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Feb252025 by adminNo Comments

Just In: Tinubu, Shettima, Ganduje at APC National Caucus meeting in Aso Rock

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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu is currently presiding over the National Caucus meeting of the All Progressives Congress, APC, marking the first such gathering since he assumed office on May 29, 2023. The high-level meeting is being held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, with key party leaders in attendance. The caucus meeting is preceding the party’s National Executive Council, NEC, which has been scheduled to be held at the party secretariat at Wuse 2, Abuja, on Wednesday. Among those in attendance are Vice President Kashim Shettima, the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, and APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje. Ganduje was accompanied by nine other members of the National Working Committee,...

Feb252025 by adminNo Comments

Rapper Odumodu Blvck Escapes Serious Car Accident, Pictures Go Viral

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There’s a wave of prayers coming in for Nigerian rapper Tochukwu Ojogwu, aka Odumodu Blvck, after reports surfaced about a terrible car accident he was in. He’s been nominated for this year’s Headies Awards and posted some crash photos on Tuesday, February 25, featuring a security officer in one of them. This has gotten a lot of people talking on social media. Moments later, a photo of Odumodu Blvck in a hospital bed was posted on his official X account. The update stated that the rapper had survived the car crash. The caption included, “Survived. The machine must arrive in one piece. It is a must. The machine is coming.” See some comments below: @Iamskununzy: “Look at a Nigerian hospital?! even with all your money, you may not be saved during an emergency he...

Feb242025 by adminNo Comments

Indonesia sentences 2 men to public flogging for gay sex

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A court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province found two men guilty of sexual relations Monday and sentenced them to be publicly flogged, an official said. While gay sex is not illegal elsewhere in Indonesia — the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation — it is illegal in Aceh province, which imposes Sharia, the Islamic law code. In November, locals raided a rented room in the provincial capital of Banda Aceh and found the two men — both students at a local university — together. They were taken to Sharia police for the alleged crime of sexual relations. “The panel of judges at the Banda Aceh Sharia Court handed out punishment for the couple who committed liwath (gay sex),” Alfian, public prosecutor at Banda Aceh District Court who goes by one name, told AFP. ...

Feb242025 by adminNo Comments

Nine dead, three injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway crash

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No fewer than nine persons were confirmed dead by the Federal Road Safety Commission, Ogun State sector in an accident that occurred around Ayetoro on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in the early hours of Monday. Three others sustained various degrees of injuries in the road crash. The accident, which reportedly occurred at about 5:30 am, involved a Toyota bus with number plate UYY165ZY and a truck with registration number DKA244XC. The bus driver was said to have lost control and rammed into the stationary truck. Spokesperson for the Ogun State Sector Command of the FRSC, Florence Okpe, disclosed this in a statement. Okpe explained, “The fatal crash occurred in the early hours this morning about 0530HRS on Lagos-Ibadan expressway around Ayetoro area “...

Feb212025 by adminNo Comments

Peter Obi Celebrates Babangida, Says Nigeria Witnessed Substantial Growth Under Him

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Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has praised former Head of State General Ibrahim Babangida following his book launch on Thursday, February 20, 2024. The ex-governor of Anambra joined political heavyweights, including President Bola Tinubu, former heads of state and ex-presidents to attend the book launch in Minna, Niger State capital. In a statement released after the launch of the book titled, “A Journey in Service,” Obi said Babangida’s contributions to Nigeria’s economy are immeasurable. According to him, Nigeria witnessed substantial growth, particularly in the financial sector, under the leadership of the former head of state. The statement read in part, “Today, I had the gracious honour of attending the launch o...

Feb192025 by adminNo Comments

Late Herbert Wigwe’s Father Sues His Granddaughter Tochi To Court Over Inheritance Properties

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A year following the tragic loss of Dr. Herbert Wigwe, the former Group CEO of Access Holdings Plc, his 90-year-old father, Shyngle Wigwe, has taken legal action against his daughter, Tochi Wigwe, over his assets. Reports from last October indicated that Pastor Shyngle Wigwe’s family had a hidden stake in the inheritance of the late banker’s children and allegedly sought to change Herbert Wigwe’s will to disinherit them. The family has denied these claims vigorously. A caveat against the late banker’s will was posted online. Christian Chukwuka Wigwe, claiming to be a cousin, filed it for the deceased’s father, Pastor Shyngle Wigwe. The filing at the Probate Registry regarding the estate caused the family, particularly Pastor Shyngle Wigwe, to revise their earlier denia...

Feb192025 by adminNo Comments

US Auto Tariffs To Be Around 25% – Trump

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US President Donald Trump expanded his offensive against trading partners on Tuesday, threatening 25 percent tariffs on imported cars, and similar or higher duties on pharmaceuticals and semiconductors. Trump has announced a broad range of levies on some of the biggest US trading partners since taking office in January, arguing that they will help tackle unfair practices — and in some cases using the threats to influence policy. He recently pledged 10 percent duties on all goods coming from China and 25 on steel and aluminum imports. At his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, he told reporters that tariffs on the automobile industry will “be in the neighborhood of 25 percent,” with specifics to come around April 2. Asked about threatened tariffs on pharmaceuticals and chips, Trump sa...

Feb172025 by adminNo Comments

FG Calls For Humane Deportation Process As U.S. Set To Deport 85 Nigerians

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The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mrs Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has urged the U.S. to adhere to established protocols when deporting immigrants from its territory. She made this appeal in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, following a visit by the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills Jr., to the ministry. In a statement issued by Magnus Eze, her special assistant on communication and new media, Odumegwu-Ojukwu voiced concerns over the possible suspension of the U.S. Drop Box Visa System. She highlighted the emotional and financial distress faced by many Nigerians in the U.S. since the new administration signalled its intention to deport certain categories of immigrants. “With the new U.S. administration, we want commitments. If deportation must happen, it s...

Feb172025 by adminNo Comments

No Appointee Should Issue Statement Without SSG’s Approval – Gov Eno Warns

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GOVERNOR Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has warned that henceforth no government appointee should issue any Press Statement as they don’t have the right to do so without clearance from the office of Secretary to State Government, SSG. Eno however, explained that only the Commissioner for Information and his Chief Press Secretary have the right to issue press statements on behalf of the State government. According to a statement yesterday in Uyo, the governor issued the warning while addressing worshippers at the Uyo Archdiocesan Headquarters of the Methodist Church Nigeria, Itiam Etoi, Uyo on Sunday. He, therefore, charged government officials to maintain decorum by discharging their responsibilities devoid of chaos and actions that could be inimical to the peace and harmo...

Aug42019 by adminNo Comments

Spotify Moving Onto Google Cloud Is A Big

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