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Nigerian musician, Abolore Adegbola Akande, popularly known as 9ice, has revealed that he wants to get a tribal brand when he turns 50. The 45-year-old singer made this known in a video shared recently on his TikTok page. According to him, the decision is to honor his father, who bears the same traditional imprint. “When I’m 50, I’ll have the …

A former aide to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, has called anyone who demands the release of detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, a traitor who will betray the thousands of Nigerians killed by Kanu followers as a result of his words. Calls for the IPOB leader’s release from detention have intensified with the …

The Senate on Thursday rejected recent claims by US Senator Ted Cruz and television host Bill Maher alleging a “genocide of Christians” in Nigeria, describing the statements as false, misleading and dangerous to national unity. The lawmakers reached the decision following a motion entitled “Urgent Need to Correct Misconceptions Regarding the Narrative of ‘Christian Genocide’ in Nigeria and the International …

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that the body of a Canadian citizen, Mr Dwight Sullivan, found dead in a hotel on Victoria Island, has been handed over to his family for cremation. Sullivan was found lifeless in his hotel room on Tuesday, prompting a swift response from officers from the Victoria Island Police Division following a distress call. …

Super Eagles star midfielder Raphael Onyedika remains on the wish list of Eintracht Frankfurt in the German Bundsliga. According imageOnyedika is still being considered by the club. Frankfurt are planning at least three major signings in the upcoming transfer windows and a defensive midfielder is a priority. Onyedika fits the desired profile and his transfer is estimated at more than …

DHQ prepares to march with armed forces and security agencies Abuja (Core Reporters) The Defense Headquarters (DHQ) will embark on a route march on Friday, October 10 which is a routine physical fitness exercise aimed at promoting synergy, physical readiness and esprit de corps among personnel of the armed forces and other security agencies. The march which will begin at …

Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has argued that although the Labour Party’s (LP) 2023 presidential candidate lost at the presidential Tribunal on Wednesday, the judiciary was correct when he successfully reclaimed his position as governor of Anambra State in 2007. Wike made this assertion on Thursday when he featured on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. “Did …

The Federal Government has ordered all tertiary institutions in the country to submit detailed reports on unspent intervention funds received from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) within 30 days, and warned that sanctions will be imposed on institutions that fail to use the funds properly. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, issued the directive on Thursday in Abuja in …

Former Abia State Governor and 9th Chairman of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has rejected claims that Labor Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is the political leader of the South East, and instead stated that he remains the most important political figure in the region. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s political programme, Politics Today, on Wednesday …

Special Assistant to the Kaduna State Governor on School Feeding Programme, Dr Fauziya Buhari-Ado, has called for stronger humanitarian leadership and strategic partnerships to fight hunger and promote sustainable economic transformation across Africa. Dr. Fauziya who made the appeal while receiving the 4th Humanitarian Bootcamp Award 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya,stressed that true leadership must be anchored in empathy, compassion and …