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FCT Senator-elect promises continuation of predecessor’s legacy
FCT Senator-elect promises continuation of predecessor’s legacy   The Federal Capital Territory Senator-elect, Ireti Kingibe, has promised to continue with the legacies of the outgoing senator, Philip Aduda, regardless of their political differences. Kingibe, ...

MC OLUOMO IN WHALA AS IGBO LEADER TO INVITE IPOB MEMBER FOR PROTECTION IN LAGOS
MC OLUOMO IN WHALA AS IGBO LEADER TO INVITE IPOB MEMBER FOR PROTECTION IN LAGOS MC OLUOMO IN WHALA AS IGBO LEADER TO INVITE IPOB MEMBER FOR PROTECTION IN LAGOS Face tv Africa Face tv Africa Facetv Africa Face tv AFrica Facetv Africa Facetv Africa and Music face: Real Indigenous ...
MY WIFE DIDN'T FRUSTRATED ME: IJOBA LANDE
MY WIFE DIDN'T FRUSTRATED ME: IJOBA LANDE Face tv Africa Face tv Africa Facetv Africa Face tv AFrica Facetv Africa Facetv Africa and Music face: Real Indigenous Nigerian Music. We profile top performance, top rated Nigerian musicians, legends ...
Portable’s many brushes with the law
Portable’s many brushes with the law Controversial singer, Habib Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, in recent time, has repeatedly come under the radar of law enforcement officers, and twice fallen into the grip of the Nigeria Police ...
Rivers jurist Adolphus Enebeli retires from bench
Rivers jurist Adolphus Enebeli retires from bench   The jurist in the Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt, Justice Adolphus Enebeli, has retired from the bench. The judge was known to have sentenced to death the man accused of serially kill ...
FG unveils police academy’s governing board
FG unveils police academy’s governing board The Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, has inaugurated the 16-man governing board of the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano, The PUNCH reports. The minister noted that this was to reaffir ...
Zone Senate presidency to North-West, Kano Rep urges APC
Zone Senate presidency to North-West, Kano Rep urges APC A member of the House of Representatives from Kano State, Shamsudeen Dambazau, has urged the All Progressives Congress to zone the office of the Senate President to the North-West geopolitical zone. D ...
Why women are poorly represented in 10th Assembly – Former lawmaker
Why women are poorly represented in 10th Assembly – Former lawmaker A former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Binta Garba, has said that the failure to implement the Constitution and arbitrary use of religion are responsible for the low representation of wo ...
Everton post £45m loss amid financial breach investigation
Everton post £45m loss amid financial breach investigation Everton’s financial results for the 2021/22 season revealed a £44.7 million ($55.2 million) loss on Friday with the club already under scrutiny for alleged breaches of financial rules. The Merse ...
Don’t field compromised officials for re-run election, APC urges INEC
Don’t field compromised officials for re-run election, APC urges INEC     The National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (North-West), Malam Salihu Lukman, on Friday called on the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission to avoi ...
Portable ‘ll be detained till Monday, say Police 
Portable ‘ll be detained till Monday, say Police  The Ogun State Police Command has said it will detain singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, till Monday when he would be arraigned in court. The police said it arrested the singer for r ...
Andrew Tate released from detention, to observe house arrest
Andrew Tate released from detention, to observe house arrest Popular media personality,  Andrew Tate, has been released from detention after spending three months in police custody. PUNCH reports that the Romanian police arrested Andrew alongside his brother, T ...
Kcee Performs “Cultural Praise” | The 15th Headies Awards
Kcee Performs “Cultural Praise” | The 15th Headies Awards #theheadies #the15thheadies #kcee #culturalpraise #performance
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Zambia welcomes US Kamala Harris in Lusaka, discuss massive debt restructuring
Zambia welcomes US Kamala Harris in Lusaka, discuss massive debt restructuring "What is keeping us down for now vice president is the debt overrun. We carry a debt burden that is really is making it difficult for us to continue with our restructuring process of the economy and i ...
