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Popular Nigerian female Artist, Tiwa Savage has petition Davido before the Nigerian Police.
The singer claimed Davido bullìed and threatened her life in a petition signed by herself.
Few days ago both artist unfollowed each other on Instagram and their misunderstanding was rumoured to have connections with Davido's babymama, Sophia Momodu and daughter.
See petition in screenshots.
06/04/2023
A Lady identified as Anita Ofili, who was arrested for k!lling her friend, Glory Okon in her apartment at Greenville Estate, Ajah area of Lagos, has disclosed that she waited for 10 years to have her revenge.
According to Vanguard, Anita said that she committed the act because the deceased snatched her boyfriend about 10 years ago. Occupants of the building were alerted by a shout for help from Ofili’s one-room self-contain apartment at 1.20p.m., on Sunday March 26. They reportedly forced the door open, only to discover Ofili thrusting a kitchen kn!fe into Okon’s neck.
Unfortunately, the victim, who was rushed to the General Hospital on Lagos Island, was confirmed d3ad, after she had lost so much bl00d.
One of the tenants of the building, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said;
“The landlord’s daughter was the one that heard the scream. She peeped through the window and saw a masked person st@bbing a lady. She rushed and called her father, who alerted other tenants that forced the door open, only to discover that the masked person was Anita Ofili. The whole room was filled with bl00d. We discovered that the victim was still breathing. We had to tie Ofili’s legs and hands to prevent her from escaping. Before the arrival of the Police, Ofili did not show any sign of remorse. She said she would explain to the Police what happened. She claimed the lady in question was her friend and that her action was in revenge for what her friend did to her.”
It was gathered that the suspect and the deceased had been friends for close to two decades and had attended the same tertiary institution. They were said to have had a misunderstanding that tore them part for close to 10 years before they reconciled two weeks ago.
Explaining why she committed the act, Ofili said;
“Glory and I had been good friends for years, but she betrayed that friendship by snatching my boyfriend.''
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Lagos State Police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin said;
“At 5.50p.m., on March 26, a resident of Greenville Estate came to the station to report that he heard someone screaming from the room of one.
05/04/2023
I told Obi three times that Obidients would cost him election – Wole Soyinka
Prof. Wole Soyinka, said he warned the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi on excesses of the his supporters, known as "Obidients."
Soyinka stated this in a statement titled, “Media responsibility,’’ on Tuesday, April 4.
Soyinka explained that he was misrepresented in the reportage of a Channels Television interview he granted recently, rendering his remarks completely unrecognisable.
Soyinka said: "What I have read – at least, thus far – this morning, extracted from a one-and-a-half long interview, conducted a week ago with Channels Television, brings once more to the fore, the critical responsibility of the media in transmitting the spoken, even recorded – word to the public.
“This is especially crucial in a time of civic uncertainty. When remarks are taken out of context, spliced into a new one, provided a sensational headline, distortions become stamped on public receptivity, and the central intent of one’s remarks becomes completely unrecognisable.
“I denounced the menacing utterances of a vice-presidential aspirant as unbecoming. It was a gladiatorial challenge directed at the judiciary and, by implication, the rest of the democratic polity. But what on earth has happened to my even more urgent condemnation of the physical violence inflicted on those designated “strangers” in Lagos in the lead up to, and during governorship elections?
“This prejudicial selectivity is a betrayal of trust, and I find it contemptuous of public deserving. My critique of incipient fascism in the movement remains grounded in indisputable evidence,” Soyinka said.
The Nobel laureate stated that throughout the interview, he continued to stress that the final word had yet to be pronounced on the elections – “that omission renders the full message tendentious!”
He continued: “My rejection of fascism is nothing new.
"On three occasions, I was able to send a message to Peter Obi that if he lost the election, it would be his followers who lost it for him. It was depressing to watch his lieutenant, a crucially positioned voice of a movement that has ‘broken the mould'."
05/04/2023
Temper Justice wth mercy- Obasanjo writes UK govt over Ekweremadu's conviction
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has waded into the legal travails of a former Deputy Senate President of Nigeria, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, in the United Kingdom over crime of conspiracy to harvest the organ of a 21-year-old Nigerian.
