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  Nollywood actress, Rita Dominic has debunked reports that she and her husband, Fidelis Anosike welcomed a set of twins. Reports had emerged on Wednesday that the couple welcomed the twins in the United Kingdom. Some Nigerians had congratulated her on social media. But  reacting, the actress described the repost as ‘fake news’. She posted a picture with the caption “Fake news” on her Twitter page. Recall that Rita Dominic tied the knot traditionally with her husband, Fidelis Anosike on the 19th of April, 2022 at Aboh Mbaise, Imo state. The star-studded ceremony had the likes of Chidi Mokeme, Kate Henshaw, Joke Silva, Ini Edo and many others.

  Imo state Governor, Hope Uzodinma has given a reason for Saturday’s security raid at Eke-Ututu Market in Orsu Local Government Area. Security operatives had raided and burnt some shops in the market after materials for Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were allegedly uncovered in the place. Speaking on the development at the Government House in Owerri, on Wednesday, Uzodinma told newsmen that bandits operating in the area use the IEDs to fight security operatives. According to him, a Major in the Nigerian Army on duty around Orsu Awo-Idemili died last month from an explosion from the device. He said, “Last Saturday, a joint security force, which arrested a bandit, took him after his confession to guide them to where they operate from and manufacture the explosives. “It turned out to be Eke-Ututu Market. “They discovered four shops where fertilisers, ammonium sulphate and electrical gadgets used in manufacturing explosives were packed.” Uzodinma said the Captain, who led the ope...

  Nollywood actor, James Ikechukwu Esomugha popularly known as  Jim Iyke, is now a chief. The actor received the chieftancy title on Sunday, in Ghana. The coronation took place alongside the occasion of the tenth Yam Festival and the actor was conferred with the title of, ‘Ohadike 1 of Ndigbo” by His Royal Highness, the Eze Ndigbo Ghana, Dr. Chukwudi Ihenetu. According to Ihenetu, the movie star was recognized for his achievements and contributions to the African entertainment industry and the Igbo people. A number of Nigerian celebrities including music star D’banj, actor, Alex Ekubo and reality TV star, Teddy A, were conferred with chieftaincy titles in 2018.

  The former governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, has said the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has not chance to win the 2023 election. According to Kalu, Obi does not have the kind of structure that can give him victory in the election. He, therefore, urged people not to waste their votes on Obi. Incidentally, Kalu and Obi are of Igbo extraction but Kalu stressed that the election is not regional but national. Addressing journalists at the National Assembly on Tuesday, Kalu, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, said he had to withdraw from the race “since presidency is not a regional issue”. Kalu said since he belongs to the APC, he is bound to vote for the presidential candidate of the party, Bola Tinubu. Tinubu is Yoruba and from the South-West region. He maintained that “it’s a party business," adding that he has “no grudges against anybody who is running." He insisted that he will support his par...

  The United States District Court for the Central District of California has again postponed the sentencing of embattled internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi, to November 3, 2022, after he scored an unexpected relief in the ongoing trial. The Nigerian Instagram celebrity and alleged internet fraudster was billed to be sentenced on Monday afternoon, September 19. Judge Otis D. Wright in Los Angeles said Mr Abbas will now be sentenced on the new date based on the court’s own motion. Prosecutors had opposed delaying the sentencing any further than September 19, arguing that Mr Abbas and his lawyers had prior knowledge of all related matters in the case and were only out to delay and frustrate the judicial process. But Mr Abbas’ lawyers, led by criminal defence attorney Louis Shapiro, said the prosecutors were trying to railroad the judge into sentencing their client even as some issues were still outstanding. The lawyers also accused the prosecution in Central...

  The Nigerian Official Selection Committee for the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences has announced that it will not be submitting a movie for the 2023 Oscars. The Chairperson of NOSC, Chineze Anyaene-Abonyi, who communicated the development to the AMPAS, expressed regret that the committee could not find a film suitable for the award. The statement reads: “Although the committee received three epic films following its call for submissions in August, it turned out that none of them will advance to the next stage owing to the voting patterns of members.” In a session that lasted two hours on September 3, 2023, the NOSC recorded a voting chart of ‘8:5:1:1’ from its 15 members- with ‘no film is eligible’ taking the lead. This is the second year in a row that Nigeria would not be submitting a film for the International Feature Film category of the Oscars, the last submission being ‘The Milkmaid’ in 2020. Anyaene-Abonyi said, “Nigerian films had, no doubt, improved significa...