Netflix, UNESCO seek mainstream breakthrough for African filmmaking
Netflix, UNESCO seek mainstream breakthrough for African filmmaking "With the film industry in Nigeria specifically, it feels like it has gotten a lot bigger with major players like Netflix coming in, and for me in particularly I feel like I can enter any room right n ...
LIZZY ANJORIN F!REBACK AS ESABOD SAYS SHE B0UGHT HER DAUGHTER
LIZZY ANJORIN F!REBACK AS ESABOD SAYS SHE B0UGHT HER DAUGHTER LIZZY ANJORIN F!REBACK AS ESABOD SAYS SHE B0UGHT HER DAUGHTER Facetv Africa and Music face: Real Indigenous Nigerian Music. We profile top performance, top rated Nigerian musicians, legends, events, v ...
Wizkid wins Album of The year for
Wizkid wins Album of The year for "made in Lagos (deluxe edition) | The 15th... #theheadies #the15thheadies #wizkid #madeinlagos #albumoftheyear
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Kenya: Opposition leader Raila Odinga alleges assassination attempt
Kenya: Opposition leader Raila Odinga alleges assassination attempt "There is no mistaking, for that the intention was basically to kill. This was basically an attempt at my life which is very unfortunate indeed. If this vehicle had not been an armoured car. The story ...
Wizkid wins Best Collaboration for
Wizkid wins Best Collaboration for "Essence" |The 15th Headies Awards #theheadies #the15thheadies #wizkid #essence #bestcollaboration
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LAGOSIANS REACTS AS THEY MAKE USE OF LAGOS STATE BLUE LINE RAIL
LAGOSIANS REACTS AS THEY MAKE USE OF LAGOS STATE BLUE LINE RAIL LAGOSIANS REACTS AS THEY MAKE USE OF LAGOS STATE BLUE LINE RAIL Facetv Africa and Music face: Real Indigenous Nigerian Music. We profile top performance, top rated Nigerian musicians, legends, events, ...
Goya Menor Performs “Ameno Amapiano”  | The 15th Headies Awards
Goya Menor Performs “Ameno Amapiano” | The 15th Headies Awards #theheadies #the15thheadies #goyamenor #amenamapiano #perfromance
watch Goya Menor performs his hit single Ameno amapiano remix
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Uganda: Gays desperately seek safety in face of harsh legislation
Uganda: Gays desperately seek safety in face of harsh legislation "When I walk down the street someone would not say ‘Oh, he is gay' or 'he is bisexual' or 'he is transgender’. But I feel for my friends who, according to society’s perception are… maybe look feminine ...
South African LGBTQ+ activists march against Uganda's anti-gay law
South African LGBTQ+ activists march against Uganda's anti-gay law Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is facing calls from the UN and US to rejected the new proposed anti-gay legislation
Ladipoe wins Best Rap Single for
Ladipoe wins Best Rap Single for "Feelings" | The 15th Headies Awards #theheadies #the15thheadies #ladipoe #feelings #bestrapsingle
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Police Officer dead In Kenya protests
Police Officer dead In Kenya protests Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga has called for bi-weekly protests against the government - every Monday and Thursday - accusing President William Ruto of "stealing" the August presidential elec ...
Kcee wins Best Inspiration single for
Kcee wins Best Inspiration single for "Cultural Praise" | The 15th Headies Awards #theheadies #the15thheadies #kcee #culturalpraise #bestinspirationsingle
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Funeral of celebrated Ethiopian pianist and nun in Jerusalem
Funeral of celebrated Ethiopian pianist and nun in Jerusalem Born in 1923 to a wealth family in Addis Ababa, Guebrou became a nun at the age of 21. She composed more than 150 works and recorded four albums during her career, according to a foundation created ...
Gulf of Guinea: sailors of an oil tanker taken hostage by pirates
Gulf of Guinea: sailors of an oil tanker taken hostage by pirates The Liberian-flagged Danish tanker attacked last weekend in the Gulf of Guinea has been located and rescued off the coast of Sao Tome and Principe, but part of the crew has been kidnapped, its owner a ...
