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After the show’s organizer, Ebuka Obi Uchendu, called out Yemi for visiting fellow housemate Blue Aiva every midnight, Khosi, a Big Brother Titans (BBTitans) reality TV housemate, was unable to hold back her tears. Yemi was questioned by Ebuka on Sunday night at the eviction night about why he kept leaving Khosi’s bed for Blue Aiva’s nearly every night at 2 am. “Yemi leaves Khosi’s bed almost every night around 2 am to be with Blue Aiva,” he said. A shocked Khosi couldn’t hold herself from crying as Yemi tried to explain things to her. After the live show, a…

107 newly promoted officers at the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Delta Sector Command, received decorations on Monday. At a ceremony held at the Asaba headquarters of the sector command, three deputy corps commanders were among the officers decorated. The officers were honored by the Sector Commander, Mr. Udeme Eshiet, who pushed them to live up to expectations. To whom much is given, much more is required, he claims. “Your responsibilities have changed, and you must live up to the task before you and do the corps proud by increasing productivity and dedication to duty. “I am really grateful to…

According to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), a shipment of 1,340 kilograms of cannabis sativa was intercepted on its way from Ogbese in Ondo state to Odukpani in Cross River. Mr. Femi Babafemi, NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, made the announcement on Sunday in an Abuja statement. He stated that the items were loaded into a truck belonging to the Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) and were on their way to Okurikang Okoyong in Cross River’s Odukpani Local Government Area. According to Babafemi, the movement was monitored for three weeks after credible intelligence was received, and 130 bags…

The Kwara Falcons of Ilorin continued their dominance in the Nigerian basketball arena, defeating the Ghana Knights of Accra, 65-58, to win the Louis Edem Men’s Basketball Invitational Championship. They won the N2 million prize and other consolation prizes, much to the delight of their fans, who packed the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium in Surulere to watch the game. The inaugural championship began on February 6 and ended on February 11 with approximately ten clubs competing for honors. The Black Knights of Accra, the only international team, were awarded N1 million and other consolation prizes. The Head…

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) cash policy was put into effect, and on Sunday the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) called it a disaster. Most Rev. Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, president of CBCN, regretted that the policy, which had resulted in a cash constraint, had exacerbated the situation, wrath, and irritation of the general populace. Ugorji gave a speech at the First Plenary Assembly of the CBCN in 2023, which was held at the Catholic Secretariat in Abuja. Catholic church bans political campaign on the pulpit While expressing sadness over the situation, he said it seemed the Federal Government…

A 47-year-old man lost his life for speaking out against a school bus driver who was accused of defiling his daughter, she is seven years old. The driver, Jacob, and the deceased, only known as Federick, got into a fight on the grounds of the school. In order to explain their daughter’s interaction with Jacob and request prompt action, Frederick had gone to meet with the administration of the school with his widow and their daughter. Jacob fled the scene after he passed away in the altercation, sparking a police manhunt. The spokesman for the police in Lagos State, SP…

The founder and general overseer of the Seraphic and Sabbath Assembly in Lagos, High Priest Nnodu Azuka Kenrick, as well as Udezuka Udoka, a student at the Emmanuel College of Theology in Samanta, Ibadan, and Oyoyo Mary Obasi, their freight agent, have all been detained by NDLEA agents. They were detained for allegedly trying to send palm oil kegs containing methamphetamine and skunk to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, through the NAHCO export shed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos. Femi Babafemi, the director of media and advocacy at the NDLEA headquarters, revealed this in a statement on…

According to Mr. Ben Llewelyn-Jones, British Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos, UK exports to Nigeria will total 3.3 billion pounds in the first four quarters of 2022. He stated that total UK imports from Nigeria during the period totaled 2.2 billion pounds. This, he claims, but the trade volume between the UK and Nigeria is 5.5 billion pounds. In an interview with a journalist in Lagos, Llewellyn-Jones revealed the figures. He stated that the UK government was looking into ways to improve trade relations with Nigeria, such as collaborating on the introduction of electric meters. UK turned down our request…

In Akure, the state capital of Ondo, some thugs stormed the Motailatu Church of God, Oke-Idahun Parish, setting it on fire and wrecking several nearby buildings. The branch of the Cherubim and Seraphim church is situated along Imafon Road in the state’s Akure North Local Government Area. Very Rev’d David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi, the resident minister, claimed in a statement that he found the attackers’ tracks when he arrived the grounds on Friday evening. He disclosed that what first caught his attention was the damaged lectern on the altar, and some broken bottles scattered around. The Minister, said to also be a journalist,…

AIG Lawan Tanko Jimeta, the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 5, which includes the states of Edo, Delta, and Bayelsa, has passed away. After a brief illness, he was said to have passed away on Sunday morning at the Benin Teaching Hospital in Edo State. This was said in a brief WhatsApp message sent on Sunday by SP Ahmed Wakil, the police public relations officer for the Bauchi State Command. He said: “Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un. With a heavy heart but total submission to the will of Almighty Allah, I wish to announce the…