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  A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, has debunked media reports that he has thrown his weight behind the People’s Democratic Party (PDP’s)  candidate in the November 11 Imo governorship election.  In a statement made available to Blueprint in Abuja, Thursday, signed by his Senior Special Assistant, Legal and Public Affairs, Barrister Uche Anyanwu, Araraume …

Veteran Nollywood actor, Patrick Doyle, has stated that the famous Nigerian singer, Burna Boy has not individually accomplished anything outstanding in the music industry. This is coming a week after Burna Boy in a recent interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe said that afrobeat is “literally nothing and has no lyrical substance.” The actor in a Facebook post on Wednesday, …

Nikola Jokic scored 35 points as the Denver Nuggets beat the Golden State Warriors 108-105 in a tight contest. The Warriors edged in front in the third quarter after trailing for most of the game by outscoring Denver 31-23. But the reigning NBA champions recovered from the five-point deficit to snatch victory and stay top of the Western Conference.“We don’t …

Police operatives in Bauchi on Tuesday killed five suspected kidnappers terrorizing residents of Jama’are local government area of the state. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Awwal Musa Muhammad, who confirmed the news to journalists at media briefing at the command headquarters in Bauchi on Thursday. He said: “A combined team of operatives in conjunction with a quasi-security outfit encountered suspected …

The Ogun State governorship election petitions tribunal sitting in Abeokuta on Saturday upheld Governor Dapo Abiodun’s victory in the March 18 election in the state. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the election having polled 276,298 votes to defeat his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenger, Ladi Adebutu, who …

The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday, on Thursday presented the 2024 budget proposal of N273.9 billion to the state House of Assembly for approval. In his address during the presentation of the proposal titled: “Budget of Reconstruction and Recovery,” the governor said the N165, 654,976,700.00 was earmarked as recurrent expenditure and N108, 254,020,710.00 as capital spending in the …

Oyo state government has expressed its determination to curb the menace of rabies in the nooks and crannies of the state. This was disclosed on Friday by the state Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Barrister Olasunkanmi Olaleye at the flagging off of anti-rabies vaccination campaign in the state . The Commissioner stressed that the campaign was part of the …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government returned Nigeria to bondage, saying the nation was ruled by circles of cabals. The PDP, however, felicitated with Nigerians on the occasion of the 63rd independence anniversary of Nigeria and congratulated the citizens for surviving the eight years and four months “dreadful” administrations of the APC. The party …

Kelechi Iheanacho’s move to Crystal Palace is getting close, according to Topskills Sports UK. The Nigeria international will sign a five-year deal. Crystal Palace is working hard to get the deal done before Friday’s deadline day. Leicester City values Iheanacho around £20m while Palace was only willing to pay £15m. It appears both clubs have now reached a compromise in …

Troops of Joint Task Force in the South-East, code-named Operation UDO KA II, have killed four suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Anambra State. The acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, 82 Division, Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Awka. He …