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Top 10 Best Wedding Colour Combinations in Nigeria (2021) – Weddings are life-changing occasions for most Nigerians, particularly women.
This is why most Nigerians who plan their weddings make sure to check all the boxes to make their weddings spectacular and adorable.

Without question, most Nigerian couples planning weddings spend a significant amount of time choosing the ideal color combinations for their big day.

This is because good Color Combinations give a wedding beauty and a pleasant-looking setting.

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Manny Pacquiao’s match after two years didn’t end in his favor. This was a boxing match on his return to the ring after being absence for two years from the ring as Cuba’s Yordenis Ugas went again all odds to pick the win by unanimous decision, retaining the WBA (super) welterweight title.

The last time Manny Pacquiao fought was in July 2019.

Ugas only came in to the picture on August 10, for the Las Vegas fight to replace the injured Errol Spence Jr who was the main and initial person to take on Pacquiao.

https://editorialtimes.com/sports/boxing-manny-pacquiao-loses-to-yordenis-ugas-on-return-to-ring-after-2-years/

With goals for Lukaku and James, the sky became blue foe Chelsea at Emirate Stadium after defeating Arsenal by 2 goals to nothing.

Romelu Lukaku had a dominant and an outstanding show at the away match.

Sterling performance from the £97.5m signing 10 years after his first debut at for Chelsea was enough to put Thomas Tuchel’s side on top of table after match day too.

Lukaku scored his debut return goal in the first half in barely 15 minutes into the game with assist from James Reece.

https://editorialtimes.com/sports/arsenal-vs-chelsea-overview-match-statistics-and-players-rating/

Akwa Ibom State High Court, sitting in Uyo, has begun the full trial of one Uduak Frank Akpan in the gruesome murder of IniUbong Umoren, a job seeker and graduate of the University of Uyo, whose life was allegedly taken by the accused, when she went to him for a job interview.

At the evidence-in-chief, the elder sister of the deceased, Miss Ifiok Ephraimite Umoren, testified that her sister left her home on 24th April, 2021 for the interview in Nung Ikono Ufok, Uruan, where she was killed.

https://editorialtimes.com/news/akwa-ibom-state-high-court-begins-full-trial-of-uduak-frank-akpan/

Football is more like a lucrative business. Below are carefully scrutinized weekly wages of 17 players of French giant currently revealed as shown below.

Wages of players as shown below, captures clearly high weekly wages earning players at Paris Saint Germain.

Former Barcelona player and Argentina Captain, Lionel Messi tops the chart as the highest weekly wages earner with £650,000.

https://editorialtimes.com/sports/psg-wages-revealed-messi-neymar-mbappe-lead-top-weekly-wages-earners/

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a Steering Committee on Petroleum Industry Act. This is to ensure proper implementation of the newly signed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into law.

The Steering Committee was approved on Wednesday and is headed by the Honorable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Timipre Sylva.

https://editorialtimes.com/news/local/president-buhari-approves-steering-committee-on-petroleum-industry-act/

The Federal Government has stated that it is ready to accept and review applications from agribusinesses seeking plant variety protection rights.

The announcement was made by Sabo Nanono, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, and Olusegun Ojo, Director-General, National Agricultural Seeds Council, as part of the government’s efforts to implement the Plant Variety Protection Act 2021.

PVP Act 2021
They spoke at the introduction of the PVP Act 2021 in Abuja, which was co-hosted by the NASC and the Nigerian Economic Summit Group.

https://editorialtimes.com/business/fg-to-grant-plant-variety-protection-rights-to-agribusiness-investors/

Nigeria is one of the top ten countries with high debt risk exposure, according to the World Bank.

This was mentioned in the International Development Association's financial statement, which was released alongside the World Bank's FY21 audited financial statements on Monday.

“IDA confronts two categories of credit risk: country credit risk and counterparty credit risk,” according to the financial statement.

