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Super Eagles’ Ademola Lookman is African Footballer of the Year 2024

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Nigerian Super Eagles and Atalanta forward, Ademola Lookman has been named the 2024 CAF African Footballer of the Year.  The 27-year-old clinched the prestigious award at a glittering ceremony held at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech, Morocco, on Monday. The football star defeated players like Achraf Hakimi (Morocco/PSG), Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast/Brighton), Serhou Guirassy (Guinea/Borussia Dortmund), and Ronwen Williams (South Africa/Mamelodi Sundowns) to claim the prestigious title. Lookman joined his name to the illustrious list of Nigerian footballers who have won the award such as Rashidi Yekini (1993), Emmanuel Amuneke (1994),…

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Portable slams ex-lover, Queen Dami in new song, Bye bye to rubbish

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Controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has intensified his feud with his ex-lover, Queen Dami, by releasing a song titled Bye Bye to Jaga Jaga. On Saturday, December 14, 2024, Portable shared snippets of the song, which translates to “goodbye to rubbish,” on his Instagram page. He claimed the song was inspired by Dami’s alleged attempts to disrupt his home. The singer accused Dami of promiscuity, stating that while checking her phone, he discovered the names of prominent Fuji singers she had allegedly been involved with. Portable said,…

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Mayor, three others found dead inside vehicle in Mexico

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A mayor in Mexico’s central San Luis Potosi state, Jesús Eduardo Franco, a member of the ruling Morena party, was fatally shot on Sunday along with three others, local authorities confirmed. The victims, including Franco, who was the mayor of Tancanhuitz municipality, were discovered dead inside a vehicle, according to a statement from the state prosecutor’s office. “We deeply regret the death of our colleague Eduardo Franco, municipal president of Tancanhuitz,” Morena party president Rita Rodríguez wrote on X. She urged authorities to thoroughly investigate the killings and bring those…

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Lady admits she falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of rape almost two decades after

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Nearly two decades after accusing three Duke lacrosse players of rape in a case that drew national attention, Crystal Mangum has admitted for the first time that the allegations were false and has asked for forgiveness. Currently serving a prison sentence for the 2011 murder of her boyfriend, Mangum made the confession during a November interview on the podcast Let’s Talk with Kat, which was released online on Thursday. In the interview, Mangum reflected on her life, including her regrets, her past as an exotic dancer, and her hopes for…

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I don’t believe in God anymore – Kemi Badenoch

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The leader of the United Kingdom (UK) Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has revealed that she no longer believes in God. Badenoch made this disclosure during a recent appearance on a podcast hosted by Bari Weiss, editor of Free Press. Clarifying her stance, she stated that she is not an atheist but identifies as agnostic. She also described herself as a “cultural Christian.” “I don’t believe in God anymore, but I am not an atheist. I am agnostic,” Badenoch explained. “I used to have a strong belief in God, but now…

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Three arrested as NDLEA seizes 83kg drugs from Canada

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Three businessmen, Emeka Nwanolue, Friday Ogbe, and Isaac Onwumere, have been arrested following the seizure of methamphetamine and Loud shipments worth billions of naira. The drugs, weighing 83.301 kilograms, were intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Tin Can Seaport in Lagos. The drugs, concealed in automobile spare parts imported from Canada, were intended for distribution during the Christmas and New Year festive season. According to the NDLEA, the operation was the result of months of intelligence tracking across three continents. The agency disclosed…

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Mark Angel: I no longer manage Emmanuella and Success

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      Popular Nigerian comedian and content creator, Mark Angel revealed that he has stepped down from managing the careers of young comedians, Emmanuella and Success due to his increasing work demands. Mark Angel said this during a TikTok live session recently. According to him, the young comedians are currently managed by a professional agency. He clarified that the decision was unrelated to recent allegations from former crew member, Denilson Igwe, who accused him of financial exploitation. Instead, he explained that engaging a professional agency would better support the young…

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Hisbah confiscates over 200 cartons of alcoholic drinks in Sokoto

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    Religious police force in Sokoto State, Hisbah board have intercepted and confiscated over two hundred cartons of liquid substances suspected to be alcoholic drinks at the Sokoto central motor park. Addressing journalists at the Hisbah office Sokoto on Wednesday, the state Hisbah Commander, Usman Jatau, who paraded the items also gave some rules and regulations expected of residents to abide with within the metropolis. He said nobody has come out to claimed the confiscated suspected alcoholic drinks and the Hisbah would consult the state Commissioner for Justice and…

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Polaris Bank Wins Sectoral Award at the 2024 NECA Employers’ Excellence Awards

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Polaris Bank has achieved yet another milestone by emerging as the Sectoral Winner in the Banking and Other Financial Institutions Sector category at the 2024 NECA Annual Employers’ Excellence Awards.   The Bank received the sectoral recognition for its innovative HR practice at the NECA’s Excellence Awards, (the 4th edition) which held recently at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Ikeja.   The recognition is particularly significant as it marks the first award the Bank has received for its efforts in Human Resources Management, reaffirming Polaris Bank’s commitment to creating a people-oriented…

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Taraba State governor’s sister dies after accidental discharge

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Governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas has lost his younger sister to gunshot injuries, sustained in accidental discharge from a security operative attached to her. Reports say, Atsi Kefas was in transit from Wukari Local Government Area alongside the Governor’s mother, when there was attempt to attack their vehicle by suspected bandits, and in an effort to repel the attack, the security operative attached to the duo accidentally shot her. The incident is reported to have happened between the Wukari-Kente Road in Wukari LGA. Since the event which happened on…

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