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Governor David Nweze Umahi has called on the Senator representing Ebonyi North in the National Assembly, Dr. Sam Egwu to discontinue with his reelection bid in the interest of equity, justice and fairness. Governor Umahi made the call during an APC Local Government Area Rally at the Headquarters of Ohaukwu Local Government Rally, 135, Ezzamgbo, Saturday. Governor Umahi decried the situation where a major beneficiary of equity and justice like Senator Egwu would be advocating return of power to the South after eight years, insisting that such would destabilize the political equation and peace of the State. "I am ashamed that someone from Ebonyi North would appear in a poster with someone from my place who is aspiring to replace me after eight years. "Having started the journey from the North, equity demands that it should return back to the North after the Central and South have taken their turns." Governor Umahi urged the people to reciprocate the gesture of the Izzi peo

  It has been reported that  APC meeting was going on late Friday in the community when the gunmen stormed the venue and opened fire. The hoodlums who were said to be two in number reportedly operated with a motorcycle. They were said to have quickly zoomed off having completed their mission.   Two persons were confirmed dead while two others are receiving treatment at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki. Efforts to reach the Police Public Relations Officer Chris Anyanwu failed as he didn’t pick calls put across to him.

 PRESS RELEASE PVC Collection: Akeredolu Declares Tuesday 24th January, Work- Free Day Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON has approved Tuesday, 24th January, 2023 a Work-Free Day. This is to enable all eligible voters in the State collect their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) designated centers in their respective Local Government Areas. Governor Akeredolu urged Civil Servants, Private Workers, Artisans, and other well-meaning residents of the State who are eligible voters to seize the opportunity and collect their PVCs. The Governor in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde called on the people to place premium on the collection of PVCs to enable them exercise their franchise in the forthcoming elections. “The importance of the forthcoming elections can not be overemphasised . There is an urgent need for us to address the low rate of PVCs collection in the Southwest. Beyond par

 The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has after a very extensive review and consideration of the affairs of our Party in the country, pursuant to the provisions of the PDP Constitution (as amended in 2017) approved the suspension of Senator Chimaroke Nnamani (Enugu State) and Chief Chris Ogbu (Imo State) with effect from today, Friday, January 20, 2023, over allegations of anti-party activities.  Also in attendance for the meeting were the vice presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ifeanyi Okowa; and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Bishop Isaac Idahosa. The suspended members in Ekiti State are; Ayeni Funso (Ekiti North), Ajijola Lateef Oladimeji (Ekiti Central), Emiola Adenike Jennifer (Ekiti South. Others are Ajayi Babatunde Samuel (Ekiti North II), Olayinka James Olalere (Ekiti Central), Akerele Oluyinka (Ekiti North I) and Fayose Oluwajomiloju John (Ekiti Central I). The PDP urges all leaders, critical stakeholders and

 , 20230 Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has revealed that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 general election, Bola Tinubu Slept all through their meeting with the National Peace Committee (NPC) in Abuja today. The National Peace Committee met with some presidential candidates and other stakeholders on breaches to the Peace Accord signed in September 2022. Speaking on what happened at the meeting, Sowore said the candidate of the APC didn’t say a word all through the meeting because he was sleeping and their party’s National Chairman spoke in his stead. “We just returned from a meeting of party leaders/Presidential candidates with the national peace committee in Abuja, the Presidential candidate of The ⁦@OfficialAPCNg⁩ ⁦@officialABAT⁩ slept through the meeting, he didn’t say a word. His party chair spoke on his behalf,” he tweeted on Friday.

