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“Dem wan kill me” — Carter Efe survives accident, crashes SUV five days after purchase

Popular skit maker and musician, Carter Efe, survives a car accident five days after purchasing a new Mercedes Benz SUV.

The singer who recently had a clash with Yhemolee took to Instagram to share his experience after involvement in an accident.

In a now-deleted Instastory, Carter Efe crashed his Mercedes Benz five days after splashing millions of naira to acquire the SUV.

“5 days after I buy my car dem wan kill me but God pass them,” he wrote while sharing the video of the accident.

Netizens, however, blamed him for being a reckless driver other than attributing it to enemies wanting him dead.

See some reactions below …

otorroseline: “They wan killlll you abi you no sabi drive. Who get you time wey go dey reason you. You wey fit do any thing to go viral.”

nellobrownn: “Nobody wan kee you,Na your hand never strong yet for driving but na una wan still dey drive James Bond style after many alcohol for system.Just thank God for life.”

n6oflife: “Many of Una Hand never strong for steering.. money go enter, Una Go rush buy Benz. 🤔 That Car is a performance vehicle and literally not for kids. This is a frontal collision. Na you bash Pesin. Nobody hit you. Pls go back and perfect your driving Lessons. 😇.”

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“God raised Peter Obi to make Tinubu president” – Festus Keyamo

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo opined that God raised Peter Obi to make Bola Tinubu emerge as president.

It will be recalled that Bola Tinubu was declared the winner of the 2023 presidential elections by INEC, on the 1st of march, 2023.

He made claims that have set tongues wagging via the micro-blogging platform, Twitter. As stated in the Tweets, Festus shared his view of how he thinks that God raised Peter Obi for a purpose.

Festus Tweeted:

“Indeed, God Almighty raised Peter Obi for a purpose: that purpose was to make ©officialABAT President. Peter Obi was the means to an end, but not the end itself. Many Men of God, with the greatest respect to them, obviously missed this part of the visions that they saw about 2023”

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South African artiste, Costa Titch slump and dies on stage

In yet another tragedy for the South African music scene, rapper Costa Titch has died. The artiste reportedly collapsed while performing at the Ultra music festival on Saturday, 12 March 2023.

The news of Costa Titch’s death was confirmed by entertainment commentator Phil Mphela on Twitter just before midnight and was followed by a string of sombre reactions from industry colleagues.

Fellow musician Junior Da Rocka and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema are among those to seemingly reference the rapper’s passing.

The passing of Costa Titch comes as music fans are still mourning the loss of fellow rapper AKA. He was shot outside of a restaurant in Durban by unknown hitmen and the South African Police Service (SAPS) are still investigating the case. Interestingly, both Costa Titch and AKA have collaborated on a song called Super Soft.

His amapiano single, Big Flexa, which was released in December 2021, became the most viewed Amapiano video in late 2022. The track features Alfa Kat, Banaba Des, Sdida, Man T and C’buda M. In the song’s music video, the rapper shows off his impeccable dancing skills with Soweto’s Finest, a local dance group.

The video has officially reached 30.7 million views on YouTube, beating out MFR Souls, Major League DJz, Bontle Smith and Kamo Mphela’s Amanikiniki, which stands at 30 million.

Big Flexa has also wowed fans on other Spotify and TikTok. On Spotify, the track has accumulated more than six million listens while on TikTok, the sound has been used more than 105 000 times.

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Omoborty fumes, addresses rumour of affair with Cute Abiola

Famous Nollywood actress, Biodun Okeowo alias Omoborty, addresses the misconception of having an affair with skit maker, Cute Abiola.

The curvy actress took to the image-sharing platform to share a hint of the type of subtle remarks about her relationship with Cute Abiola.

According to Omoborty, her silence is mistaken for accepting the allegations to be true while terming the remarks offensive.

Addressing the rumour, Omoborty wrote;

“This post is just few of how I’ve been bullied each time I post, bullied for what I never did… since how many months..? Yet I can’t post in peace!

I think it’s time i address this nonsense…. And it’s sure gonna come with curses 🤬. That lie has lingered for too long. Guess my silence means acceptance of that sh*t!!!

Because I have my man and children that I’m answerable to! Will go live soon.”

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James Brown to undergo womb transplant surgery

Controversial crossdresser, James Brown has shared plans to undergo uterine transplant surgery so as to be able to birth his own child.

The social media drag queen took to his Instagram page to share his yearnings for a child of his own.

According to James Brown, he has acquired several material possessions such as cars, and a house of his own.

However, he yearns to become a mother too; hence he plans to undergo womb transplant to birth his child.

Taking to Instagram, he wrote:

“I think is time i travel back for my surgery importing my WOMB 👩 I have a House, CAR 🚗 , I need to be the mother of my own Child Next”

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CBN Silence On Supreme Court Judgement Worrisome – Abia NUJ

The Abia State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has slammed the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.

The NUJ expressed dismay over the failure of the CBN to issue a categorical statement on the use or otherwise of old naira notes.

The NUJ made its position known through a communique it issued at the end of its monthly congress held at NUJ press centre, Umuahia.

The communique, which was signed by the Chairman of NUJ in Abia, Comrade Victor Ndukwe, the Secretary of the Council, Comrade Adaeze Ralph Igbokwe and other communique drafting committee members, noted that the refusal by the CBN to take a position after the Supreme Court ruling, was affecting the lives of Abia residents.

It added that the ugly situation was increasing the hardship being experienced by bank customers and also affecting the general well-being of Abians.

The council urged the CBN to, without further delay, issue an official and categorical statement on the co-existence of old N1000 and N500 with the newly introduced denominations of N1000 and N500, as doing so would save Abians from further suffering.