Country credit risk refers to the danger of a country failing to meet its contractual obligations, while counterparty credit risk refers to the risk of a counterparty failing to meet its contractual obligations.

https://editorialtimes.com/business/nigeria-along-with-nine-other-countries-is-on-the-world-banks-list-of-high-debt-risk-countries/

Before investing in investment funds, Nigerians should conduct due diligence on them using the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) capital market operators portal on its website.

During a webinar on Friday, SEC Director-General Mr Lamido Yuguda told journalists that in order to effectively combat Ponzi scheme fraud, investors must conduct their own research.

The commission's website, he claims, offers a list of registered and reputable operators.

“Ponzi schemes are certainly a major challenge for our economy,” Yuguda remarked. It is so frequent that many of our citizens have lost a significant amount of money as a result of these schemes.

The commission has taken a number of steps, including publishing a list of authorized capital market operators on our website, which any interested investor can check to see if the fund they want to invest in is properly registered.

https://editorialtimes.com/business/sec-recommends-nigerians-to-conduct-due-diligence-before-investing-in-any-funds/

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a caring leader few days after the president visted him in London.

In a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Tunde Rahman on Friday, August 13, 2021, Asiwaju said, President Buhari, through his visit, demonstrated humility and care as Nation’s leader.

https://editorialtimes.com/news/tinubu-describes-president-buhari-as-a-caring-leader/

Substandard metering infrastructure, haphazard determination of physical volumes, and obscure procedures at crude oil and gas export terminals, according to Yabagi Sani, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NigerCo Nigeria Limited, are responsible for increasing financial leakages in the Nigerian oil and gas production and export value chain.

He also said that the government’s incapacity to supervise and oversee oil and gas operations, as well as a lack of transparency, accountability, and good governance, had resulted in an increase in crude oil theft and vandalism.

Sani made the remarks at the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre’s one-day sensitization session on tackling oil and gas income loss in Nigeria’s extractive sector: Issues, Implications, and Recommendations (CISLAC).
According to the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) report, Nigeria lost 42.25 million barrels of crude oil worth $2.77 billion to oil theft in 2019, with data from the Federal Government indicating that over 400,000 barrels of crude oil are lost daily.

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How To Get A PayPal Account For Free – PayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American company that operates an online payments system in most countries that allow online money transfers and serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods such as checks and money orders. For online retailers, auction sites, and a variety of other commercial users, the company charges a fee to operate as a payment processor.

PayPal began as Confinity in 1998 and went public in 2002 with an initial public offering (IPO). Later that year, eBay purchased it as a wholly-owned subsidiary for $1.5 billion. PayPal was split out from eBay’s investors in 2015, and it became a separate company once more. The company was placed 204th on the Fortune 500 list of the top US corporations by revenue in 2019.

Do you know how to get the most up-to-date free PayPal accounts for the year 2021? It’s simple to create a new PayPal account. As we all know, PayPal is one of the most widely used payment processors. They’ve offered a diverse range of services over the years.

The number of users is unquestionably large. Indeed, as a large organization, PayPal aims to provide the best possible service to its customers. There’s no denying that many people like using their services.

https://editorialtimes.com/guides/how-to-get-a-paypal-account-for-free/

In the history of Nigeria Wrestling Team at any Olympics, there has not been any medal recorded right from the time the team started attending the Olympics. 2020 Olympics happened to be a great and different outing for the team. It ended with one of the wrestlers mounting the podium to receive her hard earned medal for the first time in the history of the sport. The history maker is no other person than Blessing Oburududu.

https://editorialtimes.com/sports/tokyo-olympics-blessing-oburududu-staged-a-historic-finish-in-wrestling/

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has felicitated with Chris Ngige, Labour and Employment Minister, on his 69th birthday.

The congratulatory message was delivered by Femi Adesina, the President’s Spokesman, in Abuja on Saturday, 7th August 2021.

Buhari joined the labour community, medical profession, the legislature and people of Anambra State to applaud Chris Ngige for his conduct to the community, state and the country as a whole.