In a letter dated April 3, 2023 and addressed to the Chief Clerk of the Court titled ‘Re: Ike Ekweremadu’, said even though the Enugu West Senator’s action was condemnable and unacceptable, he has contributed his qouta to the socio-political development of Nigeria, and that the UK government tempers justice with Mercy. The former President said the UK government should consider Ekweremadu's past records of good deeds and the plight of his ailing daughter before serving any punishment on him and his wife.
Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice, and their doctor, Obinna Obeta will be sentenced on May 5 after they were convicted of organ trafficking, in the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act in the United Kingdom. They were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a 21-year-old Lagos street trader to London to exploit him for his kidney.
05/04/2023
Peace Microfinance Bank champions women’s empowerment and education.
Peace Microfinance Bank Ltd. further demonstrates its commitment to empowering women and supporting education in Nigeria.
On March 20, 2023, the bank’s team, led by Managing Director Judith Chinedu Onyishi, conducted a lecture on "The Power of Savings and Investment" for female teachers under the Training, Advocacy, Research, and Mentorship (TARM) project.
The TARM project, supported by Peace Microfinance Bank, the MacArthur Foundation, UNFPA Nigeria, and Step Up Nigeria, and powered by the Illmi Children’s Fund, aims to empower female teachers to guide and motivate adolescent girls to pursue their education.
The project addresses obstacles to girls’ education, such as a lack of parental support, gender-based violence, and a lack of counselling. In addition, the initiative hopes to improve secondary school outcomes for girls in transition, retention, and completion of their studies. Illmi Children’s Fund is a non-profit organisation that aims to bridge the gap between access to funding and basic education in Nigeria.
The foundation creates educational opportunities for underprivileged children through scholarship programmes, learning hubs, advocacy, livelihood support, and psychosocial initiatives.
The foundation has reached over 12,000 children across 19 Nigerian states and has over 2,000 volunteers. Asides from the Managing Director, the Peace Microfinance Bank team present at the programme included Chairman Chief Jideofor Okoye, Vice Chairman Dr. Emilia Onyishi, Director Patrick Irebo, and Head of Financial Control Uchechukwu Nwoko.
The lecture was part of the bank's initiatives to educate different fields on financial intelligence.
By being a part of this initiative, Peace Microfinance Bank has again proven itself an advocate for financial literacy, women's empowerment, and education in Nigeria.
Incorporated on May 28, 2008, as a limited liability company and licenced to operate by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on September 9, 2008, Abuja-headquartered Peace Microfinance Bank is one of the leading microfinance banks in Nigeria.
The bank services both corporate and individual clients and has taken phenomenal strides since the last decade to improve the quality of living of Nigerians and fund corporate organisations’ growth.
05/04/2023
A teaching assistant in the United Kingdom has been jailed after he sent teenagers at the school where he worked a ‘s€x questionnaire’ asking their bra sizes and whether they were virgins.
Kevin Doxey, who worked at Anthony Gell School in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, admitted four counts of engaging in s€xual communication with a child at Derby Crown Court.
The 27-year-old had sent a picture of his ge****ls to one of the victims, alongside a winking emoji and message saying ‘I wish you were here’.
One of his victims told her parents about what he had sent her and they contacted the police, which led them to seize his phone and found more messages to other young girls.
Laura Blackband, prosecuting lawyer, said: ‘He obtained the Snapchat details of four girls who were all students at the school and sent a series of s€xually charged messages to each of them.
‘The communication included a “s*x questionnaire” which had a huge number of questions on them which we say could have led to possible s*xual activity.
‘[Victim one] was 15 and she was very distressed by the questions. He would ask her to pick a number and would get her to answer the questions.
‘She initially said no but when she was on a sleepover he texted her a [s*xually explicit] photograph of himself with a winking emoji and three kisses.
‘She showed it to one of her friends and she said, “You need to tell someone about it.”‘
05/04/2023
Jigawa State Hisbah Corps has ordered the immediate closure of all beer parlours and prostitution spots during the month of Ramadan.
The state’s Hisbah commandant, Ibrahim Dahiru, who stated this in an interview on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, said the move is part of the corps’ efforts to stem social vices during Ramadan.
Dahiru explained that the Hisbah corps has conducted sensitization for commercial s*x workers and alcohol sellers.
"We have gone round to such areas across the state and warned the perpetrators of the offences to quit their illegitimate businesses during this holy month of Ramadan or leave the state.”
