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John Dumelo Ghanaian Actor  Welcomes His  Newborn Son,    John Dumelo and his fiancee, Gifty Mawunya   Actor John Demelo who married his long time girl friend , welcomd bouncig baby boy ,    The Ghanaian who got married on May 12th in Accra, Ghana, shared the good news on his verified Instagram page and revealed that the boy has been named John Dumelo Junior  

Ethiopian PM Fills Half of Cabinet with Women Abiy's reforms include welcoming back formerly banned groups into the country (AFP Photo/YONAS TADESSE) According reports, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday unveiled a downsized cabinet where, in a first, half the members are women, a top official said. Women occupy key positions in the 20-member cabinet that includes a newly created Ministry of Peace to oversee the federal police and intelligence agencies, Abiy’s Chief of Staff Fitsum Arega said. “Women are assigned to run key ministerial portfolios including ministries of Peace, Trade and Industry, and Defence,” he tweeted. The new Minister of National Defence, Aisha Mohammed, is the first woman to hold the post. Minister of Peace Muferiat Kamil is the former speaker of parliament. The previous cabinet had 28 ministers, of which only five were women. The shakeup is the latest in a series of dramatic reforms implemented by Abiy since he took of...

 Lagos Police Seize Gun From Mavin Records' DJ Big N    DJ Big N before and during the event at the night club   According to the video and story making the rounds on social media, Mavin Records’ official disck jockey, DJ Big N was allegedly arrested by the Police at Lounge38 in the Surulere area of Lagos, on October, 7, 2018.   According to multiple online reports, the DJ was apprehended after some security operatives wrestled with him to seize a gun he allegedly shot in the air during a fight at the club.   Eyewitnesses reveal that trouble started when a fight broke out between DJ Big N’s friend and another guy. It was gathered that singer, Dr Sid came around to settle the fight, but was unable to.   As the fight continued, DJ Big N was alleged to have gone into the white vehicle in the video and brought out a pump action rifle. It was further alleged that he fired some shots into the air.   A witness at the scene ...

‘EFCC I’m Here’ –Fayose says via customised T-Shirt According to reports from Punch, the immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has arrived at the Abuja office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Fayose entered into the EFCC office in Wuse 2 in the company of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode. Fayose, who wore a customised T-shirt emblazoned with “EFCC I’m Here” over a pair of jeans and a face cap, went into the Commission with a bag pack. Addressing journalists at the Commission, Fayose alleged that the EFCC deployed its men in his home, even when he had shown willingness to honour the Commission’s invitation. Also speaking, Wike and Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), asked the Commission not to abuse the former governor’s rights. Fani-Kayode, who also spoke with EFCC detectives, joked that he was a regular customer of the Commission and asked them not to maltreat Fayose.

PDP names Saraki DG of Atiku Presidential Campaign Council Senate President Bukola Saraki Senate President, Bukola Saraki, was on Tuesday named the Director-General of the Atiku Presidential Campaign Council by the Peoples Democratic Party. PDP’s chairman, Uche Secondus, shared the news on his Twitter handle, @uchesecondus. He shared a list of party members, who have been picked to be part of the campaign team of the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. He said, “After due consultation with party stakeholders, PDP, under my leadership has approved the following as members of Atiku Presidential Campaign Council.” Apart from the Senate president,  Ayo Fayose, Aminu Tambuwal, Ibrahim Dankwambo, Samuel Ortom, Nyesom Wike and Dave Umahi were named as zonal coordinators. See the list as released by Secondus: 1. President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki as Director General of Atiku Presidential Campaign Council. 2. Governor Aminu Tambuw...

Wimbledon champion Kerber splits with coach Angelique Kerber Reigning Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber has split from coach Wim Fissette, the player’s entourage announced Tuesday. “Despite the success of the cooperation since the start of the season, this step is needed because of differences of opinion as the future direction,” a statement read. Former coach of Kim Clijsters (2009–11), current world number one Simona Halep (2014) and Victoria Azarenka (2015–16), Fissette joined forces with Kerber in November 2017. With the Belgian by her side, the 30-year-old Kerber, who reached No.1 in the rankings in 2016 but now sits third, reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open before going on to win Wimbledon.

Daughter Sues Dad for Rejecting Her Suitor Court A 20-year-old lady, Amina Hassan, on Tuesday dragged her father, Adamu Hassan, before a Sharia Court at Magajin Gari, Kaduna over his refusal to allow her marry the man she loves. The girl, who lives with her grandmother on Bashama Road, Tudun Wada, Kaduna, said through her lawyer, Ado Ali, that she wants the court to order her father to marry her off to her suitor. The complainant added that she had attained marriage age and wants to settle down with the man she loves, but her father had refused to assent to it.“We want the court to order her father to marry her off to her heartthrob” (sic), her lawyer said in court. He also prayed that if the father remains adamant, the court should serve as the girl’s guardian and marry her off to the man she loves. Ali said he had made attempts to convince the father to soften  his stand, to no avail. According to the counsel, the father is withholding his bless...

