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  Nigerian actress, Etinosa Ogbemudia has said that some touts popularly referred to as Agberos are so skilled and useful to the society, IGBERETV reports. In a post she shared on her Instastories, the mum of one said that until a person's car develops a fault on the road, he or she can never value Agberos as some of them are so skilled and can help at that time. She said the government should rehabilitate them instead of using them as thugs.

  Timipre Sylva has resigned as the minister of state for petroleum to seek the ruling All Progressives Congress ticket in the upcoming governorship election in Bayelsa . Mr Sylva tendered his resignation letter to President Muhammadu Buhari last week, but the details of the resignation were kept private until now, Reuters said on Thursday night. Mr Sylva was appointed to the ministry in 2019 by Mr Buhari, who has kept the position of petroleum minister to himself. Mr  Sylva, 58, was Bayelsa governor from 2008 to 2012, when he failed to win reelection. He now seeks the APC’s ticket in Bayelsa to govern the oil-rich state for another term of four years. The election will hold on November 11, 2023. Spokespersons for Mr Sylva and the State House did not immediately return requests seeking comments about the development late Thursday.

  A  High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has sentenced one Praise Gelson and Usman Garba to seven years imprisonment for breaking into the home of the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, to steal valuables worth millions of naira , IGBERETV reports. Another defendant,  Tamunoala Alatoru was convicted and sentenced to six months imprisonment for negligence to her duties. In November 2022, the defendants were arraigned before the court on three counts of conspiracy, armed robbery and attempted murder of the former President’s wife.  The trial judge, Justice Ebebeli, in his judgment, found Gelson and Garba, who were the first and third defendants, guilty of armed robbery and attempted murder, noting that the prosecution counsel proved his case beyond a reasonable doubt. Ebebeli also stated that the prosecution proved his case against Alatoru who was the second defendant, especially on negligence in her duties and therefore should be sent...

  Gospel artist, Mercy Chinwo, has filed a suit against hip-hop artist Obidiz for defamation of character and unauthorized use of name and image. Mercy Chinwo filed a case against Obidiz following his latest single release titled Mercy Chinwo . The artist in the song cited an example of a wayward, club girl, and mentioned Mercy Chinwo in the phrase. “ She dey share me the cake, but she no want commit. Mercy Chinwo for church, but for club na Cardi B sef .” The suit by the gospel artist said Obidiz made “Derogatory and defamatory use of the name and image of Mercy Chinwo in secular music audio and video” and issued a “Notice to cease and desist .” According to the document, Obidiz is to desist from further use of Mercy Chinwo’s name and image. He is also to take down the song, and promotional videos and make a public apology. Failure to comply with these demands may attract a fine of N2,000,000,000.

  The  President-Elect, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu has petitioned the National Broadcasting Commission NBC, urging it to sanction Channels Television for allegedly breaching the Nigerian Broadcasting Code . “In line with Section 14.0.1 of the Nigerian Broadcasting Code 6th edition stating the duty of the National Broadcasting Commission to accept complaints from aggrieved persons, bodies or members of the public and investigate as well as apply sanctions where necessary,  the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council hereby petitions the Commission on what it considers breaches by CHANNELS TV last week on its programme ‘Politics Today’ which airs daily at 7pm on weekdays ”,  Tinubu said in the petition  dated 30th March, 2023. In the petition signed by the Director, Media and Publicity, Mr Bayo Onanuga on behalf of the Special Adviser, Media, Public Affairs and Communications, APC Presidential Campaign Council,  Tinubu accused the Labour Party LP Vic...

  Controversial singer and social media personality, Temmie Ovwasa popularly known as YBNL Princess stirred reactions online after sharing a new video online. The songstress posted a video of herself singing a worship song. The video caught the attention of many courtesy of her caption that read: “Me having full blown worship session at midnight knowing fully well I am a lesbian going to hell.” Furthermore, she wished for someone to start a queer church that suits her lifestyle. In her words: “Somebody should start a queer church for the culture, I need to live my praise and worship leader fantasies again and the straights would want me to stay committed, I just want an open relationship.”

