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  • Your victory certain, Diaspora APC chairman assures Tinubu

    Your victory certain, Diaspora APC chairman assures Tinubu

    The chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Diaspora, North America chapter, Hon. Olalekan Sanni has assured the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of victory in the February 25 poll.

    He spoke ahead of Thursday’s presidential campaign rally of Tinubu/Shettima at Mapo Hall, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

    Tinubu, his running mate Senator Kassim Shettima; APC National Chairman Senator Abdulahi Adamu with Governors elected on the platform of the party are billed to lead other chieftains to woo voters in Oyo State on Thursday.

    A statement by Sanni stated that Tinubu would win convincingly in Oyo and others States across the Federation.

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    He maintained considering Tinubu’s experience and contact, the APC candidate has the capacity to reposition the economy and liberate the masses from poverty.

    He said with the network Tinubu has built over the years across the country, the former Lagos Governor will fare well during and after the poll.

    He appealed to Nigerians to be patient with the current scarcity of new naira notes, epileptic power supply and increase in fuel price, saying the hardship was caused by cabals who want to turn themselves to lords and opposed to good governance, assuring Tinubu would address all the challenges if elected.

  • BBTitans: 12 housemates up for possible eviction in week five

    BBTitans: 12 housemates up for possible eviction in week five

    Twelve out of the 18 BBTitans housemates have been put up for nomination after the Sixth Monday nomination process.

    The nominated housemates are Kaniva (Kanaga Jr and Blue Aiva), Blaqleng (BlaqBoi and Ipeleng), Khosicle (Khosi and Miracle OP), Juiovla (Juicy Jay and Olivia), Maya (Marvin and Yaya), and Yelisa (Yemi Cregx and Nelisa).

    With the most nominations, Kaniva, Blaqleng, Khosicle, Juvone, Maya, and Yelisa were put up for possible eviction. Blaqleng had five nominations, Juiovla had one nomination, Juvone had two nominations, Kaniva had three nominations, Khosicle had two nominations, Maya had two nominations, Royals had one nomination, and Yelisa had two nominations.

    The incumbent Heads of House Thabana pair (Thabang and Nana) used the Veto power to save Juicy Jay and Olivia and replaced them with Juvone (Justin and Yvonne).

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    This was how the 18 housemates voted

    Blaqleng: nominated Yelisa and Juvone

    Juiovla: nominated Khosicle and Blaqleng

    Juvone: nominated Blaqleng and Royals

    Kaniva: nominated Juvone and Juiovla

    Khosicle: nominated Blaqleng and Maya

    Maya: nominated Kaniva and Khosicle

    Royals: nominated Blaqleng and Kaniva

    Thabana: nominated Maya and Yelisa

    Yelisa: nominated Kaniva and Blaqleng

  • BBTitans: Thabana takes over the HoH throne for week five

    BBTitans: Thabana takes over the HoH throne for week five

    The Thabana pair (Thabang and Nana) has taken over from the Royals (Ebubu and Tsatsii) as the Heads of House for week five.

    The battle to win this week’s Head of House games was as intense as ever. All pairs except the outgoing HoHs Royals had to partake in a three-round challenge. And in the end, Thabana came out victorious.

    The first game required housemates to move blocks from a bowl to an empty plate using chopsticks in 90 seconds. Juvone, Khosicle, Juiovla, Maya, Yelisa and Thabana passed this round.

    Blaqleng and Kaniva are the tails of the house.

    Juvone finally gave the tails of house title to another pair after being crowned tails twice in a row. Blaqleng and Kaniva were only able to move nine blocks, thus making them the worst-performing pairs.

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    Following the tails of house announcement, the qualified housemates moved on to the next game, which was to throw as many blocks as possible into a fishnet – they each had 25 blocks.

    Thabana was able to throw eight blocks, and coming in second, Juiovla threw seven. The pairs with the highest number of blocks moved to the final round, while Maya and Yelisa got disqualified for standing on a line.

    For the final round that scored Thabana a win, each pair’s representative had to create as many words as possible from a specific word. Thabang shined through this round, thus winning himself and Nana immunity from this week’s nominations, exclusive access to the Head of House room, and the veto save privilege.

