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Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the American actor best known for his iconic role as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, has died at the age of 54 after drowning off the coast of Costa Rica, officials have confirmed. Warner was reportedly caught in a rip current while swimming at Playa Cocles, in the Caribbean province of […]
Veteran journalist and Arise News anchor, Dr. Reuben Abati, has criticized Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo over his controversial remarks about former presidential candidate Peter Obi, calling on the governor to retract the statement and apologize to the people of Edo State. Speaking during Monday morning’s “Arise Morning Show,” Abati expressed deep concern over Okpebholo’s […]
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has expressed strong appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and members of the National Assembly for the recent approval of the Southeast Investment Company (SEIC), a subsidiary of the South East Development Commission (SEDC). The group described the development as a historic breakthrough for the people of the region, noting that it […]
The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), is considering scrapping the 7 percent surcharge currently imposed on all imports, in what could be a major shift in the country’s trade policy and customs revenue model. The surcharge, long viewed by industry players and lawmakers as excessive and lacking legal backing, has been at […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that Nigeria’s political history would have remained incomplete if he had lost the 2023 presidential election. Speaking during the 8th Day Fidau prayers held in honour of the late Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, Tinubu paid glowing tributes to the revered monarch, describing him […]
The Chairman of BUA Group, Abdulsamad Rabiu, has commended the Federal Government’s foreign exchange (FX) reforms, describing them as a critical step toward ending the long-standing culture of lobbying for dollars among Nigeria’s business and political elite. Speaking at a recent economic forum in Abuja, Rabiu said the decision to unify Nigeria’s multiple FX windows […]
The Federal Government has strongly refuted claims by UK Conservative Party leader, Ms. Kemi Badenoch, that Nigerian laws prevent women from passing citizenship to their children, describing the statement as “false and disturbing.” Badenoch, in an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sunday, had claimed that Nigeria’s citizenship laws are discriminatory against women. “It’s virtually […]
