Day: November 6, 2023

South Sudan Floods Leave 1.6m Children At Risk Of Hunger – UN

Ganiyu Amodu

More than 1.6 million children aged under five will suffer from malnutrition next year in South Sudan, following a surge in waterborne diseases due to flooding, the United Nation’s World Food Programme said Monday. The world’s newest nation has endured deadly conflict, natural disasters, economic malaise and relentless political infighting since it won independence from Sudan in 2011. As flooding becomes an annual affair in some parts of the country, people living in waterlogged areas have struggled to access food while also grappling with the spread of disease. READ ALSO…

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Husband of Lady Who Hugged, Knelt For Musician On Wedding Day Speaks

Gbenga Adeoti

Read-for-yourself piece Filmmaker Ifeanyi Ogbodo Alex wrote on wife Actress Ekene Umenwa and artiste Moses Bliss   Filmmaker Ifeanyi Ogbodo Alex, the husband to actress Ekene Umenwa, has finally reacted following the viral video of his wife kneeling for artiste Moses Bliss at their wedding on Saturday, November 4, 2023. A now-viral video saw Umenwa unable to contain her excitement upon sighting Bliss at the wedding. She knelt to greet the artiste and stood up to hug him, an act that has since caused an uproar on social media. READ…

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BREAKING: Mr Ibu’s Leg Amputated To Keep Him Alive – Family Source

Ganiyu Amodu

A new statement from the family of actor John Okafor, aka Mr Ibu, disclosed that one of his legs has been amputated to keep him alive. News surfaced in October that the veteran actor was ill and required financial assistance to aid in his treatment. In the statement shared on the actor’s Instagram page Monday, it was revealed the actor had undergone seven successful surgeries, including the amputation of one leg, in a bid to keep him alive. READ ALSO BREAKING: S’Court’s Verdict: Obi Accepts Fate, Says Movement Remains BREAKING:…

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BREAKING: S’Court’s Verdict: Obi Accepts Fate, Says Movement Remains

Ganiyu Amodu

Mr. Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has accepted the supreme Court which affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu. Obi, however, said the judgment would not signify the end of the Obidient movement. The former Anambra state governor said with the legal battle over, the Labour Party was now in opposition. READ ALSO BREAKING: Two Killed As Explosion Rocks Canadian High Commission In Abuja N76k To N230k; TASUED Students Protest Hike In School Fees Kogi Guber: Igbo Community Pledges 100% Block Votes For Ododo, APC He said…

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BREAKING: Two Killed As Explosion Rocks Canadian High Commission In Abuja

Ganiyu Amodu

“It was actually an explosion,” a security source has declared in a reaction to the raging inferno at the High Commission of Canada in Nigeria, maintaining that two people have already been confirmed dead. Platforms Africa has earlier reported that the High Commission ituated at 13010G, Palm Close, Diplomatic Drive, Central Business District in Abuja, was on fire. Pictures circulating online show smoke coming from the building. The High Commission provides visa and immigration services for those seeking to visit or emigrate to Canada. It also provides services to Canadians…

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N76k To N230k; TASUED Students Protest Hike In School Fees

Abibat Babalola

The students of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, on Monday protested over increment of fees and payment of student tax in the institution. Platforms Africa’s reportsà that the fee was hiked from N76,500 to 180,000 for those in education, and from N90,500 to N230,000 for those in pure and applied science. Enraged by this hike, which was announced on the portal, the protesting students carried placards with various inscriptions. READ ALSO: Kogi Guber: Igbo Community Pledges 100% Block Votes For Ododo, APC Man Weeps As DNA Test…

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Kogi Guber: Igbo Community Pledges 100% Block Votes For Ododo, APC

Ganiyu Amodu

…assures Bello of total support   In less than one week to governorship election in Kogi State, the Igbo Community Association (ICA) in the Confluence State has pledged 100 percent block votes, to ensure an overwhelming victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Usman Ododo. This is coming as the group assured the State Governor, Yahaya Bello, of an unflinching support for his administration as the November poll approaches. The Igbo community gave these assurances during the weekend while holding a meeting with Governor Bello and…

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Man Weeps As DNA Test Reveals He’s Not Biological Father Of Four Children

Ganiyu Amodu

“I want Nigerians to come to my rescue because I must not suffer in vain”.   A 44-year-old man, Mr Olanrewaju Kolawole, wept profusely after DNA test results revealed that none of his four children was his biological child. This was revealed according to a viral video after he was hit by the reality of the results that the children were not his. The man, an indigene of Ikire in Osun State, and his wife, Mrs Tella Toyin, shared four kids together, namely Ayomide, 16, Sarah, 12, and two other…

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Soldiers Rescue Woman From Committing Suicide In Lagos

Ganiyu Amodu

The 81 Division, Nigerian Army (NA) soldiers have prevented a suicide attempt by one Mrs Francesca Spark who plunged into the Lagos Lagoon around 81 Division Officers’ Mess, Marina Lagos. This was contained in a statement signed by the Division’s spokesperson, Lt.-Col. Olabisi Ayeni, on Monday. Ayeni said Spark attempted to take her own life; but troops of 65 Battalion NA deployed at the Officers’ Mess sighted her and quickly used their military ingenuity to her rescue. READ ALSO Wizkid Announces Break From Music Nigeria’s Power Plants Dormant, Question Raised…

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Wizkid Announces Break From Music

Abibat Babalola

Multi-award-winning music star Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has announced plans to take time off the music scene. In a series of Instagram posts on Sunday, the ‘Essence’ crooner stated that he would be taking four or five years off the music scene, adding that he is considering taking up football or golf. READ ALSO: Nigeria’s Power Plants Dormant, Question Raised On Multi-Billion Dollars Sunk Into Them NDLEA Arrests Three Blind Men Over Drug Trafficking, Seizes Narcotics Worth N13bn BREAKING: Manchester City Thrash Bournemouth 6-1 2.6 Million At Risk…

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