  COVENANT UNIVERSITY CBT CENTRE DENIES CANDIDATES WEARING HIJAB FROM WRITING MOCK JAMB EXAMINATIONS We at Hijab Rights Advocacy Initiative got a distress call this morning at 07:25 am from the father of a candidate Mr AA Olayode, that his daughter and several other candidates wearing Hijab were denied from entering Covenant University Ota, Ogun State, their CBT centre for the Mock Jamb examinations. He stated that he tried to explain to the security guards that as a National Examination, candidates where posted there by the examination body and thus should be allowed to write their exams.  The security guards inisited that the University being a Christian University does not permit Hijabs in their premises and as such the candidates could not enter. Some candidates removed their Hijabs inorder to gain entry, while Maryam the daughter of Mr Olayode and two others who did not remove their Hijab were denied entry .  Hijab Rights Advocacy Initiative swung into action and con...

  If universities have to resort to this to “increase IGR”, are they really worth the title? Universities are incentivised to conduct research and innovation that can extend beyond geographies. The mediocrity is painful.   Accolades for the VC, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, mni, as LASU Bakery opens for business.  The bakery is part of her administration's drive to increase IGR. The LASU Bread will henceforth be the only bread on the university main campus, Ojo.

  Musiliu Akinsaya (Mc Oluomo), chairman of the Lagos State Parks and Garages Association, has waded into the feud between commercial drivers and agberos (highway tax collectors who target commercial drivers) in the state. One of the drivers told FIJ that Mc Oluomo had placed a ban on the illegal taxes levied by agberos. “ Mc Oluomo told us this afternoon when we held a meeting with him at the state council that no driver from Oshodi to Tollgate must be compelled to pay illegal agbero taxes anymore ,” he told FIJ. “ We are only to buy two tickets in a day, after which we will not pay anything aside from loading fees. “The normal ticket sold and approved by the Lagos State Park Management is just N800 . “ He said those extra taxes imposed at Iyana Ipaja and Agbado Ijaiye were no longer valid. We can either buy our daily tickets in Oshodi or Tollgate, and either will be recognised. “Afterwards, we will buy the council ticket and booking for security, which is about N500 .” He further...

  The  Ghanaian Tik Tok sensation, Ahuofe Abrantie, popularly known as Tupac, is reportedly dead. Ahoufe died in his apartment situated at Kumasi on Thursday. Although the details of his death are still sketchy. Confirming his death, popular Kumasi-rapper, Jay Bhad of Asakaa Boys fame shared a video of Ahuofe, with a cryptic caption reading, “Life too short, rest well Ahuofe, you gone (sic) be miss 4ever. TV3 Ghana also confirmed the death of the Tik Tok sensation with his video and a cryptic caption that read, “Popular Ghanaian Tik Toker, Ahuofe reportedly dead.” Ahuofe burst onto the stage as a TikToker some months ago and got many loving him. His videos are always mimicking the personality of the late American rapper, Tupac Amaru Shakur.

  March 30, 2023 Press Statement  PDP NWC Reviews Decision on Ortom, Shema, Anyim, Others The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at its meeting today, Thursday, March 30, 2023 extensively discussed recent developments in the Party. The NWC recognized the imperativeness of a total reconciliation among Party leaders and critical stakeholders for a more cohesive Party in the overall interest of our teeming members and Nigerians in general. Consequent upon the above, the NWC reverses the referral of the Governor of Benue State, His Excellency, Dr. Samuel Ortom to the National Disciplinary Committee. The NWC in the same vein reverses the suspension of the following underlisted members of our great Party: 1. H.E Ibrahim Shema (Katsina State) 2. Ayodele Fayose (Ekiti State) 3. Sen. Pius Anyim (Ebonyi State) 4. Prof. Dennis Ityavyar (Benue State)  5. Dr. Aslam Aliyu (Zamfara State) This decision is without prejudice to the powers of the NWC to ...