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All hail 10-year-old boy who becomes Nigeria’s youngest king
King Akubuisi Okonkwo
BY SUNNY A. DAVID
King Akubuisi, a 10-year-old boy has been crowned king of his Community. Akubuisi Okonkwo was crowned king of Iyiora Anam kingdom in…
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More reactions trail coronation of Okpaligwe Amawbia
BY SUNNY A. DAVID
More reactions have continued to trail the coronation of Ozo Chinyelu Nwora-Molokwu as the Okpaligwe Amawbia Community.Most of those who reacted to the…
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South Africa blasts tourists for defying Covid beach ban
South Africa's Police Minister Bheki Cele has accused mostly European tourists of defying a ban on going to beaches along the famous Garden Route.
The ban was introduced last…
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Jide Kosoko, Yemi Shodimu pay tribute to late Orishabunmi
Late veteran actress, Folakemi Aremu popularly called “Orishabunmi”
Veteran Nollywood Actor Jide Kosoko on Wednesday mourned the late Actress, Folake Aremu, popularly known as…
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Australia-China row: ‘I’m Australian – why do I need to prove my loyalty?’
Earlier 2020, a junior adviser for the Australian government, Andrew Chen*, visited the nation's Department of Defence for a meeting.
As he and a colleague stepped into the…
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Killer of Rafiki, Uganda’s rare silverback mountain gorilla, jailed
Rafiki was thought to be 25 years old when he died
The killer of one of Uganda's best known mountain gorillas, Rafiki, has been jailed for 11 years.
Felix Byamukama pleaded…
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Pan-Nigerian group unveils ‘Naija Unity House’ Reality Show
From Left. Yerima Shettima, National President Arewa Youth Consultative Forum; Mrs Beauty Cletus, Secretary Initiative for Fostering Unity in Diversity Youths and Nation Building…
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Runsewe lauds states for giving arts, culture council office accommodation
NCAC Director-General, Chief Olusegun Runsewe
The National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) has commended governments of Kogi, Plateau, Gombe and Abia for donating office…
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Ooni says Nigeria will overcome COVID-19 as Ife celebrates Osun festival
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, says the country will overcome the COVID-19 pandemic.
The monarch said this while playing host to Osun…
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BCS Royal Museum, Calabar displays ‘special’ artefacts pulling crowd
By Akpan David, Calabar
In Calabar, capital of Cross River State, there is a different kind of museum where strange artefacts are kept and are pulling thousands of Nigerians and…
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Develop tourism potential in Kogi, operator tells Governor Bello
River Niger and River Benue confluence at Lokoja
A former President of the Hospitality and Tourism Management Association of Nigeria (HATMAN), Alhaji Aliyu Badaki, on Friday…
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Coronavirus: How South Africa, Rwanda are coping without tourists
With its game parks, beaches and historic sites, Africa attracts a huge number of foreign tourists but numbers are sharply down because of the coronavirus outbreak, writes Larry…
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Ohaneze Ndigbo partners Anambra to harness potential in tourism industry
President, Ohaneze Ndigbo, Anambra State Chapter, Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene
By Sunny A. David
The President of Anambra State Chapter of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Damian…
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Anambra govt to boost tourism potential by upgrading resorts
The Anambra Government will support operators in the hospitality industry who have natural environment as a means of boosting the tourism potential of the state.
Dr Christian…
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COVID-19: Koffi Tha Guru urges youths to embrace handworks, shun idleness
Keffi tha Guru
A famous comedian/actor, Koffi Nuel, popularly known as “Koffi Tha Guru” has urged youths to embrace varieties of handworks to engage themselves meaningfully,…
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Showcase Nigeria’s tourists sites in movies, Goge Africa, stakeholders’ urge Nollywood
The warm spring of the Yankari Game Reserve in Bauchi State
Chief Executive, Goge Africa, Nneka Isaac-Moses, and other tourism practitioners on Sunday called on Nollywood to…
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