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Mar
16
2025
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Nigerian Fashion Designer Sets Guinness World Record For Sewing Marathon

Nigerian Fashion Designer Sets Guinness World Record For Sewing Marathon

News Flash, Metro
Nigerian Fashion Designer sets Guinness World Record for Sewing Marathon The Guinness World Records has officially recognised Ogun State-born fashion designer Kuforiji Oluwaseun for setting the world record for the longest sewing marathon. He received his official certificate and plaque on Friday in honour of his achievement. Kuforiji stitched his name into history by sewing nonstop for 106 hours, 55 minutes, and 20 seconds, from January 22 to January 26, 2024, in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. Using only a needle and thread, he demonstrated unmatched skill, patience, and craftsmanship. Within the first six hours, he had already completed a full Agbada…
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Mar
16
2025
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Nigerian Senate Making Mockery Of Itself As It Moves To Invite Natasha To Appear Before Ethics Committee

Nigerian Senate Making Mockery Of Itself As It Moves To Invite Natasha To Appear Before Ethics Committee

National Assembly, News Flash, Politics
CONFUSION: Senate Move to Invite a Suspended Senator who is Barred from NASS Complex, to Appear before Ethics Committee The Nigerian 10th Senate appears to be making mockery of itself as it moves to invite a suspended Senator who is barred from NASS complex to appear before the Ethics and Privileges Committee, alongside the Senate President Godswill Akpabio for investigation on the same petition that the senate earlier declared “dead on arrival”. It will be recalled that against a court order restraining the conducts of the Ethics Committee, the Nigerian Senate on the 6th of March 2025, in less 24hours…
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Mar
16
2025
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The Ontology Of Place And Utopia In Praxis: A Dialectic Of Neglect And Renewal – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

The Ontology Of Place And Utopia In Praxis: A Dialectic Of Neglect And Renewal – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Education, Good Governance
The Ontology of Place and Utopia in Praxis: A Dialectic of Neglect and Renewal **What does it mean to *be* a place? Abia State, under Governor Alex Otti, is no longer a mere geographic entity but a living testament to the interplay of philosophy and action. The Ontology of Place—the essence of a community’s identity—is being rewritten through roads like the Obehie-Owaza corridor, which transcend asphalt to become arteries of hope, reconnecting Ukwa’s marginalized soul to its latent potential. Simultaneously, Utopia in Praxis emerges not as a distant ideal but as daily governance: modular refineries rising from neglected soil, universities…
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Mar
16
2025
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It’s Unfair To Generalist Police As Corrupt – FPRO

It’s Unfair To Generalist Police As Corrupt – FPRO

Crime, News Flash, Police Force, Security
It’s Unfair To Generalise Police As Corrupt — FPRO The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has cautioned against stereotyping the entire police force as corrupt. In a post on X.com on Saturday, Adejobi emphasised that many police officers are decent and God-fearing individuals who work to protect citizens’ lives and property with integrity and self-esteem. He wrote, “It’s unfair to generalise that the Police and corruption are 5 and 6, as many officers in the force are decent and even have the fear of God; who have conscience, are responsible, contented, and kind. “Don’t trample on the rights…
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Mar
16
2025
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US Expels South African Ambassador Saying He ‘Hates’ Trump

US Expels South African Ambassador Saying He ‘Hates’ Trump

News Flash, Politics, World News
US Expels South African Ambassador Saying He ‘Hates’ Trump The US decision to expel South Africa’s ambassador was “regrettable,” the office of the South African president said Saturday, after Washington’s top diplomat accused the envoy of hating America and President Donald Trump. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that South Africa’s ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, was “no longer welcome” in the United States. Rasool is “a race-baiting politician who hates America and hates @POTUS,” Rubio posted on X, referring to Trump by his White House X account handle. “We have nothing to discuss with him and so he is considered…
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Mar
16
2025
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‘Devil Is Seriously Fighting Against The Peace Of The State’, Rivers Women Urge Wike To Embrace Peace

‘Devil Is Seriously Fighting Against The Peace Of The State’, Rivers Women Urge Wike To Embrace Peace

News Flash, Politics, Women Affairs
‘Devil Is Seriously Fighting Against The Peace Of The State’, Rivers Women Urge Wike To Embrace Peace Women in Rivers State have called on the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, his 27 loyalists in the State’s House of Assembly to sheathe their sword and embrace peace. The hundreds of women from the 23 Local Government Areas of Rivers State, including non-indigenes, who converged in Port Harcourt, Saturday, for a 3-day prayer for peace in the State, there is a need to the political unrest in the state to come to an end. The women who gathered at…
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Mar
15
2025
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True Life Romance: I’m Married With 2 Kids, But Now More In Love With My Ex… Who Wants Us Together Again- By Yemi Opadijo

True Life Romance: I’m Married With 2 Kids, But Now More In Love With My Ex… Who Wants Us Together Again- By Yemi Opadijo

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Marriage And Love, True Life Story
Good morning, I am married and I have two kids for my husband. Before I married him, I had a child for my ex. I came across with my ex sometimes ago and we began to chat. Now, I have fallen in love with him again. I love my husband but I'm in love with my ex more. My husband is too hot tempered and he doesn't put me into the things he does. He prefers confiding in outsiders than me. Honestly, my ex is totally different, we broke up because he wasn't ready to settle down, but now he…
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Mar
15
2025
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Improve ABSU Rating Amongst Universities, Otti Task ABSU, Vows To Construct Law, Agric Faculties Before Relocation

Improve ABSU Rating Amongst Universities, Otti Task ABSU, Vows To Construct Law, Agric Faculties Before Relocation

Abia State, Education, Good Governance, Infrastructure
IMPROVE ABSU RATING AMONGST UNIVERSITIES, OTTI TASKS ABSU, VOWS TO CONSTRUCT LAW, AGRIC FACULTIES BEFORE RELOCATION. Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has tasked members of the Governing Council and Management of Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU) to improve ABSU's rating to at least number  three among Universities in Nigeria. Governor Otti gave the task at Aguiyi Ironsi Conference Centre, Umuahia during the closing ceremony of a 2-day retreat organized for the Governing Council and Management of the Abia State University, Uturu, with the theme "Building the New Abia State University of Our Dream, Through Excellence and Service: The Governing…
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Mar
15
2025
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Dangote Refinery Cuts Petrol Price To N815/Litre, Intensifying Price War

Dangote Refinery Cuts Petrol Price To N815/Litre, Intensifying Price War

Economy, Business, News Flash, Oil & Gas
Dangote Refinery Cuts Petrol Price to N815/Litre, Shaking Up Market Dangote Petroleum Refinery on Thursday reduced its petrol loading cost from N825 per litre to N815 per litre, further intensifying the pricing war in the downstream sector. Reports indicate that marketers are taking advantage of the N10 reduction by sourcing petrol directly from the refinery instead of relying on depot owners, who may be forced to lower their prices. The landing cost of imported petrol currently stands at N774.72 per litre, factoring in shipping, import duties, and exchange rates. This lower cost had prompted some retail marketers to turn to…
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