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The 40th birthday bash of Ini Edo, Nollywood actress, was graced by a galaxy of Nigerian celebrities in Lagos on Sunday, May 8. Iniobong Edo Ekim popularly known as Ini Edo born on April 23, 1982 marked her birthday with friends and family members. The roll call: D’Banj, KOK, Iyabo Ojo, Mercy Aigbe, Mercy Eke, Toke Makinwa, RMD, Rita Dominic, and James Brown, Nigerian cross dresser, among others stormed Edo’s lavish party. Tagged ‘Brown Sugar at 40,’ the party’s dress code read Elegance and many of the celebrator’s colleagues and top celebrities: Kate Henshaw, Mo Abudu, Toyin Abraham, Shaffy Bello, Peter Psquare, Ay Makun…

Despite the cloudy political season, Bashir Ahmad, Presidential spokesman, Monday night, confirmed that ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Ahmad, who is Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on the New Media had at about 8:35 p.m, on his verified Twitter handle tweeted “So, Goodluck Jonathan has dumped the opposition PDP and now member of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).” This came shortly after Miyetti Allah Cattle Rearers Association (MAGBAN) had purchased N100 million APC nomination form and expression of interest to Jonathan to run as Nigeria’s President in the 2023…

Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Andrew Amengheme and two of his men have been ordered to pay N6 million damages to a businessman, Mr. Okon Asuquo Ibanga for infringing his fundamental rights. Akwa Ibom High Court in Uyo presided by Justice Ntong Ntong in its judgement delivered Monday held that “forcing the businessman to sign an undertaking to refund N1.7 million being the consideration for his own land is unlawful, opprobrious and unwholesome.” Justice Ntong ordered the Commissioner of Police to pay the applicant N3 million while the first respondent, Supol Friday Ojomo is to pay N2 million…

Despite the much-hyped claim that Akwa Ibom is the most peaceful state, suspected gunmen have continued to wreak mayhem on some communities as well as indulge in abduction spree of innocent persons for various ransoms. This is as the whereabout of Rev. Father Alphonsus Uboh of St. Pius, the 10th Catholic Parish, Ikot Abasi Akpan in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State abducted by suspected gunmen is still unknown. The Parish is located along Ekparakwa-Etinan Road. Eyewitnesses recounted that the gunmen arrived at the church premises of Father Uboh at 7 p.m. in a motorcycle convoy on…

After months of rumour, Nigeria’s ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan has purportedly joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential race for the 2023 general election. This follows purchase of the nomination form and expression of interest worth N100 million by members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Rearers Association (MAGBAN) to enable him to participate in the forthcoming presidential primary. The group, DAILY POST gathered purchased the form for the ex-president on Monday. Though Jonathan is yet to officially declare for APC, he will join more than 25 other presidential aspirants in going for the plum job during the May 29 and 30…

Nigerian public universities would shut doors to academic activities for more 12 weeks, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared at the end of its warning strike. The decision was taken at an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) held at ASUU Secretariat in Abuja on Monday. The emergency meeting, which had in attendance principal officers and branch chairmen, started on Sunday and ended early Monday morning. The two-month rollover strike declared on March 14, 2022 by ASUU ended Monday, May 9, thus NEC felt the need to extend it by 12 weeks after initial agitation for indefinite strike because…

A student of Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU), Ikot Akpaden is yet to graduate after 14 years of romancing with the university system. Though Iniobong Isang Ekpo, a student in the Department of Agricultural Engineering from Etinan Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State has written his final examination, he is yet to graduate in a programme of five years. Apart from his final examination, he is yet to defend his final project. Recall that in 2019, Ekoo who was expelled for or publishing alleged “derogatory and defamatory article” on Facebook, against the Governor Udom Emmanuel who is a visitor…

Domestic airline operators, under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, have called off their planned suspension of flights which was billed to commence on Monday. A statement signed by the President of AON, Alhaji Abdulmunaf Yunusa Sarina and endorsed by other members said they have listened to the appeal by stakeholders and the federal government for them not to withdraw their services. ”The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) wishes to inform the general public that further to numerous calls from the highest echelons in government with promises to urgently intervene in the crises being faced by airlines due…

The Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Godwin Emefiele, who collected the All Progressives Congress nomination forms, has come under fire to resign following his decision to run for president of Nigeria in 2023. Emefiele picked the N100 million nomination form and expression of interest from the party’s organizing secretary at the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja, on Friday, May 6. So far, more than 17 persons in the country have collected the APC presidential forms. Reacting to this development via her Twitter handle, Oby Ezekwesili, the former Minister of Education, who described it as an ”ill-fated political career,” demanded the…

American billionaire Todd Boehly has taken over Chelsea Football Club after completing his £4.25 billion agreement with the club management. Chelsea have confirmed reaching terms with him for the takeover of the club. Russian billionaire, Roman Abramovich put the club up for sale before the UK Government sanctioned him in March following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and his close relationship with Russian President, Vladimir Putin. The takeover is coming after Boehly’s consortium was named as the preferred bidder to take over at Stamford Bridge by the Raine Group, the American bank who are overseeing the sale. Read also: Russia Sanctions: UK Blocks Chelsea FC…