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Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has charged parents to actively engage their children in Creative Arts rather than allow them to be idle. The parents were also asked to be deliberate in developing talents in their children by encouraging them to acquire skills in the creative arts to keep them valuably engaged to positively impact the society. Governor Eno gave the charge while addressing the audience at the Rising Star Concert, Edition 4.0, held at Rehoboth Hall, Royalty Hotel in Eket Local Government Area. Eno acknowledged that there could not have been a better happy hour for him…

Nine ministerial nominees Tuesday mounted the podium and scaled through before they hearkened to the ‘take a bow and go’ order of the Nigerian Senate. On Monday, 14 out of the 28 nominees forwarded to the red chamber by President Bola Tinubu were screened. Those given the privilege were some former lawmakers and governors at one time or the other. Also read: Ekpo, Umahi, Wike among Tinubu’s Ministerial nominees Those screened included Blueprint Publisher, Mohammed Idris Malagi (Niger), Dele Alake (Ekiti), Wale Edun (Ogun), Ali Pate (Bauchi), Uche Nnaji (Enugu), Doris Aniche Uzoka (Imo), and Nasir el-Rufai. Others were David…

Big Brother Naija All Stars housemate, Uriel, said her fellow housemate, Whitemoney’s cooking strategy won’t work. The reality star on Monday night accused the housemate of using cooking as a strategy to win the reality show. She made the claim while chatting with fellow housemates, Frodd. Uriel insinuated that Whitemoney used cooking as strategy when he won the 6th edition of the show in 2021. She said he had attempted to use the same strategy again but it won’t work this time around. Uriel also lamented that Whitemoney has been bullying her in the kitchen. She said, “WhiteMoney has been…

Russia is jittery as its arch-enemy, Ukraine re-launched drone in Central Moscow early Tuesday. A drone attacked a skyscraper in central Moscow for the second time in around 48 hours, damaging the building’s façade and further underscoring the Russian capital’s vulnerability. Russian authorities accused Ukraine of staging the assault. An adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tweeted that Moscow “is rapidly getting used to a full-fledged war,” without confirming or denying Kyiv’s involvement. Also read: Ukraine war: 20,000 Russian soldiers die in 5 months – US claims Russian officials have claimed that the repeated attacks on the capital region reflect failures in…

Daniel Ademinokan, a Nigerian filmmaker and Stella Damascus’ ex-husband, has married for the third time. This is as Damascus blamed religion for the failed marriage. In Houston, Texas, the two-time divorcee married the love of his life. Videos shared online showed the couple in their wedding gown as they entered the wedding location. As the crowd applauded, the pair stood before their visitor to share a deep kiss. Recall that Daniel Ademinokan was once married to Stella Damasus, but the marriage collapsed in 2020. Ademinokan was said to have walked out of their marriage and relocated to another state in the…

Every member of the Super Falcons playing team will earn $60,000 (N46,258,800) for qualifying for the second round of the ongoing Women World Cup. A breakdown shows that each player at the group stage of the championship will earn $30,000 (N23,122,200). The pay will rise to $60,000 (N46,258,800) in the round of 16, while, if they beat England in the quarterfinal, each of them will get $90,000 (N69,606,000). Playing in the semifinal will fetch of them $165,000 (N130,102,500), if they finished as third-best team, each player will earn $180,000 (N139,212,000). Also read: FIFA Felicitates Super Falcons after qualifying for 2023…

Despite appeals from some quarters, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has completed arrangements to embark on a nationwide protest as from Wednesday. NLC President Joe Ajaero, who addressed reporters after a meeting of the Presidential Steering Committee on Palliatives at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, said the plan for a peaceful protest had not changed. The meeting adjourned till noon Tuesday to continue discussions on how to ameliorate the harsh effects of the removal of fuel subsidy. The adjournment was meant to allow all parties have time to listen to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s broadcast. Also read: Nationwide strike: NLC…

In an apparent effort to alleviate the sufferings of millions of Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu on Monday announced several palliative programmes to cushion the effects of the removal of fuel subsidy by his administration. The initiatives come in the wake of mounting hardship resulting from Tinubu’s inauguration day declaration that ‘fuel subsidy is gone.’ Prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), or petrol, have since tripled from below N200 per litre in two months since he took office on May 29, prompting calls for protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). Also read: Tinubu’s Speech to Nigerians The President told Nigerians…

My fellow citizens, I want to talk to you about our economy. It is important that you understand the reasons for the policy measures I have taken to combat the serious economic challenges this nation has long faced. I am not going to talk in difficult terms by dwelling on economic jargon and concepts. I will speak in plain, clear language so that you know where I stand. More importantly, so that you see and hopefully will share my vision regarding the journey to a better, more productive economy for our beloved country. For several years, I have consistently maintained…

Currency outside banks rose to N2.26 trillion at the end of June 2023, the latest figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) show. CBN said the currency outside banks rose by 185.68 per cent (N1.47 trillion) between January 2023 (N792.18 billion) and June 2023 (N2.26 trillion). Also, currency in circulation in the country rose by 87.05 per cent (N1.21 trillion) from N1.39 trillion in January 2023 to N2.6 trillion in June 2023. It had earlier dipped by 235.03% to N982.09 billion at the end of February from N3.29 trillion at the end of October 2022, on the back of the…