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Ibadan radio station owner, Yemi Sonde raises alarm of being blackmailed with his nudes
Yemi Sonde, Chairman of Yemi Sonde Media Group and owner of the popular radio, YES FM, has raised an alarm of being blackmailed with his nude video. He alleged that some powerful people are behind this blackmail having sworn to take him down. He shared this in a statement released on Tuesday, December 13. According to him, the blackmailer who claimed to live in Cote d’Ivoire, sent him a video of him alone in his bedroom and repeatedly demanded sums of money which ranged from N500,000 to N1,500,000, to keep it off social media. Yemi however said he told the blackmailer to…
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Judge weeps recounting events, as he sentences Three young men to Death by hanging for Rape and Murder of Unilorin student, Olajide Blessing Omowumi
A Kwara State High Court has sentenced three to death by hanging for the rape and murder of University of Ilorin student, Olajide Blessing Omowumi, 24. The convicts were sentenced on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, in Ilorin after a one and half year legal battle. The 300-level Agricultural Sciences student was founddead in her sister’s home on 2nd June, 2021 with her mouth gagged with clothes and bruises on her private part. A pathologist at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Dr. Kayode Adeniyi informed the court that the autopsy confirmed she was raped and strangled to death. Eight prime suspects, Abdulazeez Ismail,…
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Voting me as the President of this country will be a total turnaround – Tinubu assures Nigerians
Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC , Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that making him president will bring about a total turnaround in the country. He warned all troublemakers to find alternative endeavors, assuring that anybody who does not believe in the peace, unity and progress of the country will not find it easy if he eventually becomes the President of the country. Speaking in Kaduna on Tuesday at the North West zonal rally, the presidential candidate said, “I want to assure Nigerians that voting me as the President of this country will be a total turnaround for…
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I won’t vote for Atiku unless south-west gets PDP national chairmanship – Bode George
A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has said he will not vote for his party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in next year’s presidential election, unless the issue of inclusivity in the party is addressed. He said this during an interview on the Arise Television Morning Show Programme. According to him, the issues facing the party ahead of the 2023 general election can only be corrected by giving “to Caesar what belongs to Caesar”. He said; “It is not a solution that cannot be handled. All we are saying is give what belongs to Caesar what belongs…
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“I am puzzled as to why we cannot eliminate Boko Haram” – Atiku
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said Nigeria’s inability to defeat Boko Haram baffles him. Speaking at ‘The People’s Townhall’ organised by Channels Television on Sunday, the presidential candidate said he cannot understand why Nigeria should still be dealing with the issue of Boko Haram, especially with the military’s deployment. “I served in Borno state and as a customs officer, I was patrolling the entire north-east. So, I am very conversant with the vegetation and with the border areas. I still cannot find a place in the Borno area where anybody can hide and cannot…
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I remain a Peter Obi diehard, Count me out of Atiku’s Presidential Ambition – Babachir Lawal
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF) Dr Babachir Lawal, has clarified that he would never support the Presidential ambition of former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. He reaffirmed his commitment to the actualization of the ambition of the Labour Party candidate, Mr Peter Obi in the 2023 general elections According to him, Atiku’s Presidential ambition would not fly because it will amount to the transition of government from one Muslim Fulani president to another Muslim Fulani president and would be the worst form of Muslim-Muslim ticket. He said; “Besides, I find myself every year battling Fulani…
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Peter Obi: Christ made a whip and chased money changers from the Temple. What do you think He would do to politicians chasing votes in the Temple? – Reno Omokri
Social Media Commentator, Reno Omokri has said that the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi doesn’t visit churches for God or to win souls, he goes there to canvas for votes innthe forthcoming elections. He referenced the Bible in faulting the LP’s candidate visits to churches ‘for votes’, noting Christ physically dealt with and chased away those who tried to desecrate the temple. He wondered what Christ would have done to politicians like Obi for ‘chasing votes’ in the church. He said: “Peter Obi is not visiting churches for God, or Christ, or to win souls, or to grow…
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A Mighty wind will blow in Nigeria in 2023, we should thrive not suffer – Moghalu
A Former CBN Governor, Kingsley Moghalu has said that a mighty wind will blow in Nigeria come 2023. He urged Nigerians to assert their real position as owners of the country. He made the statement in a post via his verified Twitter handle. According to him, Nigerians deserve a better life and not suffering. He wrote, “A mighty wind will blow in Nigeria in 2023. Let Nigerians rise up peacefully and declare their real “independence” and ownership of our country and our destiny as a people at the ballot box. We are God’s children too. We deserve our place in…
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2023: It is an insult for a Northerner to succeed Buhari – Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has faulted the move for another Northerner to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. He described it as an insult The governor said the North would be cheating other regions by producing Buhari’s successor in 2023. Wike spoke at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Sunday, as contained in a statement by his media aide, Kelvin Ebiri. According to him: “You play on people’s intelligence; you say Nigeria is not ripe for muslim-muslim ticket, I agree. But Nigeria is ripe for presidency to remain in one zone? I mean, just look…
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Lateef Adedimeji Escapes Death After Brake Failure
Nigerian Actor, Lateef Adedimeji, has taken to social media to appreciate God for sparing his life following a road accident. In an Instagram post on Sunday, the ‘Ayinla’ film star said he escaped death some days ago after his car brake failed while he was driving. “May the Almighty be praised. Which of the blessings of God will I deny. You are indeed worthy of all my praise,” he wrote. “Thank you for your love, thank you for my family, thank you for my wife, thank you for saving me. “That I escaped death a few days ago with the break failure is all…
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(VIDEO) Excited, Older American woman documents her entire journey and flight from the US to Nigeria to meet her young lover
An American lady who flew from the US to Nigeria to meet her young lover, has shared a video showing the moment she arrived in the country and met her man. In the video, the woman looked happy to finally meet her Nigerian prince-charming, in person. She also expressed excitement when he took her to the salon to braid her hair. Watch the video below…
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My Incantations When Acting As Babalawo In Movies Affected Me In Real Life..You Have To Be Prayerful – Nigerian Actor, Alebiosu
Popular Babalawo or Ife priest character in Yoruba movies, Adewale Alebiosu has revealed that reciting some incantations in movies had some adverse effects on him in real life. Alebiosu, who spoke with BBB Yoruba, said he was just doing his job as an actor, that he never knew the incantations he was reciting could come to haunt him in real life. Alebiosu said, “I never knew there was so much more to the incantations I was delivering. I thought I was just delivering my lines, not knowing there are repercussions to follow. Whenever I get home after the act, while…
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