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“There is more to her death” Yul Edochie speaks on death of Ibidun Ighodalo
Popular Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has taken to social media to air his opinion on the death of Ibidun Ighodalo. He said there is more to the death of the former beauty queen.
Yul who noted that he has never met her in person before, he opined that there is more to her death than cardiac arrest.
Taking to his Instagram page, he wrote:
“Why do I feel there’s more to her death than the cardiac arrest story?
I never met her but watching her videos brought tears to my eyes.
She was so full of life, full of love for humanity.
If your life was taken by someone, may suffering and painful death befall that person.
They shall know no peace till they are gone.
Rest well Ibidun.”
Ibidun died in her hotel room days ago in Port-harcourt, reportedly of cardiac arrest.
She has since been laid to rest. May her Gentle soul rest in perfect peace, amen.
June 22, 2020
Trolls slam Uche Elendu for sharing picture of her father dressed haggardly on Father’s Day
Actress Uche Elendu was slammed by trolls for sharing a picture of her father dressed haggardly on Father’s Day. However, the actress wasted no time in hitting back at trolls who attacked her.
In celebration of Father’s Day, Uche Elendu who recently bought a Lexus shared a picture of her father which she captioned:
”Happy Fathers day to my Sugar rush, my no1 fan, my driving force, my britico, my first love..your simplicity, wealth of knowledge and humility has taught me a lot,May God bless you for all you do for me and my siblings. You’re the best Father in the entire universe.. You surely will reap the fruits of your Labour Dad. I love you”.
Some trolls immediately slammed her over the house her father stats in and the clothes he had on.
After sending hit responses to the trolls, Uche Elendu then went on to make further clarifications.
June 22, 2020
“You are barren because you mock baby mamas”, BBNaija’s Gift Powers reacts
BBNaija ex-housemate, Gifty Powers has taken to social media to cry out about being mocked for being a single mother.
Gifty who had a child (girl) for an unknown man out of wedlock months after leaving the BBNaija house three years ago aired out her opinion on her Insta-story as she called out women calling other single mothers “baby mamas”.
According to her, mocking them might just be the reason some of them are yet to have kids. She also tagged them “barren”.
See her post below…
See some reactions to her post below…
“This one will just open mouth waaaaaaaaaaah”
“I’m not sure I actually understand where her anger is coming from or going to”
“Queens don’t allow society dictate what is good and not good for you. If you want to experience the joy of motherhood and you are not getting any older, don’t be apologetic about being a baby mama”
“People should better watch how they talk before world people wipe their happiness “
“Everyone seems so know the reason why Nigeria is this and that but no solution … But on a serious note, no one should mock baby mamas. It’s not easy”
“No message passed only curse….you aren’t different from the same people you talked about…..”
Gifty further shared a photo of herself and daughter as she wished herself a “Happy Father’s day”.
She wrote:
“Happy Father’s Day to me.
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I have been the best and only father to my beautiful daughter from the second she was born till this very minute, and that has been a giant blessing to my life.
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I am grateful to God first and my family for the constant support and unbreakable strength.
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This is my largest scar and at the same time, I am f*ucking proud of this scar.
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Happy Father’s Day to all the strong mothers out there. I know how you feel, It might not be what you’ve planned or desired but always remember that God is working on your behalf, even when you don’t see it, just know he’s working, even when you don’t feel, he’s still working.
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Please, Continue with the constant love you have for your kids, trust me, it will definitely one day pay off.”
June 22, 2020
Mo Abudu opens up on her father’s death on father’s day
Media mogul, Mo Abudu, in a bid to acknowledge her late father on father’s day, took to her official Instagram page to open up on her father’s death.
According to Mo Abudu who was the first child, her father died in a tragic accident when she was just 11 years old. She added that her father’s death nurtured her to be a strong woman that she is because he was a loving, gentle and kind man.
Sharing a picture of her dad, Mo Abudu who is the CEO of Ebonylife TV wrote;
“I lost my father at age 11. He died in a tragic accident in England. I have the fondest memories of my father. Loving gentle and kind. Loosing my father at such an early age did make me grow up quicker. Being the first child I knew instinctively I had to be strong. And you can see where my “eji” gap tooth comes from 😍. Continue to Rest In Peace Dad. Much love always”
Mo Abudu was born in Hammersmith, West London to an engineer father and caterer mother.