  • Ogun files application to join Kaduna, Zamafara, Kogi in suit against FG

    Ogun files application to join Kaduna, Zamafara, Kogi in suit against FG

    The Ogun State Government has filed an application at the Supreme Court, seeking to join Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara States in a suit against the Federal Government over the demonetisation policy, which introduced new versions of N200, N500 and N1000 notes.

    The State, in a Motion of Notice filed by its counsel, Afe Babalola and Co, on February 13, sought to be joined as the 4th plaintiff/applicant, in a suit number SC/CV/162/2023.

    The applicant in the Notice further stated that it sought to be a co-plaintiff for the just and effective determination in the suit instituted by the other three plaintiffs.

    The plaintiff also notified the Supreme Court that it shall rely on all the processes already filed in this action in addition to the affidavit in support of the application.

    Listing thirteen grounds upon which the application was predicated, the plaintiff submitted among others, that the implementation of the Federal Government-sanctioned policy has thus far negatively affected the citizens all over the federation which includes Ogun State, and left several residents of the state stranded, cash strapped and frustrated leading to riots, grievous interruption of commercial activities, and a gradual economic downturn in the state.

    It added in the Motion on Notice, that the plaintiffs commenced this suit vide an Origination Summons dated on the 3rd of February, 2023 challenging the demonization policy of the Federation being currently carried out by the Central Bank on Nigeria on the ground that same is not in compliance with the extant provisions of Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and Section 20 (3) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007 and the extant laws of Ogun State.

    The 4th plaintiff submitted further that: “Ogun State is one of the constituent members of the Federation recognized under the provision of Section 3 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended);

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    “The Attorney General of Ogun State seeking to be added or joined as the 4th plaintiff in this suit is the Chief Law Officer of Ogun State vested with the power and responsibility of representing Ogun State in legal matters including the protection of the interest of Ogun State by challenging any law, policy or action of the Federal Government perceived to be in violation of the laws of the Federation for the order and good government of Ogun State;

    “The implementation of the policy has totally paralyzed and brought to a standstill the economic activities of Ogun State and also severely impaired the government’s ability to deliver on its economic agenda to the people;

    “The already existing Plaintiffs and Defendants will not be prejudiced in any way by the grant of this application which had been brought in the interest of justice and right to fair hearing to join the Applicant/Party seeking to be joined as a co-plaintiff;

    “This application is necessary in order to prevent a multiplicity of suits;

    “it is necessary to join the Applicant of this suit in order to allow for a complete and just determination of this suit;

    “This suit is liable to be defeated if the Applicant, who is a necessary party to this suit, is not joined;

    “if this Honourable Court refuses this application, the interest of Ogun state and its people would be prejudiced by any contrary decision given by this Honourable Court in the substantive suit;

    “The applicant is ready to be bound by the eventual judgment of this Honourable Court;

    “The leave of this Honourable Court is required to add or join this Applicant/Party seeking to be joined as a Co-Plaintiff;

    “it is in the overall interest of justice and fair hearing that this application is duly considered and granted by this Honourable Court”.

  • Odii sympathises with Nwifuru over crash

    Odii sympathises with Nwifuru over crash

    Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ebonyi State, Ifeanyi Odii, has thanked God for saving his opponent in the March 11 election, Francis Nwifuru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from a motor accident last week.

    Odii, in a statement by the Deputy Director, Media and Publicity of the state PDP Campaign Council, sympathised with Nwifuru and prayed for him to overcome the trauma the crash had caused him.

    In another statement by Abia Onyike, Director, Media and Publicity of the campaign council, the PDP candidate commiserated with the people of Amasiri and Oso-Edda over the land dispute that led to human carnage and destruction of property.

    He said in the statement that the PDP campaign council and himself valued life and therefore would not wish any candidate dead while carrying out his campaign.

    Odii, however, advised all candidates to carry out their electioneering with decorum, enjoining road users to obey “traffic rules and consider the safety of others.”

    On the Amasiri and Oso-Edda land crisis, Odii said he was “profoundly saddened over the breakout of the conflict between the two sister communities at this critical time.”

