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Guber polls: Charlyboy tells Obidients to prepare well, make videos

Nigerian singer/songwriter, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy has called on Obidients across the nation to equip themselves with necessary items like recording materials before leaving for polling units. The socio-political activist who earlier said he would be in Lagos to monitor the exercise for Labour Party candidates despite the threats from oppositions, said Obidients should move in groups to avoid attacks. According to him, no voter should exit the polling units until their votes are counted, urging the electorates to make videos of the proceedings. In a tweet on Saturday morning, the famous entertainer said, “the Day…
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Why we hated our father – Uche Edochie

Why we hated our father – Uche Edochie

As a veteran Nollywood actor and producer Pete Edochie celebrates his 76th birthday anniversary on Tuesday, one of his sons, Uche Edochie, has revealed why they loathed their father while growing up. On his verified Instagram page, in a post to celebrate the birthday anniversary of his father, Uche noted that they erroneously hated their father’s strict and firm lifestyle, which he said was aimed at adding value to their lives. Describing his father as a strict man who ensured his children’s success, Uche said: “Isn’t it funny how we felt the exact opposite way when we were growing up?…
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Another 25 Nigerian nurses face forgery charges in the US

Another 25 Nigerian nurses face forgery charges in the US

Following high-end investigations, the Texas Board of Nursing, United States, has announced that it has charged no fewer than 75 nurses to court over issues bordering on falsification of certificates. On the list posted on the website of the board, 43 of the names were identified as nurses of Nigerian origin. The PUNCH had in February reported that 18 Nigerian nurses in the US were charged with certificate forgery. The US authorities had said that  list would be updated continuously as the board received additional information about “the fraudulent diploma/transcript scheme.” Checks by our correspondent revealed that the list had grown…
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Dad says daughter was preparing for master’s in UK before dying in a train crash

Dad says daughter was preparing for master’s in UK before dying in a train crash

By Dayo Oyewo Oreoluwa Aina, a National Youth Service Corps member, was one of those who died on Thursday when a Lagos State Government staff bus collided with a train in the PWD area of the state. In this interview with DAYO OYEWO, her father, Femi Aina, speaks on her daughter’s plans after the service year How did you receive the news of your daughter’s death? I was in Abuja watching the television around 9 am when I saw the incident. An hour after that, I got a call that my daughter was involved in it. That was when I…
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Governors give Malami, Emefiele Tuesday ultimatum to obey Supreme Court

Governors give Malami, Emefiele Tuesday ultimatum to obey Supreme Court

Wodu and Raphael Ede State governments, which sued the Federal Government on the naira redesign policy, have given the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor,  Godwin Emefiele,  till Tuesday to comply with the order of the Supreme Court on the currency. The state governments threatened to file contempt charges against the two top officials on Tuesday should they fail to obey the apex court which ordered that the old N1,000, N500, and N200 should be in circulation alongside the new notes till December 31, 2023. Over one week…
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