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Nigerian student st*bbed to d£ath during a fight in Canada Police in Toronto have identified a 28-year-old student from Nigeria as the victim who was fatally st*bbed during a fight in a Scarborough plaza over the weekend. The victim, identified as Ifeanyichukwu Oseke, was rushed to the hospital, but Banglid said he succumbed to his injuries on the way there. The incident is now being treated as a homicide. Police said the fight broke out on Sunday, June, 25,  shortly after 7 p.m., in the area of Eglinton Avenue East and Brimley Road. Toronto Police Service Duty Inspector Jeff Banglid told reporters at the scene that two people were fighting in the plaza, which left one with serious injuries. Police said the male suspect was last seen getting inside of a dark-coloured sedan, heading south on Brimley Road. The unnamed suspect is described by police as a man with medium-length dark hair, wearing a light-coloured tank top, pants, and shoes. “It was very populated at the time and we und...

Pop Queen Madonna rushed to hospital, intubated in ICU after being found unresponsive Pop Queen, Madonna, 64,  has been forced to postpone her tour after she was found unresponsive and rushed to a New York City hospital last Saturday, June 24. According to her manager, the global popstar developed a serious bacterial infection, which led to "a several day stay in ICU". In a statement, Guy Oseary said Madonna's health is improving, but she is still under medical care. Sharing the news, he wrote in a statement this evening: "On Saturday, June 24, Madonna developed a serious bacterial infection which lead to a several-day stay in the ICU. He added: "Her health is improving, however she is still under medical care. A full recovery is expected. At this time we will need to pause all commitments, which includes the tour." He concluded the statement by writing: "We will share more details with you as soon as we have them, including a new start date for the to...

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have welcomed their fourth child via surrogate. The celebrity couple shocked their Instagram followers by revealing their son Wren Alexander’s birth on Wednesday, June 28. The proud parents had not shared with fans until now that they were expecting another child. The child was born on June 19, 2023, and his middle name was inspired by his surrogate, Alexandra. Wren's arrival comes just months after Chrissy, 37, and her husband, 44, welcomed their third child together, a daughter named Esti. The couple are also parents to daughter Luna, seven, and son Miles, four. The happy news came nearly two years after she and John lost their son Jack 20 weeks into her pregnancy. In her lengthy post, Chrissy mentioned her late son Jack, and described the surrogacy process and watching Alexandra, 'the most beautiful woman', give birth to her child. Chrissy also described undergoing IVF again and becoming pregnant with Esti, despite initially not wanting to ...

Anambra State Chapter Of Nigeria Girls Guide Celebrates International Day Of The African Child. In commemoration of the 2023 International Day of the African Child, the Trefoil Guild of the Nigerian Girl Guide Association has joined the rest of the world to mark the celebration.  The celebration was marked with students to create awareness on the situation of children in Africa. The event which took place at St. Paul’s College Nibo-Nise attracted past and present commissioners of the association led by the Anambra Commissioner of association, Mrs. Charity Ezeakunne among and numerous others. Every year, June 16 is the celebrated as the International Day of the African Child.  It was first established by the then Organization For African Unity in 1991 to honour and in the memory of the victims of 1976 students uprising in Soweto, South Africa.  The State Coordinator, Trefoil Guild of the Nigerian Girl Guide Association, Anambra state Dr. Ngozi Okpala represented by the Sec...

ONLINE PUBLICATION TITLED NIGERIAN LADY CRY FOR HELP BY LINDA IKEJI BLOG OFFICIAL. The attention of the Office of the Lagos State Special Taskforce on Landgrabbers has been drawn to the above-captioned publication and pursuant to that, this Office has taken a proactive step to look into the issue by sending Officials of Lagos State Special Taskforce on Landgrabbers to carry out on spot assessment and extend invitations to all concerned parties. 2. Pursuant to the core statutory obligations of this Office, Invitations to a meeting have been extended to all concerned parties and they have acknowledged the same. 3. The Office of the Lagos State Special Taskforce on Landgrabbers reinstates its core mandate of ensuring the Prohibition of Forceful entry, Illegal Occupation of Landed Properties, Violent and Fraudulent conduct in relation to landed properties in Lagos State. 4. The Office has further reiterated its zero tolerance for the menace of land grabbing in Lagos State.  

