FORMER minister of transportation and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state is conspicuously absent in Port Harcourt about now as the presidential campaign rally of Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the state gets underway. Tinubu was ushered into the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, aka Liberation Stadium, by Rivers APC guber candidate, Tonye Cole, as dignitaries match into the podium for the all-important rally now gradually peaking. In the absence of Amaechi, leaders have raised some concerns over the perceived failure of the former minister to let go of the animosity generated between him and the candidate following the…
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The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, returned Ali Bello, a nephew of the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to prison. Bello is facing trial over his alleged complicity in a N3 billion fraud and answering 18 counts which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission preferred against him and three others. Some of the counts against them, read, “That you, Ali Bello, Abba Adauda, Yakubu Adabenege, Iyada Sadat, and Rashida Bello (at large) sometime in June 2020 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this court procured E-Traders International Limited to retain the aggregate sum of N3,081,804,654.00 which sum you…
…Family, group seek justice Suspected members of a dreaded cult group have kidnapped and gang-raped to death a mother of two identified as Mrs. Chigbewejim Steward, in her community Abarikpo in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State. The suspected cult members allegedly belonging to the Iceland cult were said to have abducted the woman and wife of a pastor in the wee hours of Sunday and a few hours later reportedly gang-raped her to death. It was gathered that her lifeless body was found at about 10am in the community with multiple injuries and blood stains in her…
Nollywood actress Toyin Abraham-Ajeyemi has gotten mixed reactions for declaring her support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Tinubu. The actress shared photos and video of herself and called herself “Asiwaju Baby” in the caption. “God bless you Tee. Asiwaju Baby. BAT is coming,” she wrote. Reacting to her post, many follower praised her, while others have trolled her for her choice. One Nnnabuifevivian wrote, “Asiwaju baby d deceiver. When wahala starts she will run, same way she ran from revolution plus property. Influencer isonu. Its all about her selfish interest. Selling a retired old man that…
Controversial street-hop singer Portable has hailed singer Tiwa Savage on social media. Portable, who is known for his controversial nature, took to his Instagram story to share his private chats with the singer. The overjoyed singer hailed Savage as “Mama Ika of Africa,” while hinting at some form of collaboration. Tiwa Savage responded to one of Portable’s messages using a voice note that mimicked his controversial penchant: “Wahala, wahala, wahala.” It is unclear where the conversation is headed; we can only hope it means a forthcoming collaboration between the duo. This is coming days after the controversial singer called on…
British boxer and YouTuber Ryan Taylor has expressed how he feels about his engagement to billionaire heiress DJ Cuppy. The British boxer expressed his joy while reacting to Cuppy’s posts. DJ Cuppy took to Instagram to share photos and videos from her night out with her fiancé, and he reacted to the post. “No filter because happiness is my new favourite makeup,” she captioned the post. “God don butter my bread ooo,” Ryan replied in pidgin, a Nigerian expression that loosely translates to “God has answered my prayers.” In response, DJ Cuppy jokingly quizzed if he meant the popular “Agege…
On Sunday, 12th February 2023, Peruzzi took to his Instagram account to share a snippet of a studio session with hitmaker Joeboy. The video showed the duo recording a new song which Peruzzi has suggested might be dropping soon. Peruzzi is one of Afrobeats’ finest writers and singers whose music has found a ready audience amongst listeners who enjoy his melody-molding abilities. In 2022, Perruzi released two tracks ‘Hypertension’ and ‘Things I Need’, and in 2023, he has been tapped by Lussh for the remix of his hit single ‘Hello’. Joeboy had a quiet 2023 as he released ‘Contour’ and…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, weekend, challenged a suit by Social Rehabilitation Grace and Supportive Initiative, SRG, over redesigned naira notes, before a Federal High Court, sitting in Akure, Ondo State, contending that the move was to save Nigeria’s democracy by checking vote-buying, during the presidential election. The plaintiffs in the suit are asking the court to compel the apex bank to extend the expiration date for the old Naira notes. CBN, in its counter-affidavit through its counsel, O. M. Atoyebi, opposed SRG’s prayer for an interlocutory injunction because “The extension of the expiry date for the old naira…
Presidential Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has listed six ways through which the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN can end the current hardship in the country caused by the scarcity of newly redesigned Naira notes. In a statement he personally signed and issued Sunday in Abuja, Tinubu declared that he and his running mate, Kashim Shettima have nothing against the CBN cashless policy and Naira redesign but that he is only concerned about the disruptive implementation of the policy. To bring immediate relief to Nigerians, Tinubu urged the CBN to consider the following the…
Former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th National Assembly, Shehu Sani has explained why presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi cannot part with N2bn ‘mobilisation fee’ for leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). Recall that a letter circulated on social media on Sunday alleging that Obi donated N2bn to the Christian leaders to facilitate his appearance in churches as way of support for his presidential ambition. However, the Christian body has since denied the allegations. A statement issued on Sunday by the CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, described the letter as illogical and…