The Hisbah commandant declared that operatives would embark on general patrol to arrest those who ignored the order.
04/04/2023
Fabian Adibe. He was born in Okigwe in 1940.
In 1965, he led Nigeria to her first Commonwealth Festival of Arts in London, United Kingdom.
In "Things Fall Apart" when adapted into film, he played the role of Ogbuefi Uzowulu.
In the 1970s, he was amongst the great Igbo young men that formed Odunke Artists.
They represented Igbo and perfomed at Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) held in Lagos from December 1974-January 1975.
They wrote the Igbo play Ọnụkwube and the continuation Ọjaadịlị. Ọjaadịlị was staged at the Festival. His name in the play is D**e.
04/04/2023
BBNaija’s Anto Lecky Bags Hollywood Role
Former BBNaija ‘Double Wahala’ housemate, Munirat Antoinette Lecky aka Anto Lecky, has broken into the international movie scene.
The ex-BBnaija housemate made this known via her Instagram account on Monday.
She said that some critics predicted that she would become irrelevant after leaving the reality TV show, but God's grace prevailed.
She wrote, “ Just wrapped filming in Houston, TX! It’s just amazing how life is. That year, some people said I didn’t deserve to be on BBN and that I would be irrelevant 🤭 but look at God!
“Who would have thought that 7 years after moving to Nigeria and 5 years after BBN, someone would be calling me back to America to act in a film. Even I don’t believe it lowkey 😆 Grace manifests in different ways 💫”
Credit: Instagram | antolecky
04/04/2023
British Woman Dies While Undergoing Gastric Band Surgery In Turkey
A 28-year-old British woman, Shannon Bowe, has died while undergoing gastric band surgery in the middle eastern country of Turkey, Daily Mail reports.
Shannon passed away during the weight loss procedure which involves placing a band around the stomach to decrease food consumption.
Bowes' loved ones say they are devastated by her death, with many posting picture tributes to her on social media.
The young lady's boyfriend, Ross Stirling, leading the heartfelt tributes said, "Sleep tight my angel, love you forever and always."
04/04/2023
Skit Maker Bros Jay Kay Dies in Fatal Accident
Nigerian skit maker John Kennedy Kanu aka Bros Jay Kay has died in a fatal accident.
It was gathered that the skit maker was involved in a car crash that occurred on Rumuodara East-West Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday.
Fans shared the news of his death on social media as they mourned the young skit creator.
04/04/2023
Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka has said the 2023 elections in Nigeria "broke his trust"
Stating that he was out of the country for some months, Soyinka said the elections was “not exactly the most edifying exercise that we’ve been through.”
“On arriving, I came in for the World Poetry Day, and immediately, I was bombarded by the most horrendous narratives both pre and after the elections,” he said to Channels TV on Monday, April 3.
“Since then, I’ve also read columns; I’ve seen Nigerian papers for the first time in months and I didn’t like what I read at all.
“My trust has broken down completely and even the minimum restraint that we’ve learnt to expect from seasoned politicians have been jettisoned completely.”
He said the existing mould was going to be broken.
“And the signs were there that there would be die-hard opposition to the breaking of that mould,” he said. “Elections should be keenly contested. But I still believe very much in what I call the Fashola Dictum., referring to former Lagos Governor Babatunde Fashola, once saying elections should be like festivals.
“They should be yet another aspect of the festive spirit of humanity – and this was anything but festive,” he said.
04/04/2023
Gunmen suspected to be cultists have k!lled a final-year student of University of Benin (UNIBEN) identified simply as Desmond.
The deceased popularly known as ‘Mayor’ was shot d€ad in his room at the Hall 3 Hostel at about 9pm on Monday, April 3, 2023.
The late student was said to be in the Department of Public Administration and a Kegite chief.
A student who pleaded anonymity said the d€ceased was shot in the face at point-blank range.
"The k!lling of Desmond has caused panic in the school. Students are even afraid to stay in the hostel. He was shot in the face and had no chance to survive the attack.” the student said.
It was gathered that his remains has been deposited in the mortuary at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH).
04/04/2023
A Kenyan DJ by name DJ Brownskin has put men of the brown skin race in shame...