OJERINDE: ICPC SET TO APPEAL RULING  The Independent Corrupt Practices And Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has expressed its dissatisfaction with the ruling of the Federal High Court, Abuja on the civil rights claim filed by the former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde. The court had fined the Commission N1 million damages and cost of N200,000 respectively for the arrest and detention of Prof Dibu Ojerinde over alleged corrupt practices. The Commission intends to appeal the ruling of the court. The anti-corruption agency had a valid warrant issued by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court dated 6th December, 2022.  

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE NIGERIA WILL EXPERIENCE PEACE, STABILITY AND PROSPERITY, PRESIDENT TINUBU DECLARES AT LAGOS EID PRAYER GROUND  President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in Lagos urged Nigerians to have faith in God that the country will experience peace, stability and prosperity.  Speaking to reporters after observing the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at Dodan Barracks prayer ground, the President stressed the need for unity and cooperation, appealing to Nigerians to eschew ethnic and religious rivalries.  While noting that Allah would not burden the country with what it cannot bear, the President said:   ''I thank Almighty Allah for keeping us in good health till today and pray to Him to grant us robust health and prosperity. May our sacrifices turn to prosperity. We have to make the sacrifices and that is clear, we have to.  ''But Allah will not give you a burden that you cannot carry. He is there for us. We must have faith in the country. Have faith in oursel...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is notifying the public of a batch of unwholesome Sprite 50cl glass bottles circulating in Nigeria. This product was discovered following a consumer complaint received and investigated by the post-marketing surveillance unit of the Agency. On investigation, at the point of purchase and supplier’s address, over five (5) crates of the implicated batch of Sprite 50cl glass bottles were discovered to be contaminated with particles. The affected batch of the unwholesome product has been sampled for laboratory analysis in the NAFDAC laboratory and the Agency has directed all zonal directors and state coordinators to carry out surveillance and mop up the implicated batch of the unwholesome product. Similarly, a comprehensive current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) Inspection of the manufacturing site is to be carried out by the Agency, this is to find the route cause of the contamination and ensure compliance to mark...

Hair Stylist Bags Two Years Imprisonment for Internet Fraud in Benin Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 convicted and sentenced Idoko Innocent, a hair stylist, to two years imprisonment for internet fraud. The convict journey to prison began following his arrest by operatives of the the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for his involvement in internet fraud. He allegedly fraudulently represented himself as one Don Smart, a white man in his attempt to defraud unsuspecting victims, an offence contrary to and punishable under section 384(1) of the Criminal Code Law of Edo State Law, 2022   Upon arraignment,  he pleaded guilty to the charge, prompting  the prosecution counsel,  K.U..Udus to pray the court to convict and sentence the defendant accordingly. However, Pascal Ugbome, the defence counsel, pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy as the defendant was a ...

EFCC Sensitizes Real Estate Operators, Warns Against Money Laundering The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has charged real estate operators in Lagos to ensure due diligence on their customers as a way of checking the menace of money laundering and terrorist financing in the country. The Lagos Zonal Commander of the EFCC, Michael T. Wetkas, gave the charge today, June 27, 2023,  in his address to participants at a sensitisation workshop on Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation Financing, AML/CFT/CPF organized by the Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML at the Lagos Zonal Command of the EFCC, Ikoyi. He said “Registration with SCUML has become necessary as a way of monitoring and reducing the risk of subversive use of the real estate operators by money launderers and terrorism financiers”. Wetkas urged the Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions, DNFBPs, to conduct due diligence and adhere t...

