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Actor Segun Arinze has revealed how he came by his stage name. The 58-year-old, originally named Segun Aina, revealed that he adopted the stage name ‘Segun Arinze’ in 1991 during his pursuit of a music career. He said this in an interview with Biola Bayo on the Talk To B podcast, on Tuesday, April 2. He said: “I was also singing. In 1991, I was told someone wanted to sign me. ‘We are going to sign you on’. He came from Sony Music. So he called me and I signed the contract. He signed. And then he said ‘Okay…

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By Kabir Abdulsalam A recent survey by the Pew Research Center shows a surge in social media usage around the world, with several countries exceeding the global average. The study, which compiled data from Spring 2022 and 2023, shows a global increase in social media usage, with several countries boasting impressive numbers. While one might expect developed nations to dominate the rankings, some emerging economies are leading the charge. Nigeria, with a social media penetration rate of 55%, stands out alongside more established markets like Germany (51%) and India (47%). The dominance continues across Africa, with Kenya…

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The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) during the 2023 general elections, Peter Gregory Obi has declared that N10 trillion is spent by the federal government on ‘unproductive’ debts. The former Anambra state governor expressed his concern in a post on his X page on Tuesday. “Last year, 2023, our total debt servicing for domestic debts stood at N4.4 trillion and that of external debt servicing was $3.5 billion, which is about N4.9 trillion. In effect, approximately N10 trillion is now spent on servicing unproductive debts,” he said. According to Obi, the implication is what the country borrowed in…

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