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Nollywood star actress Funke Akindele’s second marriage to rapper and filmmaker AbdulRasheed Bello aka JJC Skillz has crashed.  The marriage which produced two children lasted for six years.  JJC announced the end of the union via his official Instagram handle on Thursday morning. He wrote..... Dear Friends and family, I need to let you know that Funke and I have separated. While it lasted, we shared many things and have created two beautiful children. “The last two years have been tough for us. I have tried my best to fix things, but I believe it is beyond repair. 3 months ago and at Funke’s insistence, I moved out of the house and, apart from AMVCA, have not been able to get Funke to sit down amicably to discuss the future of our relationship.” “I’m making this announcement, so the public knows we are both pursuing separate lives. We still have issues that need to be addressed, such as the custody and wellbeing of our children, wh...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared APC's Biodun Oyebanji the winner of the 2022 Ekiti state governorship election. According to the electoral body, Oyebanji polled a total of 187,057 votes to defeat his two closest challengers, Segun Oni of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) who polled a total of 82 211 and Bisi Kolawole of the People’s Democratic Party who polled a total of 67,457 votes. Out of the 360,753 votes cast, the total valid votes in the election were 351,865. Oyebanji is now set to replace incumbent governor, Kayode Fayemi in October.

Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has emerged as the running mate to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. Mr. Okowa’s nomination was announced and confirmed by Atiku himself on Thursday at an unveiling event of his running mate held in Abuja. Following the announcement, Okowa will thereafter be screened by a committee already setup for that purpose. Recall that Wike, who has been the foreman in the radar of the PDP heavyweights was speculated to be selected as the vice presidential candidate of the main opposition party, was rumoured to have been selected as Atiku’s running mate. Read Also : PDP panel approves Rivers State Gov. Wike as Atiku's running mate

The National Advisory Committee, an ad-hoc panel set up by the Peoples Democratic Party PDP to recommend a suitable running mate for its Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has recommended Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike as running mate. According to the Nation, the verdict was reached on Tuesday June 14. Wike was picked following a voice vote. He polled 16 votes out of 20. Three other governors, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state, Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state were dropped for the Rivers governor.

A cross-section of men in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has said that the sperm donation business in the country is not lucrative. In separate interviews on Monday in Abuja, they said selling sperm was less profitable in Nigeria when compared to other countries.According to Kalu Ekene, a lawyer, the procedure of donating sperm is stressful, and when compared with the money, it is a waste of time.  “The procedure is ridiculous. I was told I would be paid N150,000 for each donation, but this will be after I have successfully fulfilled all medical requirements,” explained Mr Ekene.  He said donors must undergo medical examinations such as HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B and C, sickle cell and some other sexually transmitted diseases before they can sell their sperms.  “The money for the test and check-up was more than what I will be paid,” noted Mr Ekene. “I found it to be a waste of time. Sperm bankers in Nigeria should...

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced two drug traffickers, Chibunna Patrick Umeibe and Emeka Alphonsus Ezenwane, who were linked to the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, to six years imprisonment. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by trial Justice Emeka Nite, convicted Umeibe and Ezenwanne on counts 5, 6 and 7 of the drug trafficking charge the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, preferred against them. It will be recalled that the duo, who were arrested at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu while attempting to smuggle cocaine into the country, were on March 7 arraigned before the court alongside DCP Kyari and four other police officers- ACP Sunday J. Ubia, Insp. Simon Agirigba, Insp. John Nuhu, and ASP Bawa James.

