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House of Big Brother Naija season 6, Tega has vowed to move on with her life in event of her husband no longer interested in the marriage. Tega was reacting to what would happen after the Big Brother House, her husband does no longer want to marry her. In a conversation with Boma and Liqourose, she stated that she ‘’will move on with her life because she’s the one who has everything and the fame.’’ Prior to this conversation, the housemate had repeatedly said that she has her husband’s backing to do anything in the house. Her husband, Ajeboh Dominic,…

The intention of the two political gladiators is still in the duvet. The recent inauguration of ward chapters of All Progressives Congress while another is in the waiting is a clear pointer of division. The attention of the public is drawn to the fact that there is a gulf indeed a deep crack in the APC, Akwa Ibom chapter. Like a king and a queen in an anthill, the two factions dwell together in one party. Unlike king and queen in the same sandy mould, they are two different personages towing a different path and serving different interest of their…

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom and a former two-term governor of the state and Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume, have exchanged hot words over call for a state of emergency to be declared in Benue. Senator Akume who is the leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue state, had in a press conference held Monday in Abuja castigated Governor Ortom for his outbursts over the worsening insecurity in the country and the failure of the President Muhammadu Buhari led federal government to stem the tide. The Minister also among others accused the Benue…

Nigerian Government has disbursed N93,900,000 million loans to 939 women in Akwa Ibom under the National Women Empowerment Fund (NAWEF). NAWEF is a scheme established by the Federal Government to tackle poverty and unemployment among women, especially at the grassroots, and the micro credit intervention fund is managed by Federal Ministry of Women Affairs. The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen who announced this last Thursday at the opening of the 21st National Council meeting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom capital said 6,142 women from eight pilot states including Akwa Ibom across the country benefited from the loans. A breakdown shows…

Fear has gripped the chief Judges of Rivers, Kebbi, Imo, Jigawa, Anambra and Cross River states as they are summoned to an emergency meeting in Abuja over the ”conflicting and embarrassing” ex parte orders emanating from their jurisdictions. In a letter of invitation dated August 30, the Chief Justice of Nigeria and the Chairman of the National Judicial Council, (NJC), Tanko Muhammad, summoned the judges to brief him on the incessant granting of conflicting orders and suits instituted by different political parties before the various courts. The spokesperson of the CJN, Soji Oye, confirmed the letter of invitation but did…

Kwara State magistrate court in Kaiama has jailed a 28-year-old man six months for stealing tubers of yam. Abubakar Bani was arraigned by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kwara State Command for stealing the yams from farms in Tenebo village, Kaiama local government area of the state. The Kwara Public Relations Officer of the corps, Babawale Afolabi, said the suspect was caught on August 30, 2021, at about 6:00 a.m. by one Ismaila Ebbo Mohammed and his neighbours of Kibefandi compound, Kaiama. “According to the complainants, the Fulani boy has been stealing their yams in the farm…

No fewer than 3,008 prisoners are awaiting execution in various correctional centres in the country, Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, stated. Speaking at the 21st Regular National Council Meeting on Women Affairs held in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital, Aregbesola regretted the involvement of women in capital crimes that lead to capital punishment and stressed the need for women to be given the necessary leverage for self actualization. According to him, women have the least figure of 56 while the male counterparts constitute the bulk of the offenders awaiting the hangman noose. Stressing the essential role women play…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on another strike action following what it called the failure of the Federal Government to implement an agreement signed with the union. Recall that in March 2020, ASUU embarked on a strike following its disagreement with the FG over the funding of the universities and the ineffectiveness and discrepancies around the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System and others. ASUU, however, developed the University Transparency and Accountability Solution to replace IPPIS and had several meetings with the Ministries of Finance, Education, Labour and Employment, and the Office of the…

Former Senator, Shehu Sani has expressed grief over the death of Abdukkarim Bala Na’Allah, who was killed at his Malali (GRA) residence in Kaduna North Local Government Area on Sunday. It had been reported that Abdukkarim Bala Na’Allah, son of Senator Bala Na’Allah, was killed by suspected bandits. Special Adviser to Senator Na Allah, Garba Mohammed, who confirmed the incident, said the hoodlums entered the house through the ceiling. According to Mohammed, a neighbour’s security guard had noticed the gate of the deceased home opened and raised the alarm which led to the discovery of the remains of the pilot.…

Three housemates of Big Brother Naija season 6 of ‘Shine Ya eye’ have been shown the way out of the television reality show. Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, the chief host first called out JMK as the first housemate for eviction. The second housemate to be shown the exit door out of the the game was Sammie shortly after Ebuka’s twist to announce Queen had been saved for the week. In another surprising twist, Ebuka announced Maria as the third and last housemate to be evicted from the game. Speaking during her eviction diary session on Sunday, Maria told Biggie that her goal was to be among…