Judy Austin Celebrates Her 31st Birthday

 Actor Yul Edochie's second wife, Judy Austin has taken to her Instagram handle to celebrate her birthday today, IGBERETV reports.

The actress shared a new photo of herself with the caption;

"Happy beautiful birthday to me!!!
:
Thank you Jesus for the gift of life.
You’ve showered me with unlimited blessings and love beyond my wildest dreams. 
I have absolutely nothing more to ask for other than to give you gratitude!!!
Thank you for loving me too much my king
You’re an awesome God!!!
I owe it all to you.
:

Please say a thank you Jesus for me if you love me.
God has been truly awesome to me this year."

Peter Obi Ended Era Of Godfatherism In Anambra — Bianca Ojukwu

 The wife of late Biafra warlord and former beauty queen, Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu, has described the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi as the man who ended the age-old era of godfatherism in Anambra State.

Mrs. Ojukwu made this known in an interview with newsmen shortly after hosting Mr. Obi who paid her a courtesy visit on Friday, as part of his political steps to further bolster his chances of emerging victorious in the much-awaited 2023 general election.

According to her, Obi, who was the first two-term governor in Anambra State, also brought the era of godfatherism to a conclusive end in the state, among other significant things he did during his tenure as the governor of the state. She added that Obi was able to attain that feat even when he was being confronted by one of the most successful politicians Nigeria has ever had.

On the essence of Obi’s courtesy visit, Mrs. Ojukwu who also shared a post and photos about the visit on her Facebook page, described the visit as a sort of homecoming, and further revealed that he (Obi) spent some time discussing his hopes and dreams for the nation.

The former Nigeria Ambassador to Spain added that Obi also lamented the suffering of the masses, lack of jobs for the youths as he spoke about his plans to turn the economy around.

Former Pope Benedict XVI To Be Buried On Jan 5

 A spokesperson for the Vatican says the funeral for former pope Benedict XVI will be held on 5 January.

Nigerian Groom & Bride Storm Wedding Reception In Keke Convoy, Photos Stun Many

 A Nigerian couple created a scene after showing up to their wedding reception in a convoy of Keke Napeps otherwise known as tricycles. 

The groom named Nniodo, a legislative council leader who hails from Enugu, shared pictures from their church wedding on Facebook, revealing that it took place on Thursday, December 29. 

Nniodo explained that they intended to 'catch cruise' by using tricycles as a means of transportation to their wedding reception 

He said that people couldn't believe their eyes when they saw them in the tricycles. 

"...Riding in our Keke to the reception venue we created lots of scene for people to watch, they just couldn't believe that the Leader of the council couldn't afford a Lamborghini and was riding in a Keke truck," he wrote via Facebook. 

Former Pope Benedict XVI Dies At His Vatican Residence, Aged 95

 Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced.

His death on Saturday came days after Pope Francis had asked for prayers for his predecessor, saying he was “very sick”.

The Holy See Press Office said Benedict, the first German pope in 1,000 years, died in his residence at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery, which he had chosen as his residence after resigning in 2013.

The Vatican has been vague about what ailed Benedict, saying only that his worsening health was due to his advanced age.

For nearly 25 years, as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Benedict was the powerful head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office, then known as the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
(CDF).

Conservatives in the Church have looked to the former pope as their standard bearer and some ultra-traditionalists even refused to acknowledge Francis as a legitimate pontiff.

They have criticised Francis for his more
welcoming approach to members of the LGBTQ
+ community and to Catholics who divorced
and remarried outside the Church, saying both
were undermining traditional values.

Like his predecessor John Paul, Benedict made
reaching out to Jews a hallmark of his papacy.

His first official act as pope was a letter to
Rome’s Jewish community and he became the
second pope in history, after John Paul, to enter
a synagogue.

In his 2011 book, “Jesus of Nazareth,” Benedict
made a sweeping exoneration of the Jewish
people for the death of Christ, explaining
biblically and theologically why there was no
basis in Scripture for the argument that the
Jewish people as a whole were responsible for
Jesus’ death.

Controversies

However, as pope he also came under fire for a
string of public relation controversies, and a
perceived lack of charisma.

Most importantly, as an ever-growing number
of victims spoke out of their abuse, mostly as
children, at the hands of priests, he was
criticised for his failure to act decisively to end
Church cover-ups.

Before his election as pope, Benedict led the
Vatican’s doctrinal congregation, once known
as the Holy Office of the Inquisition, giving him
ultimate responsibility to investigate abuse
cases.

He became the first pontiff to apologise for the
scandals that emerged around the world,
expressing “deep remorse” and meeting with
victims in person.

In 2010, he admitted that the Church “did not
act quickly or firmly enough to take the
necessary action” on an issue that severely
tarnished its image.

Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes Highest Paid Football Player [see Top 10]

 Saudi Arabian league side Al Nassr on Friday completed the signing of former Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ronaldo was a free agent for just over a month after his contract with Man United was terminated in November.

Once ad revenue is included, the former Real Madrid, Juventus and Sporting Lisbon striker is now the best-paid athlete on the planet.

CBS Sports reports that the entire volume of Ronaldo’s contract with Al Nassr would earn the Portuguese €216m a year.

This by far cannot be measured with the €75m per season of Paris Saint-Germain stars, Lionel Messi and Neymar’s €70m.

Here is list of top ten highest earners after Ronaldo’s contract:

10 Kevin De Bruyne (Man City) – $29m

9 Andres Iniesta (Vissel Kobe) – $30m

8 Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) – $31m

7 Robert Lewandowski (FC Barcelona) – $35m

6 Erling Haaland (Man City) – $39m

5 Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – $53m

4 Neymar (PSG) – $87m

3 Lionel Messi (PSG) – $110m

2 Kylian Mbappé (PSG) $128m

1 Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) $214m

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Suspected Bandits Kill Young Man Weeks After Completing NYSC

 Suspected bandits have killed a young man who completed his national youth service programme last month, NaijaCover Reports.

The Victim identified as Oliver Abba was reportedly killed on Thursday night, December 29, 2022, in his village in Niger State.

It was gathered that he had gone to the village to spend the Christmas holidays with his family.

Details of the incident are still sketchy at the time of filing this NaijaCover Report.

Meanwhile, friends, family and former course mates have taken to Facebook to mourn him. 

"Brother dis is not d initial plan.. all d struggles, hustle and sleepless nights can't just go in vain bro. Life itself is unfair I know bt u shouldn't have left," his brother wrote As Sighted By NaijaCover Below:

" NYSC cert and d professional exams u wrote last week at my place was for who and why We promised to make mum and dad happy as d were d reasons u went to d village to celebrate Christmas.

" apartment we planned to funish and move in next week was not for me alone. We planned to face dis life and hustle as men not Bois anymore,"

"U left in cold blood . BANDITS Y. Inspector ABBA as I usually call u .. dis is hard on me bro. Honorable SAMU as u prefer to call me. Am heart broken. RIP BROTHER .. U WILL ALWAYS B REMEMBERED.

9ice And His Wife, Sunkanmi Celebrates 3rd Wedding Anniversary

 Nigerian singer, Abolore Akande, popularly known as 9ice and his wife, Sunkanmi, celebrate their 3rd wedding anniversary on Friday December 30, IGBERETV reports.

Taking to his Instagram handle, he shared photos of himself and his wife with the caption;

''12 years of friendship
3 years married
Forever to go…
Eru to ju owo elo, Abeeni
my no 1 cheerleader, my source of motivation and strength. Thanks for being a part of my life. My lovely wife. Happy Anniversary"

2023: PDP Will Handle Wike When His Candidate Is Unveiled, Says Tambuwal

 State Governor Nyesom Wike’s preferred presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, his Sokoto State counterpart, Governor Aminu Tambuwal says the party has lawful avenues of dealing with erring members.

Since his emergence as the PDP presidential candidate earlier this year, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has faced apathy from five PDP governors under the aegis of the G5 or Integrity Group, including Wike, Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Ifeanyi Uguwanyi (Enugu), and Seyi Makinde (Oyo). They argue that the PDP National Chairman Iyorchia Ayu, a northerner, must resign.

Responding to allegations of meetings being held with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, Wike said on Friday that he and his allies in the G5 had not struck a deal with any presidential candidate ahead of next year’s election.

However, Tambuwal sent a word of warning to the Rivers governor and others allegedly planning to go against the interests of the PDP.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will respond to the antics of five of its Governors currently being speculated to be in political dalliance with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” Tambuwal’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Muhammad Bello said in a statement on Friday.

For hours before his remarks there has been reports that the G-5 PDP Governors led by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state have been meeting with Tinubu in London on the possibility of their teaming up to work for his victory in the forthcoming presidential elections

According to Governor Tambuwal, who is also the Director General of the Atiku/Okowa presidential campaign organization, the PDP is a law abiding party; and it would explore lawful avenues to bring any of its erring members to book.”

Tambuwal was quoted as saying he engages in political engineering and political negotiations with the G5 members, whom he described as “good colleagues.”

It is not a war of attrition. I always submit that in this our business, whatever it is that you are doing , even if you try to hide it, it will come out. You cannot plan and execute a political project in your own bedroom. You must come out with it.

