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By Adesina Peter  Former Anambra State governor Peter Obi announced he has join the Labour Part days after he resigned his membership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). He made this declaration via his Verified Twitter account on the May 27. "I thank all Nigerians, especially our youths who have joined me in the mission of taking back and reuniting Nigeria. This project is yours and for the future of your children. I am just a facilitator. Since I resigned from the PDP because of issues that are at variance with my persona and principles, I have consulted widely with various parties and personalities to ensure we do not complicate the route to our desired destination.For me, the  process of achieving our goal is as fundamental as what one will do thereafter. Therefore, I have chosen a route that I consider to be in line with our aspirations and my mantra of taking the country from consumption to production; and that is the Labour Party which is sy...

Peter Obi has resigned his membership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). He was one of the leading presidential aspirants of the PDP alongside former vice president Atiku Abubakar, former Senate president Bukola Saraki, Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike and Sokoto State governor Aminu Tambuwal. Director General, Peter Obi Campaign Organisation Doyin Okupe insisted that former Anambra State governor will be on the ballot for the 2023 presidential election. Reports said Obi has submitted his resignation letter to the chairman of his Ward in Anambra to notify him of his decision to quit the party. He has also written to the National chairman of the PDP, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, over his decision to quit the PDP

Aplane was seen on a busy Lagos road after suffering an apparent mishap Tuesday night, according to videos shared on social media, causing miles-long traffic congestion The airline, which did not appear marked, was seen on Agege Motor Road near the busy Ikeja Along Bus Stop, witnesses said. It was not immediately clear what happened to the plane, which had damaged wings, as accounts differ about its fate. Some commenters said it crash-landed around 8:33 p.m., while others said it was being towed to a repair workshop near the airport. Source:People's Gazette 

By:Adesina Peter The country’s coastal city of Durban capital of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province is yet to recover from a deadly flood, which claimed the lives of at least 435 and left 54 people missing. No casualties have so far been reported in the latest case, but there has been widespread destruction, mainly in the metropolitan area of Durban. On May 20, 2022, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) placed the KwaZulu-Natal province on red alert for heavy rains and flooding. The heaviest rain fell on May 21, 2022. A survey by the South african Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has revealed that at least 826 companies were affected by the deluge with 31,220 jobs affected as a result of the flooding.

BY Adesina Peter. Boris Bondarev a veteran Russian diplomat to the U.N. Office at Geneva says he handed in his resignation before sending out a scathing letter to foreign colleagues inveighing against the “aggressive war unleashed” by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine. Boris Bondarev, 41, confirmed his resignation in a letter delivered on Monday morning after a diplomatic official passed on his English-language statement to The Associated Press. “For twenty years of my diplomatic career I have seen different turns of our foreign policy, but never have I been so ashamed of my country as on Feb. 24 of this year,” “The aggressive war unleashed by Putin against Ukraine, and in fact against the entire Western world, is not only a crime against the Ukrainian people, but also, perhaps, the most serious crime against the people of Russia, with a bold letter Z crossing out all hopes and prospects for a prosperous and free society in our country," Bondarev wrote.

Australia’s new prime minister was sworn in on Monday,23rd May and flew to Tokyo for a summit with President Joe Biden while vote counting continued to determine whether he will control a majority in a Parliament that is demanding tougher action on climate change. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s center-left Labor Party ousted predecessor Scott Morrison ’s conservative coalition at Saturday’s election. The coalition had been in power under three prime ministers for nine years. Albanese, who describes himself as the first ever candidate for the office of prime minister with a “non-Anglo Celtic name,” and Malaysian-born Penny Wong, Australia’s first foreign minister to be born overseas, were sworn into office by Governor-General David Hurley before the pair flew to Tokyo for a security summit on Tuesday with Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

T he Kylian Mbappe saga is about to end once and for all, as he is set to sign a new deal at Paris-Saint Germain that will see him stay at the club. It's the second time Mbappe    has rejected areal Madrid, after he left Monaco for PSG in 2017 and, just like five years ago, this isn't the outcome Real Madrid  hoped for. Real Madrid and Mbappe had reached an agreement last week regarding the terms of his contract. This included, among other details, the payment of 130 million euros as a signing bonus, the total dominance of the image rights and a very lucrative salary. However, Mbappe and his team, who have been constantly surrounded by political pressure from Qatar and the France, continued to listen to PSG at all times. "It's the hardest decision of his life," those close to him explained. The French entity has given him everything he has asked for, including a major sum of money, however, the most important ...

