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Nigeria’s music superstar, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido, is in alleged pregnancies’ scandal based on the number of women accusing him of impregnating them. A French lady, Ivanna Bay has accused Nigerian music star, Davido of impregnating her. Ivanna shared a purported chat with the Nigerian singer to backup her claim of being impregnated by him on Wednesday. She also shared a video of her carrying out a pregnancy test which confirmed that she is pregnant. Also read: Davido performs Traditional marriage rites with Chioma   This is coming hours after an American lady, Anita Brown, went public with…

The re-elected Dr Julius Maada Bio was, Tuesday, officially sworn in as the Sierra Leonean President at Freetown’s State House following his victory in the 2023 elections. Commission chief Mohamed Kenewui Konneh said on Tuesday June 27, that Bio of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) was re-elected with 56.17 percent of Saturday’s vote. His top challenger, Samura Mathew Wilson Kamara of the All People’s Congress (APC), came second with 41.16 percent. More than 2.8 million votes were cast in last Saturday’s poll. Bio’s programmes In his address, President Bio emphasized the significance of the peaceful conduct of successive democratic…

In less than three weeks, President Bola Tinubu administration has secured another World Bank  loan which is $500 million to help the country drive women’s empowerment.  Accordingly, World Bank stated that it gave approval for the loan to scale up financing for Nigeria Women Programme, which was initially approved on June 27, 2018, with $100 million financing. Earlier, the World Bank Group had approved $750 million loan to Tinubu administration to boost Nigeria’s power sector, The loan with project ID P174622 was approved on June 9, 2023, making it the first World Bank loan approved under the new administration of…

Akwa Ibom Government has floated a N100 million Education Intervention Fund to assist physically challenged and other disabled students of the state origin studying in public tertiary institutions. The state Governor, Pastor Umo Eno announced this when the National Association of Students with Disabilities, University of Uyo chapter led by their President, Comrade Emmanuel Wisdom, paid him a courtesy visit at Government House, Uyo. Eno said he was moved by the passion to give the student body a sense of belonging to underscore the political inclusion drive of his administration. Also read:  Bring your enterpreneurial acumen to bear on Akwa…

Akwa Ibom Police have arrested and detained one Gabriel Okon Ekpri of Ekit Itam Akpan Obong in Itu Local Government Area of the state in their custody for selling his nine-year-old son at N400,000. A press statement issued in Uyo on Monday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Odiko MacDon said the suspect was arrested by the Quick Intervention Squad of the command. According to the Superintendent of police, the suspect who has confessed to the crime blamed the devil and economic hardship for his actions. Also read: Suspected cultists Flee with youth leader’s head in Akwa Ibom MacDon…

Nigerian international Victor Osimhen has won the Best African International Player prize at the Ghana Football Awards. The 24-year-old had a remarkable 2023-24 season helping Napoli to the Scudetto for the first time in over three decades, scoring 26 league goals. He also helped the club reach the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history. Osimhen also netted a brace as Nigeria defeated Sierra Leone 3-2 in Monrovia to qualify for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations starting in Ivory Coast in January. At the Ghana Football Awards, the Super Eagles striker received the highest number of votes…

President Vladimir Putin Saturday branded Wagner Group leader as a traitor, and vowed not to allow Russia slip into civil war abyss. This was after the leader of the Wagner mercenary force seized a key military headquarters overseeing the offensive in Ukraine. The rapidly moving events mark the most serious challenge yet to the Kremlin chief’s long rule and Russia’s most serious security crisis since he came to power in late 1999. Also read: Prigozhin announces retreat on Moscow to avert civil war Wagner chief Yevgeny Prighozin said his troops had taken control of the military command center and an…

Former Governor of Bauchi State, Isa Yuguda, Monday, spilled more fuel subsidy scam racketeered by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) in conjunction with marketers and other stakeholders in the crude oil sector.  The fuel otherwise known as Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) until its removal by President Bola Tinubu administration has been regarded as a scam by many Nigerians and experts. Yuguda who also was former minister of state for transport, stated this when he appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. “I remember a friend of mine in the oil industry, who during a meeting of an…

The British man behind the massive hack of celebrity Twitter accounts including Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Kim Kardashian, and Elon Musk has been jailed for five years. Joseph James O’Connor, 24, pleaded guilty to a string of cyber crime offences in May, almost three years after his hacking group which aimed to hijack over 130 Twitter accounts in a Bitcoin scam. Those targeted include leading brands such as Apple and Uber, as well as Bill Gates, Barack Obama, and other high-profile figures, The Guardian reports. O’Connor, also known under an online alias as Plugwalk Joe, additionally pleaded guilty to stealing…

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 28 and Thursday, June 29, 2023 as Eid-El-Kabir public holiday. This was contained in a statement by a Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Oluwatoyin Akinlade.  “The Federal Government has declared Wednesday June 28th and Thursday June 29th 2023 Public Holidays in commemoration of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration and heartily felicitates with the Muslim Ummah at home and in the diaspora,” the statement read. Akinlade enjoined Muslims and all Nigerians “to make sacrifices for the growth and development of our communities and our great country, Nigeria.” The permanent secretary expressed hope that…