Author: Chima Onyido

Mercy Eke, the Big Brother Naija AllStars runner-up and renowned reality show personality, has said she may consider not getting married. In a recent interview with media personality Hero Daniels, Eke disclosed, she had contemplated having a baby through surrogacy in the past, adding that if she is able to get a child out of wedlock, she may never get married again . The reality star disclosed that she is under pressure from her mother to get married. She said: “I had said that I was gonna buy a baby. Not like buying a baby. Just get someone, take my…

Unspecified number of villagers have been reportedly abducted and many feared killed in Yola village of Karaye Local Government Area in Kano State, after a series of attacks on the village by bandits. An anonymous resident who spoke to Daily Trust revealed that these incidents occurred on different occasions within the village on a Saturday. Regrettably, the resident was unable to provide precise figures regarding the number of abductions or fatalities. “I was told that on the first day of the attack, about four people were abducted and two killed while in the second attack, two people were abducted and…

A 23-year- old man, Akaninyene Isaac, has allegedly killed his mother for starving him of food, in Oruk Uso Otoro village, Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko MacDon, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Uyo on Monday. MacDon said that operatives of Abak Division arrested the suspect on Wednesday for allegedly murdering his 55-year-old mother, Christiana Isaac. READ ALSO: Lagos Blue Rail Line to Take 74 Daily Trips by November – Gov Sanwo-Olu The command’s spokesperson said that the suspect had reportedly confessed to killing his mother for failure…

The Federal Government says legal action will be taken against a couple, Mr Ifeanyi and Mrs Christabel Ewuru, in Enugu state over alleged molestation and neglect of their eight-year old daughter and inflicting diseases on her. Mrs Uju Ohanenye, the Minister of Women Affairs, confirmed this while addressing the media in Abuja. According to her, the ministry will take up legal action against the couple to ensure the survivor gets justice as well as serve as deterrent to others, who might want to tow the same line. READ ALSO: Nigeria Ranked 123rd in Global Gender Inequality, Says Women Affairs Minister…

The University of Benin (UNIBEN) has released results for the post Unified Tertiary Matriculation (UTME) and Direct Entry screening examinations. The university via a statement issued in Benin by its Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, said 13,367 candidates were successful in the just concluded post UTME examination. This figure, Ehanire said, represented 94 per cent of the total number of candidates that sat for the test. READ ALSO: IReV not election results collation system, INEC clarifies “Also, 225 candidates passed the Post Direct Entry Examination out of 678 candidates. “Candidates are to check for their results on their respective…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its results viewing portal is to enhance election transparency and not a result collation or transmission system. The INEC Director of ICT, Paul Omokore, gave the clarification in his presentation titled: “The role of BVAS, IReV for Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo Governorship elections” at a two-day capacity workshop for journalists on Monday in Akwanga, Nasarawa State. Omokore advised journalists and members of the public not to confuse uploading of PU results to INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) with electronic transmission of results. READ ALSO: Gaza Crisis: U.S President Biden to Visit Israel He…

Mohammed Sanusi, the General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has hailed the Super Eagles for their victory over Mozambique, saying it is, indeed, a morale booster for the team. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that goals by Terem Moffi, Frank Onyeka and Moses Simon steered Nigeria to a 3-2 victory over 10-man Mozambique in their second international friendly on Monday. The Super Eagles were held to a 2-2 draw in their first friendly game against the Green Falcons of Saudi Arabia at the Estadio Municipal de Portimao in Portugal. READ ALSO: We didn’t send Northerners in Cattle…

Abia Government on Monday said that it has not issued any quit notice order asking Hausa Community in the Lokpanta Cattle Market to leave the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, Navy Cmdr Macdonald Ubah Rtd, made this known during a press briefing at the Government House, Umuahia. Ubah said that the information making the rounds that the government had asked the Hausa Community in the market to leave Abia could be best described as “spurious and untrue”. READ ALSO: ICPC Invites NSITF Officials Over N47 Million Gratuity Paid to MD According to him, the government resolved…

A set of conjoined twins delivered by medical experts at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) have died, according to a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report. The Chief Medical Director, LASUTH, Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, made this known in an interview with NAN on Monday in Lagos. The hospital’s management had announced that the twins were delivered on Oct. 5 at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, LASUTH, at an estimated gestational age of 33 weeks and six days. According to Fabamwo, although the set of twins died, their mother is doing well. “The nature of their joining was…

The second Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting took up the issues of economy and the agreement reached between government and the labour unions early this month to avert an industrial action. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mr Mohammed Idris, disclosed this to State House Correspondents after the FEC meeting in Abuja on Monday. He said that the issues were significant to the current realities and expectations of Nigerians on the Tinubu-led administration, adding that it was also hinged on the Renewed Hope Agenda. ‘’The issues raised at the meeting include economy, road infrastructure around the country, memo about…

