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Oscar 2021: Genevieve Nnaji, Akin Omotoso named Academy members
Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji and Film director, Akin Omotoso, have been selected as members of the 2020 class of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
SpaceX to launch astronauts into space for first time
In the beginning, everyone was skeptical. But Elon Musk’s SpaceX defied expectations – and on Wednesday hopes to make history by ferrying two NASA astronauts into space, the first crewed flight from US soil in nine long years.
NASA greenlights SpaceX crew capsule test to ISS
NASA on Friday gave SpaceX the green light to test a new crew capsule by first sending an unmanned craft with a life-sized mannequin to the International Space Station.
Militants give oil companies 3-day to vacate oil community in Ondo
A coalition of militant groups in Ondo State on Friday gave oil companies operating in the state three days to leave over non-enrollment of their members in the Federal Government Amnesty Programme.
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Twitter rolls out new reply controls to combat trolls
In an effort to make Twitter seem less like a cesspool, the company is rolling out new settings that will allow all users to control who can reply to tweets. Twitter began testing the feature earlier this year and said the results of that experiment convinced it to make the tools available to all users starting today.
Clemens Westerhof floors Jo Bonfrere in court
The Rechtbank Gelderland High Court in Arnhem, Holland has found former Nigeria coach, Johannes Bonfrere, guilty of defamation in a case brought before it by, yet another former Nigeria coach, Clemens Westerhof.
Manchester United make €70 million bid for Kalidou Koulibaly
The 29-year-old is considered one of the world’s best centre-backs and was the subject of an €80 million bid from the Red Devils in 2018, which Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis sensationally turned down.
Donald Trump denies being probed for ‘broader’ financial fraud
United States President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed claims by Manhattan District Attorney, Cyrus Vance, that he was being investigated for ‘broader’ financial and insurance fraud.
Nigeria approves last evacuation flight from United States
The Federal Government has approved the ninth and last evacuation flight for Nigerians stranded in the United States due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
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Ex-President Obasanjo tests negative for coronavirus
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has tested negative for COVID-19.
Stanbic IBTC Bank reacts to Ascon Oil story
The management of Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC (“the Bank”) has reacted to a publication by various online media, which purports to indicate that Ascon Oil Limited (“Ascon”) ‘retook possession’ of a property along Lekki Admiralty Way, pursuant to an alleged Court Order issued in their favour.
NIPC: Shoprite move an opportunity for Nigerian investors
The announcement by Shoprite Holdings Limited, the South African supermarket chain operator, of a formal process to consider the potential sale of all or a majority stake in its Retail Supermarkets Nigeria Limited may be an opporunity for Nigerian investors, the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) has said.
Dan Orbih: Asiwaju Tinubu behind Edo Assembly crisis
The National Vice Chairman, South-South, of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dan Orbih, says All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu, is behind the political instability rocking the Edo State House of Assembly.
Edo guber: Coronavirus pandemic may disenfranchise voters – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the COVID-19 pandemic might disenfranchise many voters in the Sept. 19 governorship election in Edo.