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Daud Olatunji A public relations consultant, Adetokunbo Modupe, has warned Nigerians against actions and statements that could further damage the country’s reputation globally, even as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2023 Ogun State elections, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu, has warned that Nigeria is gradually sliding towards a totalitarian state. Modupe and Adebutu spoke on Thursday in Abeokuta …

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize, recognized by the awarding committee for keeping “the flame of democracy burning amidst growing darkness”. The committee said he rejected death threats to fight for democracy in opposition to President Nicolas Maduro – widely seen as a dictator. Officially, he is win a prize “for his tireless work …

Award-winning Nigerian singer Adekunle Gold has opened up about his fatherhood journey, stating that no level of fame or success will come before his family. In a heartfelt confession, the “Orente” singer said that becoming a father has changed his priorities, teaching him to value presence over popularity and purpose over pressure. While speaking on a new episode of the …

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 …