian in his breeding farm. And other crocodiles took solace in the fact that they were not party to the death. Days after, Indonesian villagers armed with knives, hammers and clubs slaughtered 292 crocodiles in revenge attack, an official said. Photographs released by Antara news agency showed bloodied carcasses of the crocodiles in a large pile in the Sorong district of the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua. The head of Indonesia’s Natural Resources Conservation Agency in West Papua said that the 48-year-old victim had entered the crocodile farm and was likely picking grass…

The United Kingdom is accused of insincerity in its support to the Federal Government’s fight against corruption. Godfrey Utazi, Chairman Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes said the inability of the British government to either create necessary legislation or amend its banking laws to discourage offshore stealing and warehousing of looted funds from Nigeria, despite several advocacy has created the impression that the UK was merely paying lip-service to its promise to help President Muhammadu Buhari fight corruption in the country. In a chat with Vanguard in Abuja, Senator Utazi noted that financial institutions in the UK were in…

Deputy National Publicity Secretary of ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Yekini Nabena, has accused the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, of being a double-sword agent in Nigeria’s current political crisis besetting the party. He challenged Saraki to declare his stance with regards to the formation of the Reformed APC as well as the Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP. Nabena, whose challenge was contained in a statement issued Sunday, specifically accused Saraki of playing the role of a double agent in APC, saying he was free to associate with whoever he chose but must do so according to the rules of…

The District Circuit Court in Washington DC has dismissed the federal government’s request for it to set aside its $8.9billion arbitration award against Nigeria over alleged breach of contract. The court, presided over by Justice Christopher Cooper, said the request was denied not only on ground that it was belated, but also on the basis it sought the dismissal of the petition for the enforcement of the award. A government legal team, led by Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, left Nigeria on Wednesday morning to Washington DC to attempt to get the court to set aside…

Akwa Ibom commissioner has tasked journalists in the country to continue to play a big role in the nation building through objective reportage. Dr. Iniobong Essien, the state Commissioner of Environment and Mineral Resources emphasised the need for journalists to exhibit a sense of responsibility in the discharge of their duties. Reacting to a recent newspaper report credited to him by the Guide Newspaper, captioned, Commissioner helpless: ‘Governor Udom awards waste evacuation contract to wife, brother’, Essien described the report as absolutely false and called on the Nigerian Union of Journalist to ensure that its members adhere to the ethics…