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I Became President By Accident – Obasanjo

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has made a revelation about his political career.
He revealed that he never wanted to go into politics. According to the former military head of state, he became a politician of Nigeria by accident.
Obasanjo said this while speaking with a group of youths under the aegis of Africa for Africa Youth Initiative (A4A), at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta.
He said, “I never wanted to be a politician, I became one by accident, but the love of my people, love for my country and humanity made it something that I am coming into”.
The former President, therefore, said that politicians must aspire to go into politics to serve.
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BBNaija All Stars: Whitemoney Denies Asking Uriel Out

Evicted Big Brother Naija All Stars housemate, Hazel Oyeze Onou has said claims by Uriel that he asked her out is untrue.
He made the clarification during a recent interview.
Recall that Uriel after her eviction from the reality show in August, claimed that Whitemoney was hostile towards her in the House because he attempted to date her when they went on the show but she refused.

Reacting in an interview with The Beat 99.9 FM, Lagos on Tuesday, Whitemoney maintained that he was never interested in a romantic relationship with Uriel.
The hostess asked: “Were you ever romantically interested in Uriel?”
 
Whitemoney simply replied: “In capital letters, no!”
He said he and Uriel met at a restaurant and got acquainted. Thereafter, she asked him to assist her with N100,000 which he did the next day, “I was led in my spirit to give her N100k just to support her. In my mind, I said, this money is too small. But that was what I was asked to give in my spirit and I did it.”
 
He maintained that he only approached Uriel with a business proposal after discovering that she was also a good singer.
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Protest Erupts In Ogun Over Singer Mohbad’s Death

Hundreds of protesters on Tuesday took over streets of Abeokuta to mourn the passing of singer, Mohbad.
The peaceful protest saw youths demand justice over the mysterious death of singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad.
Mohbad, a signee of Marlian Records Company, died on Sept. 12 in Lagos at the age of 27 years.
Clad in black tee-shirts, the youths began the rally at the Panseke area of the Ogun capital city hoisting placards with inscriptions such as: “Justice for Mohbad’’, “Government must arrest `Naira Marley‘’ and `Sam Larry’’ among others.
The cause of Mohbad’s death has been a subject of controversy since the tragic incident.
Some of the protesters told newsmen that police must investigate the cause of the singer’s death and bring the culprits to book.
One of the protesters, Ayo Michael said: “we are in pain!! Mohbad must not die in vain. We want the government to arrest anyone culpable.’’
 
Another mourner, a visibly angry Mustura Abiola, said: “that boy had a promising future, but his life was cut short.’’
 
A colleague of the deceased singer, Boye Best, urged the government to be thorough and transparent in the investigation and ensure that justice is served.
Police in Lagos State already set up a 13-man special investigation team to probe the death of Mohbad.
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BREAKING: Atiku Storms Supreme Court, Seeks Nullification of Tribunal Judgment

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election has asked the Supreme Court to nullify the Presidential Election Petition Court’s judgement that affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu.
Recall that the PEPT had  on September 6, upheld the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as winner of the 2023 presidential election.
Atiku in the Notice of Appeal predicated on 35 grounds, insisted that the tribunal in the judgment delivered by Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani committed grave error and miscarriage of justice in its findings and conclusion in the petition challenging the declaration of Tinubu as President by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The Notice of Appeal just filed by Atiku’s lead counsel, Chief Chris Uche, SAN, is praying the Supreme Court to set aside the whole findings and conclusions of the Tribunal on the grounds that they did not represent the true picture of the grounds of his petition.
Among others, the former Vice President maintained that the Tribunal erred in law when it failed to nullify the presidential election held on February 25, 2023, on the grounds of non-compliance with the Electoral Act, 2022, when by evidence before the tribunal, INEC conducted the election based on grave and gross misrepresentation contrary to the principles of the Electoral Act 2022 and based on the “doctrine of legitimate expectation”.
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Businesswoman Remanded For S3xually Abusing 8-year-old Girl In Kaduna

A 36-year-old businesswoman, Lois Iliya, has been remanded in a correctional centre by a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, after she was accused of s3xually abusing an 8-year-old girl.

The defendant was charged by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp, NSCDC, with unnatural offence, contrary to section 259 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, NAN reports.

The NSCDC prosecutor, Insp. Marcus Audu told the court that the complainant, Alice Daniel, reported the matter at the Corp’s office in Kafanchan on September 13, 2023.

Mr Audu said the defendant, who resides at Katsit, was in the habit of luring the complainant’s eight-year-old daughter into her room and having s3x with her using her fingers.

According to him, in addition to fingering the girl on a daily basis since May, the defendant always rubbed the girl’s bre*sts with her hands, which caused them to grow.

The prosecutor said when the girl’s mother found out, the victim was taken to Salama Sexual Assault Referral Centre for medical examination, after which the matter was referred to the NSCDC for investigation.

The chief magistrate, Samson Kwasu, did not take the plea of the defendant for lack of jurisdiction to entertain the matter.

Mr Kwasu directed the prosecutor to forward a copy of the case file to the State Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice.