A court in California, United States of America, has barred dancer Korra Obidi and her ex-husband, Justin Dean, from posting visuals of their children on social media. In a court document dated January 19th 2022, the former couple, who are parents to June Dean and Athena Dean, were forbidden from posting videos, photos or live-stream of their children or any content that have their children in it on social media until further notice. The court order partly reads, "Neither party may post any videos, photos or live-stream the minor children on any social media platform nor allow the minor children to appear in any picture, video or live-stream posted to any social media platform without further Court Order. Neither party may take video, photos or live stream any interaction between the parties in this matter until further Court Order." Justin announced in March 2022 that he was divorcing Korra, just days after she welcomed their second child. Their divorce was finalised in Nove

 Brazil’s World Cup star, Daniel Alves has been arrested over allegation of sexually assaulting a woman at a Barcelona nightclub on Dec. 30, police said. Alves, who played for Brazil at the World Cup in Qatar,was taken into custody on Friday, the G1 news portal reported, citing the Barcelona police. The defender however denied the allegation. He was taken into custody after testifying on Friday morning at a police station in Barcelona, broadcaster RTVE reported. According to G1, the police have not said why the player was detained during the deposition and there was no initial arrest warrant against him.

 The scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, grew worse across the country on Thursday, as massive queues were witnessed in Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Calabar, Warri, Nasarawa, Minna, among other places. Oil marketers stated that the scarcity became worse due to the fact that dealers could hardly access the product from the only two depots that were dispensing the commodity in Lagos State as of Thursday. The few filling stations, particularly those of independent marketers, that dispensed the commodity on Thursday, sold it at between N250/litre and N300/litre, depending on area of purchase. Oil marketers told our correspondent that over 1,000 tickets, belonging to marketers which had paid for products, remained unattended to, at the few depots that dispense the commodity in Lagos. It was gathered that the tickets, which were for over 1,000 tankers, had continued to pile up due to the pressure on the two depots, namely MRS and Pinnacle. It was also gathered that the

 Eight-time Olympic gold medallist, Usain Bolt is now threatening to sue a private investment firm in Jamaica after more than £10million disappeared from his account. According to his lawyers, a check on his balance earlier this month revealed he had been left with barely £9,700 after what they described as a potential act of fraud. It has been reported in Jamaica that the retired sprinter, whose earnings per season were estimated to top £20m when he was active, has given the firm a 10-day deadline to return the money. Linton P Gordon, a lawyer for Bolt, said: 'The account was part of Bolt's retirement and lifetime savings. 'It's distressing news for anyone, and certainly in the case of Mr Bolt, who established this account as part of his private pension.' He added: 'If this is correct, and we are hoping it is not, then a serious act of fraud larceny or a combination of both have been committed against our client.' It is claimed that a number of clients for

 A$AP Rocky has revealed that he loves being a dad after he welcomed a son with pop star Rihanna in May last year. The American rapper, 34, admitted that fatherhood has given him a 'whole new perspective' on his creative ventures.    In an interview on Apple Music 1 with Zane Lowe, the proud father said: 'I can’t even explain it, man. You come home to heaven every day. I’m so thankful. God is good, man.' 'Being outside and working and being creative, it drives more energy for you to obviously to think and soak things up like a sponge now that I’m a dad, because I have a whole ‘nother perspective,' he added.   'But it honestly helps you get home to your family and get home to your baby,' Rocky continued.  A$AP Rocky also expressed how excited he is for his partner to have her musical comeback and return to the stage at the Super Bowl Halftime Show in February. He admitted that he is 'super excited' to see the Umbrella hitmaker back on stage again,

 THE Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN yesterday said that it has been begging banks to come and collect the new N200, N500 and N1,000 naira notes. The apex bank also disclosed it stopped withdrawal to curb abuse and adding that disbursement of the new naira notes has been restricted to ATMs in order to ensure access to all bank customers. Director of Legal Services Department, CBN, Mr. Kofo Salam-Alada, disclosed this at a sensitisation programme at Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos. Speaking against the backdrop of scarcity of the new naira notes and continued disbursement of old notes by ATMs of banks, Salam-Alada said that the apex bank will penalize banks for failure to collect the new notes and also for failure to disburse them via their ATMs. While appealing to the public to go and deposit their old notes, he averred that there is no plan to extend the deadline for the public to deposit the old notes beyond January 31st. He said: “I can tell you today the CBN on a daily basis gives out