  Ifeanyi Ejiofor, counsel to the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said his client has been diagnosed with gastrointestinal disorder. In a statement on Monday, Ejiofor said the development followed a persistent heartburn earlier experienced by the secessionist. According to the lawyer, despite the order of Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja that Kanu should be given serious medical attention, the Department of State Services, DSS has been acting on the contrary. He raised the alarm shortly after visiting the IPOB leader at the DSS Headquarters in Abuja on Monday. He said, “Presently, Onyendu is experiencing gastrointestinal disorder, which requires regular intake of antacid and other availing medical solutions, following persistent heartburn. Unfortunately, the DSS have denied him the least of the prescribed pain killer tablets that could provide momentary relief. “Following this development, our erudite lead counsel,...

  A popular disc jockey, Oluwaforijimi Amu, aka DJ Jimmy Jatt, has revealed that he recently underwent a kidney ailment. In a video posted on social media, the DJ informed his fans about his experience undergoing treatment and a transplant at the Zenith Medical and Kidney Centre, Abuja. His revelation took many of his fans by surprise as they were not aware that the veteran DJ was going through such a health challenge. Recall that Jimmy Jatt, who is currently based in the United States of America, is the second celebrity to go public about their kidney-related illness in recent times. Popular rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem, had announced some months ago that his wife had graciously donated her kidney to him. Speaking about his medical condition in a documentary shot at the health facility where he was treated, Jatt said, “I want to be a face of the survival of kidney disease. I did not want to be a victim. I have been through it, and from now on, I will be very open to talking to peopl...

  The Anambra State Government has placed a ban on the wearing of mini-length uniforms in schools across the state. The state’s education commissioner, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh made this known during an interactive meeting with education secretaries of public and mission schools held in Awka. The commissioner did not hide her displeasure on what she saw as “the growing trend of putting on mini-length uniforms (skirts/gowns) in schools". According to her, "it goes against the acceptable dress code for schools in the state.” Chuma-Udeh said a student should look smart, well-groomed, project positive vibes and not be indecently dressed for school. Knee length, the commissioner noted, remains the acceptable length for school uniforms in the state, not above the knee.  She said, “You are the foundation, you control the formative years of the children. “Let us infuse the right morals and discipline in students so they grow to be rational human beings, showing them there is more to li...

  As one advances in age, it’s vital for one to pay adequate attention to several things including one’s body. Food helps us to maintain life and growth, in the same vein, when we do not eat or eat unhealthy foods, life’s quality and growth are affected. It’s pertinent to make deliberate and positive lifestyle changes as you attain adulthood. Some nutritionists have highlighted 10 foods individuals who are 40 and above should avoid. A nutritionist, James Oloyede, says that people who are 40 years-old and above should take their diet seriously and be intentional about what they eat. Oloyede adds, “There is no particular class of food that one can avoid entirely because if one does not eat it in one form, one will eat it in another but there are some foods that should be minimised and some that should be totally avoided.” 1). AVOID REFINED CARBOHYDRATES:  Oloyede explains that refined carbohydrates are foods that contain a high glycemic index and increase the blood sugar level o...

  There has been an air of excitement among followers of the Big Brother Naija show after organizers announced a merger of housemates from Nigeria and South Africa. Africa’s biggest reality show organized by MultiChoice Nigeria on Thursday announced that it is switching up the show and will give fans a new experience in 2023. The CEO of Multichoice Nigeria, John Ugbe at the MultiChoice Media Showcase event held in Lagos State promised that the experience will unify cultures, and personalities, and will highlight what Nigeria and South Africa have in common. Although Ugbe did not disclose the prize, he explained that the prize will be as massive as the entire show, both in cash and other sponsored prizes. The announcement got fans of the show and some ex-Big Brother housemates thrilled as they took to Twitter to express their excitement. South Africa’s BBMzansi which was suspended seven years ago was revived and aired its last edition with 18 housemates in 2022. 27 year old, Michell...

  Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Pantami, has explained that although Kidnappers and terrorists still negotiate for ransom using phone calls, significant gains have been recorded since the linking of sim cards with the National Indentation Number (NIN) began. The Minister who made the explanation in Umuahia, Abia State, during the World National Identify Day celebration, said that since the exercise commenced, there had been a notable drop in the number of calls by fraudsters to unsuspecting phone users. He said that people should not expect innovation to wipe out evil overnight, arguing that it is a gradual process. His words:”The issue of Kidnappers’ calls has actually reduced with respect to ransom by phones. The sanitation of the existing system cannot be done overnight. It’s an ongoing process. “Those 419 calls we normally get most of the time have actually reduced because most of the numbers now are attached to the NIN. “It needs a little bit mor...

  At least 56 dead people of Nigerian descent reportedly left unclaimed estates in the United Kingdom, according to data published by the UK government. One of the oldest identified Nigerians, identified as Mark N'wogo, died on December 9, 1992, in Surrey, United Kingdom, but the assets he left behind have gone unclaimed for nearly 30 years, which means that his properties would be surrendered to the British government by December 2022. He was believed to have served in the Navy, which gave his birth year as 1926, and to have an unnamed family in Sapele, but neither this individual nor any others had stepped forward to claim the deceased's possessions (whatever value they may have now). According to a BusinessDay examination of UK government data from the list of unclaimed estates held by the Treasury Solicitor and last updated on September 8, 2022, N'wogo is one of 56 Nigerians officially recorded to have died in the UK in the last 30 years with assets still unclaimed. The...

  There is tension and fear of the unknown in Mkpuma Ekwa-Oku Community in the Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State as suspected gunmen killed a security operative of Ebubeagu. This has created an atmosphere of fear of the unknown as residents of the community are not certain of what might happen next. It was gathered that gunmen in the early hours of Friday shot dead one Sunday Izhikpa, who was a member of the Southeast outfit at his duty post in the community. It is not yet clear why he was killed but Peoples Gazette reported that a resident of the area, Victor Ogbaga, told newsmen in Abakaliki, the state capital that the deceased was a native of Nduakparata Igbeagu in the same local government area. Ogbaga was quoted as saying that “He was killed by the gunmen at his duty post, Mkpuma Ekwa-oku in Izzi, adding that the corpse of the victim has been evacuated from the scene, where he was murdered this morning.” The Ebonyi State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chris Anyan...

  The family of a 12-year-old student of New Era College in Benin, Edo State, Glory Ekeleyede, who died at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital due to an illness, has called for help to recover her corpse for burial. The grieving father of the deceased, Samson, said after his daughter died, the UBTH management held on to the corpse over the inability of the family to offset Glory’s outstanding medical bill to the tune of N400,000. The 66-year-old, who said he had been doing menial jobs to feed his family, explained that attempts to save his daughter’s life made the family incur many debts  He said, “Our finances were completely wrecked due to Glory’s sickness. I do menial jobs outside to feed my children. My wife sells tomatoes and pepper in the market and that is how we have been managing. Glory hardly fell sick but the only time she took ill was the one that led to her death. We took her to some places for treatment because we thought she had a fever but when she wasn’t...

  Beauty (left), Bella and Khalid  Big Brother Naija Season 7 housemates, Beauty, Bella and Khalid have been listed as the top trending housemates of the on-going television reality show, Big Brother Naija. The Communications and Public Relations Manager, Google West Africa, Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, made this known via a statement issued on Thursday. Kola-Ogunlade stated that Bella, who is in a relationship with fellow housemate, Sheggz, has been trending for confrontations with her housemates. He said Bella’s trending was a result of her getting a strike from Big Brother for disobedience and provocation, causing reactions over her culinary skills, and recently having a brawl with fellow housemate and Head of House (HOH), Phyna. He noted that former Miss Nigeria, Beauty, also made it as one of the top trending BBNaija housemates. Beauty was evicted just two weeks into the show following a physical argument with a fellow housemate, Groovy. “Khalid who was the second level 2 housema...

  The Independent Investigative Panel on Human Right Violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, and other Units of the Nigeria Police Force, sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, awarded N289 million as compensation to 74 victims of police brutality. Led by a retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Suleiman Galadima, the Panel awarded compensation, after it considered a total of 297 petitions that were brought before it by either victims or their family members. It was gathered  that the secretary of the panel, Mr. Hillary Ogbonna, disclosed that allegations in the petitions that were determined, bordered on extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, cruel/degrading and inhumane treatment by police officers, prolonged detention, abuse of power, as well as non-payment of judgement debts. Ogbonna decried that some of the victims died before the panel could conclude its investigations that spanned a period of two years. “It is quite unfortunate that some of the pet...