Legend extra stout to sponsor Big Brother Naija Double Wahala

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igeria’s fastest growing stout brand, Legend Extra Stout has been announced as sponsors of the 2018 edition of widely acclaimed TV reality show Big Brother Naija, which starts airing on the 28th of January. Legend was also a sponsor of the 2017 ‘See Gobe’ edition of the hit show. Tagged ‘Double Wahala’, this season of Big Brother Naija will feature 20 housemates from diverse backgrounds living together in the same house for 12 weeks. The housemates will compete for the grand prize of a mouth-watering 45 million Naira and a…

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Sack your Defence Minister or be impeached – Benue ethnic groups tell Buhari

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Leaders of ethnic groups in Benue State, including the Mdzough U Tiv, Idoma National Forum and Omi Ny’Igede, have called for the resignation of Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali. This follows the minister’s statement where he blamed anti-grazing law for herdsmen killings.  The groups in a statement signed by President General of Mdzough U Tiv, Chief Edward Ujege said the minister’s statement justified their suspicion that Fulani herdsmen are being sponsored by the federal government. The group further called on the National Assembly to investigate president Muhammadu Buhari’s role in the…

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Stephanie Otobo: I was paid to blackmail Pastor Suleman

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Stephanie Otobo, the Canada-based singer has recanted her story she was involved in a sexual relationship with Apostle Johnson Suleman of Omega Fire Ministries. In a twist to the story she had maintained since March last year, she said she was paid to lie, opening herself to the risk of being convicted for blackmailing Suleman. The singer in a trending video said she was approached and paid by politicians and some pastors to blackmail Apostle Suleman. Apostle Suleman She said during a church programme in Auchi she fell for their…

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West Brom knock out Liverpool, Kane rescues Spurs

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Liverpool are out of the England FA Cup, knocked out 2-3  by West Bromwich Albion, who are 19th on the League table. In a day of few upsets, in which  third tier League One Wigan also defeated Premier League  team West Ham United 2-0, Tottenham needed Harry Kane  to salvage a draw at Newport County, a  4th tier, League Two side. Fourth-tier Newport, one of several Welsh clubs who play in English domestic football, put themselves in sight of one of the all-time great upsets against eight-time FA Cup winners…

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Banky W reacts to ‘sale’ of reality show ticket

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Nigerian R&B singer and actor, Oluwabankole Wellington, aka Banky W, has raised an alarm over a fake campaign on social media. The campaign is demanding people to pay N5,000 to be in a reality show with his family. Reports on social media had claimed that fans and followers were being scammed into a fake reality show with the star singer. Reacting to the development, The ‘Wedding Party’ star advised Nigerians to not pay any sum, as such information was a scam. Banky, on his official twitter handle wrote, ”I hear…

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AU Summit: Donald Trump sends fresh message to African leaders

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US President, Donald Trump has asked the African Union chairman, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda to pass on his “warmest regards” to other regional leaders at a summit this weekend. This came after sparking outrage with a reported slur against Africans. Trump said this on Friday while congratulating Kagame on taking over as chair of the African union, which the outspoken US leader said was a “great honour”. “I know you’re going to your first meeting shortly. Please give my warmest regards,” Trump told Kagame after they held a one-on-one…

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Abia Assembly suspends Chief Judge for alleged tyranny

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The Abia House of Assembly has suspended the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Theresa Uzokwe, for alleged acts of tyranny and gross misconduct. The suspension followed a petition presented on the floor of the house on matter of urgent public importance by the member representing Ukwa West Constituency, Mr Mezie Nwubani. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, The petition dated Jan. 22 and captioned, “Justice Theresa Uzokwe’s unending acts of tyranny, infamy, gross misconduct and incompetence: urgent need to save the administration of justice in Abia” was…

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Ethiopia pardons 2,345 jailed for roles in 2015-2016 unrest

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Authorities in Ethiopia’s restive Oromiya province have pardoned more than 2,345 prisoners jailed for involvement in unrest that gripped the country in 2015-2016, officials said on Friday. The move is part of government’s efforts to calm unrest that has lingered since mass protests broke out in the region over accusations of land grabbing. Hundreds have died in the violence, with protests broadening into demonstrations against political restrictions and perceived human rights abuses. On Friday, Oromiya Regional President, Lema Megersa, announced that 2,345 inmates had been pardoned, out of whom 1,568…

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Chimamanda backs #Metoo movement, says it’s long overdue

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The great global reckoning with sexual harassment is “long overdue”, says acclaimed Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, but the feminist figurehead in Africa hopes it is not “a passing fad”. As the global #MeToo movement against sexual misconduct continues in the wake of the disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s downfall, the novelist said it should be only the beginning, according to a report by AFP. “For a long time, women in many parts of the world felt that they couldn’t talk about these things because they would not be believed…

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Iyabo Obasanjo dissects Olusegun Obasanjo

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Before Nigerians get carried away by former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s recent scurrilous attack against President Muhammadu Buhari, we dust from the archives an open letter written by his daughter, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello in December 2013. It was at another juncture in Nigeria’s democratic journey, when Obasanjo wrote a scathing letter to former president Goodluck Jonathan, laced with poisoned arrows, very unsparing of the man from Otuoke. Iyabo replied him in like manner, dissecting her father, exposing his hidden traits, his pretensions, selfishness, corruption and other things. We are republishing the…

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