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The greatest thing that ever happened to me in life is getting rusticated from the university at the age of 23 – Adamu Garba
A chieftain of the All progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba has said that getting rusticated from school at the age of 23 was the best thing that ever happened to him. He shared this in a tweet via his twitter handle. According to him, he started work as a tech guy at the age of 24 and is now a millionaire Garba had revealed that he was expelled from Kano State University of Technology, Wudil, in his 300 level. In his words; “You guys don’t get it. The greatest thing that ever happened to me in life is getting rusticated from…
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APC is having sleepless night, threatened by Peter Obi – Isaac Fayose
Isaac Fayose, brother to former Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, has expressed that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is having sleepless nights despite the loss of the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi. He said the way Nigerians accepted the Former Anambra State Governor makes him look like a threat to the APC Reacting to a video of Obi being received by Nigerians abroad, Fayose claimed that the ruling party is wondering why a loser would be accorded such treatment. Taking to his Facebook, Fayose wrote: “They are wondering what kind of man is Peter Obi, how can a…
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FG approves N495m for the procurement and installation of luggage scanners at railway stations
The Federal Government has approved the sum of N495m for the procurement and installation of luggage scanners at railway stations located in Abuja, Kaduna, and Kano states. Ademola Adegoroye, the Minister of State for Transportation, who made the declaration on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting, explained that it was meant to enhance the security of lives and property at the railway facilities. According to him, “The devices to be deployed at railway stations in Idu, Rigassa, Kubwa, Jere, Kano and Kaduna include eight colour imaging x-rays, eight body scanners walk through metal detectors and 50 handheld scanners for…
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There was no loss of life – LASEMA speaks on building that collapsed in Banana Island
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency LASEMA has said that no life was lost in the building that collapsed on 1st Avenue in Highbrow Banana Island on Wednesday evening, April 12. The agency in a statement said the building collapsed as a result of a truck that ran into it ”Upon arrival of the LASEMA Response Team at the scene of the incident, a six-storey building under construction was found to have collapsed. Information gathered revealed that the building collapsed as a result of a truck that ran into the building. Fortunately, no loss of life, however, efforts are ongoing…
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“All white men should have a Black slave. They are lower class than us,” UK County councilor Andrew Edwards says in leaked audio (Listen)
A Conservative UK politician is being investigated over racist comments after allegedly saying “all white men should have a Black slave”. Andrew Edwards, a County councillor and magistrate in Pembrokeshire, Wales, is also accused of saying Black people are of “lower class” than white people in the audio clip. In the audio recording, a man can be heard saying: “Nothing wrong with the skin colour at all. (…) I think all white men should have a Black man as a slave or Black woman as a slave, you know.” He added: “There’s nothing wrong with skin colour, it’s just that…
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“Marry your best friend,” Woman advises as she shares photo she took 20 years ago with a man who is now her husband
A TikToker has gone viral after she shared a photo she took in 2003 with a man who is now her husband. She explained that they met in 2003 during Christmas in the village, then started dating in 2014 and had their traditional wedding in 2015. They welcomed 2 kids, after which he paid for her to complete her education. She called him a “supportive and loving partner” and advised people to marry their friends. Her post has gone viral because of how young she was in the photo taken when they met in 2003.
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It was a skit – BBNija Saga speaks on proposal video with Nini
Former Big Brother Naija reality show star, Saga Adeolu has broken his silence on the viral ‘proposal video’ of him and his colleague, Nini Singh. Recall that the romantic-themed photos and videos of the duo recently went viral sparking engagement rumours. Saga has now dismissed the rumours in a recent radio interview, saying the ‘proposal video’ was a skit. According to him, he was shocked when he found out that the video had been leaked. His disclaimer dashed the hopes of fans who were anticipating seeing them join the exclusive list of Big Brother Naija alumni who became couples. Nini…
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Borno Assembly member-elect, Nuhu Clark dies while undergoing treatment in India
Dr. Nuhu Clark, member-elect in the March 18 2023 elections, for Chibok State constituency in Borno State House of Assembly, is dead. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deceased died in India on Monday, April 10, 2023, while undergoing treatment. The Borno State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Babakura Abbajatau, confirmed the development in an interview with NAN in Maiduguri on Wednesday, April 12. Abbajatau said that the state government would soon make an official statement after speaking with the family of the deceased. While mourning the deceased, the Borno Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur, described…
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Ignore bad behaviors and wake up with terrible news headlines – Ezekwesili warns
Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has said that the country might wake up with terrible news headlines from the rest of the world if it continues to wave off the consequences of bad behavior. She shared this in a series of tweets via her Twitter handle. According to her, Nigerians are becoming less trusting of the judiciary system. She wrote, “A society that habitually ignores consequences for bad behavior will wake up to a day when 2 of 3 Presidential Candidates of parties can only generate terrible news headlines from the rest of the world. “There are deep lessons from…
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You engage in tribal politics, wrongly accuse another – Chimamanda Adichie slams APC
Chimamanda Adichie has tackled the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, for projecting her as a tribal person. She described Tribesman as an outdated and strange expression that says something about whoever is using it. She said the APC was exactly doing something it accused someone else of doing. Adichie made the statement on Tuesday while fielding questions on Arise Television’s news program. There have been several attacks on the writer since she addressed a letter to the President of the United States, Joe Biden after he congratulated President-elect of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu. She claimed in her letter that the presidential…
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Kogi Guber: I can understand your pain, you wanted my support to become the party flagbearer in the 2023 Presidential election but I gave it to Atiku – Dino Melaye lashes back at Wike
Former Kogi State Lawmaker and Governorship aspirant, Dino Melaye has lashed back at Nysom Wike of Rivers State for saying he is not fit to be the Governor of Kogi state Wike who addressed journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday claimed that the former lawmaker cannot be Governor of Kogi State adding that the People’s Democratic Party, PDP will lose if Dino is given the ticket Reacting to this, Dino said Wike’s rift with him was birthed by his (Dino) inability to support the governor’s presidential ambition. The statement reads in part, “I can understand the pain of Wike. He wanted my…
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Yes Daddy: Obi needs to make some clarifications – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said that Peter Obi has to make some clarifications on the leaked audio tape allegedly between him and the General overseer of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo In the audio recording, the man alleged to be Obi asked the other person alleged to be Oyedepo, to help gather votes from the South West for him and said that the 2023 election is a ‘’religious war”. The Minister has continued to drag Obi over this audio recording adding that he still has to make some clarifications on whether the recording is fake…
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