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Africa Sports & Tourism Awards (ASTA)highlights Tourism Development in Africa

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The inaugural Africa Sports & Tourism Awards (ASTA) is set to take place on April 25th, 2024, at the prestigious Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, Nigeria. This groundbreaking event, themed “Sports as a Catalyst for Accelerated Tourism Development in Africa,” aims to recognize and celebrate the powerful intersection of sports and tourism on the African continent. Supported by Project Fly With Us Africa, the Federal Ministry of Sports Development, and the African Tourism Board, ASTA represents a pivotal moment in highlighting the immense potential of sports in driving tourism growth across…

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Ile-Oluji Family Declares Traditional Priest Wanted

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The Akinmusanmi family of Ile-Oluji, in Ondo state is currently in anguish, following the sudden disappearance of a member of the family, Tunde who family sources informed absconded after he was initiated as the Priest and coordinator of the family idol worship shrine. ‎Addressing newsmen over the issue, at a press conference organized by the family to announce Tunde’s disappearance and appealed to the public to help with information that could lead to his whereabouts, Chief Esubiyi, one of the elders who addressed the media on behalf of the Akinmusanmi…

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Bobrisky sentenced to six months imprisonment for Naira abuse

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Controversial crossdresser, Idris Olarewaju Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment without the option of a fine for abusing the naira by the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday. Justice Abimbola Awogboro, while sentencing the convict, said the judgment would be a deterrent to others who are found abusing and mutilating the naira. Before the sentence, the judge asked about his sex, and he quickly replied that he was a man. The judge ruled that the jail term commenced on March 24, 2024, the…

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Panel to rule over Nigerian doctor’s exchange of free treatment for sex with patient in UK

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The Medical Tribunal Practitioners Service, MPTS, in Britain is to rule later this month if a UK-based cosmetic doctor of Nigerian descent, Oluwafemi ‘Tijion’ Esho should continue to practice in the country for allegedly exchanging free botox for sex with a patient. Botox injections are shots that use a toxin to prevent a muscle from moving for a limited time. The treatment is used to reduce the appearance of facial wrinkles. Esho, who has been featured on several popular TV programmes, was said to have admitted to an improper emotional…

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Court grants Emefiele N50m bail

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Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has been granted bail in the sum of N50 million by a high court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. In his ruling on the bail application on Friday, the judge, Rahmon Oshodi, admitted Emefiele on bail with two sureties in like sum. Recall that Emefiele is facing trial in Lagos on a 26-count charge bordering on abuse of office. Emefiele had ealier pleaded not guilty to a 26-count charge bordering on abuse of office brought against him by the Economic…

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Lagos monarch denies fathering late Mohbad’s son

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The Elegushi of the IkateElegushi Kingdom, Lagos State, Oba Saheed Elegushi, has refuted rumours accusing him of being the father of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, also known as Mohbad’s son, Liam Aloba, as the controversy surrounding the death of the late singer and the paternity of his son continues to escalate. The monarch, in a statement through his media consultant, Deyemi Saka, described the insinuations by some social media users that he could have fathered the son of the late singer as a desperate attempt to tarnish his reputation…

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Covenant University ranked best university in Nigeria for the second time, beats UI, FUTA

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Covenant University has been ranked above the University of Ibadan and the Federal University of Technology, Akure, as the best university in Nigeria for the second time, according to Times Higher Education‘s 2024 rating. Analysis of the latest ranking on Thursday showed that the university based in Ota, Ogun State, is among the top 1,000 universities in the world. The 801st-ranked university in the world first gained prominence in 2018 after it got the prize for the best university in Nigeria and the sixth-best university overall. The University of Ibadan…

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Channels TV reporter kidnapped in Rivers, N30m ransom demanded

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Mr Joshua Rogers, a journalist and reporter with Channels Television, was on Thursday night kidnapped by Gunmen at his residence in Rumuosi in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. Rogers, who covers the Rivers State Government House for his organisation, was reportedly trailed after he closed from work to his residence. The miscreants accosted him before he alighted from his car, pointed a gun at him and whisked him along with his vehicle off to an unknown destination at about 9 pm. A source who said he doesn’t want…

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Lagos monarch, Osolo of Isolo dies at 64

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Oba Kabiru Alani Adelaja Agbabiaka, Adeola Olushi III, the paramount ruler of Isolo Kingdom, is dead. The monarch, aged 64, passed away in the early hours of Wednesday, April 10, 2024, shortly after observing Eid prayers. The Executive Chairman, Isolo Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Olasoju Adebayo, announced the death in a statement he personally signed. The statement reads: “I have the instruction of the Executive Governor of Lagos State, His Excellency, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-olu, to formally announce the passing of the paramount ruler of Isolo Kingdom, Oba Kabiru…

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Nollywood actor Junior Pope dies in boat mishap

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Nollywood actor, Junior Pope, and three crew members have lost their lives following a tragic boat accident. The Actors Guild of Nigeria has subsequently stopped all film productions involving riverine areas and boat rides. The guild’s President, Ejezie Rollas, disclosed this in a circular dated April 11, 2024 and posted on social media on Thursday. Additionally, actors are barred from participating in any film produced by Adanma Luke until further notice. Luke is the producer of the movie titled “The other side of life,” in which Junior Pope was starring…

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