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‘I’m not yet in love with Shaun’ – Wanni

NewsDeskNgAug 30, 2024August 30, 20240

Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ housemate, Wanni has said she is not yet in love with her supposed boyfriend on the show, Shaun. According to reports, the duo appear to be in a romantic relationship as they have been sharing intimate moments together. However, in a chat with fellow...

Chinwe denies ‘hiring’ boyfriend, Zion

NewsDeskNgAug 30, 2024August 30, 20240

Evicted Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ housemate, Chinwe, 30, has denied “hiring” her boyfriend and partner on the show, Zion, 26. There were speculations that Chinwe “hired” Zion to pose as her boyfriend on the show after she boasted about “sponsoring” him. Reacting to the rumours in a recent...

Topher – Ben competing with me for Anita’s attention

NewsDeskNgAug 30, 2024August 30, 20240

Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ housemate, Topher has lamented about his girlfriend, Anita’s bestie, Ben’s interference in their relationship. During a chat with Nelly, Topher lamented that Ben was competing with him for Anita’s attention. “I haven’t been in this situation of girl and male best friend, if I...

Man convicted of murder, rape executed in Florida

NewsDeskNgAug 30, 2024August 30, 20240

A Florida man convicted of the brutal murder of a college freshman and the rape of the victim’s older sister during a 1994 camping trip was executed on Thursday. Loran Cole, 57, was put to death by lethal injection at Florida State Prison, where he was pronounced dead at 18:15...

APC CRISIS: Ganduje not part of illegality – Acting chair, Onyeachonam

NewsDeskNgAug 30, 2024August 30, 20240

The Acting Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, Nwafor Alphonsus Onyeachonam has urged the factional chairman of the party, Barr Ugochukwu Agballah to stop associating the party’s national chairman, Dr Abdulahi Ganduje with illegality. His warning comes amid a letter said to have been written by...

Akpata – I’m answerable to Edo people not any godfather

NewsDeskNgAug 30, 2024August 30, 20240

The Labour Party, LP, governorship candidate in the September 21, 2024 election in Edo State, Olumide Akpata, says he cannot be remote-controlled by any political benefactor or godfather if elected in the poll. He made this statement on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday, saying he is only answerable...

Gombe govt bans illegal mining activities

NewsDeskNgAug 30, 20240

Gombe State Government has officially banned illegal mining activities within the state, warning that individuals, groups, or organizations found in violation will face prosecution. This decisive action follows the signing and issuance of Executive Order No. 8 of 2024 by Governor Inuwa Yahaya. The Executive Order, which took immediate effect,...

Ignore hate, tribalism – Peter Obi on Igbo lady’s threat to poison Yorubas, Edo people

NewsDeskNgAug 30, 2024August 30, 20240

Former Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi has condemned the Nigerian lady based in Canada, Amaka Sunnberger who called for the poisoning of Yorubas and Benin people. Obi urged Nigerians to unite and not allow tribalism and hate tear them apart. Sunnberger’s threats against Yoruba and Edo people in...

New Zealand’s Māori king Tuheitia dies at 69

NewsDeskNgAug 30, 2024August 30, 20240

Kiingi Tuheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII, the Māori King of New Zealand, has passed away at the age of 69. Surrounded by his wife and three children, the king died following a period of recovery in the hospital after heart surgery. The news was announced by the Kiingitanga, the Māori...

NARD Strike: Insecurity behind mass exodus of doctors – Kogi NMA Chairman, Hassan

NewsDeskNgAug 30, 2024August 30, 20240

The Nigerian Medical Association, (NMA) has blamed the mass exodus of medical doctors out of the country on the spate of insecurity in Nigeria. The Kogi State Chairman of NMA, Dr Abubakar Hassan, who spoke to news correspondent on Friday in Lokoja, about the ongoing nationwide strike embarked upon by...