Burna Boy is in the news again, this time for the wrong reasons. The Lagos State Police Commissioner’s Special Squad has detained five policemen attached to singer, Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, for attempted murder after they shot two men identified as Irebami Lawrence and one Tolu at Club Cubana on Victoria Island, Lagos, on Wednesday, June 8. According to the Punch. According to preliminary reports by the Bar Beach Police Division state trouble started when the singer and five police escorts visited the nightclub around 4am on June 8. About four policemen waited outside while one of the policemen, identified as Inspector Ibrahim, who was in mufti, accompanied the Grammy-Award-winning artiste into the club.     The publication stated that according to multiple witness statements, the singer was in the VIP section with three women when he spotted another woman. He was reported to have tol...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has linked the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) to the attack on the St. Francis Catholic church in Owo, Ondo State on Sunday, June 5th. Though the terrorist group has not claimed responsibility for the attack, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, fingered them while briefing state house correspondents after a meeting of the National Security Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja today June 9th. Aregbesola said the government had been able to locate the perpetrators of the Owo attack and zeroed in on ISWAP terrorist group. The minister, who briefed journalists alongside Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman, said security agencies had been directed to go after the perpetrators of the act and bring them to justice. The minister said the group was out to pitch Nigerians against one another and make it appe...

Former Lagos State Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, took a major step toward his ambition of becoming Nigeria’s President by winning the All Progressives Congress’ presidential primary at a special convention held in Eagle Square, Abuja. He won the election by beating the likes of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. More than 2,300 delegates voted in the contest that produced Tinubu as the presidential flagbearer of the ruling party. He is now scheduled to face the Peoples Democratic Party’s Atiku Abubakar and others in the February 25 presidential ballot.

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) numbering about 10 stormed Eagle Square, Abuja venue of the All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention. The EFCC dressed in their jackets took strategic positions as if laying ambush for a suspect. The anti-graft agency made the same appearance at the presidential convention of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), two weeks ago. The presence of the is to monitor presidential aspirants who may indulge in financial inducement of delegates. There have been concerns that politicians, especially presidential aspirants have been trying to financially induce delegates at the presidential convention of the various parties.

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi has warned the All Progressives Congress, APC, that excluding his name on the ballot in today’s convention to elect the party’s presidential flag bearer for the 2023 election will be a recipe for trouble. Governor Bello, who is one of the 23 aspirants cleared to contest for the party, ‘s presidential ticket in the 2023 election, said there is a conspiracy against him, accusing the APC northern governors and some elite of gang-up. Describing himself as a leading aspirant that would win overwhelmingly if the process is transparent and credible, Bello said the only thing that could make him not contest the presidential primary is only if President Muhammadu Buhari tells him to step down. Speaking to State House correspondents after meeting behind closed doors with the President, Bello said that the APC will retain power at the center if only it plays by the rules. ...

The Big Brother Naija Reunion kicked up a notch when Angel and Maria decided to drag each other over what they have done with men. Maria pointed out that Angel was in even man's public and private business in the house to which Angel pointed out that everyone knew the kind of person she was Angel's comeback was the fact that Maria was dragged publicly for following a married man who she is still reportedly with. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bigbrothernaija22 (@neeneez__corner) Maria as expected, countered Angel as she noted that while in the house, Angel kissed every man in the house and also had her hands in their pants. She also warned Angel not to let her disclose the series of things she did in Dubai, but the threat didn't move her colleague as Angel pointed out that everyone already knew the kind of person she was since she got on the show. ...

An All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu has urged a fellow aspirant, Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State to support his ambition. Tinubu said he is Ayade’s “senior brother,” hence the Governor should respect and support his Presidential ambition. He made the appeal during his visit to Ayade in Calabar yesterday, June 02, 2022, and was contained in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, the Director of Media and Communication of the Tinubu Campaign Organisation, NAN reports. The APC National Leader urged Ayade to endorse him during the party’s upcoming convention in Abuja. “Mine is to respect you as you respect me. I appeal to you as your senior brother and the first to declare his intention, not to endorse me today, but when you get to Abuja, you can endorse me fully. . “ We must have that unity of purpose. We must work together not only for the unity and economic development o...

Popular Nigerian TikTok star and Brand Influencer, Oscar Brown is dead. He died on Monday, May 23, in Asaba, Delta State. According to his friends, the content creator was poisoned to death by his best friend.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Oscar Brown (@oscarbrown93) Announcing his death, one of his close friends said he was earlier poisoned but survived, only to be poisoned again, which led to his death.  See posts below...... May his soul rest in peace....