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  Ghanaian TikTok sensation, Ahuofe Abrantie, popularly known as Tupac, has died. Ahoufe died in his Kumasi apartment on Thursday after doing a 16-hour live video.  Yen News reported that the details of his death are not known but the news have hit the social media. 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, be miss 4ever.” Yen also confirmed the death of the TikTok sensation with his video and a caption that read, “Popular Ghanaian TikToker, Ahuofe reportedly dead.” Ahuofe burst onto the stage as a TikToker some months ago and got many loving him. He always dressed like a ‘gangster’ and amassed an impressive 3.9 million followers and over 39.8 million viewers on his TikTok’s 217 videos. His videos mimic the personality of the late American rapper, Tupac Amaru Shakur.

  The President-elect, Asíwájú Bola Ahmed 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 March 30, 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), Vice Presidential ...

  Renowned Nigerian rappers, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz the bad guy and Olanrewaju Ogunmefun, better known by his stage name Vector, have expressed their views about the 2023 elections in their latest song, ‘Yakubu‘, titled after the chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Yakubu conducted the Nigeria presidential, gubernatorial, national assembly and state assembly elections and has been condemned by many due to some purported electoral malpractice, violence and lack of transparency. The singers on the new song represented frustrated Nigerians and didn’t hold back on calling out INEC, its chairman and other political parties allegedly involved in the electoral malpractices. ‘Yakubu’ serves as Falz’s second official single for 2023 and is a follow up to the previously released ‘Owa‘ featuring Tekno.

  The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Wednesday said it has no plans to print Biafra currency and operate a government in exile. IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, warned those he described as autopilot to desist from such a move. In a statement he signed, Powerful distanced IPOB from the autopilot group, stressing that the group has no faction. Powerful distanced IPOB from those operating Radio Biafra in the United States. He noted that those operating under the guise of the Directorate of State are not members of IPOB. The statement read in parts: “We the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) under the command and leadership of the great liberator Nnamdi Kanu once again reiterate that IPOB is not part of the formation of Biafra government in exile anywhere. “The people behind the shambolic Radio Biafra government in exile in the USA are not IPOB members, and they should stop linking themselves to us. “ Those piloting government in exile in the USA are not IPOB members, and they do...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer in the Abia State governorship election, Prof. Nnenna Oti, has revealed that she was offered financial incentives to manipulate the election results. Before Alex Otti was declared the governor-elect last Wednesday, collation of the results for Obingwa Local Government Area (LGA) were briefly suspended by INEC, arousing tension amongst the electorate and stakeholders in the state. Oti, who is also the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Owerri, made the revelation on Tuesday while being welcomed by the management, staff and students of the university. She stated that before the final declaration of the result, she was promised huge monetary inducement to change the will and mandate of the people of Abia but that she remained resolute in the face of heavy intimidation and threats. “ As an electoral officer, I have never in my life participated in any election, but duty came calling, I made my...

  Benin Republic singer, Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo popularly known as Angélique Kidjo won the 2023 Polar Music Prize, one of Europe’s top music prizes on Tuesday along with Britain’s Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records, and Estonian composer Arvo Part. The five-time Grammy winner, described by the organizers of Sweden’s Polar Music Prize as “one of the greatest singer-songwriters in international music”, sings in native Fon and Yoruba languages as well as in French and English. Dubbed “Africa’s premier diva” by Time magazine, she is best known for her hits “Agolo” and “We We”. Blackwell founded the Island Records label in Jamaica that went on to sign such legendary stars as Bob Marley, Cat Stevens, Roxy Music and U2. Estonia’s Arvo Part, who the jury described as “the world’s most performed living composer”, was highlighted for his “unique compositional technique, tintinnabuli” which he invented in the 1970s. The Polar Music Prize was fou...

