Ebonyi NASS caucus disowns Umahi

Ebonyi State People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Caucus in the National Assembly has disowned Governor David Umahi for defecting to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Umahi had on Tuesday formally announced his defection from the PDP to the APC over alleged injustice suffered by the South East in the hands of PDP, which consistently has allegedly […]

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Northern group welcomes Umahi to APC

says he’s asset to Nigeria North East Professionals Network, (NEPN), a political pressure group, has welcomed the defection of Ebonyi State Governor, Mr. Dave Umahi from the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). The group noted that Umahi’s move from PDP to APC was unprecedented and an attribute of […]

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Dangote charts plans for billionaires, private sector to fund Nigeria’s healthcare

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has proposed a plan that will see private sector players commit one per cent of all their profits to bridge gaping funding gaps in Nigeria’s beleaguered healthcare sector. The new tax, with national assembly approval, would be separate from the corporate tax already being paid to the government and would […]

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Davido’s ‘A better time’ album hits 100 million streams, sets new record in Africa

Nigerian music superstar, singer songwriter and record producer, Davido’s recently released album ‘A Better Time’ has surpassed a cumulative 100 million streams across all digital music platforms. This feat has been reached barely three days since the album was released, making it the fastest project by an Afrobeat singer to hit such a mark. The […]

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Ooni of Ife, Olori Silekunola welcome first son

Olori Moronke Naomi Silekunola, the olori of Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja the Second, has given birth to a baby boy. The Prince was born today, November 18, 2020. Kabiesi, Ooni Adimula, the foremost royal father in Yorubaland and custodian of the stool of Oduduwa, the ancestral father of the Yoruba race […]

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Supreme Court affirms Diri as Bayelsa governor

A seven-man panel of the Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed Douye Diri as the duly elected governor of Bayelsa State. In a unanimous judgement by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, the apex court dismissed the six appeals filed against the governor and his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. Justice Ngwuta, in his judgement, predicated the dismissal of the appeals […]

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Material things are becoming useless – Davido

Popstar, Davido, known to flaunt his wealth and jewellery on social media has stated that material things are becoming useless to him.  The Fem singer who was featured on Apple Music Radio’s Africa Now with DJ Cuppy said that what matters to him the most is the air he breathes.  The multiple award-winning artiste revealed […]

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Disquiet in PDP as Umahi quits for APC

Party dissolves state, zonal excos Ebonyi governor left us for personal reasons – Wike There was disquiet in the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, on Tuesday, following the defection of Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The governor has explained that he dumped the party over alleged injustice the party meted […]

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50 die of strange disease, Kogi assembly cries for help

Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello Kogi State House of Assembly has made a distress call on State and Federal Ministries of Health to unravel the cause of a strange disease which has killed 50 persons in Olamaboro Local Government Area of the state. The House made the call at Tuesday’s plenary sitting in Lokoja following […]

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I left because PDP failed Igbo people – Umahi

Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi on Tuesday said he defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC), because the PDP his former party allegedly failed the people of the Southeast. He said he had no regrets defecting from the party, adding that it was based on his conviction and avowed […]

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