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Osinachi Nwachukwu thought her abusive husband would change – Neighbour tells court
The trial of Mr. Peter Nwachukwu, husband of deceased gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu, continued on Thursday, October 13, with a neighbor, Grace Nnaji, telling a Federal Capital Territory Court that the singer, on many occasions begged her not to report her husband, Peter Nwachukwu’s aleged abuse as she believed he would change someday. Nwachukwu, who is standing trial on a 23-count charge bordering on domestic violence and culpable homicide, is accused of being responsible for the death of the late gospel singer in April. While giving her testimony before the court, Nnaji, a tailor, said she met the singer when…
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US politician Mike Itkis releases his own S*x tape to win votes
New York congressional candidate, Mike Itkis released a sex tape he filmed with a porn star on the sex site PornHub. The 53-year-old, who is not married and has no kids, said he released the video to promote his “sex positive” agenda, including the legalization of prostitution. Itkis, a current major in the US Army Reserve, is running to unseat Jerry Nadler in November. One of Itkis’ key campaign issues is decriminalizing sex work, so to promote it, he filmed a sex tape and posted it to the sex site PornHub on his own account. The video, which is about 13 minutes long,…
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Japa: Countries granting visas to Nigerian youths seeking greener pastures are wicked – Senator Amosun
A former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has criticized Western nations granting visas to Nigerian youths who seek greener pastures abroad. In an interview with BBC Yoruba, Amosun was asked to comment on the growing trend among educated Nigerian youths to leave the country, and he replied saying the countries do not put Nigeria into consideration before giving citizens visas to emigrate for greener pastures. “I have heard about it and the reports are scary. All our youths and young talents are travelling out of Nigeria, seeking greener pastures, and the prospective countries are deliberately giving them visas…
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A Northerner does not need a Yoruba or Igbo candidate – Atiku
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said those from the North don’t need candidates from the South during the 2023 elections. Atiku stated this while responding to a question posed to him by the spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, during an Interactive Session With Arewa Joint Committee held on Saturday in Kaduna State. He said a Northerner needs his fellow northerner and not a Yoruba or Igbo candidate. When Baba-Ahmed asked Atiku why Northerners should vote for him, the PDP presidential candidate replied, “What the average Northerner needs is somebody…
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Don’t run away, Nigeria needs your vision, resilience and creativity – Tinubu tells El-Rufai
Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu has appealed to Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai not to leave Nigeria after the 2023 elections. He said this on Saturday when he paid a visit to kaduna. He addressed attendees at the seventh edition of KadInvest, an annual event organised by the Kaduna State Investment Promotion Agency. The former lagos state Governor told El-Rufai that the country needs his vision, resilience and creativity to turn a rotten situation into a bad one “Nigeria needs thinkers and doer. I’m openly begging Nasir El-Rufai not to run away for (an) additional…
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Nnamdi Kanu’s discharge by Appeal Court, miscarriage of justice. We are very sad with this judgement – Miyetti Allah
Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore has described the discharge of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu by the Appeal court as “a miscarriage of justice”. The group said it is very sad with the judgement A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday, struck out all seven charges against Kanu. While reacting to the judgement, Saleh Alhassan, the National Secretary of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, urged the Nigerian government to approach the Supreme Court. He described Kanu as a terrorist who has organized the killing of innocent women and children adding that he is a threat to national security…
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I’m sorry for the next president – Sanusi
Former Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi has said he feels sorry for the next president after Muhammadu Buhari Sanusi stated this in Kaduna on Saturday while addressing notable politicians at a Kaduna Investment programme titled “Building a resilient economy.” Sanusi said: “In other words, debt service is now 108 percent of revenue. Every naira the Federal Government earns goes to service debt, and it is not enough, (as the FG) has to borrow to service the debt. And then begin to borrow to build roads, pay salaries and overheads. “We are leaving a mountain of debt for our children. They…
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39-year old impregnates 13-year-old daughter, says he was under a spell
Officers of the Ogun state Police have arrested a 39-year-old man identified as Jeremiah Mfon who impregnated his 13-year-old daughter in Ogun State, saying he was under a spell when he did it. The police in Ogun State said the man, a resident of FIRRO Estate, off Adesan, Mowe, Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the State, was arrested following a report lodged at the Mowe divisional police headquarters by the mother of the victim. The mother had told the police that her daughter said she was impregnated by her father when she noticed signs of pregnancy in her only to…
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ASUU Strike: We apologize to all students and parents – FG
The Federal Government has apologized to students and parents for the prolonged Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike that has finally being called off This was according to a statement by the Deputy Director of Press, Ministry of Labour and Employment The statement reads in part;“Now that ASUU has decided to obey the judgement of the National Industrial Court by calling off the devastating action, we apologize to all students and parents, of which the Honorable Minister is one, for this unduly prolonged strike, which is unwarranted ab initio. ”It added that “a groundwork is being laid, of which…
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If I leave PDP today it cannot win the election – Wike
Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has said that the People’s Democratic party, PDP cannot win the 2023 presidential election without his input. He said he and four other governors play an important role in PDP; hence the party can’t win elections without them. The Governor made the declaration during a media chat in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Friday. Wike said this following the crisis rocking the party. Wike, Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, have been calling for the removal of Iyorchia…
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“My job is done” Obasanjo says as he hands over seat to Peter Obi(video)
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo made a symbolic gesture at a function in Abuja this week. He gave his seat to the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi Obasanjo, Obi and other dignitaries were at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja for a gathering organized by Fidelity Bank. The event celebrated the national honour given to Professor Benedict Oramah by President Muhammadu Buhari. Oramah is the President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). In a Twitter post, @OluwaseunP, the master of ceremonies, narrated how Obi walked in while Obasanjo was making his speech. He…
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FG alone cannot fund universities, Parents should support – Gombe Governor, Inuwa Yahaya
Governor of Gombe state, Mohammad Inuwa Yahaya has expressed that the government needs help in funding the tertiary education system He, therefore, suggested that other stakeholders like parents should support the schools. This is coming hours after the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) suspended its eight-month industrial in which the lecturers demanded better funding of universities and other issues
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