The President wished Chris Ngige, who had served as senator and governor of Anambra state, strength, greater health and sound mind.

https://editorialtimes.com/news/local/president-buhari-felicitates-with-ngige-as-he-clocks-69/

List of Dating Apps that Integrate with Facebook – Below we have a list of dating services that integrate with Facebook (directly or indirectly) and use the information found (such as your Facebook profile and connections, such as your friend’s list) as the primary method of matching members.

Zoosk

Meet Zoosk, the little Facebook app that might. Zoosk began as a Facebook dating app in 2007 and has since grown to become one of the most popular online dating sites. In addition, Zoosk is quite active in social networking, and they use various platforms to do so, including MySpace, Facebook, Hi5, Bebo, and mobile apps.

DoULike?

Since 2005, DoULike? has matched singles and now has over 3 million members. The ease with which you can find other matches that pique your interest will appeal to people of all ages. You’rYou’restep closer to going on a date if you touch “Like” This” dating site takes a straightforward approach to online Dating by asking you just one question: “Who “o you like?”

https://editorialtimes.com/relationship/dating/list-of-dating-apps-that-integrate-with-facebook/

Is Nesstool VPN Safer? – Tutuapp developed NessTool, a VPN that is used to get around Apple’s certificate revocation. It functions more intelligently, preventing Apple from canceling app licenses. When a user installs the NessTool, it automatically sets up a VPN on their device.
The VPN profile then sends all requests from Apple’s authentication servers to another server, effectively blocking Apple’s communication with the revoked enterprise certificate. And it leads to the use of revoked apps.

First, let’s look at how a virtual private network (VPN) works.
The Advanced Encryption Standard 256-bit encryption, which governments now use to secure classified information, is the minimum standard that any reliable VPN should have today. It will safeguard you against almost anything that fraudsters can conjure up. Anything less could be vulnerable to a sufficiently powerful attack. Until you have a genuine need for it, anything more could be sluggish and difficult to utilize.

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The family of the late Veteran Nollywood Actress, Rachel Oniga, has fixed the burial date for the late actress on August 26 and 27, 2021.

This was disclosed by the deceased son, Mr Tunji, who told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the wake keep would take place at her residence in Magodo, Lagos on August 26.

However, on August 27, she would be laid to rest at a cemetery yet to be revealed by the family of the deceased.

He said, his mother’s death was shocking to him, as he added that didn’t believe she is dead. When he sees her phone rings and she isn’t there to take the call, the reality will dawn on him.

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What Are Blocked Hair Follicles? – Blockage of hair follicles is a persistent inflammatory skin condition known as hidradenitis suppurativa or acne inversa. When the follicles, or shafts through which hair grows out of the skin, become clogged, breakouts, pimples, and boils ensue. The blocks can be discovered in the armpits or the groin, where the skin scrapes against itself.

This infection could worsen and spread to other parts of the body over time. Boils can harden or turn into pus-filled masses. While there is currently no solution for the disease, preventative measures, home remedies, and medical treatments can all assist in reducing the number of blocked hair follicles.

What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Hair Follicle Blockage?

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List of Famous Nigerian Authors – For decades, writers have been among the most powerful individuals on the planet, helping to document history and amusing us with one of the oldest kinds of narrative. The notable Nigerian Authors on this list have kept the tradition alive by producing renowned works that have been recognized globally, whether they are known for fiction, non-fiction, poetry, or even technical writing.

List of Famous Nigerian Authors
Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe is a renowned internationally-acclaimed writer from Africa, and his death in 2013 noticed an outpouring of tributes from throughout the globe. Though he is sometimes referred to as ‘The Father of Nigerian Literature,’ He twice rejected the Nigerian government’s attempt to designate him as Commander of the Federal Republic in opposition to the country’s political system, first in 2004, then again in 2011.

Wole Soyinka
When Wole Soyinka, a playwright, poet, and creator, received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, Achebe joined the rest of Africa to have fun, the first African to acquire the award. Soyinka’s writing regularly focuses on oppression and exploitation of the susceptible by means of the strong. Soyinka does not fear anyone who deserves to be criticized, neither the white speculator nor the black exploiter.