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    He called on the communities to apply restraint, “bearing in mind that crisis is an ill wind that destroys everything at its wake, including human lives.”

    Reassuring that Ebonyi will be a haven of peace and development if he becomes the governor, Odii implored the protagonists to sheathe their swords to make way for government’s intervention.

    The PDP candidate urged the government “to do the needful by speedily bringing the dispute to an end, to stem further destruction of lives and property.”

    Calling on the government to examine the immediate and remote causes of the crisis, Odii said his campaign council “shall come to the aid of the affected persons within the shortest possible time.”

  • Valentine only for legally married – Eucharia Anunobi

    Valentine only for legally married – Eucharia Anunobi

    Actress-turned-evangelist Eucharia Anunobi has said only legally married couples are permitted to engage in Valentine’s Day celebrations.

    She argued singles, who she referred to as the ‘deceiver and deceived’ have no business engaging in the February 14 razzmatazz.

    Anunobi, chastising singles engaging in marathon s3x and drinking, urged them to awake from the descent to hell.

    According to her: “The deceiver and the deceived, can you please tell this honourable court if love should be celebrated in just one day? Is having drunken sex in a red-lighted room love? Is this whole razzmatazz about Valentine, February 14 not an agenda from the pit of hell to ensnare and enslave the simpletons? How come it is carried out in one day?

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    “Hear me; you have no business engaging in Valentine if you’re not legally married. History states that Saint Valentine is a priest that helped to join a man and a woman. Hear me clearly, I said a man and a woman, not a man and a man or a woman and a woman, you bloody perverts!

    “He helped to join a man and a woman who were and are in love in Holy matrimony legally. As against the law of his time that was stopping intending couples from getting wedded or married.

    “So, stop and awake from your slumber before your destiny is destroyed on the thighs of Delilah like Samson.

    “You no dey shame? When will you have sense? Valentine kee you there!!”

  • Cleric sentenced to double life imprisonment for defiling, impregnating sisters

    Cleric sentenced to double life imprisonment for defiling, impregnating sisters


    An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday sentenced a 51-year-old cleric, Nduka Anyanwu, to double life imprisonment for defiling and impregnating two biological sisters in a church complex.
    Justice Abiola Soladoye convicted the Lagos-based pastor of impregnating a 13-year-old and a 17-year-old, both of whom have been delivered of babies.

    Soladoye held that the evidence of prosecution witnesses was believable and consistent.

    She described the convict as morally bankrupt.

    The judge said that the police ought to have charged the parents of the victims/survivors alongside the convict.

    She described the parents as irresponsible, saying that they encouraged the survivors to get defiled by the defendant.

    “On several occasions, one of the survivors went back to the parents to complain about the conduct of the defendant. She was beaten and sent back to the defendant’s home.

    “The prosecution has proved the ingredients of the offences against the morally-bankrupt defendant,” she said.

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    The judge held that the cleric should have his name written in the state’s Sexual Offenders Register.

    According to Lagos State Government, Anyanwu committed the offences on Aug. 3, 2020, on Arowojobe St., Oshodi, Lagos State.

    The prosecution team – Mr Olusola Soneye, Mrs Olufunke Adegoke and Ms Abimbola Adegoke – called five witnesses.

    The witnesses are the survivors, their parents and a social worker.

    The convict testified as the sole defence witness.

    According to the prosecution, Anyanwu defiled and impregnated the sisters on the pretext of holding prayer sessions with them. (NAN)

  • Aka’s memorial, funeral service for live-streaming

    Aka’s memorial, funeral service for live-streaming

    Forbes, the family of the late South African rapper, Aka has released official details of his memorial and funeral details.

    In a statement on the deceased Twitter handle, it said the rapper’s memorial and funeral services will be live-streamed via his YouTube channel.

    The former is expected to hold on February 17 with his body eventually laid to rest the following day.

    The Forbes’ family also acknowledged the outpouring of love since the rapper’s sad passing.

    According to several sources, the 35-year-old rapper was shot dead outside a popular restaurant on Florida Rd in Durban, South Africa on Friday night, February 10, 2023.

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    AKA is among SA’s best rappers and has produced and written many hit songs including Fela In Versace, Baddest and others since he broke into the industry over a decade ago.