Ganduje laments stoppage of 10,000 workers’ salaries by Kano Gov, Abba Yusuf 28th Jun 2023  The immediate past governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Ganduje has expressed lamentation over the suspension of salaries of 10,000 workers he employed by the government of Abba Kabir Yusuf. This is contained in a statement issued by the former Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Muhammad Garba on Wednesday to rejoice with the people of the state on Eid-el-Kabir. Ganduje also said that the suspension of the worker’s salaries has generated fears in the state civil service for possible layoffs at a time when people are striving to survive. “At this period of Eid Adha celebrations, the NNPP stopped the salaries of over 10, 000 workers employed by the former administration under flimsy and unacceptable reasons. “The salary stoppage, which also affected workers, particularly teachers some of whom were employed more than three months ago, has generated palpable fears in the state civil...

UN sounds alarm on northeast Nigeria 28th Jun 2023  The United Nations said Wednesday it was “ringing the alarm” on the humanitarian situation in conflict-wracked northeast Nigeria, with surging numbers of people needing help. A bloody conflict has been raging for 14 years between the army and jihadist groups, including Boko Haram. More than 40,000 people have been killed and two million more displaced, creating one of the gravest humanitarian crises of the 21st century. “We must act fast to prevent the situation in the northeast of Nigeria from becoming even more catastrophic,” Matthias Schmale, the UN humanitarian coordinator in Nigeria, told a press conference in Geneva. He said an estimated six million people needed assistance this year, up from 5.5 million last year, while the number of people facing severe hunger in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states was up from 4.1 million to 4.3 million. “More than 500,000 people are facing emergency levels of food insecurity: one step away fro...

NPFL: Abia governor hosts Enyimba players for title success Players and officials of Enyimba will be hosted by Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, on Thursday. The ceremony is to celebrate the team’s record ninth Nigeria Premier League title. The event will take place at the Banquet Hall of the Abia State Government House. The team will be led by chairman Felix Anyansi-Agwu and head coach, Finidi George. Governor Otti is expected to announce a cash donation to the players and officials. The Peoples’ Elephant claimed the 2022/23 NPL title at the Super Eight playoffs in Lagos. The club will compete in the CAF Champions League next season.  

French lady also accuses Davido of impregnating her A French lady, Ivanna Bay has also accused Nigerian music star, Davido of impregnating her.  This is coming hours after an American lady went public with her pregnancy for Davido with “receipts”. Ivanna shared a purported chat with the Nigerian singer to backup her claim of being impregnated by him. She also shared a video of her carrying out a pregnancy test which confirmed that she is pregnant. One more photo below. 

BENUE ASSEMBLY ANNOUNCES PARTY LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. 28th June, 2023     The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Benue State Chapter has announced the appointment of the member representing Mbagwa State Constituency (Ushongo II) Hon. Saater Tiseer as the Majority Leader of the 10th Assembly. Announcing the party positions on the floor of the Assembly, the Speaker, Hon. Hyacinth Aondona Dajoh named Mr Cyril Ekong of Oju II Constituency as the Deputy Majority Leader, while the Majority Chief Whip is Dr Yanmar Ortese from Guma 1 Constituency with Mr Peter Ipusu of Katsina-Ala West Constituency as the Deputy Chief Whip. The Speaker also announced Mr Audu Michael of Adoka/Ugboju Constituency as the Minority Leader while Barr. William Ortyom of Guma II Constituency is now the Minority Whip of the Assembly. The Speaker who congratulated them for the confidence reposed in them by their political parties also charged them to justify the confidence reposed in them by their part...

