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MOBO Awards Founder Kanya King Dies At 57 After Cancer Battle

6Jun

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MOBO Awards Founder Kanya King Dies At 57 After Cancer Battle

Kanya King, the founder of the Music Of Black Origin (OBO)Awards and a leading figure in Black British music, has died at the age of 57 after battling colon cancer.The news was confirmed by the MOBO Organisation, which said King passed away on Wednesday following a determined fight against the illness.Born in north London to a Ghanaian father and an Irish mother, King was working as a television researcher when she launched the MOBO Awards. The initiative was created to recognise Black British artists, many of whom received little attention at mainstream music award events.The statement by Mobo Organisation continues, “The music world has lost one of its most fearless champions.”“What Kanya created was never simply an awards ceremony. It was an act of cultural justice. Mobo...

NECO Records Decline as 58,187 Candidates Sit for 2026 Common Entrance

6Jun

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NECO Records Decline as 58,187 Candidates Sit for 2026 Common Entrance

A total of 58,187 candidates took part in the 2026 National Common Entrance Examination conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO) for admission into Federal Government Colleges across Nigeria.The Registrar of NECO, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, disclosed this in Abuja while briefing journalists after monitoring the examination alongside the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad.Wushishi noted that the figure represents a decline compared to the 64,578 candidates who registered for the examination in 2025.He added that female candidates outnumbered males in this year’s exercise, with over 31,000 females and about 26,000 males participating.According to him, the trend reflects ongoing efforts by the Ministry of Education to promote girl-child education, w...

Bandits release video of ex-Army spokesperson Major General Rabe Abubakar, wife in captivity {VIDEO}

6Jun

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Bandits release video of ex-Army spokesperson Major General Rabe Abubakar, wife in captivity {VIDEO}

Bandits have released a video showing abducted former Nigerian Army spokesperson, Rabe Abubakar, and his wife, following their reported kidnapping.The video was shared on Saturday in a post on X by journalist Bakatsine, who monitors insecurity in northwestern Nigeria.In the post accompanying the video, concern was expressed over the abductors’ reported demands, particularly a call for the release of detained associates as part of negotiations for the victims’ freedom.The post also raised concerns that meeting such demands could encourage a cycle of abductions and further insecurity if authorities proceed with prisoner exchanges.He wrote: “This is the video released by bandits of former Nigerian Army spokesperson Major General Rabe Abubakar and his wife following t...

Go After Terrorism Sponsors or Resign – Apostle Suleman Tells Tinubu

6Jun

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Go After Terrorism Sponsors or Resign – Apostle Suleman Tells Tinubu

The Senior Pastor and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has urged President Bola Tinubu to step down if his administration is unable to tackle the worsening insecurity in Nigeria.Naija News reports that Suleman made the remarks while addressing his congregation on the country’s security challenges, stressing that government efforts should go beyond confronting armed attackers to targeting those financing terrorism.He argued that the true threat to national security includes individuals and networks that fund, equip, and support terrorist groups, insisting they must be identified and prosecuted if the crisis is to be resolved.According to him, decisive action is needed to dismantle the infrastructure sustaining violent groups acros...

US warns Ebola outbreak on scale of largest ‘is possible’

6Jun

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US warns Ebola outbreak on scale of largest ‘is possible’

The US CDC on Friday, June 5, urged strong public health interventions against the current Ebola outbreak, citing their models that show it could otherwise rival the scale of the 2014 West Africa outbreak.That eruption of the virus resulted in more than 28,000 cases and more than 11,000 deaths.“That scale is possible,” said Jason Asher, director of CDC’s Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics, during a press briefing.The US projections from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were part of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report documents published Friday.The worst outcomes could be avoided if “a larger proportion of patients were identified, isolated, and treated,” the agency said in its reports.But “the public health response to control this outbreak wi...

“My Life Under Threat – Nasarawa Labour Party Factional Chairman Cries Out”

6Jun

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“My Life Under Threat – Nasarawa Labour Party Factional Chairman Cries Out”

A factional chairman of the Labour Party in Nasarawa State, Alexander Ombugu, has raised concerns over alleged threats to his life, urging security agencies to provide protection and investigate the matter.Ombugu made the claim on Saturday while addressing journalists in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital.He suggested that the alleged threats may be linked to his stance following the party’s recently concluded primary elections in the state.Although he did not name those he believed were responsible, he said the information would be handed over to security agencies to avoid compromising investigations.He called on relevant authorities to urgently intervene, ensure his safety, and conduct a thorough probe into the situation.According to him, his current challenges stem fr...

Passersby rescue man swept away by floodwaters in Okpanam, Delta State {VIDEO}

6Jun

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Passersby rescue man swept away by floodwaters in Okpanam, Delta State {VIDEO}

\A tragedy has reportedly been averted in Okpanam, Delta State, following a heavy downpour on Friday afternoon.Viral videos circulating online on Saturday captured the moment a group of passersby gathered to rescue an unidentified man who was being swept away by floodwaters.The first video clip, published on X by #ChuksEricE on Saturday, showed a chaotic scene under a heavy downpour.The footage captured a group of about five men, drenched in the rain, and struggling to pull out an individual who was stuck and submerged deep inside a ditch.In the background of the footage, distressed residents could be heard screaming and shouting instructions to the rescue team, while praying for his safety.“God save him o! God have mercy! What is holding him inside the ...

Ahead 2027: PRP clears Donald Duke as presidential candidate

6Jun

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Ahead 2027: PRP clears Donald Duke as presidential candidate

The National Working Committee (NWC) of Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has cleared ex-Governor of Cross River, Donald Duke, as its presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 general elections.Duke’s clearance comes after the review of the recently-held primaries by the Primaries Appeal Committee and the subsequent approval of the committee’s report by the NWC.The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Muhammed Ishaq, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, said the NWC also upheld four other election outcomes, including governorship, senate, House of Representatives and state Houses of Assembly.Ishaq said that all other candidates had been cleared to contest in the 2027 general elections, with the exception of Tarauni Federal Constituency of Kano, whose primary election had been null...

572 Plateau pharmacies shut down by Pharmacy Council of Nigeria

6Jun

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572 Plateau pharmacies shut down by Pharmacy Council of Nigeria

The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria has sealed no fewer than 572 pharmacies, patent medicine stores and illegal medicine outlets across Plateau State following a four-day enforcement operation.Announcing the exercise at a press conference in Jos on Friday, the PCN’s Head of Enforcement, Dr Suleiman Chiroma, said the outlets were shut for multiple regulatory breaches, including cooking inside drug premises, unauthorised clinical practice, and improper access to controlled medicines.Speaking on behalf of the Council’s Registrar, Ibrahim Ahmed, Chiroma stated that the operation was carried out under the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (Establishment) Act No. 31 of 2022. He described it as part of a broader effort to enforce the National Drug Distribution Guidelines aimed at fixing what the Fe...

UPDATE : US confirms Iranian footballers have granted visas for World Cup

6Jun

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UPDATE : US confirms Iranian footballers have granted visas for World Cup

Iran’s football squad have been granted visas to play in the World Cup, US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack confirmed in a message on X on Friday. “Proud of our outstanding team at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara for their work processing visas for Iran’s national football team on their road to the @FIFAWorldCup in the United States,” he said, commenting on a news report that Iran’s World Cup players have been granted the visas to enter the United States. “Sports transcends borders, and we look forward to welcoming competitors and fans from around the world,” the ambassador said. The Iranian team is due to fly from Turkey to Spain on Saturday before travelling on to their base camp in Mexico, which has issued visas to the squad. The team will be based in Mexico during the ...