Wole Soyinka has also played a vital position in Nigerian politics, which has in instances exposed him to great personal risk. The authorities of General Sani Abacha (1993–1998), for instance, pronounced a demise sentence on him ‘in absentia.’ Some of his works are Things Fall Apart (1958), his first book, which is an intimate account of the struggle between the Igbo people’s African indigenous customs in southeastern Nigeria and European colonization.

The works of Achebe, weaving oral subculture with Igbo folk tales, illustrate a tapestry of cultural norms, altering social values and the individual’s conflict to locate an area in this setting. His Novels, such as Aké: The Years of Childhood and Death and the Horseman of King Soyinka’s intimate look at his life, memories, and ideas about Africa and Nigeria is a Memoir: You Must Set Forth at Dawn.

Femi Osofisan

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Leo Messi has parted ways with childhood club and La Liga giants, Barcelona.

Official statement from the club reads;

“Despite having reached an agreement between Barcelona and Leo Messi and with the clear intention of both parties to sign a new contract today, it will not be possible to formalize due to economic and structural obstacles (Spanish LaLiga regulations).

Faced with this situation, Lionel Messi will not continue to be linked to Barcelona. The two parties deeply regret that the wishes of both the player and the Club cannot finally be fulfilled.

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Pinterest is a fascinating social media platform, but it’s also one of the most perplexing. It’s an image-based network, so it’s already a winner, but navigating, determining the source of a pin, and understanding some of the features can be more complicated than it should be. I use Pinterest frequently for inspiration, but it took me a long time to figure out how to follow a topic. So I’m writing this tutorial so that you don’t have to.

Pinterest topics are topics that get people engrossed. Art, comic books, mountain biking, cottages, DIY, and anything else comes to mind. They function similarly to categories on other websites, and pins will appear in their relevant themes as long as the pinner has used the correct hashtags. This means you may use the site more effectively by following a pinner or a topic.

Follow a topic on Pinterest.
I follow a variety of themes and feel that they are pretty helpful for saving time on Pinterest. If you have some spare time, the site is fantastic. You can walk around from Pinterest, ending up in some extraordinary locales. On the other hand, if you’re short on time and need something particular, using themes is an excellent method to get it done quickly.

To follow a topic in a browser, do this:

Select your profile on Pinterest by logging in.
From the tab buttons under your username, select Topics.
Check the options and choose to Follow for topics you believe you’d be interested in.
To follow a topic on iPhone, do this:

Select the compass icon at the bottom of the Pinterest app.
To bring up the topics, choose a subject from the list.
From the next page, choose a topic to follow.
On the next page, click the red Follow icon in the top right corner.
To follow a topic on Android, do this:

Open Pinterest and click the top-right search icon.
To bring up the topics, choose a subject from the list.
From the next page, choose a topic to follow.
On the next page, click the red Follow icon in the top right corner.
Any topic you’re interested in will display at the top of your Home page. You’ll occasionally get a popup asking what you’re interested in to add more items to your list once you’ve started with them. You are free to add or remove items as you see appropriate.

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Oyo State Governor, ’Seyi Makinde, on Friday, inspected ongoing infrastructure projects in Ibadan, including the Akobo-General Gas Flyover, the 21-kilometer Ajia-Airport-New Ife Expressway road, with a spur to Amuloko, and the Lekan Salami Sports Complex remodeling project.

The governor expressed satisfaction with the quality of the works being done by the contractors, saying that he was excited with the pace of work done so far.

He added that the scope of the projects has been well covered, while the schedule is being followed.

Speaking with newsmen at the Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasingba, shortly after inspecting the projects, the governor said that his administration will continue to improve sports facilities in the state to empower youths and develop the economy.

https://editorialtimes.com/news/metro/gov-makinde-inspects-on-going-akobo-flyover-lekan-salami-stadium-ajia-airport-ife-expressway-projects/