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Nigerian singer, Seyi Shay, is engaged.  The singer gave an update on her personal life, during an with interview with Beat FM on Tuesday, where she showed off her diamond engagement ring.

An Abia State High Court presided over by Hon. Justice Benson Anya in Umuahia, the state capital on Wednesday awarded N1bn damage in favour of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu against the Federal Government. Kanu, through his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor had approached the court seeking N5bn damage against the Federal Government over the alleged invasion of his father’s house on September 10, 2017 by the military. Hon. Justice Anya described the invasion of Kanu’s Afaraukwu residence as notorious and brazen. He however struck out other reliefs sought by Kanu’s legal team, including his repatriation from Kenya and continued detention by the DSS. The presiding judge also granted the relief sought by Kanu’s legal team, ordering the Federal Government to issue a public apology in three national dailies over the illegal invasion of Kanu’s Afaraukwu residence. He also advised the Federal Government to adopt a political resolution in dealing with issues invo...

Britain's Prince Harry is making a legal challenge to a UK government decision that prevents him from personally paying for police protection for himself and his family when they are in the UK, according to his legal representatives. Prince Harry seeks right to pay for UK police protection when in Britain. Harry's legal team said they had initiated the legal challenge in September of last year but decided to make that information public now "in order to set the facts straight" because of a leak in a British tabloid newspaper. Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, wants to bring his son Archie and baby daughter Lilibet to visit from the United States, but he and his family are "unable to return to his home" because it is too dangerous, a legal representative said in a statement Saturday. In particular, Harry's privately funded US security team "cannot replicate the necessary police protection needed" while they visit the UK, the representative added...

  Nigerian stand up comedian AY Makun and his wife, Mabel, welcome a second child after 13 years Ayo Makun popularly known as 'AY' is a very successful comedian and actor. The excited father announced the good news on his Instagram page on Tuesday. AY’s new baby, named Ayomide, came into the family 13 years after they had their first child, Michelle.

THISDAY   Ekiti PDP Aspirants Protest against Fayose, Want Congress Annulled Chukwuka Monye Steps Down as Managing Partner of Ciuci Consulting Matawalle: Banditry Not Ending in Zamfara Any Time Soon THISDAY Reorganises Editorial Board, Appoints Adio, Jega Contributing Editors PDP Govs Want National Assembly to Quickly Rework Electoral Bill and Return for Assent Oil Price Soars to Seven-year High, Surges Near $87pb

  National Assembly Turning Democracy To Plutocracy – Jega Prof Attahiru Jega, former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has accused members of the National Assembly of turning the country’s democracy into a plutocracy where only the rich can seek political offices. Jega, in a town hall meeting on the electoral amendment bill 2021, organised by Yiaga Africa and partners. He said this while reacting to the astronomical increase in maximum campaign spendings as proposed by the National Assembly in the electoral amendment bill 2021.

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Rebels In Yemen have claimed a drone attack in Abu Dhabi that killed three people. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A drone attack claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeting a key oil facility in Abu Dhabi killed three people on Monday and sparked a fire at Abu Dhabi's international airport.

Professor Attahiru Jega Tells The National Assembly, As Regard The Electoral Act: Don’t Override Buhari. A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has cautioned the National Assembly against overriding President Muhammadu Buhari over the Electoral Act amendment bill stalemate.

A PREVIEW: The name 'Oxfam' comes from the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief, founded in Britain in 1942. Oxfam International was formed in 1995 by a group of independent non-governmental organizations. They joined together as a confederation to maximize efficiency and achieve greater impact to reduce global poverty and injustice. Oxfam is reporting that the wealth of world's 10 richest men doubled in pandemic. The pandemic has made the world's wealthiest far richer but has led to more people living in poverty, according to the charity Oxfam. Lower incomes for the world's poorest contributed to the death of 21,000 people each day, its report claims. But the world's 10 richest men have more than doubled their collective fortunes since March 2020, Oxfam said. Jeff Bezos  Oxfam typically releases a report on global inequality at the start of the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos. That event usually sees thousands of corporate and political leaders, celebrities...

  DAILY TRUST  NIGERIA DAILY: How Misinformation Puts Some Nigerians At Health Risk ▪ The FCT Health Department has been battling different diseases for so long, top on the list being Corona virus. Recently there has... ▪ Leakages Continue Despite TSA Implementation ▪ The Imperatives Of A Reformed Nigeria Police ▪ 2023: PDP Govs Meet In P/Harcourt Today ▪ Shun Divisive Campaigns, Group Tells Politicians ▪ APC Governors Meet As Crisis Over Convention Deepens ▪ Electoral Act: Buhari Has Not Been Fair To Nigeria – Ene Obi ▪ Direct Primaries: Governors Can’t Be Forced To Accept Just One Option – Abdullahi Sule ▪ Jega: Nigeria Should Go Into The Next Elections With A New Law ▪ Ganduje Visits Chairman Of Shekarau’s APC Faction Over Brother’s Death ▪ 2023 Presidency: Why I Believe I’ll Win – Tinubu ▪ THE BEARING: Danger: The Things Birth Control Does To Women ▪NIGERIA DAILY: What Nigerians Are Saying About Lifting Of Twitter Ban ▪ NIGERIA DAILY: How Medical Error Costs Lives In Niger...