 Doctors in Abia state have embarked on an indefinite strike over salaries they are being owed by the state government.  Both public and private hospitals in the state have reportedly been shut down over 24-month salary arrears owed doctors and other staff of the Abia State Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH); and 13 months owed their counterparts at the Health Management Board, HMB. This is coming barely a week after the striking doctors barricaded the entrance gate to the Government House Umuahia, demanding immediate payment of the backlog of salary arrears. Speaking to Vanguard, the State Secretary of the Nigeria Medical Association, Dr Daniel Ekeleme, said that the strike was total and indefinite. Ekeleme who revealed that they've already received 98% compliance at the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, as doctors stayed away from duty, vowed that they will sustain the measure until Government did the needful.  

Entertainer,  Samuel Perry aka Broda Shaggi, has emerged the number one skit maker on Instagram in Nigeria in the year 2022. This is according to a list published by digital analytics firm, Dataleum, on Monday. The firm also publishes quarterly reports on the skit making sector of the entertainment industry. Following Broda Shaggi on the Top Five Nigerian Skit Makers List 2023 were Mr Funny also known as Sabinus, Brainjotter, Cute Abiola and Taaooma. From January to December 2022, Broda Shaggi posted 270 skits on his Instagram page which got him over 175 million views. The skit maker topped the chart in the first quarter of 2022, and followed closely in the second place in the remaining quarters. For Sabinus, the content creator topped the charts from Q2 to Q4, except in Q1 where he took the second spot. He also recorded impressive growth in his followers as he moved from 1.7 million followers at the end of Q1 to 3.4 million followers as of December 2022. Sabinus garnered over 169 mill

We have observed the growing anxiety about the State of Health of the Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON. The good people of the State and, by extension, other friends and well-wishers continued to express concern over the wellness of the Governor, especially since yesterday. We are constrained to respond to these concerns and assure our people that by the grace of God, there is no cause for alarm on the Governor’s state of health. Governor Akeredolu, just like every other mere mortals has had some health challenge for which he has since received treatment and recuperating speedily. Since the Governor is not a super human and the immunity his office enjoys does not extend to physical wellness or otherwise, the health issue is therefore not an unusual one. However, contrary to speculations and insinuations making the round, the Governor though frail, is  discharging his official functions. Mr. Governor is not faced with any life-threatening illness that would

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, CON, on Tuesday met with Candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other Stakeholders of the party ahead of the forthcoming general elections.  At the meeting held at Government House Ground, Alagbaka, Akure, Governor Akeredolu announced dates for the party’s senatorial campaign rallies in the state, while charging party leaders and members to work hard for the coming elections. According to the Governor, Ondo South Senatorial Campaign rally will hold on January 23 in Okitipupa while the rally for Central Senatorial district will come up on January 30, 2023 in Ondo town. The Governor, who is also the leader of the party in the state, informed that the North Senatorial Campaign rally will be held on February 6, 2023 in Owo, Owo Local Government Area of the State. Governor Akeredolu, who expressed assurance that the party will emerge victorious, said the APC is the party to beat in the state. Earlier, the State Chairma

 According to gist lover ,    Actress  Nancy Isime has allegedly found love in the arms of blogger, Linda Ikeji’s billionaire baby daddy, Sholaye Jeremi. According to sources the thespian is dating Sholaye Jeremi, who happens to be the ‘dead beat’ baby daddy of Linda Ikeji’s son. Recall that a year after her son’s birth, Linda Ikeji had removed ‘Jeremi’ from her son’s name and replaced it with her surname, Ikeji. This had left many to believe that the Jeremi had no role in his son’s life. Words on the street have it that, the two were spotted on vacation in Maldives and were also seen all loved up in Qatar airways to Doha. This isn’t the first time the actress has been linked to dating billionaires. GISTLOVER recalls that last year, Nancy Isime was exposed by a popular blogger who claimed the actress’s life most especially her vacations were been sponsored by a man, identified as Michael. According to the blog, Nancy Isime trip to Instabul was funded by him. The man was also alleged to

