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Aug
09
2025
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By Felix Duru Mbah
Ahead EPL Resumption: Liverpool Title Favourites But Not Down To Spending -Slot

Ahead EPL Resumption: Liverpool Title Favourites But Not Down To Spending -Slot

Sports
Arne Slot has conceded Liverpool can be considered favourites for the English Premier League (EPL) title but played down the impact of their spending and said a summer of upheaval had created some uncertainty over his team’s prospects. The head coach accepts Liverpool will carry the mantle of favourites into the new campaign having won a 20th league championship by a comfortable margin last season. Liverpool, who face the FA Cup winners, Crystal Palace, in the Community Shield tomorrow, Sunday, August 10, have since invested almost £300m on new talent and want to add the Newcastle striker Alexander Isak. No…
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Aug
09
2025
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Former PDP National Chairman, Audu Ogbe, Is Dead

Former PDP National Chairman, Audu Ogbe, Is Dead

BREAKING
Former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and one-time minister of agriculture, Audu Ogbe, is dead. He died on Saturday, August 9, aged 78. His family announced his death in a short statement this morning that “He departed peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of integrity, service and dedication to our nation and community. We are comforted by the many lives he touched and the examples he set." An indigene of Oturkpo in Benue State, Ogbeh was born 28 July 1947. He was a farmer and politician who served the country as the minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. In…
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Aug
09
2025
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By Felix Duru Mbah
Sorrow As Japan Today Remembers 74,000 Dead In Nagasaki US Atomic Bombing

Sorrow As Japan Today Remembers 74,000 Dead In Nagasaki US Atomic Bombing

Foreign
Twin cathedral bells rang in unison in Nagasaki, Japan, for the first time in 80 years today, August 9, commemorating the moment the city was destroyed by an American atomic bomb. The two bells rang out at Immaculate Conception cathedral, also called the Urakami cathedral, at 11.02am, the moment the bomb was dropped on August 9, 1945, three days after a nuclear attack on Hiroshima,also in Japan. The imposing redbrick building, with its twin bell towers atop a hill, was rebuilt in 1959 after it was almost completely destroyed in the monstrous explosion just a few hundred metres away. Only…
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Aug
08
2025
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By Felix Duru Mbah
ValueJet Row: Singer KWAM 1 Apologizes

ValueJet Row: Singer KWAM 1 Apologizes

News
By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Humility and contriteness are the hallmarks of noble minds, so goes the saying. Fuji maestro, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (also known as KWAM 1 De Ultimate) today apologized for his behavior over the Valuejet plane incident in which he was accused of obstructing an aircraft from taxiing. The Federal Government (FG) subsequently slammed a six-month blacklist on him from traveling by air within Nigeria just as the plane captain and pilot were also sanctioned. Sparks flew when an airline staff refused him entry into the plane on the ground that a flask the musician was carrying…
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Aug
08
2025
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By Felix Duru Mbah
Benue’s Zeva Alcoholic Drinks Target Dominant Market Share

Benue’s Zeva Alcoholic Drinks Target Dominant Market Share

Economy
*Promoters dream Of Toppling NB Plc Products By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Managing Director (MD), Benue Investments and Property Company (BIPC), Dr. Raymond Asemakaha, has disclosed the firm's preparedness to ensure that its up-and-coming Zeva alcoholic drinks take dominant market share in the industry. The MD noted that the drinks brand would not only create competition for those of Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc and break the monopoly the elite beer and beverages producing firm enjoys in Nigeria, but would take the lead in the industry. Speaking with a select group of journalists, led by Chairman of the State Council of Nigeria…
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Aug
08
2025
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Ghana Crash: Dead Pilot Recently Lost Rev Fr Sibling Who Officiated Sister’s Burial

Ghana Crash: Dead Pilot Recently Lost Rev Fr Sibling Who Officiated Sister’s Burial

Foreign
*As Tragedy Rocks Family Within Months The family of the dead pilot of the military helicopter that crashed on Wednesday in Ghana killing the country's Defence Minister, Dr Edward Kofi Boamah, his cabinet colleague, and other top officials, has lost three siblings in the last couple of months. The country has declared three days of mourning with investigation ongoing into the cause of the mishap. In a tragic tale on the pilot's family, the pilot, Squadron Leader Peter Abaafeme Anala, had recently lost two siblings before he perished in the crash. The first was on March 31, 2025, when his…
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Aug
08
2025
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ValueJet Pilot: When Informed Of Regulations, KWAM 1 Asked Staff ‘Do You Know Who I Am?’

ValueJet Pilot: When Informed Of Regulations, KWAM 1 Asked Staff ‘Do You Know Who I Am?’

News
By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Suspended pilot of ValueJet Airline, Oluranti Ogoyi, has explained what transpired between her and Fuji musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (a.k.a. KWAM 1 De Ultimate). Ogoyi was suspended with her co-pilot, Flight Officer Ivan Oloba, by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for violating aviation safety rules. The NCAA has also blacklisted the musician from flying in Nigeria for six months. But Ogoyi came out today, August 8, to state her own side of the matter. In a long post on her X, she stated: “During boarding, which commenced as scheduled at 8:10 am, KWAM 1…
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Aug
08
2025
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Ronaldo Is Reason Behind Saudi League’s Popularity, Attracts Big Names -Coach

Ronaldo Is Reason Behind Saudi League’s Popularity, Attracts Big Names -Coach

Sports
Cristiano Ronaldo's influence on the Saudi Pro League has stunned coach Jorge Jesus, with it claimed nobody would watch if CR7 was not in the league. The Portuguese megastar made his way to the Middle East early in 2023, following his stunning release by Premier League giants Manchester United. As has often been the case over the course of his remarkable career, Ronaldo quickly became a trendsetter. Several other household names have followed him to the Middle East, including fellow Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema, Brazil’s all-time leading goalscorer Neymar and England international striker Ivan Toney. Barcelona Ace defender Inigo…
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Aug
08
2025
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2027: Stop Endorsing Tinubu For Second Term,Or… -PDP Warns Members

2027: Stop Endorsing Tinubu For Second Term,Or… -PDP Warns Members

News
By our reporter Irked by the errant conduct of some party members, National Working Committee (NWC) of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has issued a stern warning to them to stop publicly endorsing President Bola Tinubu for a second term. Tinubu, who became president in 2023, belongs to the rival All Progressives Congress (APC) and is strongly believed to be interested in re-election in 2027. The PDP NWC said the action of members publicly endorsing him for a second term amounts to anti-party activities and a clear violation of the party's Constitution. It warned of severe punishment for such…
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Aug
08
2025
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Appeal Court Restores Preservation  Order On 14 Properties,  N400m Linked to Yahaya Bello, Former Kogi Governor

Appeal Court Restores Preservation  Order On 14 Properties,  N400m Linked to Yahaya Bello, Former Kogi Governor

Entertainment, News
A three-man panel of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, restored the preservation order on 14 properties and the sum of N400m linked to Yahaya Bello, a former governor of Kogi State.  Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos had, on February 22, 2023, in a suit filed by the Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, ordered the preservation of the properties, including “Hotel Apartment Community, Burj Khalifa located at Plot 160 Municipality NO 345-7562, Sky View Building No 1, Property No 401, Floor 4, Dubai…
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