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  Travellers to Canada must be fully vaccinated to enter Canada starting January 15, 2022. Essential travellers must be fully vaccinated to cross the border. Unvaccinated Canadians may face quarantine measures. Travellers to Canada will now have to be fully vaccinated in order to enter to country. Some exempt travellers may still enter, but will be subject to testing, quarantine and other public health measures. Canada already required non-essential travellers from foreign countries to be vaccinated. Starting today, January 15, essential travellers must also be fully vaccinated in order to enter the country, which includes: ▪ Family members of Canadians, permanent residents, and people registered under the Indian Act; ▪ International students age 18 and older; ▪ Athletes; ▪ Work permit holders, except for those working in agriculture and food processing; and ▪ Essential service providers, including truckers. Canadian citizens and permanent residents cannot be denied entry into Cana...

Tennis star, Novak Djokovic to be deported after losing Australia visa battle Novak Djokovic is set to be deported from Australia after losing a last-ditch court bid to stay in the country. Judges rejected his challenge to the government's decision to cancel the unvaccinated player's visa on "health and good order" grounds. The world number one's hopes of defending his Australian Open title and winning a record 21st Grand Slam in Melbourne are over. Djokovic said he was "extremely disappointed" but accepted the ruling. I will co-operate with the relevant authorities in relation to my departure from the country," he said in a statement. It was not immediately clear when he would leave. His supporters fell silent outside the courtroom as the decision was announced. One fan told the BBC that her summer would be "empty" without the 34-year-old playing at the Open. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison welcomed "the decision to keep our...

‘We’ve Been Abandoned’, Widows Of Slain Soldiers Cry For Help Widows of officers and men of the Nigeria Army have demanded payment of their life insurance to enable them take care of themselves and family.  Widows of officers and men of the Nigeria Army have demanded payment of their life insurance to enable them take care of their children. The widows, who stormed the venue of the celebration of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Minna, Niger State, on Saturday, told Daily Trust that they had been neglected. Rahmatu Abdul Abugi, one of the widows, said her husband, Captain A. A. Abugi, was killed in the line of duty in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, on August 5, 2014, and since then, all efforts to get the life insurance paid had not been successful. “We want the government and the Nigerian Army to assist us. A lot has not been done for us. Our husbands died in the line of duty; the government and Armed Forces need to assist us. “Our husbands did their best to protect this count...

Abducted Students: We Paid N250m Ransom To Bandits —Nigerian Baptist Convention. The Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC) has declared that it spent a whopping sum of N250 million to secure the release of its students who were kidnapped from Bethel Baptist College, Kaduna, last year.  It scored the fight against insecurity by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration as below par, considering the number of innocent lives of Nigerians that have been lost through various acts of banditry and insurgency.  The president of the NBC, Reverend Israel Akanji, made the declarations on Friday during an exclusive interview with Saturday Tribune on the sideline of the 2022 International General Workers Conference for the NorthEast held at the First Baptist Church, Gombe.  Akanji said: “Initially, we  didn’t want to spend money. We didn’t believe in spending any money. That was how we began. I even said openly that we would not spend money but I am also saying openly now that ...

Today is Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Nigeria. An annual event commemorated to celebrate the nation's servicemen and fallen heroes.  The event is celebrated to honours veterans who died in battle.  "REST ON, GREAT ONE, REST ON."

A migrant has died in the Channel this morning while French crews have rescued another 30 people after they ran into difficulties while attempting to reach the UK. Migrant dies in the Channel and 30 others are rescued while trying to reach Britain. The Man in his 20s 'from Sudan' is killed. Crossings reach more than 450 just TWO WEEKS into 2022 - more than the entire total for January last year. The man, believed to be in his 20s and from Sudan, is said to have died after group's boat ran into difficulties Twenty-five people found still on board the boat were rescued while five others were found on sandbank An investigation into what happened in the Channel has been opened by the Boulogne-sur-Mer prosecutor It comes after 27 migrants drowned in the Channel in November after dinghy capsized off the coast of Calais  271 migrants were confirmed to have made the perilous crossing on Thursday - bringing total to 458 for 2022 More than 28,381 people crossed Channel to the UK acro...

Vogue Magazine features nine African models but receives a massive backlash.  This is one of the worst Vogue covers ever': Magazine featuring nine African models is branded offensive for 'fetishising' them with lighting that hides their features and makes them 'look like mannequins' British Vogue has revealed its February 2022 cover, featuring nine black women Issue celebrates rise of African models and talks those 'redrawing the map'  Edward said: 'We need to ensure these girls last. We have to invest in them' Some fans have slammed the cover online, with some calling it 'the worst ever'  One wrote: 'They gathered all of these beautiful women and decided not to use lighting properly? One can't even identify who is who!' Another commented: 'This is one of the worst Vogue covers I've ever seen' The cover of British Vogue's February issue featuring nine black models has been branded 'offensive' on social medi...