June 22, 2020
Gender based violence, rape dent on our collective humanity, dignity —Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says gender based violence, rape and sexual assaults are blemishes on the collective humanity and dignity of Nigerians as a people and a nation.
Osinbajo expressed his displeasure on Friday in Abuja while addressing a virtual meeting of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), on the scourge of rape, sexual and gender based violence in Nigeria
Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement said the vice president affirmed that the fight against gender violence would be driven down to the states though the National Economic Council (NEC).
“I will continue to use the platform of the National Economic Council to encourage states yet to domesticate the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act of 2015 and the Child’s Rights Act of 2003 to do so.
“Gender based violence, rape and sexual assaults are blemishes on our collective humanity and dignity as a people and a nation.
“We will work with all actors to detect and punish the perpetrators of these sickening acts and work even harder to prevent their occurrence.’’
Osinbajo commended NHRC for taking the lead on the important conversations around rape and gender based violence in Nigeria, and for organising a week long sensitisation and advocacy campaigns.
He also lauded the Minister of Women Affairs, Paulen Talen, for her historic presentation on the subject to the Federal Executive Council, which led to the adoption of several important resolutions.
The vice president said that the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, the International Community and several civil society organisations had also been at the forefront of finding solutions to address the root causes of gender based violence.
“While violence against women has always been a challenge in Nigeria, the COVID 19 lockdown has occasioned a steep increase in sexual and gender based violence across the country.
“I am told that between March 23, 2020– May 29, the FCT Sexual and Gender Based Violence Response Team received an overwhelming 105 incidents; an average of 13 incidents per week, up from the usual five to six incidents per week, pre-COVID-19.
“Also, a few days ago the Inspector General of Police disclosed that the police had recorded about 717 rape incidents across the country between January and May.
“And that 799 suspects had so far been arrested, 631 cases conclusively investigated and charged to court, while 52 cases are still under investigation.
“What these figures show is an escalation of an already disgraceful trend of violence against women and girls in the country.”
He regretted the rapes and murders of Mrs Queen Igbinevbo, a pregnant woman in her home in Edo on May 20, 2020, Vera Uwaila Omozuwa and a 22-year-old student of University of Benin on May 27, 2020.
More so, that of Barakat Bello, an 18-year- old female student of Federal College of Animal Health and Production, Ibadan on June 1, 2020; among others, saying they should never have happened and must not be allowed to continue.
The vice president said that President Muhammadu Buhari and state governors recently undertook to take drastic action against gender based violence.
“On June 11, state governors, under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), agreed to declare a state of emergency on rape and
gender based violence against women and children, while renewing their commitment to ensure that offenders face the full weight of the law.
“Similarly, the president, in his June 12 address to Nigerians, reiterated government’s determination to fight gender based violence through the instrumentality of the law and awareness creation,’’ he said.
According to him, there is need to look beyond just legislation to fix the problem, but rather, interrogate the dysfunctional cultures, the systemic flaws in institutions and perverse social norms which enable sexual and gender based violence.
The Women Affairs Minister, the Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Tony Ojukwu, representatives of the United Nations and civil society organisations participated in the virtual meeting. (NAN)
June 20, 2020
COVID-19: NCDC records 667 new cases, infections now 19,147
Nigeria has recorded 667 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 19,147.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Friday through its official Twitter handle.
NCDC said that the 667 new confirmed cases were from 23 states, with six deaths as at June 19.
The health agency said that no new state reported a case in the last 24 hours.
The NCDC said that Lagos reported the highest number of cases with 281 new cases and Abia was second with 48 new infections.
Others were: Oyo (45), FCT, (38), Ogun (37), Enugu (31), Ondo (23), Plateau (21), Edo (19), Delta (18), Rivers (18), Bayelsa (17), Akwa Ibom (17), Kaduna(14), Kano (12), Bauchi (9) Gombe (4), Osun (3), Benue (3), Nasarawa (3), Kwara (3), Ekiti (2), Borno (1).
The NCDC said that till date 19,147 cases have been confirmed, 12, 079 active cases, 6581 cases treated and discharged, 108,548 samples collected and 487 deaths recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The health agency said over the next few weeks, it would expand its COVID-19 testing capacity using the Gene-Xpert machines, as part of the National Laboratory Testing Strategy.a
NCDC, however, said that it remained committed to supporting all states in the country to test, trace and isolate. (NAN)
June 20, 2020
Atiku welcomes Obaseki to PDP
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has congratulated Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo State for joining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying Edo State will be better for his choice
Abubakar, in a statement issued by his Media Aide, Mr Paul Ibe, in Abuja on Friday, welcomed Obaseki to the PDP, which he described as “a truly people’s party.”
