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Peter Obi Mediates in Feud Between the PSquare Twins and Older Brother (video)
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, has met with the members of the P-Square music group, Peter and Paul Okoye. Peter Okoye, popularly known as Mr P, had on Monday called out his twin brother, Paul Okoye, over a recent feud that ensued between them. Rudeboy had,…
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BREAKING NEWS ! ‘Nigeria’s Inflation Rates Drops to 33.4%’ – NBS
Nigeria’s inflation rate dropped to 33.40% in July 2024, according to the latest figures released on Thursday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The rate dropped by 0.79% when compared to the 34.19% recorded in June 2024. The drop in inflation is happening for the first time in 19 months since December 2022, when…
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GT Bank Website Domain Name Allegedly Hacked
The website domain name of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBANK) have become inaccessible in what Nigerians believed to be a suspected attack on the commercial bank by hackers. As at Wednesday evening and most of the afternoon, the GTBank website, gtbank.com, was no longer accessible. Transactions by many customers including yours truly were almost impossible until…
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‘Why I Stopped Speaking to My Mother’ – Kirk Franklin (video)
Kirk Franklin, the world-famous, Grammy-winning American gospel singer, has disclosed that he stopped talking to his mother at the age of 32. Appearing on the ‘Funky Friday’ podcast, the 54-year-old music star stated that he stopped speaking to his biological mother because of an incident that happened when his mother brought her new husband while…
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‘300% Hike in Electricity for Universities is Unsustainable’ – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has cried out over the over 300% increase in electricity tariff. According to ASUU, the hike in tariff has left universities with huge power bills estimated at N275bn annually. The National President, ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, called for per-unit billing as the universities’ power bill rose by 300 per…
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‘Senators Earn N21 Million Monthly, I Got N13.5 Million During My Tenure ‘ – Shehu Sani
A former federal lawmaker, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate, Senator Shehu Sani, has insisted that he received ₦13.5 million during his time while current members of the 10th Senate are receiving ₦21 million monthly. His assertion follows the controversy over the monthly earnings of federal lawmakers, and the stance of the Revenue…
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Thugs Attack BRT Bus, Rob Passengers in Broad Daylight (video)
On Tuesday, August 13, some passengers who were boarding a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), were attacked and robbed by some street thugs, in Orile Lagos. A victim of the attack, also an eyewitness, Dare Abiola, noted that the street boys who disguised as protesters against the seizure of motorcycles by the task force, attacked their…
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Embattled Miss South Africa Finalist Accepts Invitation to Participate in Miss Universe Nigeria Pageant (video)
Chidimma Vanessa Onwe Adetshina, a model of Nigerian and Mozambican descent who withdrew from the Miss South Africa 2024 contest due to questions about her nationality, has announced her participation in the Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 beauty pageant. Hettysmedia earlier reported that Adetshina was invited to participate in the Universe Nigeria 2024 beauty pageant after…
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Naira Crashes Again in the Parallel Market
Yesterday, the Naira fell to N1,590 per dollar in the parallel market, down from N1,580 per dollar on Monday. Likewise, in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), the Naira depreciated to N1,582.09 per dollar. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM rose to N1,582.09 per dollar from N1,570.99 per dollar…
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Federal Government Set to Hire 3,500 Teachers for Unity Schools, Gives Reasons
The Federal Government has announced plans to hire 3,500 teachers to enhance the educational standards across Federal Unity Colleges nationwide. The Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu, gave the update during a two-day National Stakeholders’ Forum focused on Senior Secondary Education in Nigeria. The forum titled “Revitalising Senior Secondary Education in Nigeria for…