THE British Royals are often in the news for some controversy. Though they dedicate their lives to public service, they do earn money from various dedicated sources. According to the BBC, the monarch’s main source of income arrives from a taxpayer-funded settlement known as the Sovereign Grant, which is …
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THE general overseer of Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, thas detailed how he married Esther, his second wife. In 2010, a year after losing Abiodun, his first wife, the Osun-born cleric proposed to Esther, who was 65 then and had never been married. Speaking at a youth program in Delta, …
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Bolanle Austen-Peters, the Nigerian movie producer, has unveiled her film village in Epe, Lagos state. In a recent post on X, the filmmaker revealed that House of GA’A, her latest movie, was shot at the BAP Film Village; which is 10,000 acres of land. Austen-Peters also announced that the film village …
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Bobrisky, the controversial crossdresser, has opened up on her experience at the Kirikiri correctional centre. Advertisement Born Idris Okuneye, Bobrisky was sentenced to six months in prison on April 12 for abusing the naira. She was released from jail on August 5. The 33-year-old Instagram celebrity, in an interview on the ‘Curiosity Made Me Ask’ podcast, …
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THE National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average retail price per litre of household kerosene paid by consumers in July was N1,769.86. According to its kerosene price watch released on Tuesday, this shows an increase of 13.81 percent compared to N1,555.11 recorded in June. “On a year on-year …
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Pavel Durov, chief executive officer of Telegram, the messaging platform, has been arrested by French police at the Le Bourget airport. French media report that Durov was arrested after his private jet landed at the airport, which lies north of Paris. According to the BBC, the 39-year-old is being held …
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WALE Edun, minister of finance and the coordinating minister of the economy, says the federal government plans to relaunch the suspended school feeding programme. Edun said the government would ensure adequate resources are available to support and sustain educational programmes across the country. The minister spoke on Thursday when the house …
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THE Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly detained Adejuwon Soyinka, a journalist and West African regional editor of The Conversation African Soyinka, a former pioneer editor of the BBC pidgin service, was reportedly arrested early Sunday morning by the secret police at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. …
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Cross River has recorded its first case of mpox, after an individual was diagnosed in Okoshe village, Obudu LGA. In a statement on Sunday, Egbe Ayuk, the state’s commissioner for health, said a report from the National Reference Laboratory in Abuja confirmed the case. Ayuk added that his ministry was …
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THE first class traditional ruler, whose emirate is located in Bauchi state, died on Sunday aged 88. Danyaya spent 46 years on the throne after he ascended it in 1978. While mourning Danyaya, Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi, said his legacy “will inspire future generations”. “In this moment of grief, …
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