This fellow recorded his wife and mother of his kids prepare poison in his presence and he didn't attempt to stop but instead recorded the session with beastly calm and composure. He even called his children to come witness their mom's su***de.
While there's little evidence available to the police to arrest DJ Brownskin, I think the police should at least invite him for questioning. During the questioning, the police could find some inconsistencies to officially initiate an investigation into the su***de.
04/04/2023
Mr Obiajulu Uja, the middle-aged man who disrupted an Abuja to Lagos flight over the weekend, when he stood up to say that President-elect, Bola Tinubu, will never be sworn-in as President on May 29, was on Monday, April 3, arraigned before the Zuba Magistrates’ Court, Abuja and remanded in prison custody.
In a viral video, Uja could be seen saying Tinubu will never be sworn-in as President. Six airport security officers later came in and forcefully evacuated him from the aircraft. His actions prevented the flight from leaving for over an hour
According to the court papers, Uja was charged with “public nuisance, resistance to a lawful arrest, threatening violence and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace contrary to sections 396, 267,188,172 and 144 of the Penal Code Law.”
Uja had through his counsel told the police that he was mentally unstable and should not be arraigned. This was however dismissed by the police who took him to the court for arraignment.
The court will on Thursday, April 6 hear his bail application.
04/04/2023
Anambra woman forced to walk over her daughter’s co**se to prove her innocence
The controversy surrounding the d3ath of a young girl, Ogochukwu Emene, in Anambra community, has taken a degrading turn.
It was reported that Ogochukwu died under mysterious circumstances in Umueze Uga, in Aguata Local Government Area of the state on Thursday, March 30, 2023.
It was gathered that members of the community had accused the girl's mother, Azuka Emene, of having a hand in her d3ath, an allegation she denied.
A member of the community, Okuekwe Aguata, who is investigating the case, has now shared a video of the woman being made to walk over the c0rpse of her daughter, to prove she is not responsible for her d3ath.
03/04/2023
Kogi varsity alumni drag VC to court over alleged N31m diversion
The Vice Chancellor of Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Prof. Marietu Tenuche, has been dragged to court over the alleged diversion of N31 million meant for the alumni association of the institution.
At the first hearing on the suit filed at the Kogi State High Court, sitting in Anyigba, the plaintiff, Prince Audu Abubakar University Alumni Association, filed a motion of interlocutory injunction restraining the university, as defendants, from holding any council meeting without the inclusion of the alumni pending the hearing and determination of the substantive matter before the court.
The alumni association also sought an order restraining the university from unlawfully withdrawing monies from all the banks used in the collections of the alumni fund.
They alleged that over N31 million have been diverted for other purposes from the alumni fund.
Suit no AYHC/03/2023 filed by the Prince Audu Abubakar University Alumni Association came up for its first hearing before Justice F. Ajayi on Friday.
Defence counsel, F.O. Ekpa Esq applied to the court to file a motion on notice for an extension of time within which to file the defendant’s counter-affidavit which was granted by the court.
On the substantive matter against the defendant, F.O Ekpa Esq also applied to the court to grant relief to file the defendant’s memorandum of conditional appearance and statements of defence which was filled out of time. It was also granted by the court.
The defendant, however, filed a motion of preliminary objection challenging the competency of the claimant before the court.
The case was adjourned to May 3, 2023, for a hearing as the court ordered the claimant’s counsel, Ibrahim Shuaibu Esq, to respond to the said notice of preliminary objection formally.
03/04/2023
PHOTOS: Tanker Explodes After Colliding With SUV on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
A petrol-laden tanker on Sunday exploded after it had a collision with a sport utility vehicle on the Longbridge axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident happened around 4:30 pm.
No casualty was, however, recorded as the occupants escaped unhurt.
A team of emergency responders are currently at the scene.
03/04/2023
Unknown Gunmen invade Benue Church, kill one, abduct three worshippers
Unknown gunmen at the wee hours of Sunday invaded a Church located at Akenawe, Tswarev in Ukemberagya/Tswarev council ward of Logo local government area of Benue state, killed one and abducted three worshippers.
Our correspondent learnt that the worshippers were in all night when the gunmen stormed the church.
A community leader and President, Gaambe-Tiev Youths Association (GYA), Hemen Terkimbi who spoke to journalists on the phone disclosed that one person was killed.