  The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure says the party will refund N25 million nomination fee paid by a deceased governorship aspirant of the party in Imo State, Humphrey Anumudu to his family. Abure spoke in Abuja on Tuesday after meeting with National Assembly-Elect members of the party. He also said no newly elected members of the National Assembly under the party will defect to other political parties. Anumudu had purchased the party’s form to contest the LP primary ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Imo State but died last week. Abure, in Abuja on Tuesday, said the party decided to return the nomination fee to the family of the deceased to show empathy and compassion. Addressing newsmen, he said, “You will recall that one of our aspirants in Imo State lost his life. I am pleased to announce to members of the public and members of the Labour Party family and his immediate family that the party will refund the nomination fee of N25 million t...

  Former Governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha has announced his withdrawal from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Governorship Primaries. The development was contained in a letter addressed to the National Chairman of the party. Ihedioha, who served as governor of the state for seven months before the Supreme Court announced Hope Uzodinma as winner of the 2019 governorship election, cited interest of the party as his reason for the shocking withdrawal. According to him, “In the interest of harmony and unity of the Party, I have decided to make the personal sacrifice of withdrawing from further participation in the processes leading to the emergence of the gubernatorial candidate.” He appealed to supporters to understand and accept his decision, lamenting that those who had started mobilizing for him may be disappointed. “ And I am sure many of those who have, on their own, already started mobilizing for me in Imo State will be disappointed. “I sincerely seek their understanding ...

  A pro-Bola Tinubu protest, yesterday, in Abuja, turned violent over breach of monetary settlement by organisers to hired protesters. Organized under the aegis of   The Natives to counter calls for the cancellation of the presidential polls and, some participants of the protest prior to its commencement unleashed violence on fellow protesters, passersby and motorists for over one hour. An eyewitness said organisers had failed to meet their own term to protesters, thus sparking anger and counter-protests. “ Before the protesters hit the road, few of them, armed with daggers, broken bottles, cudgels, sticks and other weapons went gaga, attacked fellow protesters, smashing burnets of cars, disrupting vehicular movements forcing most of the cars to drive against traffic. The attackers disrupted what was meant to be a peaceful protest for about an hour forcing most road users to scamper into safety. They complained that organisers of the protest had angered them by failing to sett...

The NLC leadership had issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to end the naira scarcity in the country. NLC President, Joe Ajaero had threatened that the Congress would go on strike if the issue was not resolved at the expiration of the ultimatum. Ngige subsequently invited the apex bank leadership and the NLC to a meeting on Monday to resolve the matter. This was disclosed in a statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Olajide Oshundun. “The ten-man delegation of the NLC was led by the President, Comrade Joe Ajaero and the General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja while the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele was accompanied by two Deputy Governors, Kingsley Obiora (Economic Policy) and Ade Shonubi (Organized Private Sector),” the statement read. In his remarks, the minister refuted the allegation of the NLC that his ministry did nothing about the matter. He said on receiving the letter from NLC, he forwarded the same to the CBN go...

  After removing her face fillers and implants, Blac Chyna continued her epic make-under ‘healing journey’ by having the Baphomet tattoo she got in 2021 lasered off her left hip. According to Daily Mail, Washington, DC-born 34-year-old shared two videos documenting her road trip to Henderson, NV and subsequent visit to Clear Out Ink over the weekend. “I am releasing all negative energy that is holding me back,” Blac – who boasts 21.8M, social media followers – explained. “It gots to come off. Do you know what I mean? I’m about to have no mark of the beast – anything like that. When I first got the tattoo, that is not what it meant to me. I just don’t want anything negative or demonic on my body anymore.” Not today, Satan! After removing her face fillers and implants, Blac Chyna continued her epic make-under ‘healing journey’ by having the Baphomet tattoo she got in 2021 lasered off her left hip. ‘I just don’t want anything negative or demonic on my body anymore’: The star documente...

  The All Progressives Congress (APC), in Imo State on Sunday, enumerated reasons residents of the state should cast their votes for Governor Hope Uzodinma during the November 11, 2023 governorship polls. Speaking on behalf of the ruling APC to a cross-section of newsmen in Owerri, the state Publicity Secretary of Imo APC, Cajetan Duke, thanked Imolites who spoke through their votes for the candidates of APC. The APC spokesman maintained that the victory of the party was nothing but an implicit vote of confidence in Senator Hope Uzodinma, whom he described as a rare statesman and uncommon democrat who has restored the confidence of the people in the business of governance in the state. The party maintained that the victory of the party was nothing but an implicit vote of confidence in Senator Hope Uzodinma, whom he described as a rare statesman and uncommon democrat who has restored the confidence of the people in the business of governance in the state. According to the spokesman,...

