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BREAKING: A’Court stops execution of judgment freeing Kanu 28th October 2022

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  The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday stopped the execution of its own judgment which faulted the rendition of Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria and also set aside the terrorism charges against him. Justicea Tsanami in a ruling upheld the application of the Federal Government and ordered that the execution of the judgment be put on hold. The Federal Government had applied that the execution of the judgment be suspended pending the resolution of its appeal lodged at the Supreme CoJustice Tsanami in the briefing ruling held that the counter affidavit filed against the Federal Government’s application by Kanu’s legal team was misleading. Justice Tsanami in the briefing ruling held that the counter affidavit filed against the Federal Government’s application by Kanu’s legal team was misleading. Details later…

Reactions as Bolanle Ninalowo gives Charles Okocha a hot chase for trying to ‘woo’ his wife in funny video

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  Popular Nollywood star, Bolanle Ninalowo recently took to social media to share a hilarious video of the moment he gave his colleague, Charles Okocha a chase of his life for trying to woo his wife. In the video, Charles Okocha alias Igwe Tupac had approached Ninalowo’s wife and subsequently instituted a conversation. Unfortunately, Bolanle Ninalowo bounced out in no time and met Charles speaking to his wife. Upon questioning, Igwe Tupac began fidgeting causing Bolanle Ninalowo to chase him. Charles Okocha was left with no choice but to run as fast as his legs could carry him to evade Bolanle’s wrath Reacting, netizens dropped several hilarious comments

Breaking: Appeal Court reverses judgment sacking Umahi, Deputy

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 The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reversed the March 8 judgment by Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, sacking Governor David Umahi and his Deputy, Barr Kelechi Eric Igwe for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). A three-member panel of the appellate court held in a judgment on Friday that the nation’s Constitution did not provide any punishment for a Governor or Deputy Governor, who defected from the party on which platform he/she was voted into office.

Donald Trump said Twitter is insane

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WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he was happy Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) was in "sane hands" after Elon Musk formally took over, but did not say whether he would return to his account on the platform that banned him. Trump said he thought his own Truth Social media platform "looks and works better." "I LOVE TRUTH," Trump wrote in a post on his platform. Trump was banned from Twitter after the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Musk has said he would reinstate Trump's account, but Trump previously said he would not return.

Netflix wants me to produce Anikulapo series - Kunle Afolayan

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  Nigeria filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan, has revealed that the popular movie streaming platform, Netflix, is urging him to produce a series from his latest movie Anikulapo. He stated that he initially wanted to make the movie a series, but Netflix told him to make a movie first, and if it became a success, a series would be developed. Afolayan made this known in an interview on Friday The filmmaker said, “I’ve been working on Aníkúlápó for six years. Originally, I wanted to make a series, but I shopped it and kept telling people that this movie would be bigger than Game of Thrones. “Eventually, Netflix told me to make a movie first since I believed in the project that much, and if it became a success, we’d develop a series.” ‘Anikulapo’, set in the 17th century ancient Oyo kingdom, premiered on Netflix on September 30, 2022. A week after its premiere, the movie became the most-watched non-English film on Netflix, with a cumulative streaming 8.7m.

Trump aides blocked accurate Covid information: US probe

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  (FILES) In this file photo taken on February 26, 2022 former US President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference 2022 (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida. – Lawmakers probing the 2021 attack on the US Capitol voted on October 13, 2022 to subpoena former president Donald Trump to testify on his role in the violence, in a major escalation of the sprawling inquiry weeks before it is due to wind up. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) Former US president Donald Trump’s administration prevented health officials from providing accurate information about Covid-19 in a bid to back up his overly optimistic view of the outbreak, according to a congressional report released Monday. Senior staff at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told investigators Trump aides bullied staff and tried to rewrite their reports in a bid to align guidance with the president’s public downplaying of the crisis. Officials took “unprecedented steps to insert political appointe...

Benzema wins Ballon d’Or

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Real Madrid and French striker, Karim Benzema won the 2021 Ballon d’Or at the event held in Paris, France on Monday. Benzema won the UEFA Champions League when his Spanish team, Madrid defeated Liverpool by a lone goal at Stade de France, Paris, France. He also won the Spanish La Liga title. The 35-year-old was in fine form last season scoring 44 goals in 46 games, also registering 15 assists. Benzema won UEFA Best Men’s Player award in August this year

Executive Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-rufai

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Peter Obi ‘arrested, detained’ me in Anambra in 2013 – El-Rufa Executive Governorof Kaduna State, Nasir El-rufai Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has narrated how the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, arrested him in Anambra state when he (Obi) was governor in 2013. El-Rufai, who made this disclosure at an interactive session of Arewa Joint Committee in Kaduna on Monday, stated that Obi arrested and detained him for 48 hours. According to El-Rufai, Obi was seeking a second term in office on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) at the time. El-Rufai stated that he (El-Rufai) visited Anambra to monitor the state’s governorship bye-election at the time. He said, “In 2013, I went to Anambra State as an official of the APC to witness the bye-election for governorship. “Your next guest, Peter Obi, as governor, got me arrested and detained for 48 hours in my hotel room. “Now I’m the Governor of Kaduna State and he’s coming to Kaduna. “In additio...

CHAKA THE ZULU by Samuel Oyeboade

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In the 18th century was a king named Zentzangakhoma, a king of the Amazulu kingdom. He was the successor to his father throne after his death during the chieftaincy of Zentzangakhoma, the Zulus were a small clan in the Mthethwa confederation which was ruled by Dingiswayo. Zentzangakhoma name was derived from the Zulu word meaning “he who acts with a good reason”. Zentzangakhoma was said to have marry many wives and children. But his first son was said to be go from a illicit and unapproved love affair with a lady called “Nnandi”. Nandi was said to be a daughter of Bhebhe, a past chief of Langeni nation, she gave birth to son and named him “CHAKA”, in which his birth name is said to be “Chaka Zentzangakhoma. Chaka’s mother Nandi was said to be a hot-tempered person, and it was this character of hers that made the senior wives (Nandi senior wives) to drive her away from the palace and even the kingdom when Chaka was six. She left for her people and with her son Chaka, where he was said t...

AFRICA THE BIRTHPLACE OF MAN by Samuel Oyeboade

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The idea of the origin of man is a controversial one in which every man as its own theory. Africa is in a profound sense the fount of human evolution and the origin of mankind. Before the 18th century the church as control over the origin of man make the people believed in nothing else than the biblical theory, of the bibilical creation of mankind and of the great deluge, of Noah in the book of Genesis .Any other theory proposed by anyone or anybody will be called a blasphemy and they will have the person executed. And it was said of that of a man named Galileo Galiel a man who opposed the church teach of earth being spherical not flat in shape and was sentenced to life imprisonment. But different theories began when different fossils were found somewhere else other than the Garden of Eden where Noah placed his Ark (because the garden of Eden and where Noah was supposed to be in between where the great deluge had happened) so there was controversies of the biblical theory of the origin...