Day: May 23, 2024

Banky W survives cancer surgery the fourth time

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Olubankole Wellington, Nigerian singer, popularly known as Banky W, has undergone a fourth cancer surgery. The Made For You crooner, In a heartfelt post on his Instagram page on Thursday, expressed gratitude to God for his recovery. Banky W thanked his wife, family, friends, and pastors for their unwavering support and prayers, as well as his medical team, Dr. Onyewu and Dr. Adenuga, for their expertise and care. Sharing a video he wrote, “Christ 4 – Cancer Tumors 0 “Sometimes, your faith in God will not prevent the storms from…

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Four years after dethronement, Sanusi reinstated as Emir of Kano

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The dethroned emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, has been reistatated. This was announced by the Kano State governor, Abba Yusuf. Yusuf announced the reinstatement of Sanusi shortly after he signed the bill abolishing the five emirates created in 2019, on Thursday. In March 2020, Abdullahi Ganduje, former governor of Kano, deposed Sanusi as Emir of Kano “for total disrespect to lawful instructions from the office of the governor”. Muhammadu Sanusi II, deposed as the Emir of Kano four years ago, has been reinstated to the throne. Share on: WhatsApp

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FG bans ‘money rituals’, smoking other vices in Nollywood movies

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The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), says the Federal Government has approved the prohibition of money rituals and glamourising of vices in Nigerian films. This was made known by the Executive Director/CEO of the board, Dr Shaibu Husseini. Husseini disclosed this at a National Stakeholders Engagement on Smoke-Free Nollywood held in Enugu on Wednesday. The event was organised by the NFVCB and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA). Movie producers, directors and actors drawn from different parts of the country, as well as leaders of various guilds…

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Israel’s Netanyahu blasts Ireland, Norway, Spain for recognising Palestinian state

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Israel has reacted to the recognition of a Palestinian state by Ireland, Norway and Spain on Wednesday even as the war against Hamas continues more than seven months in devastating Gaza. Recall that the three European countries said they would formally recognise the State of Palestine on May 28, drawing praise from many Arab and Muslim states. In a swift reaction, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the move amounted to a “reward for terror”, after Palestinian militant group Hamas launched its October 7 attack which sparked the Gaza war.…

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Abba Kyari gets temporary bail to bury mother

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Abba Kyari, the remanded former Commander of the Force Intelligence Response Team, got a two-week bail on Tuesday to enable him to go home and conclude the burial rites of his mother, Yachilla Kyari, who died on May 5, 2024. Justice Emeka Nwike of the Federal High Court in Abuja granted Kyari the two-week bail on compassionate grounds following an application by his legal team. Kyari had been in detention since his arrest in February 2022. The star police investigator was arrested for drug offences by the National Drug Law…

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