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Senator Ali Modu Sherriff, who is the chairman of the Presidential Support Committee   (PSC) made bare his mind while receiving members of the PSC in Abuja, the nations’ capital, that those who defected from the APC to other parties will be surprised on the outcome of the 2019 general elections. He stated that his primary aim as the chairman is to ensure that President Muhammadu Buhari is re-elected in 2019. In his words: “My aim is to see that President Buhari is re-elected in 2019‎. Those who left the party   made a grave mistake and I believe their exit will eventually work for the good of the party. Many of those who left the party will be disappointed after the election because APC will win convincingly.” He reiterated that his love for Mr. President made him not to join issues with some persons during the controversy that occurred in the formation of PSC and his emergence as their chairman. He called on the party supporters to come together while...

Alex Otti, former APGA candidate, returns for Abia governorship race. He declared his interest to run again in 2019. He made this known on Friday, July 20, 2018 at Ngwa High School, Aba, the venue of his official declaration. In attendance were a huge crowd of his supporters. He debunked the rumour that APGA is factionalized. It would be recalled that he contested for same post in 2015 general elections under the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance ( APGA ). For record purposes, Otti is a former banker and a financial expert. In his words: “I have decided to contest again for the governor of the state because the Pharoahs of Abia must be forced to let Abians go free.” He lamented that the incumbent governor, Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu has failed to ensure regular payments of salaries and pensions and also   address the infrastructural deficit in the state. He stated that the reason for his contesting again is to restore Abia to the path of gro...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the Ekiti state guber race, Olusola Kolapo Eleka, may not find it funny as he had difficulty voting because the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC)'s card reader failed to read his Permanent Voters Card (PVC).

It may not be easy for the incumbent Governor of Ekiti state, Mr. Ayodele Fayose after exiting office at the end of his tenure. This was made know recently by Prof. Itse Sagay. In Sagay’s words: ‘ Fayose has been sinning against God in the last four years’. According to Sagay,  Fayose has been wishing President Muhammadu Buhari death during his days of illness – thereby sinning against God . Going further, Sagay said: “W hen you pray and gloat over other people’s illness, when others are praying and expressing their good wishes, but you are praying for others to be sick, mocking and gloating, then you are forgetting that there is a God who is listening, seeing and supervising all things and one day, you will be visited with your sins”; “Fayose has committed a lot of sins in office; in his attitude, in his language, in his behaviour and actions.  “And I have no doubt that one day, he will be called to account for his actions because he cannot do a...

Credit: FORBES Kylie Jenner (21) aka Cosmetics Queen is set to become Forbes' youngest self-made billionaire. For those who do not know her: she is from the clan of the Kardashians, and the youngest in the clan. She rose to fame through her cosmetics company ( Kylie Cosmetics ) which was launched only two years ago. She is the number 27 on the Forbes list of richest self-made women in America and is worth $900m. So by this figure, she is set to become Forbes’ youngest self-made billionaire.

A Nigeria Actress, Mercy Johnson Okojie fondly called Mercy Johnson has debunked the rumor making the rounds that her marriage with Prince Odi Okojie has met it’s waterloo. The rumours of her divorce were sparked by the deletion of photos and that of her husband on her Instagram page (Instagram/MercyJohnson) . In her words: ‘ I did not feel bad when I read the news that my marriage was hitting the rocks because it was not true. I am very comfortable in my own space and I am not out to please anybody. I am always true to myself and I continue to be a happy person’.

Today, Miracle Igbokwe winner of popular reality Tv show Big Brother Naija was presented with his winnings. He received a cheque of N25million cash, a Hyundai SUV worth N12million, his ticket for a trip to an exotic location and electronics worth over N3million. PHOTO SPEAKS K.Brule, Rico Swavey, Dee-One, Anto were also at the venue . Features: Miracle received his N45m worth of prizes on BBNaija and tickets for his trip to an exotic location. The organizers promised that all housemates will get free DSTV premium and one year free subscription. Miracle said that he will go for his CPL training The Organizers however revealed that they did not make up to N5.1bn from votes. Miracle confessed he has no child, says he is just 23 years old and unmarried and mentioned Dangote as his role model, promising to invest in agriculture. On his part also, he thanked God, fans and sponsors of BBNaija for giving him the chance to become a milliona...