He said, “Members were in the Church (names not disclosed) when some gunmen attacked them, one person was killed, five others were injured while four worshippers including the resident pastor, Rev. Pst. Gwadue Kwaghtyo were captured and taken to an unknown destination.
He stated that those who sustained severe injuries including acting Kindred Head of Akemkpa, Zaki Tyokase Ingyutu are currently recieving treatment at different hospitals in Ugba and Anyiim all in Logo LGA
Confirming the incident, Chairman of Logo LGA, Mrs Salome Tor said that one young boy was killed while three worshippers were abducted.
She said, “The attack was on a church in one of the wards in the local government, they (worshippers) were in a vigil as they were praying they were surrounded by fulanis.
They (fulanis) kidnapped three people and killed a boy, they also butchered two people with machetes; those (injured) are in the hospital.
Efforts to speak with the State Command Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene were not successful as her phone number could not be reached.
03/04/2023
INEC has denied us certified result copies – Imo LP candidates
The 27 House of Assembly candidates of the Labour Party, Imo State have raised the alarm over the refusal of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to issue them the certified true copies of election results.
The candidates said INEC’s action has impeded them from completing the filing of their tribunal processes.
Speaking on behalf of the candidates, in a press conference in Owerri, Sunday, candidate of the party for Orlu State Constituency, Comrade Precious Nwadike, stated that INEC’s act is a deliberate attempt to frustrate them from filing processes at the tribunal.
He added that INEC had withheld the certified true copies of the results despite a court injunction mandating the commission to release the documents.
The candidates urged the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the state to retrace her steps, maintaining that they will employ all legal means to reclaim their mandate.
The flag bearers submitted that the REC allowed herself to be used by desperate politicians to subvert the will of the people and called for her removal.
The candidates said the February 18 polls were characterised by rigging, intimidation and harassment of their agents and voters.
According to them, results were manufactured in areas election did not hold and INEC accepted the results.
The candidates urged the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the state to retrace her steps, maintaining that they will employ all legal means to reclaim their mandate.
The flag bearers submitted that the REC allowed herself to be used by desperate politicians to subvert the will of the people and called for her removal.
The candidates said the February 18 polls were characterised by rigging, intimidation and harassment of their agents and voters.
According to them, results were manufactured in areas election did not hold and INEC accepted the results.
03/04/2023
Till we meet again', Blaqbonez sends message to Portable
Nigerian rapper, Blaqbonez is looking forward to having popular street singer, Portable back in the studio again amid the 'Zeh' crooner's ongoing saga with the police.
Portable was granted bail on Monday after being arraigned in court over alleged assault.
The singer was charged for three-count bordering on assault and theft of musical equipment.
Blaqbonez said that before his face-off with the Police, he had gotten in touch with him last week in their recent chat he shared on his Twitter page on Sunday.
Blaqbonez said he had contacted him for a song collaboration, and now 'he’s serving a life sentence"
He tweeted," damn just last week he said we should get in the studio, now he’s serving a life sentence.
" till we meet again my bro 💔🕊️."
03/04/2023
Chinese loans rise by 209% under Buhari, hit $4bn
Federal Government’s borrowing from China has grown by 209.15 per cent under the Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) administration.
This is as total bilateral loans rose by 219.91 per cent from $1.58bn as of June 2015 to $5.07bn as of December 2022. Total borrowing from China rose from $1.39bn to $4.29bn in the period under review.
Available data from the Debt Management Office revealed that Chinese loans make up 84.73 per cent of the total amount Nigeria owes to other countries of the world. The remaining 15.27 per cent is spread across France, Japan, India, and Germany.
According to the DMO, loans from China are concessional loans with interest rates of 2.50 per cent per annum, have a tenor of 20 years, and grace period (moratorium) of seven years.
As of September 30, 2021, the DMO listed 15 projects there were being funded with Chinese loans in a document titled, ‘Status of Chinese loans as at September 30, 2021.’
The more listed loans include the Nigerian 40 Parboiled Rice Processing Plants Project (Fed. Min. of Agric & Rural Dev.), Nigerian Railway Mordernisation Project (Lagos – Ibadan section), Nigeria Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Abuja – Keffi – Markurdi Road Project, Nigeria Supply of Rolling Stocks and Depot Equipment for Abuja Light Rail Project, and Nigeria Greater Abuja Water Supply Project.
