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Kemi Olunloyo comments on rumors that Davido had baby with his baby mamas

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Following claims that the married singer impregnated one of his baby mamas, self-styled investigative journalist Kemi Olunloyo advised Davido to think about polygamy.

Remember how Instagram blogger Gistlover caused a social media uproar by implying that Davido, who wed secretly his late son Ifeanyi’s mother, Chioma Rowland, last year, had impregnated one of his baby mamas who lives in Atlanta, United States.

Fans thought Davido was the target of all the clues even though the blogger avoided naming anyone.

Hours after the news surfaced, the singer himself posted a mysterious message. He wrote “Over Dem all” in a tweet.

Read also: Wike is an expired drug who is about to be taken off the shelf – Dino Melaye

In light of the pregnancy scandal, Kemi Olunloyo suggested to Davido that he should follow the example of American pop star Nick Cannon, who is known for having several baby mamas rather than marrying a single woman.

She added that after the pregnancy scandal, the singer’s wife, Chioma, had left his home.

Olunloyo posted the following on her Instagram account: “You’re a big married Afrobeats musician now. Stay a baby daddy like Nick Cannon, please. You cannot share a bed with a new mother. She is now expecting. Wife leaving means infidelity

 

Wike is an expired drug who is about to be taken off the shelf – Dino Melaye

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Dino Melaye, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate for governor in the upcoming Kogi State governor election, has compared Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike to “an expired drug who is about to be taken off the shelf.”

In the event that the PDP nominates Melaye for governor of Kogi State, Wike had previously declared he wouldn’t support the party.

On Arise TV on Wednesday, Dino Melaye said he wanted to focus on the general election rather than Wike, who was experiencing “post-election trauma.”

“Nyesom Wike is an expired drug who is about to be taken off the shelf,” he declared in response. As a result, I won’t waste my time talking to a politician who is about to step down from office and is still reeling from the election’s aftermath.

“I need to give my election my undivided attention. Focusing on saving the Kogi State population is what I want to do. Additionally, I have no time for those who are impaired by drugs or alcohol.

Melaye continued, saying it does not follow that Wike will demand his liver and kidney just because the latter supported his bid for governor in 2019 from him.

 

Chuba Akpom sets new Championship scoring record

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Super Eagles-eligible striker, Chuba Akpom has set a new scoring record in the English Football League Championship.

The Middlesbrough forward became the first player to score in nine consecutive home games in the history of the league.

Akpom was on the scoresheet as Boro came from behind to thrash Hull City 3-1 at the Riverside Stadium on Wednesday night.

The 27-year-old wrapped up the scoring for his team to help Middlesbrough move closer to promotion play-offs.

With the victory, Middlesbrough sit fourth on the English Championship table with just a point behind third-placed Luton Town.

Akpom remains the top scorer in the league with 28 goals this season.

Two kill as building under construction collapses in Abuja

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On Wednesday, April 19, a building collapsed in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), causing TWO people to perish.

Six construction workers were trapped when an adjacent fence collapsed onto the building, which was still under construction.

Eyewitnesses claim that the building’s foundation was drilled too closely to the homes nearby, which damaged the neighbouring building’s fence and caused it to collapse.

Adebayo Amiola, Head of Operations, FCT Fire Service, confirmed eyewitness accounts by telling reporters at the scene that there was no retaining wall around the building that might have prevented the incident.

Four of the six trapped individuals were found alive, while two others suffered fatal injuries. The building was under construction, and men working on the site were injured when the nearby fence to the main building fell.

Amiola claimed that because there was no retaining wall added while the building’s future location was being excavated, the nearby wall collapsed onto the workers.

He claimed that the injured people had been taken to the General Hospital in Asokoro for medical care.

A previous order had stopped work at the location until the necessary precautions were taken, according to Mukhtar Usman Galadima, director of the Federal Capital Territory Development Authority’s (FCDA) Department of Development Control.

Even stopping the work here, the Department of Development Control has exercised all of its authority. The developer, perhaps acting on the advice of his engineer, did not heed the warning, and this incident ensued.

“Because when performing this type of activity, you must shore it up and maintain the wall to prevent collapse. Until this incident occurred this morning, we were unaware that work had resumed.

