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RAMADAN: Pray Fervently For the Nation, Engage in Good Deeds, Gov Bello Charges Muslims

NewsDeskNgMar 23, 2023March 23, 20230

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has congratulated the Muslim Ummah on the sighting of the moon which signifies the commencement of this year’s Ramadan fast, urging the people to dedicate the season to pray fervently for the state and country in general. In a statement issued in Lokoja on Wednesday...

Otti Gives Acceptance Speech As Abia Governor-elect

NewsDeskNgMar 22, 2023March 22, 20230

Abia State Governor-elect, Alex Otti, on Wednesday gave his acceptance speech after emerging victorious at the state governorship election. The Returning Officer, Prof. Nnenna Oti, declared the LP candidate the winner at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Umuahia, the state capital, after completing the suspended collation...

Rhodes-Vivour Visits Victims Of Election Violence

NewsDeskNgMar 22, 2023March 22, 20230

The Lagos State governorship candidate under Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has visited persons that were injured at the just-concluded governorship election in the hospital. Rhodes-Vivour, shared photos of the victims receiving treatments on his Twitter page on Wednesday. He said, “Elections are not war. Governance should be about protecting, not...

NLC Directs Members To Cripple Activities At CBN Offices Nationwide

NewsDeskNgMar 22, 2023March 22, 20230

The leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Wednesday, directed all workers to picket all the offices of Central Bank of Nigeria nationwide starting from next week over current cash crunch in the country. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, gave the directive at an ongoing press briefing at Labour House in...

My Wife Is 21, Says 60-year-old Man Accused Of Marrying 11-year-old

NewsDeskNgMar 22, 2023March 22, 20230

A 60-year-old man, Aminu Danmaliki, accused of marrying an 11-year-old girl in Kano State, has spoken out about the rumour. The wedding video recently went viral on social media, with people claiming he married an 11-year-old girl, which they condemned, claiming that underage girls should be protected rather than married...

Man Ends Relationship After Girlfriend Danced With Chris Brown

NewsDeskNgMar 22, 2023March 22, 20230

American singer, Chris Brown, 33, caused a couple to break up after he gave a woman a lap dance during his ‘Under The Influence Tour’, Daily Mail reports. Chris performed this erotic dance with the girlfriend of the man, identified as Dash, while performing the song, ‘Take You Down’. Dash...

Fury, Usyk April 29 Fight Is Off, Says Manager

NewsDeskNgMar 22, 2023March 22, 20230

The fight between heavyweight boxing champions, Tyson Fury, and Oleksandr Usyk slated for April 29 at Wembley in London has fallen through, according to the Ukrainian’s manager, Eglis Kilmas, Daily Mail reports. A Twitter user, Steve Kim revealed this first on his page after an interview with Kilmas on Wednesday....

Xi, Putin sign joint statement on deepening comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for the new era

NewsDeskNgMar 22, 2023March 22, 20230

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin jointly signed and released here on Tuesday the Joint Statement of the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation on Deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of Coordination for the New Era at the Kremlin in Moscow. In the statement, the...

Chad Jails Over 400 Rebels For Life After Ruler’s Death

NewsDeskNgMar 22, 2023March 22, 20230

More than 400 rebels in Chad were handed life sentences on Tuesday following the death of former ruler Idriss Deby Itno, who was killed in 2021, a public prosecutor said. After a mass trial, they were sentenced for “acts of terrorism, mercenarism, recruitment of child soldiers and assaulting the head...

Actor Mawuli Gavor, Lover Expecting First Child

NewsDeskNgMar 22, 2023March 22, 20230

Ghanaian actor, Mawuli Gavor, and his lover, Remya, are expecting their first child. The actor shared the news on his birthday via his Instagram account on Wednesday. He wrote, “A year older. The best is yet to come.” Credit: Instagram | mawuli_gavor