Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner, Josephine Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, has reflected on growing up as a child. According to the Edo-born lady, she started serving at the restaurant of one of her aunties at the tender age of 3. She said her dad took her to live with his elder sister in Auchi when she was three years old. The reality star disclosed this while featuring on the latest episode of The Nancy Isime Show, alongside her colleague, Hermes. She said she had to pause her education at JSS3 after her dad had a terrible accident and…
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Delta Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Sunday, said that his administration was a product of the grace and mercy of God. Oborevwori accompanied by his wife, Tobore, stated this at the thanksgiving service in honour of his Deputy, Sir Monday Onyeme, at St. John’s Anglican Church, Ibabu, Ndokwa West Local Government Area of the State. The Governor stressed the importance of thanksgiving in perfecting the acts of God upon any man, adding that he overcame so many challenges to become Governor. Oborevwori said: “I am happy to be here to join my friend and brother, the Deputy Governor, Sir Monday…
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society, a faith-based organisation in Nigeria, are in partnership until June 2024 to galvanize support for internally displaced persons in Nigeria. Currently, over 3.3 million people are internally displaced in Nigeria. As a part of this partnership, Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society will organise fundraising activities to mobilise resources to support internally displaced persons in Nigeria. “This partnership with UNHCR is an expansion of the work Al-Habibiyyah is doing to support the less privileged in society. In Ramadan, we feed at least 2,000 people every day with our food bank program in Abuja.…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated veteran journalist, elder statesman and former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, on his 84th birthday, saying his exemplary life and remarkable achievements are worthy of emulation by many, particularly upcoming Nigerians. Chief Osoba, a prominent progressive politician who served twice as governor of Ogun State first from 1992 to 1993 during the aborted Third Republic and then from 1999 to 2003, clocked 84 on Saturday, July 15, 2023. President Tinubu prayed for more years for the former governor so that he and many others can continue to benefit from his immense wisdom and…
After years of court trials, former Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been found not guilty of rape and attempted rape accusations that were leveled against him. Recall that Mendy was accused in October 2020 of raping a 24-year-old woman at his home in Cheshire and of attempting to rape a 29-year-old woman, who alleged that the footballer molested her twice in 2018. However, after Mendy denied both charges, he was found not guilty by a jury of six men and six women at Chester Crown Court on Friday. The France International joins a long list of footballers whose images…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has said that it is investigating a shooting incident involving its officers during the raid of a drug joint at Okpanam area of Asaba, Delta state, where unfortunately a young person was hit by a stray bullet as a result of which he eventually died while undergoing treatment in the hospital. The Agency in a statement released by its spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, today Saturday 15th July, said the Chairman/Chief Executive, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has after receiving initial briefings from the Delta state command of NDLEA, set up a panel of…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has sent his heart-felt condolences to the family of Ivan Omorhiakogbe, a two-year-old boy killed by a “stray bullet” during an operation by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Delta Command, at Okpanam area of the State capital. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, the Governor said the tragic incident was regrettable and avoidable if the officers had operated based on their rules of engagement. He called on the NDLEA authorities and the Delta Police Command to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of the boy and…
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has kicked against the federal government’s sharing formula for the recently approved N500 billion palliative. The federal government had said that it would use the Bank of Industry to support small-scale industries across geopolitical zones. Commenting on the sharing formula, Governor Yusuf who spoke through his deputy, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam, said the distribution was heavily skewed in favour of Lagos state and the South-South zone to the disadvantage of other states and zones. He noted that Lagos will be receiving 47% of the allocation, followed by the South-South Zone with 17%, with other…
Award-winning Chinese actor, Jackie Chan has revealed that he plans on leaving nothing for his kids when he passes on. Chan, a skilled martial arts actor has a very strong stance when it comes to parenting and has provided reasons for his harsh decisions of not leaving any inheritance for his children most especially his son who is a singer and actor. Though 69 year old Jackie has grievances with his son Jaycee Chan, the actor has supported his efforts publicly. In an interview with an international publication, the asian actor revealed how he believes that Jaycee Chan has “no…
A 2-year-old baby, Ivan Onose Omhonrina was shot dead and his younger brother, Eromonsele, sustained injury during a raid on a notorious drug joint by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Delta State. According to Daily Trust, the kids were shot at their mother’s shop when NDLEA operatives raided the drug joint at Okpanam in Oshimili North Local Government Area of the state on Thursday, July 13, 2023. An eyewitness account had it that the victims were in their mother’s shop after school hours when they were hit by stray bullets. The witness said a stray…