Upwardly mobile singer, Cybog Da Freak has lamented that upcoming artistes in Nigeria don’t usually get the royalties off their creative work. He said being an upcoming artiste in Nigeria consumes a lot of resources, yet, they don’t get the deserved accolades or any form of compensation. Cybog Da Freak believes that “the whole structure needs to change and the …
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An argument ensued between Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemates, Angel and Boma, as their teams clashed during task preparation. The clash heated up between the two teams in their Saturday task, which involved producing a creative piece for one of the show’s partners, Waw detergent. In the heat of the clash, Boma shouted at Angel, ” Am I …
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The Assistant Comptroller General of Immigration, Zone A, Oluremi Ajoke Talabi, during the week, visited the Lagos Command of the Immigration Service. Lagos Command is part of Zone A which has under it Ogun State Command, Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA Command, Seme Border Command, Lagos Border Patrol Command, Idiroko Border Command, Lagos Seaport and Marine Command as well as …
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The advancement of any society revolves around its politics. A system, putrefying and governed by chaos, tells much about the politics of that set-up. A society cannot rise above its politics. Human, economic and social development begins with the right politics. Where politics falters, the country fails. In ‘The Partitioning of Nigeria ahead of 2023’ of July 7, 2021, I …
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The bail perfection of 12 detained aides of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, has suffered a setback as the Federal High Court in Abuja demanded 24 sureties. Saturday PUNCH learnt that the development was in contrast to four sureties earlier demanded by the court. A member of Igboho’s legal team, Pelumi Olajengbesi, expressed dissatisfaction at the development. …
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Barcelona say Lionel Messi will not be staying at the club “because of financial and structural obstacles”. Messi, 34, has been a free agent since 1 July when his contract expired. He agreed a new deal on reduced wages with the club two weeks later, but it was dependent on Barca selling players to afford his salary. “Both parties deeply …
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– Reduce pension of former governors by 50 percent The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday approved the report of its committee on establishment which recommended the reduction of pensions to former governors and other affected officials by 50 percent. The committee also expunged the provision of houses in Abuja and Lagos for former governors as stipulated in an …
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In continuation of the ongoing intensive clearance operations across the theatre of Operation Hadin Kai, OPHK, more Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) and elements of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and their families, who have hitherto hibernated around the fringes of Sambisa forest have yielded to troops’ heavy artillery and air bombardments and surrendered to troops at Forward Operational …
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German sportswear manufacturing giants PUMA will sue the Athletics Federation of Nigeria and Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports, The PUNCH has learnt. The sportswear manufacturer had terminated the four-year contract in a letter dated Wednesday, August 4, 2021, and signed by the company’s director Manuel Edlheimb. The PUNCH gathered that the AFN under the leadership of Ibrahim Gusau had …
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The story of Abba Kyari, the Deputy Commissioner of Police and erstwhile head of the Nigerian Police Intelligence Response Team speaks to the fate of all men who are overtaken by hubris, that flaw of character from which tragedies have been written from Sophocles to Shakespeare. Every tragic hero or anti-hero soon begins to create illusions of his or her …
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