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Ndi Enugu State on Friday, the 27th day of January, 2023 once again reaffirmed their stand on the choice of their next governor as they trooped out in their numbers to support the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at its official campaign flag off at Okpara Square, Enugu. The flag off campaign which was like a carnival witnessed different supporters of the party across the different communities and local government areas of the state. They assured Dr. Mbah and other PDP candidates of the state 100 percent votes at the pools. A political leader in the state, Hon. Nnamani, described Dr. Peter Mbah, the governorship candidate of the party, as a man with the capacity to deliver on the people’s mandate having carved a niche for himself in the private sector. Mbah who had already toured the entire state and engaged directly with the people at various town-hall meetings, while thanking the good people of Enugu for their unflinching support, revealed that when he bec

Come April 7th 2023, the city of Atlanta will experience the best of comedy and music with the 2023 edition of Gyration and Chill with Elenu and Friends; the star studded comedy concert which has spanned for two years is put together by long time Nigerian stand-up comedian, Akinlami Babatunde Julius widely known as Elenu.  Speaking to journalists via the popular Zoom video App, the talented comedian who also double as entertainment consultant while hinting on what the event is about, said the event promises to be an evening of music, comedy and the best of fun, he also went on to revealed some of the lineup of comedy stars to expect at the show and its acceptability so far. “Gyration and Chill with Elenu and Friends kicked off in 2021, which was the year after Covid-19, prior to that, I organized Elenu live in Atlanta in 2018 and 2019 respectively. On July 2nd, 2021, my company, De Premium Entertainment LLC, an Atlanta based and American registered company started, we are an entertainm

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he was forced to join the army to escape pressure to get married after leaving secondary school. The President disclosed this on Friday, January 27, in Daura, Katsina State.  According to a statement by presidential aide, Femi Adesina, the president said that he secured his first job early after school to manage a co-operative in Daura, but had to escape and join the army when there was pressure that he should get married. “I told Governor Aminu Masari the story of how I left Daura to join the army. That was how God planned it. We make choices in life, but eventually destiny is before God. I was at the w@r front during the civil w@r, and saw how many di£d. Some fell right beside me. God kept me. Many bridges were blown just before we arrived at some places, and after we crossed. I arrived at some places to see bodies of my own colleagues that we were fi¥hting together. I am alive today only by God’s grace,” Buhari said.

Nigerians and other immigrant students in the United Kingdom are facing a high-risk of deportation after completion of their studies following a new plan by the country’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman.  Currently those travelling to study in Britain can stay on for two years after completing their courses, but Ms Braverman is moving to cut that to just six months, after which they have to have a skilled job that makes them eligible for a work visa, or leave the UK. However, DailyMail reports that the Department for Education is said to be resisting Ms Braverman's plan.  According to the report, the development is the latest twist in a long-running row over foreign student numbers.  Braverman has committed to cut immigration and ‘substantially reduce’ the number of unskilled foreign workers coming to Britain, from 239,000 to the ‘tens of thousands’. As part of that, she wants to reduce the number of international students who can apply for a graduate post-study work visa, which al

Following a six-month successful run, the second edition of Union Bank’s Save & Win Palli Promo is finally coming to an exciting conclusion. The grand finale event, which is set to hold on January 27th, 2023, at the bank’s Head Office in Marina, Lagos, will reward over 300 lucky customers with cash prizes worth over 40 million naira and other exciting consolation prizes. In addition, one lucky customer will go home with the grand prize of 5 million naira from the Save and Win promo draw, while other customers will receive other cash prizes of N105,000 and N500,000 for the last set of the monthly and quarterly draw winners. Union Bank will also reward 227 customers with 18.5 million naira in its other ongoing savings promo called UnionKorrect. The UnionKorrect regular and exclusive draws will run alongside the Save and Win Palli Promo draw on the same day. The event will be live-streamed, and participants can join virtually from anywhere in the country. Winners will be randomly sele

In line with its Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) drive, Polaris Bank in partnership with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and NerdzFactory has commenced a high-impact capacity-building workshop on digital skills for 5,000 National Youth Service Corps members across 12 states in Nigeria. The Bank explained that her action is intended to equip young Nigerians with relevant work-ready digital skills which is focused on building the youth’s self-sustenance in innovation, creativity, digital skills, business acumen, and relevance in the 21st-century economy and workplace. According to Polaris Bank's Group Head, Product & Market Development, Mrs. Adebimpe Ihekuna, “This partnership is part of Polaris Bank’s commitment to Youth development and empowerment in Nigeria which aligns with the Bank's strategic CSR pillars.” According to her, “We see the need for a work-ready and digitally equipped youth which has informed Polaris Bank’s partnership with NerdzFactory to make

  The Foundation became the pioneer winner of the ECOSEA Award for Most Outstanding Foundation in Environmental Sustainability.  The Environmental Sustainability Conference, Expo, and Awards (ECOSEA) hosted by Brand Communicator, a leading brand and marketing publication, and Impact Report Africa, a fast-rising CSR, and Sustainability platform recognized the Sterling One Foundation for its strides in combating climate change in Nigeria with the Most Outstanding Foundation in Environmental Sustainability award. At their 1-day event themed; “Only One Earth: Building A Safer Environment,” the host organizations commended Sterling One for designing what it described as grassroots interventions that are leaving a positive footprint. The event which was curated as a convergence of public and private sector stakeholders in the environmental sustainability space, as well as development agencies, was geared towards developing a blueprint of solutions tailored to address some of the challenges p

In a very competitive Nigeria music industry, filled with loads of talented singers, Wasiu Isiaka Ademola popularly known as Cledoo is a song writer and music performer, whose songs cut across differently with hot flows, punch-lines and a soothing melody. The new Extended-Play “Speak My Mind” by this fast rising Nigerian singer is gradually gaining momentum in the Nigerian music space, as the undergraduate of Animal Production and health at the Federal University of Oye, Ekiti, continues to wet the appetite of music lovers by delivering a 5-track EP that was not only banging and lyrically dope with songs like “My Race”, “Pull up”, “Intro” ft Dechanter, “Twice”, “828”. Music pundits, including radio personalities and Djs have rate the EP as thumbs up, many of whom are of the opinion that Cledoo has not only been able to proved his worth, but have been able to make a bold statement, that he is nothing short of a hit maker. Addressing journalists on the “Speak My Mind” EP, the Osun state

Former Big Brother Naija winner, Ijeoma Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, has revealed reasons she had abortions at the age of 19 and 24. In an interview with Punch Newspapers, the reality tv star had said she had an abortion at 19 because she couldn’t tell her parents and she removed the second foetus because her partner was abusive and always beat her. When asked, “Can you tell us the reasons for taking the decision?” Phyna responded by saying, “As for my reasons for taking abortion pills, if there are 100 women in Nigeria today, 98 have done abortions. So, no one should judge me. “I was in a 12-year relationship then and I was so young. The first abortion was when I was 19; I couldn’t go home to tell my parents that I was pregnant at that age. And the two pregnancies were so early, like two to three weeks, that I could just use tablets.  “The second was when I was 24, and I had finished serving them. I was ready to keep it, but the relationship was getting toxic. He abused me and al