    He was a popular South African rapper that was accepted across the world.

    He was engulfed in a war of words with Nigeria’s Burna Boy during Xenophobic attacks in South Africa and other times.

    He shares a daughter, Kairo, with DJ Zinhle and was in a relationship with rapper Nadia Nakai.

  • ‘How PPPs are helping with expansion, maintenance of road network’

    ‘How PPPs are helping with expansion, maintenance of road network’

    Public-private partnerships have presented a proven model which has been implemented with great success across Nigeria. In Lagos, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has repeatedly committed the government to the promotion of aggressive infrastructure investment and supporting its delivery.
    He has on several occasions confessed that building modern, sustainable and reliable infrastructure is critical for raising economic growth rates and offering economic opportunities and facilitating investment in human capital development.

    To this end, private sector companies such as Alaro City are partnering the state in the bid, to inaugurate well-planned and maintained roads to accelerate economic growth. In a chat with The Nation, Alaro City’s Construction Manager, Femi Akindele, said the company has completed its main boulevard, stretching eight lanes wide.

    He described it as the widest PPP-owned road in Africa and marks another historic milestone for Lagos’ new city. Currently completing construction, he said the boulevard symbolizes the remarkable infrastructure development in Africa and Alaro City’s economic strength within the Lekki Free Zone.

    He said: “We adopted the best global standards with storm drainage and greenery systems, as well as cycling and pedestrian lanes. Same as everything else we are building here, our main boulevard, which is being constructed by Craneburg, meets the highest international standards and will be seen as a model by other players in the industry”.

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    “Our second major road, the main boulevard also plays a critical role in creating access to several parts of the cities residential, commercial, and light industrial zones.
    More than 60 local, regional and global companies are operational or under development in Alaro City, signaling the city’s rapid infrastructure rollout since development started in 2019”, he stated.

    On the companies that have taken residence in the in the city he said they include but not limited to BUA Group, Kenol FZE, HMD, Mantrac Caterpillar, Ariel Foods, Sana Group and Sterling Healthcare, among others.

    He also revealed other landmark developments in the free zone, include the new seaport commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari, as well as the recent approval to construct the Lekki International Airport, both located in close proximity to Alaro City, are clear drivers and indicators of value appreciation in the axis.

    Managing Director, Alaro City,Yomi Ademola, said that the location of the new city was strategically chosen to contribute to national and economic growth. “Citizens of Alaro City be they businesses or residents, will benefit from the air and sea ports, as well as other significant surrounding infrastructure,” he stated.

  • Adamawa takes anti-drug campaign to parks

    Adamawa takes anti-drug campaign to parks

    Authorities in Adamawa State have taken anti-drug use campaigns to parks where they target drivers and loaders, among other park-based individuals.

    Members of the Adamawa State Drug Control Committee (ASDCC) who addressed such people at the Jambutu Motor Park in Yola North LGA, said they needed to act against the high incidence of illegal drug use in the state.

    A co-chairman of the Committee, Femi Agboalu, who is also the state Commander of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), said 370,000 Adamawa people were found to be hooked to illicit drugs in 2018, but that by now, the number would have risen to no less than 400,000.

    He said the figure was 17 percent of the National Drug use incidence, and that Adamawa is the third worst state in drug use in the North after Gombe and Yobe.

    “This is bad and it has to change,” Agboalu said, adding, “It’s not a war to fight with AK47 or Dane guns. We need to have an understanding among ourselves. We come to you today because we believe that members of the NURTW are critical to the fight. You drive vehicles in which these drugs are transported into Adamawa State where they become a problem to us.

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    “We are talking about Indian hemp. It becomes a problem because when you take it, you do things that change your mood and make you do what you would ordinarily not do.

    “There is Tramadol, Cocaine, Heroine, Metavitamin or Met or Ice. There is Suck and Die used to embalm dead bodies but which our youths suck, get high, and go haywire.”

    He advised youths to keep away from drugs because the chances of permanent damage to their lives are too grave to ignore.

    During the anti-drug campaign of Adamawa State Drug Control Committee at the Jambutu Park in Yola