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Bianca Ojukwu, Loses Senate Bid!
4Oct By Ahmed AfolabiNo Comments
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Bianca Ojukwu, Loses Senate Bid!

Bianca Ojukwu, Loses Senate Bid! Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Spain, Bianca Ojukwu, has lost her bid to contest the Senate seat in 2019. Bianca, the widow of the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, failed in her bid for the Anambra South All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, ticket. Bianca was floored by Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu. In the keenly contested primary held at the Ekwulobia township stadium in Aguata, Ojukwu polled 177 votes to Ukachukwu’s 211. There was a heavy shooting at the venue of the primary before the election which disrupted proceedings for a while. The former beauty queen was supported by Governor Willie Obiano. An oil magnate, Chief Ifeanyi Ubah, bidding for the same ticket, was disqualified by the party few days back. Bianca Ojukwu, Loses Senate Bid! ...
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You need to see The Look on Governor Ambode’s Face As He Concedes Defeat And Congratulates Sanwo-Olu [Photos]
4Oct By Ahmed AfolabiNo Comments
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You need to see The Look on Governor Ambode’s Face As He Concedes Defeat And Congratulates Sanwo-Olu [Photos]

You need to see The Look on Governor Ambode’s Face As He Concedes Defeat And Congratulates Sanwo-Olu [Photos] The drama over who gets the Lagos governorship ticket of the All Progressives Party in the 2019 general elections has come to a close as the incumbent Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has conceded defeat. Ambode said, “Dear Lagosians, APC is a great party and the interests of our beloved State must always supersede that of any person or group. It is in this regard that I wholeheartedly congratulate the winner of the Lagos State APC Primaries, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and urge all Lagosians to immediately support our party’s gubernatorial candidate in the 2019 elections and work for the success of our dear party. As Governor, I will do everything possible to ensure a smooth trans...
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VP Osinbajo Mocks Melaye and Dancing Senator, Compares Them to A “Bird and A Boy”
3Oct By Ahmed AfolabiNo Comments
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VP Osinbajo Mocks Melaye and Dancing Senator, Compares Them to A “Bird and A Boy”

VP Osinbajo Mocks Melaye and Dancing Senator, Compares Them to A “Bird and A Boy” Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has made a veiled mockery of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded governorship election in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke and his colleague, Dino Melaye for being humorous. Osinbajo, who spoke at the independence gala night in Abuja, said he agreed with the poll reportedly conducted by the British Independent newspapers which declared Nigerians as the happiest and most optimistic people in the world. The vice president said Adeleke provided humour by dancing while Melaye made people to laugh by claiming to escape assassination by hiding on a tree top for 11 hours. Osinbajo said: “A few months ago, an important Nigerian ...
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Lagos APC Primaries: Heartbroken Ambode Speaks On Election Result As Sanwo-Olu Emerges Winner [Must Read]
3Oct By Ahmed AfolabiNo Comments
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Lagos APC Primaries: Heartbroken Ambode Speaks On Election Result As Sanwo-Olu Emerges Winner [Must Read]

Lagos APC Primaries: Heartbroken Ambode Speaks On Election Result As Sanwo-Olu Emerges Winner [Must Read] Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode has rejected results from Tuesday’s All Progressives Congress Primary election. All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State on Tuesday night declared Babajide Sanwo-Olu as winner of the gubernatorial primary election held in the State. The chairman of the party in the state, Tunji Balogun made the declaration at the state headquarters of the party in Ogba, Ikeja, on Tuesday night. Although the exercise was declared cancelled by the party’s National Working Committee, the State chapter went ahead to declare the former commissioner winner. Reacting to the development, Ambode Campaign Organisation in a statement on Tuesday night, said th...
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Senator Adeleke Makes Shocking Revelations, Reveals What APC Just Did To Him
3Oct By Ahmed AfolabiNo Comments
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Senator Adeleke Makes Shocking Revelations, Reveals What APC Just Did To Him

Senator Adeleke Makes Shocking Revelations, Reveals What APC Just Did To Him PDP’s governorship candidate in the just concluded Osun state election, Senator Ademola Adeleke has alleged that the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, APC planned to kill him at the state capital, Osogbo, during the election. Adeleke revealed this and much more in an interview with Channels Television. “I’d like to tell them that our mandate was stolen. The election was rigged because all our people were not allowed to vote. “They sent in some fake policemen and thugs who were holding guns. They were shooting everywhere. People were scared for their lives. They came out in Orolu, our stronghold. “They knew they wanted to vote for PDP but they started beating them. “They told them that they could ...
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SO SAD! Man Who Was Rescued After Jumping Inside Lagos Lagoon, Dies
3Oct By Ahmed AfolabiNo Comments
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SO SAD! Man Who Was Rescued After Jumping Inside Lagos Lagoon, Dies

