Author: Edda

Veteran actress Shaffy Bello has confirmed what many had long suspected about her: that she is a romantic. In 2020, when she turned 50, the mother of two shut down the internet with her birthday photographs that left many questioning her real age. Despite starring in numerous Nollywood movies, her personality as a romance figure stems from her delivery in the 1997 hit song, ‘Love Me Jeje’ by US-based Nigerian musician, Seyi Sodimu. Five years later, the accomplished actress has revealed that she is indeed a romantic. In a 2023 interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, the actress spoke about quitting her marriage of…

He listed 25 commissioners, 14 senior special assistants, 24 special assistants, and 22 permanent secretaries as those affected by the governor’s directive. Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has suspended 87 government officials for failing to attend an official function. Those suspended include commissioners, senior special assistants, special assistants, and permanent secretaries. The governor, in a statement on Monday night signed by his spokesperson, Monday Uzor, said they were suspended for failing to attend an important government function. PREMIUM TIMES reports that Mr Uzor stated that the affected officials are to proceed on a one-month working suspension without salary. According…

Kimberly Olanma Nweze, daughter of Honourable Minister of Works HE Senator David Umahi, has achieved a remarkable milestone by graduating with First Class Honours in Robotics Engineering from Queen Mary University of London. Kimberly is only the second Nigerian known to earn a First Class degree in this pioneering field, following Silas Adekunle, the renowned inventor of MekaMon, the world’s first intelligent gaming robot. Robotics Engineering combines principles from mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, and artificial intelligence to create robots capable of performing complex tasks autonomously. This discipline is transforming industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture, defense, and space…

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has slammed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accusing his administration of using manipulated statistics to conceal the deepening economic crisis in the country. In a statement posted on his X handle on Monday, the former Anambra State governor recalled Tinubu’s 2022 campaign remark, where the now-president dismissed Obi’s reliance on economic data, saying, “Na statistics we go chop? All I want is to put food on the table of Nigerians.” Nearly two years into Tinubu’s tenure, Obi said that promise remains unfulfilled, with millions of Nigerians slipping…

The leadership of the Labour Party, under Interim National Chairman Senator Nenadi Usman, has reaffirmed that the party’s leadership dispute has been definitively settled by a Supreme Court judgment, dismissing claims by Julius Abure to the position of National Chairman. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, Ken Asogwa, Senior Special Adviser (Media) to Senator Usman, responded to recent actions by the party’s 2023 Vice-Presidential candidate, Dr. Datti Baba-Ahmed, who reportedly recognized Abure as the substantive National Chairman during an event organized by Abure’s faction. Asogwa emphasized, “It is imperative to state that the leadership question within the Labour…

By Wisdom Nwedene A Concerned Ebonyi Indigenous Group in Diaspora (EIGD) led by a United Kingdom based Ebonyi-born Business Mogul, Azubike Daniel popularly known as Zubitech Global has petitioned the Ebonyi State government under the leadership of Francis Nwifuru to rename some streets in Abakaliki, the capital city of the state bearing Anambra related names. This outburst is coming after the Anambra state government recently renamed a major street in Anambra State formerly known as ‘Abakaliki street’ to ‘Club street’. The government in defense stated that the renaming was necessary after the street massively developed over the years and currently…

Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Monday held a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the president’s official residence. The meeting followed Kwankwaso’s appearance at the opening of the Nigeria Forest Economy Summit 2025 held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. It is the second publicly known encounter between the two men in just over two years. Their last recorded meeting in the Aso Rock Villa took place on June 9, 2023, days after Tinubu’s inauguration, making Kwankwaso the first presidential candidate to visit the President. Addressing State House correspondents at the time, Kwankwaso said he discussed…

The number of All Progressives Congress senators in the National Assembly swelled to 70 on Wednesday following the defection of four senators from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. The senators—Francis Fadahunsi (Osun East), Oluwole Olubiyi (Osun Central), Aniekan Bassey (Akwa Ibom North East), and Samson Ekong (Akwa Ibom South)—formally announced their exit from the PDP during plenary. Their resignation letters were read on the Senate floor by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who directed the Clerk of the Senate to officially record the defections. With the latest switch, the composition of the 10th Senate now stands as follows: APC 70, PDP…

The founding fathers of the Peoples Democratic Party have called for the party’s 2027 presidential ticket to be allocated to the South. Speaking on behalf of the group at the ongoing high-level Consultative Conference of PDP Founding Fathers and Stakeholders in Abuja—held under the theme “Reclaiming our Legacy, Renewing our Collective Vision”—former Minister of Information and National Orientation, Professor Jerry Gana, stated that zoning the ticket to the South is the key strategy for securing victory in the upcoming election. He stated, “In tune with this patriotic wisdom of the founding fathers, we urge all our leaders to support the…

Hundreds of residents from communities in Zamfara State on Wednesday blocked the entrance to the Government House in Gusau, demanding urgent action from Governor Dauda Lawal to end killings and kidnappings by bandits. The protesters, who came from Ruwan Bore, Mada, Wonaka, Fegin Mahe, and Kanawa villages in Gusau Local Government Area, said they could no longer cope with the persistent attacks that had forced many to abandon their homes and farmlands. Speaking to journalists, the leader of the protesters, Malam Ibrahim, said thousands of the inhabitants of these villages have fled to other places due to insecurity challenges. He…