While Nigeria has drawn consistently from China’s well under Buhari, China-Exim Bank declined recently declined an earlier agreement to grant Nigeria a loan of $22.79bn.
The loan had been approved under the 2016–2018 Federal Government External Borrowing (Rolling) Plan by the Senate and the House of Representatives on March 5, 2020, and June 2, 2020, respectively. This may impact the Nigerian Railway Modernisation Project (Kaduna–Kano segment), with the contractor (CCECC Nigeria Limited), and the Federal Ministry of Transportation, engaging China Development Bank for a loan of $973.48m.
Despite the recent hiccup in loan approval, China loaned Nigeria $658.72m in 2022.
In 2021, the immediate past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, alleged that China was becoming sceptical of borrowing Nigeria money because of a National Assembly probe of the Federal Government’s ability to pay back its loan.
While answering questions on Politics Today, on Channels Television, Amaechi alleged that the probe prevented China from granting more loans to Nigeria.
He added that the combined effort of the Senate President and Speaker had stopped the probe, which had helped.
Recently, the President of the World Bank, David Malpass, told The BBC that he was concerned about some of China’s loans to developing economies in Africa.
He noted that the terms and conditions of these loans need to be more transparent. This is as countries including Ghana and Zambia appear to be struggling to repay their debts to Beijing.
He said, “What I encourage strongly is that they be transparent in their contracts. That’s been one of the problems; if you write a contract and say ‘but don’t show it to anybody else’, that’s a minus. So, get away from that.”
He warned, “For governments in Africa, they shouldn’t be offering collateral as an inducement to make a loan, because it locks it up for generations. That’s been happening with China.”
03/04/2023
Peter Obi: Fake tape ploy to divert attention on flawed poll, drug case – S/East youths
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, the apex socio-political youth group in the South East geopolitical zone, has said that the circulation of fake news about the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, by the camp of the president -elect, Bola Tinubu, is to divert attention on the flawed February 25 election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
President General of the group, Mr. Goodluck Ibem in a statement on Sunday particularly cited what he called the manufactured fake audio tape of the LP presidential candidate and the Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church, (aka Winners Chapel), Bishop David Oyedepo.
According to him, such frivolous and fake audio tape was the handiwork of desperate politicians in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to drown the impact of the topical drug case.
Ibem said: “They suddenly manufactured this fake audio tape in order to change the topic of the drug case and election rigging which they know are solid evidences against them.
“It is very unfortunate that they will go as far as insulting and questioning the integrity of a revered man of God like Bishop David Oyedepo and a man of integrity like Mr Peter Obi just to score cheap political points.
“Mr Peter Obi never campaigned on the basis of religion or ethnicity, but engaged Nigerians on issue-based campaigns during the electioneering period before the elections.
“We know who Bishop Oyedepo and Peter Obi are, and they will never be involved in such kind of discussions and so you people have therefore failed woefully on this evil cheap political propaganda.
“We know vividly that the reason for manufacturing this fake audio tape is just to divert attention of Nigerians from the drug case, but Nigerians are wiser and can never be deceived by such cheap false propaganda.
“We call on Nigerians to ignore the antics of enemies of our democracy and our nation who want to destroy the peace in the country because of their selfish political benefits.”
03/04/2023
May 29: We ‘re prepared to defend Tinubu’s mandate – OPCI
A Socio Yoruba group, Oodua Progressives Care- Initiate(OPCI) has vowed to defend the mandate given to the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu by vast majority of Nigerians during the March 25,2023 presidential election.
The group said it would resist the repeat of the outcome of June 12 election when the election of another Yoruba man, the late Chief Mashood Abiola was annulled, by mobilising all the sisters organizations, Yoruba sons and daughters within and outside the country to defend the said mandate,stressing that,”We are ready to lay down our lives if situation demand.”
The president of OPCI, Chief Maruf Olanrewaju addressing a crowded press conference in Ilorin, Kwara State capital on Sunday described the election that produced Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as free,fair and credible.
He said the group is prepared to resist any attempt by those it called enemies of democracy to stop or disrupt the inauguration of Tinubu on May 29, 2023.