The communique went further:

“Congress urges Abia State Government to adhere strictly to the terms of agreement it reached lately with the organized Labour with regard to defraying the arrears of salaries and pensions owed civil servants and pensioners in order to improve their welfare.

“Congress also calls on the state and the federal governments to pragmatically address the lingering scarcity and hike in price of petroleum products which inflicted further economic hardship on Nigerians as they are responsible for the galloping inflation in the country.”

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Presidential Transition Council Prepares For Buhari’s Handover To Successor

The Presidential Transition Council has begun its work, reports have shown.

The council has commenced preparations ahead of the transfer of power by President Muhammadu Buhari to his successor.

The President-elect is Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, whose victory is being challenged by Labour Party’s Peter Obi and Peoples Democratic Party’s Atiku Abubakar.

On Friday, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Dr. Ibrahim Kana said the council would make governance comfortable for the incoming president.

Kana gave the assurance at a joint briefing between the officials of the ministry and members of the Transition Technical Task Team, TTTT.

The official confirmed the roadmap had already been drawn for the next leader for a quick start of his administration.

“The council is to look at the nine priority areas of the current administration in drafting the template. Security is among the areas,” he disclosed.

Kana added that his ministry has the responsibility of the mandate and has already set up a ministerial transition task team.

The transition council was inaugurated by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha on February 14.

The council is in charge of security of the President-elect and the Vice President-elect and will coordinate briefings on the security matters post- elections.

It will organise facilities including fully furnished office and personnel for the President-elect and his/her transition team.

The body will coordinate the briefings of the President-elect by relevant public officers, and facilitate communication between the outgoing President and the President-elect.

The council is also in charge of organising the swearing-in ceremony, usually done at the Eagle Square in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja.

Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination, Dr. Habiba Lawal is Secretary of the Presidential Transition Council.

In line with Executive Order No. 14 of 2023, the senior official, appointed in August 2022, will be known as Federal Transition Coordinator.

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2023 Presidency: Wike Reveals Party, Candidate G5 Governors Worked For

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has opened up on the party and candidate G5 govenors agreed to support.
The Governor while speaking on Thursday at the commissioning of Igwuruta internal roads in the Ikwerre Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State admitted that the G5 governors did not work for the PDP and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
He said the G5/integrity group agreed among themselves that power must return to the south and they did it which he is proud to say.
The G5 Governors include: Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Okezie Ikepazu (Abia), Samuel Ortom (Benue), and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu).
But speaking on Thursday at the project commissioning in Rivers State, Governor Wike revealed that the G5 Governors agreed to work for both the Labour Party and the All Progressives Congress (APC) which both have southern presidential candidates in the persons of Peter Obi and Bola Tinubu respectively.
Wike disclosed they agreed that in their respective states that if APC comes first, Labour Party must come second and if Labour Party comes first, APC must come second.
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Confidence In INEC Now At An All Time Low – Former INEC Director

Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, a former INEC Director, Voter Education and Publicity, has stated that Nigerians have little or no trust in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Some Nigerians had criticised the conduct of the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections as below the expectations of citizens and stakeholders at home and abroad.

“You could not envisage a situation with the tension of the country. With the uncertainty and all that has happened in the last 10, 12 day, I don’t think INEC could afford doing any wrong again,” Osaze-Uzzi, said on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, March 9.

“Things went awry last time around and confidence, I think, is at an all-time low. Some people may begin to get over it, but I think the vast majority of Nigerians are satisfied.”

“Trust is a fragile thing,” Osaze-Uzzi stated.

“INEC conducted elections in 1998, 1999 – people just wanted to get rid of the military, it wasn’t perfect but it was acceptable. In 2003, people were not happy. 2007 was the epoch of it all. Trust was next to zero,” he said.

Osaze-Uzzi however added that with the changes in personnel and reforms brought into place, trust began to build up, leading up to 2022.

“By the time you brought more technology, by the time you conducted Osun, Edo, Ekiti, Ondo, and then they saw the way technology improved the process, Osun was picture-perfect. People [said], ‘They could really do this.’

“Expectations were now high and people were ready to forgive the sins of the past. I think at that time, INEC became one of the most trusted public institutions,” he said.

“There was a call to be made: Do you delay things and ensure you follow the process to the letter, even if it means delaying this thing for a week or whatever period of time?

“Or do you save time, save tension, just go ahead and bypass some of the processes laid down in your regulations? I think it took the former. This time around, I think process triumphed over timing,” he said.

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Gov Adeleke Presents N1.5bn Bond To Osun Retirees

Gov Ademola Adeleke of Osun state presented bond certificates to contributory pensioners in the state, on Thursday, March 9.

Altogether, bond certificates worth N1.528 billion were presented to retired workers from both the state civil service and local government service.

The sum of N350 million was equally released as gratuities to retired staff of primary and secondary schools, tertiary institutions, civil servants and staff of parastatals.

Addressing the beneficiaries, Governor Adeleke apologised on behalf of the state government for the ill-treatment experienced in the past by retirees.

In his words: “Permit me to first apologize, on behalf of Osun State to our pensioners, for the ill-treatment of the past. You had laboured hard to serve the state. It is unfortunate that the past government decided to ignore and deride your significant input and contribution to state development. Accept our apologies.”

He revealed that his focus since taking over as governor in November 2022 was how to resolve all outstanding workers-related debts.

“Workers, in and out of service, deserve their due emoluments. It was in that spirit that I attended to the issue of half salary. We are paying it and we will clear all outstanding based on our people-oriented template.

“Let me make this clear. I am not doing you any favour. I am only fulfilling the task you voted me to do. It is in that spirit that I am extending this attention to the contributory pensioners,” he stated.

While emphasising that his goal in government is the welfare of the people, he pointed out that any government that refused to serve the public good has failed constitutionally and morally.

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