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A renowned Nigerian businessman and philanthropist, Mr Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, has been voted the 2021 Man of the Year by Nigerians both at home and in the Diaspora. In a 14-day Leadership Excellence Awards voting by Nigerians via online platforms, monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Obi Cubana was voted ahead of three other nominees. He defeated Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Mr Tony Elumelu, Chairman UBA Group and Mr Abdul Rabiu, Chairman and founder of BUA Group to clinch the position.. The philanthropist and entertainer emerged winner with 2,667,845 votes just as…

Eholor calls for immediate release of Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu Social crusader and president of One Love Foundation, Chief Patrick Osagie Eholor, has condemned the arrest of Nollywood veteran, Chiwetalu Agu by the Department of State Services, DSS. Eholor said the arrest of Agu by the secret police was an indication of how the Nigerian security agents are running the country without following due process and rule of law. The Nigerian Army had arrested the Nollywood actor for donning a Biafra regalia in Onitsha Anambra State. Agu was arrested on Thursday in Upper Iweka Bridge by soldiers while carrying out…

APC National Leader, Bola Tinubu Returns To Nigeria After Knee Surgery In London Hospital Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has returned to Nigeria from his medical trip in London. The former governor of Lagos state returned to the country in the evening of Friday, October 8, 2021, after spending three months in the United Kingdom, where he underwent a knee surgery. A statement by his media office stated that Tinubu had surgery on his right knee, and also underwent physiotherapy after the operation. The statement reads, “His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, returned to…

Many Instagram users report app not working days after major outage Instagram appeared to be out of action again for many users on Friday, just days after a major outage. A company spokesperson for Facebook, which owns the app, told The Independent: “We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible and we apologize for any inconvenience.” Online website tracker Down Detector showed a major spike in complaints in the afternoon, as many took to Twitter to complain about access difficulties. instagram’s down AGAIN…

DSS Arrests Nollywood Actor Chiwetalu Agu After Release From Military Detention Embattled Legendary Nollywood actor Chinwetalu Agu has allegedly been arrested by the Department of State Services, DSS. According to a Nigerian writer, Chiagozie Fred Nwonwu who writes under the pen name Mazi Nwonwu, alleged the actor was picked up by the DSS. In a post on his Facebook page on Friday, Nwonwu claimed that Chinwetalu Agu is presently in the custody of the secret police. “Chiwetalu Agu is still not free. “He is with DSS now. Colleagues say they are looking for a top lawyer to bail him,” Nwonwu…

Enyinnaya Abaribe Ought To Be Cooling Off In Prison, Says Femi Adesina Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, says Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe ought to be cooling off in prison. Abaribe, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator from Abia State, stood as surety for Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), before he jumped bail in 2017. Kanu was later rearrested and he is currently in custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). In his weekly article, Adesina alluded to how Abaribe stood as Kanu’s surety. Although he neither mentioned…

By Jafaru Abubakar, Jalingo The National Director, Center for Democracy and Community Development of Team New Nigeria (TNN), Prof. Clement Chigbo has commiserated with the family of the late Northeast TNN Coordinator, Senator A. A. Ibrahim and all members of the TNN family in the Northeast zone over the unfortunate demise of Distinguished Senator A. A. Ibrahim. Prof  Chigbo described the death of Senator  AA IBRAHIM, on October/06/2021 as a monumental loss to the State and Nigeria as a whole. He said that while the deceased displayed exemplary sense of patriotism, discipline and hard work, which stood him out among…

The National Coordinator of the All Progressives Grand Alliance Media Warriors’ Forum, Chinedu Obigwe, has alleged that the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has vested interest in the Anambra State November governorship poll. He said Malami was among the Abuja cabal that promised to make Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress, the governor of the state at all cost. Obigwe stated this in Awka, on Thursday at a press conference in a reaction to the threat by Malami of a possible state of emergency in the state over Insecurity. Stating that any proclamation of a state of…

Former Anambra State Governor and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s Vice Presidential Candidate in 2019 election, Mr Peter Obi, has reacted to a media report that he breached Nigerian laws by engaging in secret businesses set up in tax havens, declaring that he broke no law. An online publication, Premium Times, quoting Pandora Papers, had listed Mr. Obi as one of those personalities who clandestinely set up and operated businesses overseas, including in notorious tax and secrecy havens in ways that breached Nigerian laws. The Pandora Papers is a leak of about 12 million documents that revealed hidden wealth and tax…

From Kenneth Udeh, Abuja The Republic of South Korea has called for the deepening of economic ties between Nigeria and Korea. The Ambassador of the Republic of South Korea to Nigeria, Kim Young-Chae, made the call during an official visit to the Office of the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. The South Korean envoy said The purpose of the visit to Senator Orji Uzor Kalu is update him on the efforts of South Korea to improve the economic lots of both countries. The Korean envoy who paid Kalu the visit shortly after the Presentation of the…