  Ex president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday said that the best appointments he made during his tenure including appointment both Prof Chukwuma Soludo and Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead the country’s economy despite series of criticism. Obasanjo stated this at an event in Anambra State to commemorate Governor Chukwuma Soludo's one-year tenure, condemning the "persistent" aversion to people of southeastern descent, which he referred to as Igbophobia. During Obasanjo's presidency, which lasted from 1999 to 2007, Soludo was the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and Okonjo-Iweala was his Minister of Finance. The former president stated that Soludo, who worked closely with him as an economic adviser, “never misadvised me”, and the economist’s performance impressed him so much so that he was asked to lead the apex bank. Soludo was the second Nigerian CBN governor who was not a commercial banker, according to the 85-year-old statesman. However, the e...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has made clarification on viral reports that it has suspended accounts of some Fintech companies like OPAY and PALMPAY. The apex bank refuted the reports, describing it as fake news. It was gathered that this was made known by the Acting Director, of Corporate Communications of CBN, Mr. Isa AbdulMumin, on Friday, March 24, 2023, in Abuja, where he said that the viral news “is simply fake’’. The viral news credited to AbdulMumin claimed that the CBN was about to suspend accounts of the Fintech companies because they were being used to perpetrate fraud. The viral news partly read, “Please if you are using OPAY, PALMPAY or any of these CHINA APPs or their POS, stop keeping much money in the account or stop using it. “The CBN is about suspending their accounts because these apps are being used to perpetrate fraud.’’ Similarly, OPAY and PALMPAY had in separate social media messages denied being under the radar of the CBN. OPAY had stated that, “the po...

  Sex therapist and aphrodisiac entrepreneur, Hauwa Saidu Mohammed, popularly known as Jaruma has revealed that she charges N1 million for a physical meeting and N250,000 for a phone conversation. The famous Kayanmata seller revealed this to her godmother, OJ Posharella, on the 5th episode of Showmax’s “The Real Housewives of Abuja”, where she bragged that the women were privileged to have her seated with them as she rarely attended events without being paid for it. “Yes, it’s a privilege. How much is it? Talking to Jaruma on the phone is N250,000. Seeing Jaruma face to face is N1 million. Who are these peasants?” This insinuation caused a squabble between the sex therapist and Princess Jecoco at Tutupie’s lingerie party in the 3rd episode, which eventually led to Jaruma walking out of the party, leaving her assistant to take the sex therapy session. The drama continues on the 6th episode of RHOAbuja with new episodes every Friday.

  The Presidency last night debunked as outrageous fake news a story by an online publication that President Muhammadu Buhari said he did not see himself handing over to President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The medium had claimed that Buhari confided in “close associates” that he did not see himself handing over to Bola Ahmed Tinubu. However, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, in a statement in Abuja, queried the logic of the rumour. He wondered how the President could have campaigned vigorously for Tinubu and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, without hoping to hand over to them after securing victory. “ The Presidency wishes to denounce as outrageous and fake, and condemns the fake news brigade for attributing a false quote to President Muhammadu Buhari and circulating it,” he said. “ How can you vigorously campaign for somebody, vote for him and then say you won’t hand over to him? This beggars belief. “The situation ...

  Alex Otti (left) and Peter Obi Abia State governor-elect, Alex Otti, says he would have won the election without the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, who later joined the party. According to him, he won the 2015 election that produced Okezie Ikpazu as governor under the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Otti also revealed that he joined the Labour Party before Obi. He disclosed this on Thursday night during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. The electoral body, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday declared Otti the winner of the March 18 poll. He said, “In 2015 when I ran under APGA, there was no Peter Obi. And we have it on our record that I won that election. At the time we were joining Labour Party, Peter Obi had not joined. “It took about a week before he called me and said that he purchased the presidential nomination form and he was coming to Labour Party. “We were prepared to fight the way we fought in 2015. T...