Read also: Breaking: Fire destroys Oyo state broadcasting corporation [PHOTOS]

At the scene were members of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), FCT Fire Service, and National Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), among others.

Three people were killed on Thursday, February 2, when a three-story building still under construction in the FCT’s Gwarimpa neighbourhood collapsed.

Subsequently, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) cancelled the allocation for the land where the building was being built.

Additionally, a shopping mall building collapsed in 2022, killing at least two people in the Kubwa neighbourhood of the FCT.

 

Breaking: Fire destroys Oyo state broadcasting corporation [PHOTOS]

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Fire completely destroyed the Oyo State Broadcasting Corporation.

According to reports, the studio area is where the fire began.

A source said that the state fire service had been invited and that actions were being taken to maintain control of the situation.

More is coming…

 

180 dead, 1,800 injured as fighting continue in Sudan

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According to the UN, the ongoing conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has resulted in at least 180 fatalities and 1,800 injuries.

Volker Perthes, the UN’s special envoy to Sudan, said the country’s situation is “very fluid, so it’s very difficult to say where the balance is shifting to.”

Despite requests for a temporary cease-fire from various world leaders, including the UN, the fight, which broke out on Saturday, has continued and is now in its fourth day.

Mr. Perthes stated in a press conference in New York that “the two sides who are fighting are not giving the impression that they want mediation for a peace between them right away.”

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Buildings and facilities in the already torn nation, including members of the diplomatic community, have been destroyed as a result of the ongoing fighting.

Josep Borell, the EU’s head of foreign policy, tweeted that the EU ambassador to Sudan had been attacked in his own home.

“The Vienna Convention has been flagrantly violated in this case. According to international law, Sudanese authorities have a duty to ensure the security of diplomatic facilities and personnel.

Similar to this, an attack on a convoy of clearly marked US diplomatic vehicles occurred, and an initial report connected the attackers to the RSF. According to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, all passengers in the car are secure.

African leaders’ statements
The African Union Peace and Security Council (AU-PSC) expressed concern during an emergency meeting on Sunday that the situation in Sudan has “reached a dangerous level and could escalate into a full-blown conflict, thereby undermining the progress made towards a peaceful transition to democracy and stability in Sudan.”

It denounced the fighting and demanded a halt to hostilities while pleading with the nations in the area and other interested parties to support ongoing efforts to put the nation back on the path to a constitutional order.
In a related meeting, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) demanded that the warring parties end hostilities immediately and unconditionally, defuse the situation, permit unrestricted humanitarian access, and ensure that Sudanese citizens could observe the holy month of Ramadan in peace.

Read Also: Court Overturns Ararume’s Removal as NNPCL Board Chairman

The group decided to send a high-level delegation to Khartoum as soon as possible to engage the two leaders in new talks on all outstanding issues, including security and military reform, and report back to the Assembly. The delegation would be led by Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan, and include William Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya, and Ismail Guelleh, President of the Republic of Djibouti.

In addition, they would quickly call a physical or virtual meeting of the IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government to discuss IGAD institutional matters and other pressing regional concerns.

Court Overturns Ararume’s Removal as NNPCL Board Chairman

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Senator Ifeanyi Ararume has been reinstated as the non-Executive Chairman of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) by Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja.

The businessman was fired and his removal by President Muhammadu Buhari on January 17, 2023, was declared illegal by the court on the grounds that the President’s action was arbitrary, illegal, and unlawful.

In a ruling on a lawsuit brought by Ararume, Justice Ekwo also awarded N5 billion in damages against Buhari and NNPCL, to be paid to Ararume as compensation for the improper termination of his employment and disruption of his appointment.

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Ararume’s immediate return to his position as non-Executive Chairman of the NNPCL was mandated by Justice Ekwo.

All decisions made by the NNPCL Board of Directors while Ararume was not present were also ruled by the judge to be invalid.

In the ways and manners in which Ararume was fired after using his name to register NNPCL, Justice Ekwo ruled that Buhari had violated the law, and that such a brazen act could not be allowed to stand in the face of the law.

Ararume had brought Buhari before the court, asking it to declare his dismissal as the chairman of the NNPC illegal, unlawful, and unconstitutional and that it was a complete violation of the CAMA law, which NNPCL was incorporated under.

