Seun Kuti calls Peter Obi an opportunist, claims Obi can’t deliver Nigeria

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSeun Kuti calls Peter Obi an opportunist, claims Obi can’t deliver Nigeria

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 8, 2023

Nigerian singer Seun Kuti has described the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi as ‘an opportunist’ who has no plan for the country. Kuti, the last son of late Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti, made his stance on Obi’s presidential prospect known during an online interview with ‘TheMicOnPodcast’, hosted by Channels TV’s Seun Okinbaloye. The singer said the former Anambra governor, who only started a movement because he lost the presidential ticket...

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Naira scarcity: Aba residents cook, eat noodles at bank premises (Video)

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNaira scarcity: Aba residents cook, eat noodles at bank premises (Video)

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 8, 2023

With the lingering cash scarcity and queue at commercial banks, some Aba residents decided not to starve while waiting for their turn to dispense cash from a bank’s Automated Teller Machine (ATM) in the commercial city. The video shared on Twitter yesterday showed some men eating noodles from a pot at the bank premises while other bank customers watched. The voice behind the camera said the meal was prepared right on the bank premises, adding...

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Delta: APC Nat’l Youth Leader, Israel Inaugurates Jagaban Movement

NewsNigeriaPoliticsDelta: APC Nat’l Youth Leader, Israel Inaugurates Jagaban Movement

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 7, 2023

In a bid to mobilise support for its presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Hon. Dayo Israel, the National Youth Leader of the  All Progressives Congress  (APC), has inaugurated the Delta State chapter of Jagaban Foot Soldiers Movement, a special grassroots mobilisation unit of local canvassers and influential young members of the party commissioned to engage voters and secure their support for the party ahead of the general elections. Israel, who continued his nationwide...

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Six killed As Anambra Communities Resume Hostilities Over Land

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSix killed As Anambra Communities Resume Hostilities Over Land

PilotnewsFebruary 7, 2023

Omor and Anaku communities in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Monday, resumed hostilities, over a disputed landed property in the area, resulting in the death of about six persons. Both communities have in time past been involved in a fierce war, which led to the destruction of many buildings and the killing of individuals. A source said the hostilities began again on Monday, after a dispute among members of both communities. “Up...

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Buhari, APC, Tinubu congratulate Tems on Grammy win

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaBuhari, APC, Tinubu congratulate Tems on Grammy win

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 7, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Afrobeats singer Tems on her first-ever Grammy award win. The West African Pilot News reports that Tems won a Grammy on Sunday night for featuring in Future’s 2022 hit song ‘Wait for U’. The president’s congratulatory message reads, “President Buhari joins fans and lovers of Nigerian music all over the world in celebrating new heights of recognition and appreciation as Afrobeat crooner, Tems, wins ‘Best Melodic Rap Performance’ category at...

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Portable reveals plan to win a Grammy award

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaPortable reveals plan to win a Grammy award

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 7, 2023

Habeeb Okikiola, the Nigerian street-hop singer better known as Portable, has revealed his ultimate goal as a musician which is to win a Grammy award. In an interview with content creator, Timi Agbaje, Portable said he desires to win the ‘Best Artiste in Africa’, as his nickname, ‘Ika of Africa’ implies, at the annual music awards event organised by the Recording Academy. “That thing I’d want to do that’ll make me truly fulfilled is to...

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Sanwo-Olu, Lagos PDP sympathise with Funke Akindele on mother’s death

LifestyleNewsNigeriaSanwo-Olu, Lagos PDP sympathise with Funke Akindele on mother’s death

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 7, 2023

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has sympathised with the deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Lagos, Funke Akindele, over the death of her mother, Dr Adebanjo-Akindele. Sanwo-Olu commiserated with the Akindeles in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, on Tuesday. The governor’s condolence message read partly, “On behalf of my family and the good people of Lagos State, I hereby express my heartfelt condolences to the...

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2023: Christians Enjoin To Choose Good Leaders

NewsNigeriaPolitics2023: Christians Enjoin To Choose Good Leaders

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 7, 2023

As the general elections approach, Christians have been enjoined to get their Permanent Voters Card and choose the right leaders that will enhance their safety, economic growth, and development of society. Dean Rev. Nelson Malau, who represented the Bishop of the church, gave the charge at the end of four day National Convention of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN) held in Numan, Adamawa State. He urged members of the church to serve...

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Fire Destroys IDPs Camp, Renders Many Homeless

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFire Destroys IDPs Camp, Renders Many Homeless

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 7, 2023

An inferno that occurred around 11:00 am on Monday at Muna Garage Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Maiduguri, Borno State destroyed food items and other valuables in the thatched houses. The situation had rendered many inhabitants homeless, according to reports. One of the IDPs, Modu Zarami explained that the exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, though colossal damage was recorded in the inferno. “Nobody can say how the fire started,...

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2023: Yoruba council of elders, YCE  declares support for Tinubu

NewsNigeriaPolitics2023: Yoruba council of elders, YCE  declares support for Tinubu

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 7, 2023

With less than one month to the 2023 presidential election, a regional body in Nigeria, the  Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) has declared support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in the forthcoming general elections. The group has stated that it is convinced that the track record of the former Governor of Lagos State, his detribalized disposition, his resourceful capacity for good management and his love for humanity...

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