Olanrewaju in his speech titled” Stop drumming for anarchy on May 29 handing over”, said
“In 2023 presidential general election, it is undisputable fact Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu won the election with over eight million votes and he was declared winner by INEC chairman, Professor Mahmud Yakubu and certificate of return was given to Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“After the declaration by INEC, some opposition political parties raised alarm and they were advised to seek redress through the legal means in the court of law by President Muhammadu Buhari, of which we believe it’s part of democracy.
“Ladies and gentlemen, members of the press, it came to us as a surprise the action of some hooligans, criminals, enemies of democracy and enemies of our dear nation calling for military coup against our democracy and interim government instead of proper handing over to the president – elect on May 29.
“Ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, members of the press, my fellow comrades, OPCI as an organisation that believe in efficacy of law, democracy and the unity of Nigeria, we shall not and we will not fold our hands and be watching these elements of destruction to truncate our democracy. If it was done successfully on June 12 election in 1993, we will not allow it to repeat itself on February 25 election. We will do everything possible to defend the democracy, to sustain the democracy, to grow the democracy and to defend the mandate given to Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
” We will mobilise all the sisters organizations, Yoruba sons and daughters within and outside the country to defend the said mandate. We are ready to lay down our lives if situation demand; we shall fight this battle without looking back to logical conclusion. We will not allow any intruder or any parasite individual or group of people to dethrone our democracy; we are ready to defend it with the last drop of our blood.
” We are hereby calling on some elements of destruction that are parading themselves as Yoruba leaders, either individuals or an association no matter how highly -placed calling for cancellation of the election or any statement from whoever call him/ herself a leader in Yoruba land capable to cause crisis or turn our nation to state of anarchy will be rejected and dealt with.
“We are in a global village, the era of analogue has gone and gone forever, they should not attempt to draw us back by any means, to be forewarned is to be foreharmed.”
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Who’s your mate?” – Simi queries daughter, Deja as she addresses her by her name ‘Simisola. Popular singer, Simi Kosoko recently shared some cute moments with her daughter, Adejare. In the post, the mother of one mildly queried her daughter who addressed her by her name, ‘Simisola’. Simi in response asked Deja if they were mates as she made her correct herself by calling her mummy instead. The songstress also went on to teach her daughter the correct pronunciation of her name, Adejare. Simi and Adejare obviously shared some rare mother-and-daughter moments that left many drooling.
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Video: Nigerian actress, Destiny Etiko questions where Nigeria is heading as a country.
Video: Actress Nancy Isime shows off her boxing skills.
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Ruger Unveils His Sister for the First Time. Fans are shocked to learn that Ruger, a well-known musician from Nigeria, has a sister. The revelation was made in a recent video. Fans have responded to the video of Ruger’s sister that has been making the rounds on social media. His sister whose name is yet to be disclosed had asked viewers in the video to determine who the eldest is between the two of them, which surprised many because the musician is known to be private when it comes to his family and friends. Ruger, whose famous song “Asiwaju” is now ruling the radio and online streaming services, took to his social media status earlier this year to express his gratitude for the love he has thus far received and to assure his fans that there would be more to come in 2023.
She Wasn't Expecting It": Little Girl Breaks Down in Tears as Mum Gifts Her Plantain Chips, Video Goes Viral. A hilarious mother has shared a video of her daughter's reaction after she surprised her with plantain chips In the clip shared via TikTok, the mother asked her little daughter to close her eyes while waiting for the surprise gift However, the emotional little girl broke down in tears after she finally opened her eyes to see plantain chips.
“She is a d!rty woman” – Fans call out actress Toyin Abraham for allowing herself to be rom@ntically grabbed by Sydney Talker at an event (Video) A video involving popular Nollywood actress Toyin Abraham and comedian Sydney Talker has surfaced online and by extension sparked several reactions among internet users. In the video that recently hit the internet, Toyin Abraham organized a meet and greet for her movie, Ijakumo with Sydney Talker at a Filmhouse in Lekki, Lagos. However, one of the moment that raised many eyebrows was when comedian Sydney Talker rom@ntically grabbed married actress Toyin Abraham. However, the video has generated several reactions among netizens, while some slammed Toyin Abraham by addressing her as a d!rty woman in a d!tty movie industry for allowing such with Sydney Talker, others also tackles the comedian over the way he holds Toyin Abraham. Some also defended the duo as they noted that Sydney is just being a baby boy to the actress in the clip.
