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Nov 8, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Jibunma Anthony-Spinks |Bill Okonedo
Nollywood director, Tosin Igho, has released the trailer for his new thriller, “Suspicion”, premiering on Prime Video on November 28, 2024. Last month, a teaser was released to give potential audience a glimpse of what this film is about. This thriller continues with the lead character in his 2008 short film “The Suspicious Guy”.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Jibunma Anthony-Spinks |Bill Okonedo |Peace Akpobome
It is something that agitates the mind that the moment the word “senate” or “senator” is mentioned these days in the general public, the response is almost always one of disdain and contempt. Tracking back to the early days of democratic rule in Nigeria, it has not always been like that. But perhaps, in the midst of these troubling times, it is possible that many among the populace might indeed have forgotten the true meaning of those words. Who is a senator, in the real sense of the word?
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Jibunma Anthony-Spinks |Nigerian Byzantine politics
The Dominican Republic is investigating the tragic discovery of 14 West African bodies on a drifting boat near its coastline. Forensic teams in the Dominican Republic are working to identify the remains of 14 West African individuals found aboard a drifting boat near the country’s northern coastline.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Jibunma Anthony-Spinks |Hameed Braimah |Paulinus Nta |Nigerian Byzantine politics
The recent altercation between the Federal Government and Daily Trust Newspapers over the latter’s report that the Samoa Island Agreement signed by the Government contained pro-LGBT themes has sparked off renewed public debate on the legalization of homosexuality, lesbianism, and same-sex marriage in Nigeria.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Jibunma Anthony-Spinks |Kehinde Osagiede |Edward Oseghe |Nigerian Byzantine politics
At a recent flag-off of Kugbo Bus Terminal in Abuja, the 15th President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio prophesied that by the time President Tinubu leaves office in the next seven years, Nigerians will not recognize their country anymore. Specifically, he said, “I have no doubt that by the time the President is through with his tenure in the country seven years from today, many people will not recognize FCT; they will not recognize Nigeria again”.
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May 11, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Princess Nzerem |Okoeguale Adolor |Jibunma Anthony-Spinks |Nigerian Byzantine politics
Marcel Desailly has suggested a different path for Kylian Mbappe’s proposed move to Real Madrid, advising him to delay the transfer for now. The 1998 France World Cup winner proposed that Mbappe should consider joining the Saudi league for a year before finalizing a move to Madrid in a lucrative deal. Desailly’s recommendation for Mbappe to join the Saudi league comes after the player turned down an offer from a Saudi team last year, despite PSG accepting a £259m bid.
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May 11, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Jibunma Anthony-Spinks |Ikponmwosa Odigie |Okoeguale Adolor |Nigerian Byzantine politics
In the words of Niccolo Machiavelli, “Mercenaries are useless and dangerous; and if one holds his state based on these arms, he will stand neither firm nor safe; for they are disunited, ambitious and without discipline, unfaithful, valiant before friends, cowardly before enemies; they have neither the fear of God nor fidelity to men.” The Wikipedia defines a mercenary as a soldier of fortune or hired gun, a private individual who joins an armed conflict for personal profit and is otherwise an...
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May 1, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Blessing Imagbenikaro |Edward Oseghe |Jibunma Anthony-Spinks |Nigerian Byzantine politics
…says N70,000 new minimum wage proof of govt’s commitment to rewarding hard work…as FG declares May 1 public holiday The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has hailed the outstanding contribution of workers in the state to the growth of the state’s Gross Domestic Products in the past seven and half years of his administration, noting that their commitment, and dedication in transforming the state deserves praise.
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May 1, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Edward Oseghe |Jibunma Anthony-Spinks |Tobore Jerome |Nigerian Byzantine politics
… as Reps invite petroleum ministerAmid worsening fuel scarcity across the country, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has threatened to cripple the supply of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, over non-payment of N200 billion bridging claims. The association’s Unit Chairman and spokesperson, Aba Depot, Mazi Oliver Okolo, was reported to have said the threat was issued with the backing of the national leadership.
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May 1, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Jibunma Anthony-Spinks |Tobore Jerome |Omi Omage |Nigerian Byzantine politics
Your Excellency Sir, rather than bore you with hackneyed pleasantries of asking about the weather conditions in Kogi State, permit me to proceed expeditiously to the purpose of this letter, which is to tell you a story. This idea is inspired by an ancient Roman practice whereby storytellers were invited to tell stories in the royal court whenever the emperor was weighed down with grief and needed some diversion to cheer him up.