SO SAD! Man Who Was Rescued After Jumping Inside Lagos Lagoon, Dies A middle-aged man man who was rescued on Tuesday, after jumping into the Lagos Lagoon, has died, despite efforts to resuscitate him by paramedics from the Lagos state Emergency Management Agency. According to PUNCH Metro, the deceased jumped into the lagoon after trekking on the Third Mainland Bridge inwards Lagos Island. It was learnt that the man was rescued by some fishermen and officials of the Lagos State Waterways Authority. A member of the rescue team, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, said despite efforts by paramedics to resuscitate the victim, he eventually passed on. He said; “The man jumped into the lagoon around 7.24am. He was rescued by some fishermen and transported to Ebute Er...
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Femi Fani-Kayode Celebrates Wife As She Bags a Political Appointment
3Oct By Ahmed AfolabiNo Comments
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Femi Fani-Kayode Celebrates Wife As She Bags a Political Appointment

Femi Fani-Kayode Celebrates Wife As She Bags a Political Appointment Precious Chikwendu, model, actress, former beauty queen and wife of Former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode has been appointed as a member of the PDP Convention Sub-Committee on Welfare. Femi Fani-Kayode made the disclosure on social media. He wrote: “Congratulations to my beautiful wife Precious Chikwendu Fani-Kayode on her appointment as a member of the PDP Convention Sub-Commitee on Welfare. “You are a politician now my dear! Welcome to the club. May God guide and protect you. ?????????” Precious Chikwendu is a 29-year-old indigene of Awka, Anambra State and a graduate of Environmental Science from the University of Calabar. She and her husband Fani-Kayode have four boys – Joshua, Ragnar, Aiden and Liam. ...
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Imo APC Primaries: Rochas Hides in Shame as Hope Uzodinma Beats Okorocha’s Son-In-Law, Uche Nwosu
2Oct By Ahmed AfolabiNo Comments
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Imo APC Primaries: Rochas Hides in Shame as Hope Uzodinma Beats Okorocha’s Son-In-Law, Uche Nwosu

Imo APC Primaries: Rochas Hides in Shame as Hope Uzodinma Beats Okorocha’s Son-In-Law, Uche Nwosu Senator Hope Uzodinma has beaten Governor Rochas Okorocha’s son-in-law, Uche Nwosu to win the APC governorship ticket. Previous articleAPC National Working Committee, Dissociates Self from the Ongoing Lagos APC PrimariesNext articleResidents Swims to Their various Houses as Flood Takes over Delta Communities [Photos]
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Embattled Ambode Receives His APC Membership Ahead Of Primaries [Photo]
2Oct By Ahmed AfolabiNo Comments
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Embattled Ambode Receives His APC Membership Ahead Of Primaries [Photo]

Embattled Ambode Receives His APC Membership Ahead Of Primaries [Photo] Governor Ambode receives his APC membership card The governor of Lagos state, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, has just received his membership card which will enable him to vote in the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which will be coming up tomorrow. Alhaji Tunde Balogun, Lagos State chairman of the party, disclosed this to sources. He had earlier addressed a press conference where he said efforts to get the membership card across to the governor has been unsuccessful as the governor has not been reachable in the last 24 hours. Embattled Ambode Receives His APC Membership Ahead Of Primaries [Photo]
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SO PAINFUL! How A Bride Becomes A Widow On Wedding Her Day, As Groom Dies
2Oct By Ahmed AfolabiNo Comments
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SO PAINFUL! How A Bride Becomes A Widow On Wedding Her Day, As Groom Dies

SO PAINFUL! How A Bride Becomes A Widow On Wedding Her Day, As Groom Dies Janatil Firdawl Yakubu became a widow the same day she became a bride, as her groom died in an auto crash on their way to the wedding reception. According to reports, the Islamic wedding took place on Sunday morning, September 30, 2018. After the first part of the ceremony, guests were supposed to have converged at Africana Guest House, opposite TF Hostel at Atomic Junction where the reception was supposed to take place.The groom and his friends then left Adenta in a convoy towards the venue for the reception but things went awry when a vehicle trying to overtake another, run into the car that was conveying the couple. The groom who was seriously injured in the accident, was rushed to the Legon Hospital but ...
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