Abortion Saga: Sarkodie Replies Yvonne Nelson, Says “I wasn’t Ready But told You to Keep It” June 28, 2023 Ghanaian rapper, Michael Owusu Addo, popularly known as Sarkodie, has seemingly replied his estranged girlfriend, actress Yvonne Nelson. She had accused him of impregnating her and refusing to take responsibility. The thespian in her recently published book, ‘I Am Not Yvonne Nelson’, gave account of how she aborted her first pregnancy because she is fatherless and did not want to give birth to a child whose father had refused to accept responsibility. In a chapter titled ‘A Difficult Decision’, she said Sarkodie “said no to keeping the pregnancy.” However, Respondingg in his latest single, ‘Try Me [Raw]’ released on Wednesday, Sarkodie claimed he asked Yvonne Nelson to keep the pregnancy even though he wasn’t ready to be the father. “Yes, I wasn’t ready but then I told you to keep it. So don’t make it seem like I was pushing you for abortion,” he raps in the first verse of the son...

Women Affairs Commissioner Apprehends Oba Child Trafficker In Awka By Chidinma Ikeanyionwu A popular child trafficker in Oba, Anambra State whose video went viral last week has been apprehended by Women and Social Welfare Commissioner Honourable Ify Obinabo in Awka. The arrest which was in collaboration with the Anambra State Police Command was successful after the women Affairs Commissioner lured the suspect to an undisclosed location in the state. On how she was able to get the suspect, Hon Obinabo noted that after her failed attempt to apprehend her, the suspect reached out to her for case settlement and possibly bribe her way through in what she called "water the ground". Obinabo went further to explain that the suspect sent the husband to tip her off with the sum of 300,000 hundred thousand naira to complete it with the sum of two million naira in Asaba but she persisted that she must see the suspect before any further discussion. The Women Affairs boss therefore warned...

14 DAYS APOLOGY ULTIMATUM AN INSULT TO THE GOD I SERVE – DAVID IBIYEOMIE June 28, 2023 The founder and senior pastor of Salvation Ministries, Pastor David Ibiyeomie, during a church service gave his honest view of the white garment churches. The Televangelist in that solemn sermon at his Port Harcourt International headquarter, admonished his congregation to despise anything white garment church as their doctrine and worshipping contradicts the tenets of true Christianity. In his words,; “Do you know why I hate white garment churches, people don’t know why I hate them. if you know what they do you will never like them.” “They can take your surname and put it inside a bottle of gin and make incantations, that’s how they do it. All these yeye prophet. They will take the name of somebody and put it inside the local gin and read all those demonic Psalms in it,” he added. His opinion since after the Church service has continued to generate reaction from white garment worshippers on and offl...

JAMB announces the available Admission slots for Jamb 2023 JAMB announces the available Admission slots for Jamb 2023 and the number of candidates/Applicants that applied for copious courses. It can be recalled that the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) registered a total of One million, five hundred and ninety five thousand, seven hundred and seventy nine (1,595,779) candidates for jamb 2023. Based on Jamb 2023, data made available showed the following; 1. MEDICINE AND SURGERY A total of 452,443, constituting 28.35% of the total Registered candidates that applied, whereas there are only 78,578 MBBS admission slots in the whole country. 2. SOCIAL SCIENCES A total of 239,018, constituting 14.98% of the total Registered candidates that applied, whereas, there are only 97,744 vacancies in the whole country. 3. SCIENCE RELATED COURSES. A total of 227,453 constituting 14.25% of the total Registered candidates that applied, whereas there are 141,397 available slots in the whole ...

How Relations, Neighbour Kidnapped, Murdërëd 7-Year-Old Twin Boys For Money R!tuals In Delta After Boasting To Be Stinking Rich Before December 2023 Tragedy has struck the family of Olise Agwunobi of Oko-Ogbele community in the Oshimili South Local Government Area of Delta State after two relations reportedly conspired with a neighbour to abduct and kill their twin boys. The remains of the seven-year-old twins reportedly killed for money rituals have been recovered from separate shallow graves. SaharaReporters gathered that the incident which took place last Tuesday had left the family in anguish and thrown the entire community into mourning. Narrating the tragic incident to SaharaReporters on Wednesday, Mr Olise Agwunobi, father of the deceased twins, lamented how his uncle and his cousin conspired with his neighbour to kill his two children for money rituals. He said the family were still confused and in shock as the tragedy was hard to fathom. According to him, he returned home from...