For its ninth season, a new panel of judges will be vetting the music hopefuls that will grace the stage of Nigerian Idol. They are the iconic songstress Omawumi, R&B crooner Ric Hassani, and the legendary lyricist 9ice.The trio will take over the judging panel, which in previous editions had
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President Bola Tinubu will be leaving Abuja today for Lagos, where he will celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Fitr.This was revealed yesterday in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.“President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja, the Nation’s Capital, for Lagos on Sunday ahead of Eid-el-Fitr.“In deference
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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has disclosed that 51,447 intending Nigerian pilgrims registered for the 2024 Hajj under the federal government quota of 90,000.The Assistant Director, of Public Affairs, NAHCON, Fatima Sanda Usara, disclosed this yesterday in a statement.The Hajj rites for this year are scheduled for Mecca
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Multichoice Nigeria Limited, a company engaged in the provision of satellite television services across Africa, was defrauded of the total sum of N7.9 billion in a controversial foreign currency exchange deal, court documents seen by Premium Times have shown.The botched foreign currency exchange transaction involved Akintunde Giwa, a currency exchange
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday, April 6, gave out his daughter, Modupeoreoluwa, in marriage to her lover, Oladele.The white wedding is happening a week after his daughter’s very private engagement ceremony took place.The holy solemnization, which took place at the Cathedral Church of Christ in Lagos, was officiated
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The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), the umbrella body of all Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)-Licensed Bureaux De Change (BDCs) in Nigeria, yesterday appealed to the Apex Bank to adjust and lower its applicable Exchange Rate downward below the N1,251/$ its pegged for the BDCs.The association
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The Ijaw Elders Forum (IEF), Lagos branch, on Saturday called for justice for the slain Nigerian soldiers, and safety for the innocent residents of the areas.IEF said this in a statement, signed by Chief Bukazi Etete and Mr Efiye Bribena, Chairman and Secretary respectively, and made available to newsmen in
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Former Governor of Rivers State, Celestine Omehia, has criticised the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, urging him to reduce his propensity for power and allow Governor Siminalayi Fubara to do his work.UNITY TIMES recalls that Wike, during a media parley in Abuja on Tuesday, described Uche
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The Federal Government, through the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), will introduce an upgraded national identity card with payment functionality for all types of social and financial services.The innovative card, made in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System (NIBSS), is to be
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