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Members of the Roman Catholic Church, Thursday, were livid on Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong’s reference to the Pope, urging him to tender apology or face sanction. Lalong, while defending his new role of leading the APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket campaign, said he is a Catholic with the highest Papal award of Knight of Saint Gregory. Defending his acceptance to serve as the Director-General of All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for the 2023 election, he said the Pope had not told him he was doing wrong for backing a Muslim-Muslim ticket. Read also Gov Lalong may become APC Vice…

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Kwara State government has supported businesses owned by 100 young people in the state with N1million grant per beneficiary. Speaking at the occasion, Kwara Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq saw the grants as keys to sustainable future to youth inclusion and productive engagement. The N1million grant is funded through Kwapreneur 2.0, a programme specifically designed to support businesses owned by young people and funded through the Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP). Read also Kwara Govt Floats N500m Recovery Fund For ENDSARS Victims Kwara Goes For N7.1b Loan To Access UBEC’s Grant 1,000 Kwara Traders, Artisans To Get N1b Soft Loans, Says…

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Salman Rushdie, the author whose publication led to death threats from Iranian authority in the 1980s, stabbed Friday as he was about to give a lecture in western New York, is in the hospital, authorities said. The British-Indian author was about to speak at an event in western New York on Thursday morning, according to law enforcement and witnesses. Rushdie “suffered an apparent stab wound to the neck, and was transported by helicopter to an area hospital,” state police said in a statement. Read also USAID identifies factors fueling arms conflict in Akwa Ibom Biden, Lapid sign US-Israel promise to…

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State, South-South Nigeria is in a dilemma following the ‘failure’ of Pastor Umo Eno, its governorship candidate, to throw in the towel, Straightnews has learned. This is as the party failed to beat the August 12 deadline following closure of window period by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for political parties to substitute their candidates. For weeks, the party men, this online newspaper learned, were said to have held consultations and nocturnal meetings capped with political lobbying, and subterfuge in a deft move to convince their governorship candidate to voluntarily withdraw from…

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Mr Udom Emmanuel, Akwa Ibom Governor, has hailed young Valour Inyang for excelling in West African Examination Council and Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination  (UTME) conducted by Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB). Master Valour Mbre Inyang, the Akwa Ibom-born student of Topfaith International Secondary School, Mkpatak in Essien Udim Local Government Area of the state, made A’s in nine subjects in the 2022 WAEC result, and 343 in UTME score. The governor, who lauded the student for achieving academic excellence of monumental proportions, and enjoined others to emulate and be inspired by the educational achievements of the young genius. Read also…

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Nigerian international phenomenon Tems has made history by becoming the Nigerian artist with the most entries on America’s Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. The record was set with her fifth entry on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with Beyonce’s ‘Move’ debuting at #55 on the chart dated August 13, 2022. ‘Move’ becomes her fifth entry after her guest appearances on Wizkid‘s ‘Essence’ which peaked at #9, Drake‘s ‘Fountain’, and Future‘s ‘Wait For U’ which debuted at #1. Read also Tems Hails Nigerian female artistes She also scored her first solo entry recently with her 2020 single ‘Free Mind’ debuting at #90. Tems has broken her four-entry tie with Afrobeats maestro Wizkid with whom she previously…

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Carlo Ancelotti became the first coach to win the UEFA Super Cup four times, after leading Real Madrid to beat Eintracht Frankfurt in Wednesday’s tie in Helsinki, Finland. Goals in each half from David Alaba and Karim Benzema secured Madrid’s fifth UEFA Super Cup title. See also Real Madrid set final show against Liverpool in Champions league final Manchester City beat Real Madrid in Champions League semi-final Chelsea Trail Real Madrid in Champions League Ancelotti first won the Super Cup in 2003 with AC Milan and repeated the feat with the Rossoneri in 2007. In 2014, he claimed a third…

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Former President Donald Trump said he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination and did not answer questions during a deposition on Wednesday with New York Attorney General, Letitia James’ office. In a lengthy public statement, Trump lambasted James as a “failed politician” and accused her of having “intentionally colluded with others” in her three-year probe of the Trump Organization, calling the inquiry a political fishing expedition against his family. “I once asked, ‘If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?'” Trump said in his statement Wednesday. Read also Overturning of 2020 election: ‘Ex-President Trump is wrong’-…

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Hours after confirming the arrest of masterminds of the bloody terrorists’ attack on St. Francis’ Catholic Church, Owo,  the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, and Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, have differed on Idris Ojo named in the massacre. Speaking during the media parley at Defence Headquarters on Tuesday, Abuja, Irabor said two of the masterminds of the deadly terrorist attack which left 40 persons dead and several others injured were 32-year-old Idris Ojo and Jimoh Ibrahim, 39. However, Akeredolu rejected Idris Ojo as one of the suspected masterminds of the Owo church attack on Wednesday. Read also Buhari,…

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Akwa Ibom State Government  on Tuesday warned the Federal Government, Seplat and other interested parties to stay clear of the acquisition of the shares of ExoonMobil. Reacting to the development, Akwa Ibom Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Uko Essien Udom (SAN) faulted the statement issued by the President’s Spokesman, Femi Adesina to the effect that the deal had been approved by Buhari. Udom in the statement warned that the Exoon Mobil transaction is subject to restraining orders of injunction of the High Court of Akwa Ibom State, in Uyo. Read also Buhari consents ExxonMobil shares acquisition by Seplat ExxonMobil-Seplat deal:…

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