  World Athletics has banned transgender women from participating in elite female competitions, including female track and field events regardless of their levels of testosterone. The governing body's President, Sebastian Coe, announced this on Thursday, stating that the directive will go into effect on March 31, 2023, at a meeting of the global track and field federation's decision-making body, which includes 40 national federations, the International Olympic Committee, and transgender athletes. He said, “The majority of those consulted stated that transgender athletes should not be competing in the female category. “Many believe there is insufficient evidence that transwomen do not retain advantage over biological women and want more evidence that any physical advantages have been ameliorated before they are willing to consider an option for inclusion into the female category.” “The judgement we took …was, I believe, in the best interests of our sport,” he added. Coe stated t...

  Nigerian lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Wednesday clashed over a fresh bill seeking to legalize the cultivation, sale and use of cannabis sativa, popularly known as marijuana in the country. It was reported that two members of the House including the spokesperson for the House, Benjamin Kalu and Olumide Osoba, had sponsored a fresh bill seeking to amend the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act, to allow the anti-narcotics agency to issue licences to Nigerians for the cultivation, sale and use of marijuana. The lawmakers titled the bill ‘A Bill for an Act to Amend the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act, Cap. N30, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 to Confer Additional Responsibility of the Power to Grant and Revoke Licenses for the Cultivation of Cannabis (or Any of Its Three Species, Namely Cannabis Sativa, Cannabis Indicia and Cannabis Ruderalis) Plant for Medicinal Purposes; and for Related Matters.’ It was gathered that the bill is a consol...

  Kingsley Kanu, the brother of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, lost a legal case against the British government in a London court on Thursday over his continued detention in Nigeria. Kingsley brought a judicial review against Britain’s Foreign Office over its alleged rejection to acknowledge that Nnamdi Kanu, who holds Nigerian and British citizenship, was the victim of an extraordinary rendition from Kenya to Nigeria in June 2021. It was gathered that Kingsley’s lawyers argued that the Foreign Office should reach a concluded view on whether his brother was the victim of extraordinary rendition in order to properly assess what steps to take to assist Kanu. The judge in charge of the case, Jonathan Swift dismissed the case in a written ruling on Thursday, in which he said the Foreign Office’s decision not to express a firm view about Kanu’s treatment, either privately or publicly, was a matter for the government. However, the judge added ...

  The spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, Festus Keyamo has accused the Labour Party (LP) of “riling up” Nigerians against the  judiciary. Keyamo made these claims while speaking in an interview with Channels Television on Thursday. On Wednesday, the vice-presidential candidate of the LP, Datti Baba-Ahmed, insisted that the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, didn’t meet the constitutional requirements to win the February 25 election. Earlier on Thursday, Keyamo petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS) over Obi’s comments, which he described as inciting and capable of disrupting law and order in the country. “If I don’t say go to court, the next thing I will say is that come let’s fight. Why are they using such sentences in a derogatory manner? “ It is what is provided by law and people have actually retrieved their mandate by going to court. It is only when it does not favour you. “ That is what the LP is doing. That is why I ...

  The former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice, have been found guilty of organ trafficking in the United Kingdom. The duo alongside a medical doctor, Dr. Obinna Obeta, were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain with a view to his exploitation after a six-week trial at the Old Bailey. They criminally conspired to bring the 21-year-old Lagos street trader to London to exploit him for his kidney, the jury found on Thursday. The judge, Justice Jeremy Johnson, will pass a sentence at a later date, The Guardian UK reports. Ekweremadu, Beatrice, their daughter, Sonia, and Obeta had been standing trial at the Old Bailey for organ trafficking. Their conviction on Thursday was the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act. Ekweremadu and his wife were last year arrested in the United Kingdom for allegedly trafficking a young man into the country to harvest his kidney. The young man was said to have been falsely presented as ...