The international wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, was shut temporarily on Thursday morning after a corpse of a man was found on its runway (18R). This was disclosed by an official of the airport, who preferred anonymity. According to her, it could not be ascertained the cause of the death of the man, whose identity was not known as at Thursday evening. She said, “The runway was temporarily shut down while a team of officials from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria and the Nigeria Police Force evacuated the corpse from the runway. The shutdown affected some international flights from landing and taking off from the airport’s terminal. “One of the flights that could not land due to the shutdown was an Ethiopian Airlines flight 3907, a Boeing 77F aircraft with registration number ETAVN, which was coming from Lome, Togo to Lagos, Nigeria. It was diverted back to Lome after holding for a while.” Source:Premium times 

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, the recently passed National Health Insurance Authority Bill 2022, repealing thereby, the National Health Insurance Scheme Act, Cap N42, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004. President Buhari said at the signing of the new law that a Fund will be set up “to ensure coverage of 83 million poor Nigerians who cannot afford to pay premiums as recommended by the Lancet Nigeria Commission.” He then went on to elaborate on how the Fund will be sourced: “For the large number of vulnerable individuals who are not able to pay health insurance premiums, a Vulnerable Group Fund will be set up to include a component of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund due to the Authority, Health Insurance Levy, Special Intervention Fund, and any investment proceeds, donations and gifts to the Authority.” The President announced that the Authority will collaborate with state government Health Insurance Schemes to accredit primary and secondary healt...

By :Adesina Peter  An explosion has gone off at the densely populated Aba road of Sabon Gari market in Kano state.   The explosion went off at a school in Aba Road, leaving parents evacuating  their children from school.  The cause of the explosion is yet to be ascertain sources are saying it suspected to be from a gas refilling shop.

By Adesina Peter  The  Economy financial crimes commission,EFCC,Arrests Ahmed Idris, Accountant General of the Federation in connection with diversion of funds and money laundering to the tune of of N80billion. Operatives of the EFCC on Monday, May 16, 2022 arrested Mr. Ahmed Idris in connection with  diversion of funds and money laundering activities to the tune of N80billion (Eighty Billion Naira). He's said to have  laundered the funds   through bogus consultancies and other illegal activities using proxies, family members and close associates.

A man has opened fire at a church in Laguna Woods, California, killing at least one person and injuring five others, local officials and witnesses say. Four of the injured are in critical condition. The incident began at 1:26 p.m. on Sunday when officers were called for an active shooter at the Geneva Presbyterian Church on Toro Road in Laguna Woods, about 42 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said one person was pronounced dead at the scene while five others were taken to area hospitals. Four are in critical condition and the fifth suffered minor injuries. All are adults. “We have detained one person and have recovered a weapon that may be involved,” a sheriff’s office spokesperson said. The suspect’s name was not immediately released. A law enforcement source told the Los Angeles Times that the suspect is a 68-year-old man of Asian descent who is originally from Las Vegas. His motive for the shooting was not immediately known. A ...

By:Adesina Peter  A man has opened fire at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, while live-streaming on Twitch, killing multiple people and injuring others, local officials and witnesses say.  He also posted an online manifesto in which he described himself as a white supremacist. The incident began on early Saturday afternoon when officers were called for an active shooter at Tops Markets at 1275 Jefferson Avenue. Upon arrival, they found victims on the ground outside the supermarket and others inside the building itself.   According to initial reports, at least 9 people have been shot, including several people who were shot in the head. Two victims were pronounced dead on the ground outside the store and at least one person was taken to an area hospital. Buffalo Police confirmed that the suspect was taken into custody. In a video shared on Facebook, a man in military fatigues can be seen taken into custody. He appeared to have been armed with a semi-automatic rif...