He, thereafter, adjourned the matter till Oct. 4, for further mention.

The defendant faces up to 21 years imprisonment if convicted.

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My Husband Would Not Be President If He Stayed Abroad – Remi Tinubu

Nigeria’s First Lady, Sen Remi Tinubu has disclosed that her husband,  Bola Ahmed Tinubu would not have become the President of Nigeria if he stayed in a foreign country.

Naija News gathered that the former lawmaker stated this at the Nigeria Economic Growth and Trade Summit on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

The session was organised at the Nigeria House in New York by the Nigeria Governors’ Wives Forum.

According to the President’s wife, the brain drain in Africa has deprived the continent of the talents it needs to develop itself.

She called on Nigerians outside the country to key into the “Renewed Hope” agenda of President Tinubu for the betterment of the country.

The First Lady said, “In our various communities, we must work towards creating conditions and providing basic needs that allow people to thrive by providing access to qualitative education, an enabling environment for job creation, and the development of local industries will create viable economic opportunities.

“The Renewed Hope initiative is an initiative that we just started, aimed at creating a better life for families.

“Our scope covers agriculture, education, economic empowerment, health and social investment, focusing on women and the youth who are the bedrock of the society.

“With the youth accounting for 70 per cent of our population and women representing 49.6 per cent of the population, I believe that schemes which focus on empowering this demographic, coupled with an enabling environment, will gradually begin to reverse the negative trend of migration.

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They Need To Go After Sam Larry, They Pushed Mohbad Into Depression And Oppressed Him Before His Death – Music Producer, ID Cabasa

Authorities in Nigeria have been urged to arrest Naira Marley’s close friend and Lagos socialite, Sam Larry over the death of singer Mohbad.
The call was made by popular music producer, ID Cabasa.
The former Marlian Music signee, whose real name was Ilerioluwa Olademeji Aloba aka Mohbad, died on Tuesday, September 12.
Shortly after his death, Mohbad’s close associates started sharing heartbreaking videos of the late singer getting attacked on several occasions by Sam Larry after he had left Marlian Music owned by rapper, Naira Marley due to an internal dispute and allegations of assaults.
Reacting to the singer’s demise, ID Cabasa urged police to go after Sam Larry, saying he pushed the singer into depression and oppressed him on several occasions before his death at the age of 27.
He also slammed the late singer’s father for rushing to bury his son, noting foul play while adding that he should been arrested
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AIU Drags Tobi Amusan To Court Over Her Alleged Doping Scandal

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), are contesting the judgement of the disciplinary panel that cleared Nigerian track and field athlete, Tobi Amusan of doping.

Recall that Amusan was initially temporarily suspended by the AIU in July because she reportedly failed a doping test three times, but two days before the World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August, the Disciplinary Tribunal ruled in Amusan’s favor.

After that, she was unable to retain her world championship in Budapest, finishing 6th in the final, which was won by Danielle Williams of Jamaica.

However, Amusan triumphed in the Diamond League on Sunday, September 17, in Eugene after putting her World Championships woes behind her with a season-best time of 12.32 seconds.

While it seems she is gradually returning to her best, the AIU has dragged her before the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The AIU claimed in their statement that they have submitted an appeal before the court as they attempt to fault the decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal to clear the Nigerian track and field icon in August.

The statement from the regulatory body which was issued on Monday, September 18, read, “The AIU filed an appeal last Friday (September 15, 2023) with the Court of Arbitration for Sport against the Disciplinary Tribunal’s decision, dated 17 August 2023, that Tobi Amusan did not commit an anti-doping rule violation for Whereabouts Failures.

“The AIU will make no further comment on the matter until the conclusion of the appeal”.

If Tobi Amusan is found guilty, she is likely to be suspended for more than two years and also fined heavily.

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Rivers State Assembly Member, Dinebari Loolo Is Dead

Hon. Dinebari Looloo, a member of the Rivers State House of Assembly, has passed on.

Loolo, who represented Khana 2 State Constituency of Khana local government area of the state, died in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Monday, September 18, 2023.

However, the cause of his death was unknown at the time of filing in this report.

The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, led other lawmakers on a condolence visit to the family of the late lawmaker.

The Speaker, who spoke on behalf of his colleagues, expressed the condolences of the House to the family of late Hon. Loolo, describing him as a rare gem, who contributed immensely to the development of his constituency and the State as a whole.

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BBNaija All Stars: Low Budget Clown – Ike Slams Maria After She Called Him Out As Mercy Became A Finalist

There was a clash between former BBNaija housemates, Ike Onyema and Maria Benjamin on Monday, September 18.

It started after Maria taunted Ike over Mercy Eke getting for the finals of the ongoing Big Brother Naija All Stars reality show.

Ike who was a housemate on the show, had said he would work towards Mercy not getting to the finals.

However, this evening Mercy was announced as a finalist on the show after getting the least number of nominations. Maria thereafter, took to her X handle to taunt Ike with Mercy’s success, and Ike immediately fired back calling her a “low-budget clown.”

See their exchange below;

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