A decade after she launched her fashion labe in New York, Victoria Beckham will exhibit at London Fashion Week for the first time on Sunday. It will be a triumphant homecoming of sorts for a now widely-respected designer and entrepreneur. The ex-Spice Girls singer oversees an empire comprising four clothing lines, more than 400 retail […]
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Following the resignation of the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the government of President Muhammadu Buhari as the citadel of iniquity. In a statement issued by its national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Saturday, the PDP says Kemi Adeosun, former minister of finance, should be arrested and prosecuted. Adeosun […]
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Abdullahi Wase, Nigeria’s ambassador to Qatar, is dead. Tope Elias-Fatile, spokesman of the foreign affairs ministry, announced his passing in a statement on Saturday. He said Wase had been sick for some time prior to his death on Friday night. “The late envoy will be buried in Doha at 7.00pm (local time) today,” the statement […]
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Kemi Adeosun says her NYSC exemption certificate was screened and cleared by the House of Assembly in 2011, the Department of State Services (DSS) and the National Assembly in 2015 before she was appointed minister by President Muhammadu Buhari. In her resignation letter dated September 14, 2018, she said she had no reason to believe […]
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The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, says he will never do or say anything to demean the people of Osogbo in Osun state. Recall that while speaking at the palace of Ataoja of Osogbo, Jimoh Olanipekun on Saturday, the former Lagos state governor was quoted as saying “Osun doesn’t have […]
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Female lawmakers with artificial nails and false eyelashes have been banned from Tanzania’s parliament, local media reported on Monday. Job Ndugai, the Speaker of Parliament, who made the announcement, stated that both cosmetic trends could cause health problems, the Citizen Tanzania newspaper reported. Twitter reacted with mirth to the reported announcement, with one user tweeting […]
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The police in Anambra on Friday declared as high mischief, the reported shooting of David Elijah, the pastor in charge of Grace and Power Prophetic Ministry in Awka. The Anambra Command in a statement signed by DCP Chris Owolabi, wondered why the pastor refused to report the incident to the police station closest to the […]
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The leadership of the Church of God Mission International, has said that the late founder of the Church, Archbishop Benson Idahosa, deserves a national posthumous award in recognition of his numerous contributions to the social-economic development of the country. The Chairman of the Organizing Committee of Church’s 50-year anniversary, Prof. John Okhuoya, made the assertion […]
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Former governor of Cross River state and presidential aspirant, Donald Duke, has issued a statement to clarify his position on same sex relationships. Duke had received backlash for a comment he made during a show anchored by Folarin Falana (Falz) and Laila Johnson-Salami. Explaining his stance on same sex relationships, Duke had said that he […]
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Nollywood stars like Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Odunlade Adekoya, Falz, among others emerged winners at the just concluded 2018 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, AMVCA. Held on Saturday at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, Nigeria, Omotola, who won her first AMCVA award, clinched the Best Actress in a Drama/TV Series for her lead role in ‘Alter Ego’ Also, Odunlade […]
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