Read Also: Breaking: Court avoids PDP from suspending Wike, others for anti-party activities

In addition to requesting that the court issue an order restoring him to his position, Ararume also sought N100 billion in damages from President Buhari for the illegal manner in which he was removed from office, which caused him harm both domestically and abroad.

After Senator Ararume was fired, it was reported that President Buhari had appointed Senator Margery Okadigbo to lead the NNPCL.

Breaking: Court avoids PDP from suspending Wike, others for anti-party activities

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not permitted to suspend or expel Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State or members of the PDP State Executive Committee in the State due to alleged anti-party activities, according to the Federal High Court in Abuja.

According to Justice Inyang Ekwo’s ruling, Wike and other PDP members had legitimate concerns, and suspending or expelling them would violate their right to freedom of association.

Therefore, the judge declared that it was within the court’s authority to grant redress to individuals whose well-established acts would constitute a violation of their rights.

Read Also: APC dismisses ex-Gov. Goje over alleged anti-party activities

The judge ruled that political party members cannot be arbitrarily suspended if party rules have not been followed.

In the general elections of 2023, Governor Wike and the other four PDP governors, collectively referred to as the G5, had openly campaigned against Atiku Abubakar, the party’s presidential candidate.

APC dismisses ex-Gov. Goje over alleged anti-party activities

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In a statement to the media in Kashere, the APC Ward Chairman, Tanimu Abdullahi, explained that the party had unanimously decided to expel Goje after determining that he had engaged in anti-party behavior, including failing to attend events such as the Gombe State APC campaign rally presided over by Senator Abdullahi Adamu, the party’s national chairman, and the presidential campaign rally in the State, which was attended by the president-elect and vice president-elect.

According to Abdullahi, the senator was also charged with refusing to participate in any party campaign events held in his Central senatorial zone, Akko federal constituency, State constituency, and ward units.

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The committee also discussed Goje’s alleged involvement in socializing with opposition parties and their candidates with the aim of undermining the APC’s success in Gombe State and throughout Nigeria.
He continued, “Open support to opposition party candidates by hosting the NNPP governorship candidate and the PDP Akko candidate for the Federal House of Representatives in his residence and offered support against the interest of his party, the APC, among many other instances.”

Further, Abdullahi claimed that Senator Goje had also engaged in “making pronouncements that undermined the APC administration in the state and sponsoring campaigns of calumny with the aim of inciting the public against the APC administration in the state, among other offenses.

Giving specific instructions to his allies and protégés to work against the APC’s interests in Gombe State by ensuring that only Senator Goje is elected on the APC platform (using the Goje Kawai slogan) and working to defeat other APC candidates at all levels.

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Sen. Muhammadu Danjuma Goje will be expelled from the All Progressives Congress for a number of anti-party activities that violate Article 21, Section A, Subsections ii, iii, vi, and vii of the APC constitution, according to the Kashere ward executive council of the APC.

AA, APM file petitions opposing Makinde’s re-election

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Two petitions for the governorship election and four for the House of Assembly elections have each been submitted to the Oyo State Election Petition Tribunal.

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and its candidate, Adeniran Oluwaseyi, filed the first petition challenging the results of the governorship election, and Action Alliance (AA) and its candidate, Babatunde Ajala, filed the second, according to the tribunal’s secretary, Ibrahim Sada, who made the announcement yesterday in Ibadan.

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The petitions, according to the secretary, were submitted in protest of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) declaration of Governor Seyi Makinde as the victor of the March 18 governorship election.

According to him, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Olowokere Adewale, its candidate for the Orelope state Constituency, filed petitions with the state House of Assembly.

Other petitioners, according to Sada, include the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Adegoke Ayodeji, the APC’s candidate for the Ogbomoso South state Constituency; and Adeniyi Oluwaseun, the NNPP’s candidate for the Ogbomoso South state Constituency.

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The PDP and Okedoyin Julius, its candidate for the Saki West state Constituency, also submitted a petition contesting the results of the state house of assembly election, the secretary reported.
He stated that no new petitions could be filed because the legal deadline of 21 days for the filing of complaints by harmed parties had passed.

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