By Adesina Peter  Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the United Arab Emirates President whose modernization policies helped transform his country into a regional powerhouse, died on Friday aged 73, state media WAM said. "The Ministry of Presidential Affairs mourn the people of the UAE, the Arab and Islamic nations, and the whole world. The leader of the nation and the patron of its march, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, passed away to the Lord's side today, Friday, May 13," WAM said. "The Ministry of Presidential Affairs announces an official mourning and flags to be flown at half-mast for the late His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, may God have mercy on him, for a period of 40 days, starting today, and suspending work in ministries, departments, federal and local institutions, and the private sector for 3 days, starting today (Friday)," WAM said in a tweet.

BY;Adesina Peter A female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto State.reportedly beaten and burnt to death for religious blasphemy. The student, who was accused of insulting Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W), was beaten to pulp. In a video of the incident circulating on twitter,Some males hurled stones at her. Some also used sticks and different objects to hit her. When the victim fell to the ground unconsciously, the attackers gathered tyres around her before she was set ablaze. The victim identified as Deborah was said to have made a blasphemous comment on a WhatsApp group.

The largest wildfire in the US was spreading toward mountain resort towns in northern New Mexico, prompting officials to issue another set of warnings for more people to evacuate. Meanwhile, a wildfire that erupted Wednesday afternoon in coastal Southern California raced through coastal bluffs of multimillion-dollar mansions, burning at least 20 homes, fire officials said. The flames were fanned by gusty ocean winds but they were dying down Wednesday night. No injuries were reported but several streets were ordered evacuated. The fire, which occurred in Laguna Niguel, was relatively small at about 200 acres but the wind drove embers into palm trees, attics and dense, dry brush on slopes and steep canyons that hadn’t burned for decades, Brian Fennessy, chief of the Orange County Fire Authority, said at an evening news conference. Fennessy said climate change has made even small fires that once would have been easily contained into extreme threats to life and property throughout th...

Matt Robinson Elon Musk’s bid to buy Twitter Inc. is facing more scrutiny in Washington following a report that the US Securities and Exchange Commission is probing whether he broke rules last month when disclosing a large stake in the social media platform. The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that the SEC is investigating Musk’s submission of a form that investors must file when they accumulate more than 5% of a company. The Federal Trade Commission is also reviewing the bid by the world’s richest person to take Twitter private. Musk disclosed on April 4 that he acquired more than 9% in the company, a week later than regulations allow and by using a filing typically reserved for passive investors. He has since embarked on a highly-public takeover bid. An SEC spokesman declined to comment on the Journal report. Alex Spiro, a lawyer for Musk, didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Inquiries by the SEC don’t always lead to the regulator taking act...

Bitcoin was conceived more than a decade ago as “digital gold,” a long-term store of value that would resist broader economic trends and provide a hedge against inflation. But bitcoin’s crashing price over the past month shows that vision is a long way from reality. Instead, traders are increasingly treating the cryptocurrency like just another speculative tech investment. Since the start of this year, bitcoin’s price movement has closely mirrored that of the Nasdaq, a bench mark that’s heavily weighted toward technology stocks, according to an analysis by the data firm Arcane Research. That means that as bitcoin’s price dropped more than 25% over the past month, to under $30,000 on Wednesday — less than half its November peak — the plunge came in near lock step with a broader collapse of tech stocks as investors grappled with higher interest rates and the war in Ukraine. The growing correlation helps explain why those who bought the cryptocurrency last year, hoping it would gro...

Guests at a funeral took to their heels over fear of gunmen. A video shared online shows a musician and his band entertaining guests at a funeral. Amidst their performance, guests suddenly stood from their seats and began running. The musician and his band also ran away with the guests. Viewers have expressed concern over the state of Igbo land and the violence that has taken many lives.

The Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, has picked up a senatorial form under the ruling All Progressives Congress partyThe governor who picked up his form on May 10, 2022, will be contesting for the northern senatorial district in his state against Orim Martin Ojie who picked up his form on May 6, 2022. it was ealier reported that a group of persons known as sons and daughters of Cross River, presented him the APC nomination form to contest for Presidency in 2023. The governor, who assured that he would tackle the problem of poor electricity supply head-on, said that he was ready to deploy a workable solution to fix the problem once and for all. Source;The PUNCH

Yesterday, May 10 2022, two leading Nigerian musicians made it known to their fans that they will be releasing a single from their upcoming albums on Friday, 13th May. The 30BG superstar and billionaire's son, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido and the 'Outsider' from Porthacourt, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, professionally known as Burnaboy, took to their social media handles to break the news to their fanbase.  While Davido shared the news of his soon to be released single, "Stand Strong" featuring  the Samples choir, The samples Choir, The group behind Kanye West's  Sunday Service movement. He announced this via his Instagram and Twitter account.  Burnaboy also made it known using his Twitter platform that a single "Last last" from his next album, 'Love Damini' will be released midnight May 13th. Tweeps and other social media users have shown excitement towards this news, each anticipating the best fro...

Young Thug , the Atlanta rapper whose legal name is  Jeffery Lamar Williams , was arrested on RICO charges and booked into  Fulton County  Jail on Monday. Rapper  Gunna  is also among 28 defendants charged in 56 count indictment, all members of  YSL . Local  Atlanta  outlet  WSBTV  reporter  Michael Seiden  broke the story on  Twitter  and has been releasing information as soon as it's available. Seiden has tweeted the most important information from the 88-page indictment that charges Young Thug with Conspiracy to Violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) & Participation in Criminal Street Gang Activity. Gunna has not been booked into jail, but is accused of appearing in a video released on social media titled " Fox 5 ," wearing a "YSL" pendant and a "Slatt" pendant, with lyrics stating "We got ten-hundred round choppers," per the report. Young Thug will make h...

"Shot sage blue Marilyn." Produced in 1964 two years after the death of the glamorous Hollywood start ,Was sold for exactly $195.04 millions,including fees,in just four minutes. An iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe by American pop art visionary Andy Warhol went under the hammer for $195 million Monday at Christie's, becoming the most expensive 20th century artwork ever sold at public auction. "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn," produced in 1964 two years after the death of the glamourous Hollywood star, sold for exactly $195.04 million, including fees, in just four minutes in a crowded room at Christie's headquarters in Manhattan. Dozens of Christie associates were in the room clutching their phones as they took orders from potential buyers. The auction house owned by French magnate Francois Pinault said in a brief press conference that the winning bid for the "Marilyn" was made from within the room. Prior to the sale, the portrait was estimated ...

Nigeria Former President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected the nomination form bought for him by a said Fulani group on Monday. In a statement issued on his behalf by the  Special assistant to the ex-President on media,Mr Ikechukwu Eze, Hours after news of the form purchase went viral, said the former President doesn't know the group behind it and he's yet to decided Whether  to seek re-election . “It has come to our notice that a group has purportedly purchased Presidential Nomination and Expression of Interest forms, of the All Progressives Congress APC, in the name of former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele. “We wish to categorically state that Dr. Jonathan was not aware of this bid and did not authorize it. We want to state that if the former President wanted to contest an election, he would make his intentions clear to the public and will not enter through the back door. “While we appreciate the overwhelming request by a cross-section of Nigerians, for Dr. Jonathan t...

Future’s new album I Never Liked You is currently being forecasted to sell 175,000-200,000 total units first-week This will not only be the biggest solo first-week of his career, but the biggest first week of 2022 thus far with over 60 million streams in the first day. Source:XXL MAGAZINE