  A Tanzanian teenager has been remanded to Luzira Prison in Uganda for allegedly torturing her 15-year-old friend, Pretty Nicole, whom she accused of falling in love with her boyfriend, one Derrick Lwanga. LIB reported that Queen Kaftah,18, and a group of other girls still at large, beat up the minor, slapping, kicking and dragging her on the floor in the house.  Kaftah was on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, arraigned before Kira magistrate's Court in Kampala and charged with aggregated torture of her friend, Pretty Nicole, and inflicting grievous bodily harm contrary to section 2 (1) (b) and 5 (a) (h) (j) (k) of the Prevention of Prohibition of Torture Act 2012. Victim She was arrested last week after a video recording, which showed them torturing the teenage girl, went viral on social media. Prosecution states that Kaftah and others still at large on January 8, 2023 in Nsasa Kira Municipality in Wakiso District inflicted injuries on the juvenile, causing her grievous harm on accusati

 Reports that the body of BBC radio editor Aled Glynne Davies had been found first emerged a few weeks ago, but an inquest has now heard that he was indeed found four days after going missing. The beloved father was last seen in Pontcanna, Cardiff, on 31 December. The 65-year-old's body was found near Cardiff Sailing Centre in Cardiff Bay at about 09:40 GMT on 4 January. Aled’s body was found in the water two miles from where he was last seen after going missing on New Year's Eve. The former BBC Radio Cymru employee had previously been out for a meal with his wife that evening before heading home. His family issued an urgent plea when he didn’t return home, as he vanished without taking important medication with him. Aled's son Gruffudd Glyn confirmed the sad news of his father’s death a few weeks ago on Twitter, writing: “"Thank you all for your effort. It is very sad to announce that Dad has been found in the river. "Time for us all to try to relax now. Let'

 There is anxiety in Ebonyi following the delisting of People’s Democratic Party(PDP) candidates by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from the governorship and National Assembly election. A check by The Nation on INEC’s website shows the governorship and deputy governorship candidates of the party, Ifeanyi Ọdịi and Senator Igwe Nwagu were conspicuously missing from the updated list. The three senatorial candidates of the party, Senator Sam Egwu (Ebonyi North); Lazy Ogbe(Ebonyi Central) and Senator Ama Nnachi(Ebonyi South) were also missing from the list. Five out of the six House of Representative candidates were also not included in the updated list. Those whose names were missing are Idu Igariwey (Afikpo North/South); Jerry Obasi (Ọhaozara/Onicha/Ivo); Ogbonnia Nwanne (Ikwo/Ezza South); Chukwuma Ofoke (Abakaliki/Izzi), and Victor Aleke (Ebonyi/Ohaukwu). In the updated list, INEC listed Mr Emmanuel Nwoke as the candidate of PDP for Íshíelu/Ezza North constituency in

Nigeria's took to the official CBN page to complain about their bank excessive charges , and money disappearance from the account. And the got prompt response from their bank official Twitter pages immediately 😁. This happened after CBN announced the resumption of CBN governor. THEY WROTE   "CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Resumes Duty After Annual Leave."

 A magistrate court at Runyejes, in Embu County, Kenya on Monday, January 16, 2023, allowed police to detain a man accused of arson attack which left seven members of the same family dead.  On the dawn of October 2, 2022, the suspect, Mr Boaz Wanjala, who was targeting his estranged wife, set ablaze a home in Ngimari village in Embu County, an attack that left grief and shock in its wake. Those who perished were Charles Kariuki, 50 and his wife Catherine Wanjiru, 46 as well as their three children — Joel Njeru, Judy Wanjiku and Maryanne Murugi. Maryanne was preparing to sit the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam in November. The couple’s two grandchildren, Tumaini Blessings and Prince Baraka, also died during the incident. The victims were laid to rest side by side in the same grave during a sorrowful funeral, which attracted local leaders led by Governor Cecily Mbarire. The suspect, who had been on the run since the attack, was arrested last Friday, as it emerged that