The PDP presidential candidate in the 2019 elections noted that Obaseki was joining the PDP when the party was poised to deliver good governance to the people of Nigeria.
The former vice president said he was happy that Obaseki finally exited the ruling party and joined a truly democratic party in Nigeria.
“I have no doubt that your coming into the PDP would further strengthen our party to mobilise the people behind the common cause of deepening democratic ethos in our country and restoring prosperity to our people.
“The PDP that you have come to join today is a reformed and repositioned party — one that lives by its name of being a truly democratic party.
“I have an unflinching conviction that your joining the party would be an asset to the PDP.
“Together, we can work to extinct every form of undemocratic tendencies in our body politic and realign the good people of Edo State to the moving train of democracy and restoration of good governance to the country”, Abubakar said.(NAN)
June 20, 2020
Edo 2020: PDP grants waiver to Obaseki, shifts primaries to June 25
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has granted waiver to Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki, to contest the party’s governorship primaries.
The party, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan on Friday in Abuja, also announced the postponement of the party’s governorship primaries to June 25.
Obaseki, who, on Tuesday, resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), picked his PDP membership card at the party’s secretariat in Benin City, on Friday.
Ologbondiyan said that the waiver was pursuant to the power granted the PDP National Executive Committee (NEC) by the party’s constitution.
“The action of the NWC is pursuant to Section 29(2)(b) of the PDP constitution and in exercise of the powers of the NEC under Section (50)(3)(b) of the party’s constitution.
“The NWC, in exercise of the above powers, has ratified the application for waiver by the ward, local government and state executives of the party in Edo, and accordingly granted waiver to Obaseki to enable him contest the gubernatorial primaries of the PDP.
“Also, the NWC has further shifted the Edo governorship primaries from an earlier slated date of June 23 to June 25.
“The shift is again predicated on exigencies of party activities,” he said.
The party had, on Thursday, shifted its primaries, which had hitherto been scheduled for June 19 and June 20 to June 23. (NAN)
June 20, 2020
Banky W shares opinion on D’banj’s rape scandal
Nigerian entertainer cum politician, Banky Wellington, has taken to Twitter to share his opinion about the rape allegation against fellow singer, D’banj.
The 2019 Federal House of Representatives candidate, condemned the alleged arrest and intimidation of the accuser, Seyitan Babatayo, and called expressed hope that justice will be served.
“The news lately has been so hard to read, but we must never support the oppressing or silencing of victims by the Police. If Dbanj truly was being falsely accused, then a ‘defamation of character’ lawsuit was the right move – but that’s where it should have stopped.” he wrote.
“Whether it was overzealous police officers/Dbanj/his handlers that orchestrated it – locking Seyitan and/or her Mom in jail, seizing her phone, preventing her from reaching her lawyers/family etc is completely wrong – and I hope Dbanj will denounce it himself,” he added.
June 20, 2020
Avala and Isilomo fought over a man on BBNaija “Pepper Dem” Reunion Show
Big Brother Naija stars, Avala and Isilomo who were the first to be evicted from the show were the highlights of last night’s reunion.
The show was even more dramatic, so many of them not holding back on how they feel.
Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, the host with the most, talked to the housemates about confrontation and fights, and the those present were, Cindy, Diane, Elozonam, Mercy, Tacha, Frodd, Omashola, Avala, and Isilomo
Let’s delve right into it, shall we?
Avala and Isilomo fought over a man. No one saw it coming. The duo were very close after the house, going for media rounds together and so on. What actually happened to their friendship is still unknown.
Avala said she felt betrayed by Isilomo after a confrontation where Isilomo didn’t have her back, while Isilomo said she always had Avala’s back, but during that particular confrontation, she didn’t feel Avala was right. Isilomo said Avala should have let her know she felt wronged, rather than come on the reunion show and ‘use her to create content’.
Avala then revealed Isilomo is angry with her over a man
Tacha and Diane’s fight over the missing box was sorted out with both ladies moving on.
June 20, 2020