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2023: Don’t trust Magnus Abe, Rivers APC chieftain Eze warns Tinubu

2023: Don’t trust Magnus Abe, Rivers APC chieftain Eze warns Tinubu A chieftain of the Rivers State All Progressives Congress (APC), Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has warned former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, to be wary of erstwhile Rivers Southeast Senator, Magnus Abe. He warned that Abe was not a man Tinubu could trust, alleging he diverted over N4 billion meant for road projects in his area. Eze…

2023 Presidency: I will declare my intention after APC convention, says Yahaya Bello

2023 Presidency: I will declare my intention after APC convention, says Yahaya Bello Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, says he will declare his intention to run for the presidency at the 2023 election after the All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention. He stated this in Lokoja, the state capital, on Wednesday. According to him, the APC is the platform through which he became governor…

Cross River soon to become net supplier of processed chicken in Nigeria – Ayade

Cross River soon to become net supplier of processed chicken in Nigeria – Ayade Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, has disclosed that the state-owned chicken processing plant, Calachika, has met almost all the requirements for certification by the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Situated at the sprawling Ayade Industrial Park along Goodluck Jonathan…

Famous Vogue Creative Director Andre Leon Talley dies at 73

Famous Vogue Creative Director Andre Leon Talley dies at 73 Influential fashion journalist Andre Leon Talley, the first Black creative director of Vogue, died Tuesday in New York at the age of 73, with figures from fashion and entertainment paying tribute. “It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Andre Leon Talley,” a statement posted on his official Instagram account said, without…

Virgin IDP kills herself after NGO Official raped her

Virgin IDP kills herself after NGO Official raped her A female Internally Displaced Person (IDP) in Borno State has killed herself in obvious suicide after she was allegedly raped by an official of an International Non-Governmental Organisation (name withheld). The alleged rapist has been identified as Huzaif Adam, 35, and has also been arrested. As par Daily Trust, the deceased, Aisha Umar, a…

National Assembly amends Electoral Bill, dumps Direct Primaries

National Assembly amends Electoral Bill, dumps Direct Primaries The National Assembly, Wednesday, amended the Electoral Act Amendment Bill with a provision allowing political parties to determine the procedure for the conduct of primary elections. This followed the reintroduction of the bill in both the Senate and House of Representatives by Senator Yahaya Abdullahi and Rep Abubakar Hassan Fulata…

Former Police officers, five others arrested for armed robbery (Photo)

Former Police officers, five others arrested for armed robbery (Photo) Officers of Ogun State Police Command have arrested an armed robbery gang that comprises two former police officers and five others. Reports have it that this gang of seven are part of a syndicate that specializes in hijacking trucks loaded with companies’ goods along the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode expressway. In a statement issued by…

Some APC leaders behaving like tyrants, says Progressive Governors Forum DG

Some APC leaders behaving like tyrants, says Progressive Governors Forum DG Dr. Salihu Lukman, Director-General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), has confirmed his resignation, saying it was in the best interest of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Lukman had resigned his position over the controversy surrounding the party’s convention planned for February 2022. He confirmed his…

Pregnant singer Seyi Shay reveals she’s engaged

Pregnant singer Seyi Shay reveals she’s engaged Nigerian singer, Deborah Oluwaseyi Joshua, aka Seyi Shay, has disclosed she just got engaged. The popular artiste, who is pregnant, revealed her new romantic status during an interview on Best FM. Asked about the ring she was wearing, the PemPe crooner said: “Some guy gave it to me and said, ‘hey, would you marry me?’” She said her relationship was…

Court orders Nigerian government, Army to pay Nnamdi Kanu N1billion

Court orders Nigerian government, Army to pay Nnamdi Kanu N1billion A High Court in Umuahia, Abia State, has ordered the Federal Government and the Nigerian Army to pay N1billion to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, as damages for invading his house in September 2017. The government and Army were also ordered to apologise to Kanu for violation of his fundamental…

Fans react to Singer Waje’s poser for ‘Husbands’

Fans react to Singer Waje’s poser for ‘Husbands’ Fans of Nigerian Singer, Waje, have reacted to the interesting poser she posted to ‘Husbands’ on her Twitter handle. She had written: Husbands I’m asking for a friend. If your wife goes grocery shopping and as she gets to the counter to sort the bill, a fine fellow offers to pay her bill. should (sic) she politely decline or allow this stranger…

“Why we killed my cousin” – Kidnap suspect

“Why we killed my cousin” – Kidnap suspect Suleiman Ibrahim, a 20-year-old suspected kidnapper, has confessed that he connived with members of a kidnap gang to kill his cousin, Najahid Abdullahi because the victim’s family refused to pay ransom for his release. Ibrahim made the confession when he was paraded at the headquarters of the Plateau State Police Command. He said his gang kidnapped the…

Nigerian jailed 42 months in U.S. for $1.8 million online scams

Nigerian jailed 42 months in U.S. for $1.8 million online scams A Nigerian who played a key role in an international money laundering conspiracy that moved nearly $1.8 million to Nigeria obtained through various scams perpetrated in the United States has been sentenced to 42 months in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Samson Ikotun, 34, a resident of East…

Turkish footballer Ahmet Calik killed in horror car crash

Turkish footballer Ahmet Calik killed in horror car crash Turkish footballer Ahmet Calik was killed in a horror car crash on Tuesday morning, according to his club Ittifak Holding Konyaspor. He was 27. In a Twitter post, Konyaspor expressed “deep sadness” over their player’s death and offered condolences to Calik’s family and the Turkish football community. According to police sources, Calik had…

Tinubu: I have told Buhari I’m running for president in 2023

Tinubu: I have told Buhari I’m running for president in 2023 Former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Monday, said he has informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to contest for the position of president in 2023. He said it was a lifelong ambition and he has the confidence, the vision and the capacity to build…

2023: Southeast PDP leaders back Anyim’s presidential ambition

2023: Southeast PDP leaders back Anyim’s presidential ambition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leaders in the Southeast zone, Thursday, endorsed the aspiration of former Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Anyim Pius Anyim, to contest the presidency in 2023. The PDP leaders, among them zonal and state executives of the party as well as select political leaders and elders from across…

DJ Cuppy: No more partying for me

DJ Cuppy: No more partying for me Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, says she will no longer attend parties as the new school term is set to begin at Oxford University. The DJ, who started her second Master’s program at the prestigious institution last year, took to her Instagram Story to express concern about the essays she has to read. Sharing pictures of herself, she wrote: “When…