Na wa ooo!  Nina – 22 (of the BBNaija 2018) has said she doesn’t like Tobi and if asked to kill one person among Tobi, Miracle and Rico, she will kill Tobi. And also said she dislikes second runner-up Tobi Bakare because he is a tittle-tattle. She made this known to CoolFm during the ‘Smash, Marry or Kill’ game. In her words: “I’ll kill Tobi. I don’t know who I’ll marry but I’ll kill Tobi; Because I don’t like him. Tobi is a gossip yeah.” But said that: ‘Cee-c is a very nice girl’ though she earlier thought she hated her. In her words: “She was never a hater. I thought she hated me but when I got out I found out that Cee-C never had that intention about me.”

DECLARATION OF RESULTS: KOGI WEST SENATORIAL DISTRICT 2018 RECALL KOTON KARFE LGA TOTAL NUMBERS OF REGISTERED VOTERS – 46,727. TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES ON THE PETITIONS – 24,459. TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES AT VERIFICATION – 2,566. TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES VERIFIED – 2, 335. KABBA BUNU TOTAL NUMBERS OF REGISTERED VOTERS 59,319 TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES ON THE PETITIONS. 27, 910 TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATARIES AT VERIFICATION. 2, 151 TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATARIES VERIFIED. 2, O85. IJUMU TOTAL NUMBERS OF REGISTERED VOTERS-- 46, 810. TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURE ON THE PETITION--- 24, 389. TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES AT VERIFICATION--- 2, 811. TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES VERIFIED.---- 2, 664. YAGBA EAST TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS.---- 35, 329. TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURE ON THE PETITION---- 18, 229. TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES AT VERIFICATION ... 3, 580. TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES VERIFIED.... 3, 506. MOPA AMURO. TOTAL NUMBERS OF REGISTERED VO...

There was a controversial news that flooded the internet recently claiming that Teddy A wants to marry Bambam and has proposed to her already. It was just a birthday bash. Teddy A just decided to organize Bambam’s birthday to add color to her day. Close friends and family members of the ‘couple’ were not left out as they were present . After the birthday bash, they flew F.C.T , where they launched “Bam Beauty's oil” at the Famous Potato restaurant. We wish them a lasting union.

Fresh trouble looms for the president of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari . The news has it that some members of the National Assembly have allegedly started collecting signatures for his impeachment over the withdrawal of funds (to the tune of $496m) from the national treasury for the purchase of the Tucano Aircraft from the United States Government without the legislative approval.  This they said is a slap on their faces, an illegality.   ‘Signatures for the impeachment of Mr President are being collected in both chambers of the national assembly’ – a source in the National Assembly stormily said. Recall that last year (precisely September, 2017), a congress delegation met with the leadership of the national assembly sequel toTrump’s request to sell the aircraft to Nigeria Mr President in his dictator style of leadership, failed to seek approval from the National Assembly whose sole duty it is to either approve it or jettison it. Hon. Chinda (from the ...

Yung6ix’s Heart dashed to pieces!!! One of the Nigeria’s most talented rapper ‘Yung6ix’ has had his heart dashed to pieces. This has made him come under the catergories of artists whose relationships with their lovers went sour. He went to his Instagram page: @ Yung6ix  to vent his frustrations and also take solace in God. He wrote thus: "My girlfriend betrayed me, I want to be single for now, God may you help me find love because I'm no longer looking for it,”. One can see from his comments, that it may take a long time for him to still fall in love again because the scar his ex-girlfriend left is too deep!

The online campaign to end SARS #EndSars   might have hit the rocks by the recent Harassment of Nigerian popular singer Dr. Sid. Dr. Sid was driving along Lekki-Epe expressway last week when he was asked to pullover by the SARS officials who mistook him as a ‘Yahoo boy’. They had already seized his phone and were about to ‘panel beat’ him but was rescued by the timely arrival of popular Nigerian comedian Basketmouth

SINGLEHOOD... ANY WORRIES? I just decided to blog about this topic because of the ‘madness’ and stigma attached to either. The Married wished they were single, regretting why they married; the Singles wished they had married to taste the other side of life. Each believing that the grass is greener on the other side.  Life is in stages and comes with its attendant challenges at each stage. Before  one reaches puberty, he/she has understood the functions of his various body parts. The body shapes starts changing rapidly due to the activities of hormones. These body changes will definite determine how they react to the opposite sex – each tending to show affinity to the other sex. This is characterised in the adolescence stage where infatuation is at work. ...AND NOW THE CHILD IS GROWN AND HAS MATURED INTO AN ADULT ABLE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITIES.... Most things in life have two faces:             The coin has fron...