So, when my colleagues resolve on what to do, I think it is then that the party will now respond on whatever position they have taken,” he said

BBNaija Star, Ifuennada Poses Topless

 Big Brother Naija star, Ifuennada, took to her Instagram page on Friday December 30, to share sultry photos of herself, IGBERETV reports.

The reality TV star posed topless with just panties, while using her hands to cover her breasts.

Over 1.7million PVCs Uncollected In Lagos - INEC

About 1, 720, 416 Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, are yet to be collected in Lagos State, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

A document from INEC’s office in Lagos revealed that the total number of PVCs so far collected stood at 7,510,491 as of December 27, 2022.A document from the Commission’s office in Lagos shows that as of December 27, 2022 the total number of PVCs collected was 7,510,491 

10 Political Blunders Made By Nigerian Presidential Candidates In 2022 - SR

 2022 was an eventful year in Nigeria's political space with activities ranging from primary elections at presidential, governorship and National Assembly levels, Continuous Voters Registration exercises, pre-campaign rallies, campaigns and a few presidential debates.

SaharaReporters recalls that each of these events came with a mixture of tension and entertainment, emanating from both political position contenders and their supporters at the low and high echelons.

Whereas political attacks and killings by members and supporters of various political parties heightened the boiling point of insecurity in the country within the year, some presidential candidates intermittently entertained Nigerians with their political gaffes.

Prominent among these candidates who made gaffes that trended and are still trending include the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peopels Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and former governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi.

Among many gaffes made by the top political office contenders, here are top 10 that trended across the country.

1: “Bala Blu, Blu, Bulalaba”

The APC presidential candidate and former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu on Thursday November 17, 2022, while addressing his supporters in Imo State struggled to pronounce a word believed to be “hullabaloo” and ended up saying “Bala Blu, Blu, Bulaba.”

2: "Vote for A…PDP"

The former Vice President and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, while speaking at a political rally in Jos, Plateau State capital, wanted to ask his supporters to vote for PDP but goofed and said, vote for A… I mean PDP.

Atiku who spoke in Hausa Language said, “For God’s sake and for the value of this place, ensure that you vote for A… I mean PDP this time around."

3: “Nasarawa is big…it is a great country”

The former governor of Anambra State and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Thursday October 13, 2022, referred to Nasarawa State as a big country.

4: “God bless PD…APC”

While Atiku and Obi goofed, the APC presidential candidate, Tinubu, has made most notable gaffes in his political engagements in 2022.

On November 15, 2022, during his official flag off of his campaign in Jos, Plateau State capital, Tinubu goofed as he inadvertently prayed God's blessing for the opposition PDP before he quickly corrected himself.

While trying to pray for his party, Tinubu mistakenly said, “God bless PD…APC.”

5: El Rufai turned a rotten situation into a bad one

On October 15, 2022, Tinubu goofed again at the seventh Kaduna Economic and Investment Summit (KADInvest) when he claimed that the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai turned a rotten situation into a bad one.

Tinubu said, “Some people need to understand idioms. when I said he turned a rotten situation into a bad one, it is an achievement.”

6: Calling APV instead of PVC

In another instance, Tinubu on Saturday November 26, 2022, while addressing his supporters in Lagos State, charged them to make sure that they collect their “APV”, meanwhile, he meant to say PVC which stands for Permanent Voters Card.

7: "Prevent Church rat from eating poisoned holy communion"

On October 17, 2022, Tinubu during a meeting with Area stakeholders in Kaduna State goofed while responding to a question on Nigeria’s adherence to global climate change advice.

He said climate change “is a question of how do you prevent a church rat from eating a poisoned holy communion?”

8: Tweeting on WhatsApp

Tinubu made another gaffe in April 2022 when he said that social media users could tweet on Whatsapp.

“Do you know how many of you are tweeting on WhatsApp right now?”

Meanwhile, tweeting is only done on Twitter which is a microblogging social media platform while Whatsapp is just a free instant messaging app.

9: Calling Delta State "Niger Delta State"

In another instance, Tinubu on November 25, 2022, during his campaign in Oporoza, Gbaramatu Kingdom in Delta State, said that the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege would be the next governor of “Niger Delta” while he meant “Delta State.” 

10: Calling Plateau State Governor Solomon Dalong instead of Solomon Lalong

Tinubu at the campaign rally in Jos, Plateau state capital, when referring to the party's presidential council Director-General and state governor, Solomon Lalong, called him Solomon Dalong.

Meanwhile, Solomon Dalong is a former Minister of Youth and Sports Development from Plateau state while Solomon Lalong is the incumbent state governor and APC Presidential Campaign Council Director-General.

Tinubu, having made most gaffes, has had several questions and concerns raised about his mental health and his ability to rule Nigeria if voted into power in the 2023 general elections.