 It has been reported that the Abia State Governoship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prof Uche Ikonne may not be standing for the forthcoming election. This is due to his health condition which is reported to be depreciating by the day. He may therefore not be able to contest the Abia guber contest scheduled for March 25th. Ikonne was last seen in public during the G-5 Governor’s rally in Umuahia Nov. 22 last year. His abscence has also reportedly slowed down the party’s campaign in the state. Feelers say the situation has caused anxiety for both Governor Okezie Ikpeazu and party leaders in the state. Efforts to reach the Director General Ikonne Campaign Organization failed as he couldn’t be reached on phone. More details as story develops

Bisi Akande @84: You’re A Strong Pillar Of Progressives Politics, Formidable Stabilizer-Akeredolu Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, CON has described elderstatesman and former Governor of Osun State, Chief Bisi Akande as a formidable stabilizer in the Progressives Family. The Governor hailed Akande for his selfless service to the country and commitment to humanity. Governor Akeredolu in his Birthday Message to Chief Akande issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde said the roles of the former Governor as the pioneer Acting National chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has helped sustain the progress and growth of the party. “Baba Akande helped establish our great party, the APC, in 2014. His wealth of experience and sterling leadership qualities sustained the existence of our party till date. “Baba has continued to commit desirable harmony to all relationships as he encounters them. His alluring capacity and dispassionate exertion o

  Italian anti-mafia police caught Sicilian godfather Matteo Messina Denaro on Monday, ending a 30-year manhunt for Italy's most wanted fugitive. A ruthless operator who once reportedly boasted he could "fill a cemetery" with his victims, the 60-year-old Messina Denaro was a leading figure in Cosa Nostra, the real-life Sicilian crime syndicate depicted in the Godfather movies. The mobster was nabbed "inside a health facility in Palermo, where he had gone for therapeutic treatment", special operations commander Pasquale Angelosanto said in a police statement. He had been undergoing periodic treatment for colon cancer under a false name, and did not resist arrest, ANSA news agency said. AFP

  The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the February 25 House of Representatives Election, Hon Festus Akingbaso has described the assassination narrative of the federal lawmaker, Tajudeen Adegoroye as a strategy to curry unwarranted sympathy votes from the people of Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency.   It could be recalled that, the serving Member, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Adefisoye has accused the PDP candidate of masterminding the assassination attack on his life, a case which has been reported to the DSS and Police, Ondo State Command. Speaking on the allegation recently, Fessy West as popularly called described the assassination attempt as a fake alert and unfounded to garner sympathy votes having lost touch with the people of his Federal Constituency in the last three and half years. ” Our people are not fool and nobody can blindfold them with empty promises any longer. The forthcoming election is another opportunity to choose who wi

A POS operator simply identified as Mustapha has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Zamfara State for allegedly making financial transactions on behalf of bandits. Commandant of the corps in the state, Muhammad Bello Muazu, told newsmen that Mustapha was arrested in Birnin Tsaba community in Zurmi LGA of the state. Muazu added that two POS machines were seized from him by his team on a stop-and-search mission while being brought from Abuja to Zamfara. The commandant said;  “The suspect confessed that the machines were bought for him by a bandits’ leader and he is only transacting business with people he knows (the bandits). “During interrogation, the suspect told us that they put calls to him from the forest and instruct him to collect money on their behalf and keep the money with him. “Then if they want to buy some items such as drugs, fuel and foodstuffs they send somebody directly to him to collect the money to buy whatever they want for them. “Or somet

 R'Bonney Gabriel from the United States was crowned the 71st Miss Universe on Saturday night. Gabriel, who last year became the first Filipino-American to win Miss USA, took the crown ahead of Amanda Dudamel from Venezuela and Andreína Martínez from the Dominican Republic.

 Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Lambata, Gurara Local Government Area of the state following a violent clash that led to killing of the village head, Mohammed Abdulsafur. This was contained in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Ahmed Matane, on Sunday in Minna, the state capital. The village head of Lambata was reportedly murdered by some hoodlums on Saturday during a violent clash. Bello directed that a curfew be imposed on the town from 6.00 p.m to 6.00 a.m, beginning from Sunday, till further notice. He said that the imposition of the curfew was to assist the security agencies to stabilise the situation, save lives, and restore law and order. According to the governor, the government condemned in strong terms the violence and act of lawlessness that occurred in Lambata town. He called on the residents of the area to cooperate with the security agents to restore peace in the town and urged security agencies to ensur

 

 Designer, Yomi Casual, has reacted to rumours about his sexuality. A few days ago, some social media users claimed Yomi is gay. In a post shared on his Instagram page this afternoon, the fashion designer countered the claims while raining curses on himself if it were indeed true that he's into men. He said if the rumors are false, may the same curse befall those peddling the rumours. His post reads;   ''It is always easy for friends and family to reach out and always say, "Ignore them... Silence is golden... they will get tired and move on to the next person." But I am the one wearing the shoes, and I am the one feeling all pains and damages to my reputation as a father, husband, and businessman. Coming out of church today and having reflected on all the lies against me, I want to say I am not too good a Christian who would turn and take a slap on the other cheek. Enough is enough. Should I Omoniyi, Olorunyomi Makun be gay or nurse any single idea of sleeping wit

 Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the weekend busted another Tramadol cartel in Lagos with the seizure of millions of opioids pills and bottles worth over Five Billion Naira (N5billion) from their warehouse in Amuwo Odofin area of the state and arrest of two of the kingpins. This is even as anti-narcotics officers of the Agency also uncovered and dismantled a clandestine skuchies laboratory in a remote part of Sagamu, Ogun state where several equipment and various quantities of illicit substances used to mass produce the dangerous new psychoactive substance were recovered on Saturday 14th January 2023. The drug cartels took the first heat on Tuesday 10th January from determined officers of the Agency who intercepted an imported consignment of Loud, a strong variant of cannabis, weighing 4, 878.72 kilograms along Awolowo road Ikoyi, Lagos. After a near fatal encounter with some suspected fake security agents escorting the drugs, the NDLEA operatives succ

 One person is feared dead after a diesel-laden tanker fell on a stationary towing van at Otto Wharf, along Apapa – Oshodi Expressway, Mile 2, Lagos. The accident, which happened in the early hours of today, Jan. 15, also left another person injured, the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margret Adeseye, said. Adeseye said it occurred as a result of the barriers introduced by toll collectors in the community. She said, "The incident, which was reported at 4am, Sunday wee hours, had a 45,000 litres tanker heading towards Oshodi from Apapa where it loaded diesel to full capacity before it was reported to have fallen on a stationed towing van while on motion, negotiating its way out of barriers introduced by nefarious toll collectors.   "The resultant accident was mitigated by the Sari-Iganmu Fire Crew of the agency from resulting in a fire incident,” adding “two male adults were involved as one was rescued alive with injuries (and taken) to the hospital, and

  Teachers in Ondo State have expressed their gratitude to the government of the State as thousands of them in the Master Cadre in the profession, recently, completed a refresher course organized by the Public Service Training Institute, PSTI, Ilara Mokin, in Ondo State. A review of government activities monitored by Toba Nesta Taiwo for NewsRaderng.com, an online news organization in the State, revealed that several thousands of the teachers, recently, completed a refresher course in the State. In the submission of some of the teachers; the time and energy expended on the course worths the while as it serves as a kind of reawakening prod to the teaching and learning process to which they are assigned to in the school system. As part of the means to uplift the teaching and learning processes in schools in the State, the Permanent Secretary to the Teaching Service Commission, TESCOM, Ondo State, Mrs Tolu Adeyemi, has directed that teachers attend the course to e