Flavour Performs “Levels”, “Egedege”  | 15th Headies Awards
Flavour Performs “Levels”, “Egedege” | 15th Headies Awards #theheadies #the15thheadies #flavour #levels #egedege #performance
watch Flavour performs his hit singles "levels" and "egedege" at the 15th headies awards
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South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius denied parole a decade after killing girlfriend
South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius denied parole a decade after killing girlfriend South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was refused parole on Friday after seeking early release from prison, a decade after he shot and killed his girlfriend, lawyers and authorities said.
MY CAR WAS THE BEGINING OF MY PROBLEM, IJOBA LANDE NARRATE HIS STORY & BEG...
MY CAR WAS THE BEGINING OF MY PROBLEM, IJOBA LANDE NARRATE HIS STORY & BEG... MY CAR WAS THE BEGINING OF MY PROBLEM, IJOBA LANDE NARRATE HIS STORY & BEG NIGERIANS FOR HELP Facetv Africa and Music face: Real Indigenous Nigerian Music. We profile top performance, top rated Niger ...
Ugandan troops join regional force in DR Congo as rebel fighters ignore retreat deadline
Ugandan troops join regional force in DR Congo as rebel fighters ignore retreat deadline Ugandan troops operating as part of an East African regional military force entered the east DR Congo border town of Bunagana on Friday, an army officer and witnesses said.
Vatican rejects 'Doctrine of Discovery' that justified colonialism
Vatican rejects 'Doctrine of Discovery' that justified colonialism The statement, from the Vatican’s development and education offices, marked a historic recognition of the Vatican's own complicity in colonial-era abuses committed by European kingdoms, and Indigenous ...
Seven years on, Ivorian beach resort of Grand-Bassam still scarred by deadly attack
Seven years on, Ivorian beach resort of Grand-Bassam still scarred by deadly attack Located around 40 kilometres from Abidjan, the Ivorian beach resort of Grand-Bassam has become the symbol a tragedy – that of the first major terrorist attack in Ivory Coast. On March 13, 2016, 19 peo ...
Cellulant’s Payment Processing Platform to Power Online and Offline Payments for Businesses in Africa SAN FRANCISCO- US, March 31, 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/– Leading payments technology company, Cellulant aims to change how businesses make payments and get paid in Africa by introducing online ...
Cellulant’s Payment Processing Platform to Power Online and Offline Payments for Businesses in Africa SAN FRANCISCO- US, March 31, 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/– Leading payments technology company, Cellulant aims to change how businesses make payments and get paid in Africa by introducing online ...
Innoss'B wins Best Central African Artiste Of The Year | The 15th Headies Awards
Innoss'B wins Best Central African Artiste Of The Year | The 15th Headies Awards #theheadies #the15thheadies #innossb #congo #bestcentralafricanartiste
watch Ibeji acceptance speech for winning Best Alternative Album
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IJOBA LANDE WIFE VOICE OUT AND NARRATE WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN BOTH OF THEM
IJOBA LANDE WIFE VOICE OUT AND NARRATE WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN BOTH OF THEM IJOBA LANDE WIFE VOICE OUT, I DON'T NO ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND Face tv Africa Face tv Africa Facetv Africa Face tv AFrica Facetv Africa Facetv Africa and Music face: Real Indigenous ...
Ibeji wins Best Alrernative Album for Intermission | The 15th Headies
Ibeji wins Best Alrernative Album for Intermission | The 15th Headies #theheadies #the15thheadies #ibeji #intermission #bestalternativealbum
watch Ibeji acceptance speech for winning Best Alternative Album
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China's global influence looms over Harris trip to Africa
China's global influence looms over Harris trip to Africa The global rivalry between the United States and China has been a recurring backdrop for Harris’ journey, and nowhere has that been more apparent than Zambia and her previous stop in Tanzania.
Fireboy Performs “Bandana” & “Peru” | 15th Headies Awards
Fireboy Performs “Bandana” & “Peru” | 15th Headies Awards #theheadies #the15thheadies #fireboydml #bandana #peru
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