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The Presidency has responded to Nigerians who have criticized President Buhari for leaving for Senegal hours after the terrorist attack on Kuje prison. In a brief statement released on social media, the Presidency said governments do not stop working because nations face terrorist threats. ”The Presidency wishes to use this opportunity to react to mounting criticism of the trip to Dakar, Senegal by President Buhari, and to stress that Governments don’t stop working because nations face terrorist threats. To cancel the trip to Senegal would mean that the terrorists are successful in calling the shots, something that no responsible government in the world will…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has debunked the claim that he has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). wike in a tweet dismissed a video which has gone viral suggesting that he had dumped the PDP. In the 30-second video, Wike was responding to questions virtually on a television programme in reaction to the defection of the governor of Ebonyi State Mr. Dave Umahi back in 2021 where he stated that Umahi did give a genuine reason for leaving the party. However, the video was tampered with to suggest that Wike left the PDP while stating the reason for leaving…

Former Nigeria’s deputy Senate president Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice will appear in a court in the UK later on Thursday. Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, and Ike Ekweremadu, 60, have been formally charged with conspiracy to facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting, London’s Metropolitan Police said in a statement. They were taken into custody after an investigation by police, which had been alerted in May 2022 to potential offences under modern slavery legislation. The Nigerian Senate, which Ekweremadu is still a member, said it will work with Nigeria’s High Commission in the UK to hire a lawyer for his defence.

A 20-year-old student of the Gombe State University (GSU), Maryam Adamu, has said that the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has forced her into urgent search for a husband. Maryam, in an interview with Daily Sun, lamented that the strike has messed up her plans and wishes of graduating before the age of 20. According to the 200-level student of Public Administration, the continued strike and her staying at home have slowly killed her spirit of studying before marriage. “I cannot take it anymore. Our continued stay at home following the shutting down of academic activities since…

Manchester United have reportedly decided to sell Cristiano Ronaldo during the summer transfer window. The Portuguese forward has made it clear to the club that he wishes to leave Old Trafford this summer and on Wednesday July 6, he failed to turn up to training for the third day. It has now been reported by The Sun that the club have decided to cave in to his transfer demands. The club had previously been adamant that Ronaldo would remain at the club, after a season in which he scored 24 goals in 38 appearances across all competitions. According to reports, the club can’t…

Congratulatory messages have started pouring in for Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele as she emerges the Deputy Governship candidate for PDP. It was reported that Funke Akindele Bello had added a great feat to her numerous achievements as she delved into politics. The producer of “Jenifa Diary” had been nominated as PDP Deputy for Lagos Governship Candidate. The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had shortlisted five names as the potential running mate of the party’s governorship candidate, Alhaji Abdulaziz Olajide Adediran who is popularly known as Jandor. According to Daily Trust reports, among the shortlisted names were Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, former governorship…

Ebuka is a South African Based musician from the Eastern part of Nigeria Anambra state, He comes through with a newvsong titled  “Drop Top” . Dreams have been a source of inspiration for him and many people. He encourages you to keep a dream journal on your bedside table. As you wake up with dream images fresh in your mind, write them down. Just a few images will help you drop back into the dream when you revisit it at a later time. Dreams are important and happen to us for a reason: Listen to them with excitement and curiosity.…

Grammy award-winning artist Carlos Santana collapsed on stage during a concert on Tuesday night, July 5, in Michigan. The 74-year-old was about 20 minutes into his set at the Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkson, an outdoor venue on the edge of Detroit, when he passed out, prompting medical staffers to sprint onstage, cover him in a tarp, and wheel him off. Roop Raj of local Fox 2 Detroit tweeted; “Medical personnel on stage. Crowd asked to pray for him because of a ‘serious medical’ issue.” In a statement, a representative for Santana said he was “over-taken by heat exhaustion…

Athletic Bilbao forward,  Inaki Williams has announced this switch of allegiance from Spain to Ghana with the hope of representing the country at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Born in Bilbao to Ghanaian parents, 28-year-old Williams, whose younger brother Nico also plays for Athletic, was capped once by Spain in 2016 friendly. “I feel the moment has come for me to find my origins within myself and with Africa and Ghana which means so much to me and my family,” Williams said on social media. “I want to return a small part of everything it has given to us…

Atiku Abubakar’s running mate Ifeanyi Okowa, Vice-Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor of Delta state has acknowledged that his West Africa Examination Certificate (WAEC) is “missing”. According to several reports, Okowa said his WAEC result was the second-best in the country when he graduated in 1976. According to him, he had “distinction in all subjects”. Okowa said; “On the issue of my certificate, I think it is a misconception. People try to play politics with everything. “Yes, I lost my WAEC certificate, but I have the printout from Edo College, Benin City, which clearly stated that…