National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has criticised the National Universities Commission (NUC) over the Commission’s opposition to recent introduction of the one-year top-up programme for graduates of Polytechnics to convert their Higher National Diploma (HND) to Bachelor’s degree certificates. In a statement on Monday, Professor Idris Bugaje, the Executive Secretary of NBTE, expressed the Board’s dissatisfaction with NUC’s stance on its conversion policy in a letter to the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, in response to questions bordering on the newly initiated HND Top-Up Program using offshore credit transfer admission. READ ALSO: EFCC Arrests ‘Mama Boko Haram,’ Two…

President Bola Tinubu on Monday swore in three new ministers during the second Federal Executive Council holding at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The new cabinet members are Malam Balarabe Lawal from Kaduna State as Minister of Environment, Jamila Bio-Ibrahim from Kwara, Minister of Youths and Ayodele Olawande from Ondo, Minister of State for Youths. The ministers were the three nominated by Tinubu to take charge of the newly created ministry of Youths and a replacement for former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai. The Ministry of Youth was formerly with the Ministry of Youths and Sports…

Hopes for a brief ceasefire in southern Gaza to allow foreign passport holders to leave the besieged Palestinian enclave and aid to be brought in were dashed on Monday. This came up as Israeli bombardments were intensifying ahead of an expected ground invasion. Residents of Hamas-ruled Gaza said the overnight strikes were the heaviest yet in nine days of conflict. Many houses were flattened and the death toll rose inexorably, they said. Diplomatic efforts have been underway to get aid into the enclave, which has endured unrelenting Israeli bombing since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas militants that…

The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) says it has pulled out of the Federation of Registered Nollywood Guilds and Associations (FRENGAN), citing its focu on the growth, development and welfare of members as reasons. Emeka Rollas, National President of AGN, stated this in a letter he addressed to the leadership of FREGAN and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. According to him, the guild’s decision to exit from the federation was reached after a careful consideration of suggestions and opinions expressed by members and stakeholders on the guild’s membership of the body. READ ALSO; Katsina…

Habeeb Okikiola, the controversial Hip Hop artiste known as Portable, has again lost his cool, this time, during a tour in Europe. The singer, while performing at an event, was taken aback when he discovered that the money sprayed on him had mysteriously disappeared. In a viral video capturing the incident, the Zazoo singer, angrily lashed out at the person who took the money. He said: “This man na m*d man. U*eless human being. All my money wey de spray me, this man don carry am run. This u*less man! Oga, I go beat you for here. I be street…

The Lagos State Government on Monday ordered the reopening of Mile 12 International Market after it was sealed on Friday. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, said the market was reopened after a thorough assessment, covering various aspects of environmental compliance, waste management practices, and general cleanliness within the market,. He noted that issues critical to the environment, public health and safety, were not negotiable, as government would not watch helplessly as those values were compromised and eroded by the conduct of few people. “We cannot continue to be nonchalant about our environment. Our negative…

The Federal Government has reassured that the pains being experienced by Nigerians over the recent removal of fuel subsidy will be temporary. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja. He explained that it was obvious that the ultimate benefits of the removal of the subsidy would be reaped by the common man. Idris said it was regrettable that only few people were, hitherto, benefitting from subsidy regime adding that the few were enjoying the common wealth of the entire country at the expense…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recognized the ongoing pressure on the Nigerian naira and has suggested that Nigeria could explore the option of seeking a loan from the IMF to stabilize its currency if deemed necessary. The IMF further endorsed recent exchange reforms and measures taken by Nigerian authorities as appropriate. These statements were made during the World Bank Group/IMF Meeting held in Marrakech, Morocco. As of August, the IMF reported that inflation in Nigeria remained persistently high at 26 percent, while the Nigerian naira continued to face significant pressure. READ ALSO: Qatari Billionaire Sheikh Jassim May Buy Tottenham…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has warned candidates in Liberia’s recent elections, cautioning them against making premature declarations of victory and vowing to take action against those who incite violence. Liberians participated in the polls on October 10, casting their votes to determine whether George Weah, the football legend, would secure a second term as president and to select members for the new parliament. The vote count is currently in progress, with the final results expected to be announced within two weeks of the election. “The attention of the ECOWAS Commission has been drawn to attempts by…

Leaders of the Arab League and African Union have raised alarm that the Israel’s imminent ground invasion of Gaza “could lead to the genocide of unprecedented proportions.”  In a joint statement released on Sunday, both organizations called upon the United Nations and the international community to intervene urgently before it’s too late. Moroccans demand end to Gaza killings Also, a demonstration was held yesterday at the Mohammed the V square in the Moroccan capital of Rabat to protest the killing of Palestinians in Gaza by the Israeli forces. The National Action Group for Palestine organized the rally where speakers stressed…