NIGERIAN celebrity chef, Hilda Bassey popularly known as Hilda Baci, has narrated how she was disowned by her biological father, Effiong Bassey Edem. The Guinness World Record holder disclosed this during her latest interview with Taymesan on the ‘Tea with Tay’ podcast. While speaking of her relationship with her father, …
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By Prof. Mike Ozekhome, SAN, CON, OFR, PhD THE death, on Sunday the 29th day of October, 2023, of Prof. Ben Nwabueze, SAN, brought to an end, arguably, the first generation of Senior Advocates of Nigeria. The first ever set SANs in Nigeria comprised of legal giants, Chief F.R.A. Williams …
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MINISTER of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has finally spoken on the crisis in Rivers State. Wike, who handed over power to his protege and the incumbent, Governor Sim Fubara, spoke to the press on Tuesday. The former Rivers helmsman spoke after the governors elected on the platform of the …
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THE National Police Service Council has confirmed the former acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, as the substantive IGP and Head of the Nigeria Police Force. Briefing State House correspondents after the Council Meeting, the Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Geidam, announced the confirmation of Kayode Egbetokun as the …
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THE Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has shut down 34 companies over failure to remit personal income tax of their employees and non-remittance of other taxes worth N356.12 million. Seyi Alade, the Director of Legal Services at LIRS, disclosed this on Monday while addressing a state-wide tax law enforcement …
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INTER Miami forward Lionel Messi has named the four players he expects to battle for the Ballon d’Or in the coming years. For the past 15 years, the 36-year-old and Cristiano Ronaldo have dominated the award. On Monday night, Messi became the first footballer in history to win it eight …
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THE alleged attempt by a unit of the Cameroonian armed forces known as the Rapid d’Intervention Battalions (BIR) to invade the Atabong East communities in the Idabato subdivision of the Bakassi Peninsula is reported to have been thwarted by separatist militants loyal to the Biafra Nations League (BnL). The incident …
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GRAMMY-winning Nigerian musician, Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, has revealed that he recently turned down a $5 million offer to perform in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, UAE. According to him, he turned down the offer because he wouldn’t be allowed to smoke weed while in Dubai. Emirati law prohibits smoking …
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THE Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Zacch Adedeji as Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS. The confirmation took place at the Senate plenary, presided by Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio after his nomination by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. During his screening, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, a former …
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THE Lagos State Government has signed a partnership with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Access Bank for an investment of $1.352 billion investment in long-term infrastructure projects in the state. The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who signed on behalf of the state government, in a post on his …
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