MARK ZUCKERBERG EARNS PROMOTION

After years of intensive training, tech giant and Meta owner, Mark Zuckerberg, has been promoted to the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blue belt rank by legendary MMA coach, Dave Camarillo. Recall that earlier this month, Zuckerberg was spotted training with FC Champions Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski ahead of a possible cage fight with Twitter owner, Elon Musk. Taking to Facebook…

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KOLE OMOTOSHO DIES IN SOUTH AFRICA

Professor Kole Omotosho, a Nigerian author, has died in South Africa, his place of residence. He was 80 years old.  A family source confirmed that the late professor of English had been sick for some time before he passed away on Wednesday. He had lived in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa for many years. The family statement reads:…

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CHINA PRODUCES FIRST YORUBA TEXTBOOK

China has taken a step to promote cultural diversity and linguistic exchange by producing its first Yoruba textbook titled ‘Ede Yoruba’. The textbook is meant for students of the Beijing Foreign Studies University, where Yoruba is now being taught as a foreign language. Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo are the three largest ethnic groups in Nigeria….

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CHINESE NATIONALS IN ILLEGAL MINING

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested 13 Chinese nationals for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities in Ilorin, Kwara State. The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a statement on Thursday by its Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren. According to Uwujaren, the 12 male and one female suspects were arrested on July…

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20-YR OLD NIGERIAN WINS AWARD

20-year-old Nigerian Lady wins global award for being able to speak 11 foreign languages fluently, celebrates achievement. Favour Chisimidi who is a language prodigy can speak fluently in Korean, Swahili, Shona, Indonesian, Filipino, Spanish, German, French, Chinese, English and Igbo Language. She learned to speak all the languages without leaving the shores of Nigeria. According…

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ECOBANK MOVES AGAINST OTUDEKO

Ecobank is urging First Bank Holdings to reject the acquisition of 4.7 billion shares by a former Chairman of the bank, Dr. Oba Otudeko. The bank allegedly raised an alarm in a letter written by its Legal Counsel, Kunle Ogunba & Associates, in which it stated that the business magnate, through his affiliated entities, owed…

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SKIT MAKER TO REMAIN IN PRISON

Oyo State Magistrate Court sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, has ordered skit maker, Abdullahi Maruff Adisa, popularly known as Trinity Guy, to remain in Prison till August 31. It will be recalled that, the Oyo State police command had in June summoned the Trinity Guy following his controversial prank video with a minor. He was later…

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