A Young Footballer Collapses And Dies 10 Minutes Into T The young man died during training   A young footballer has been reported dead, he passed away in front of his teammates while participating in a training session.   The local footballer who was identified as Hyacinth Siadia from Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon, reportedly collapsed and died on the pitch during training yesterday.   Local reports show that Hyacinth's teammates thought he was joking after he collapsed 10 minutes during warm up and continued to lie down. After a while, the officials tried to resuscitate him on the pitch but it was already too late.   His corpse has been deposited at a mortuary and his family notified of the sad incident.

Fani-Kayode, Supporters Arrive EFCC for Fayose Governor Ayodele Fayose According to reports from Punch, scores of supporters have arrived at the Wuse 2 office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to support former Governor Ayodele Fayose. Some of the persons included a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, activist, Deji Adeyanju, Fayose’s aides and others. The ex-Ekiti State Governor, whose tenure expired midnight on Monday, said earlier in the day that he would visit the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday with his bedclothes and pillowcase. Fayose’s immunity ends along with his tenure and he has been invited to the headquarters of the EFCC where he will answer to allegations that he received about N1.3bn from the Office of the National Security Adviser through the then Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro.

Breaking News: Fayemi Kayode Sworn-in As New Governor Of Ekiti State  Kayode Fayemi gets sworn in   The  former Minister of Solid Minerals, Kayode Fayemi, has been sworn-in as the new Governor of Ekiti State.   His inauguration took place in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, on Tuesday.       Fayemi, a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, had emerged winner of the keenly contested governorship election in July.He took his oath of office in the presence of party members and supporters.

Boko Haram kills another aid Worker, FG, BBOG Express Shock According to reports from Punch, a faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province, has reportedly executed an aid worker with the International Committee of the Red Cross, Hauwa Liman. TheCable quoted a source close to the insurgents as saying that they murdered Liman following the failure of the government to negotiate the release of the deceased and her colleague, Alice Loksha. It said that the terrorists also promised to keep the Dapchi schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu, as ‘a slave for life.’ The insurgents had in September killed a nurse with the ICRC, Saifura Khorsa, who was abducted alongside Liman and Loksha in Rann, Borno State on March 1. Khorsa was shot in the back and a video of the gruesome murder was posted online by the insurgents who further threatened to kill another ICRC worker if the government failed to negotiate their freedom. The ICRC had on Sunday expressed anxiety over...

EX- Governor, Fayose’s Advance Team Arrives EFCC Ayodele Fayose The advance team of the immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, have arrived the Wuse 2 office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Fayose, whose tenure expired today, is under investigation for allegedly receiving N1.3bn from the Office of the National Security Adviser through the then Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikiro.

Woman Tells Court, My Husband Attacks Me with Knife, Bottle  According to reports A housewife, Sylvia Ekejelape, 38, on Tuesday pleaded with a Badagry Customary Court to dissolve her 13-year marriage, alleging that her husband, Stanley, always attacked her with dangerous weapons during their fights. Sylvia, a businesswoman and a mother of three, who now resides at No 1, Oja Tuntun, Akure, Ondo State, told the court that she could no longer tolerate his adulterous behaviour, adding that there was no more love in the marriage. “I met my husband in 2004 at Alaba International Market, Lagos; he proposed to me and I agreed. “We did our introduction ceremony and he paid my dowry on May 7, 2006. “But eight months after our wedding, he started maltreating me like a slave. “He always beat me and throw my belongings out of the house in the middle of the night, telling me to go anywhere, I like. “The reason for the beating was that my husband is a womanizer and he...

Tokyo 2020: New Japan Hotels Must be Wheelchair Accessible –Govt. New hotels in Japan with more than 50 rooms will be required to provide wheelchair-friendly accommodation, the government said Tuesday, as the country gears up to host the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. Japan is hoping to attract around 40 million tourists annually by the time of the Games and concerns have been expressed over the quantity of accommodation and facilities for disabled travellers. Under the revised laws, which come into effect on September 1 next year, at least one per cent of rooms in newly built and refurbished hotels or traditional inns must be barrier-free for wheelchair users “Through efforts to improve travel and lodging for the disabled, we hope to make the Games a success and create a society” where people with and without disabilities can live together, Olympics Minister Yoshitaka Sakurada told reporters on Tuesday. According to a government survey conducted last...

UN Tells Nigeria, Eliminate safe Havens for Stolen Assets, Funds,  Buhari at the UNGA 2018 According to punch reports, Nigeria has called for the elimination of safe havens for stolen assets and illicit financial flows to free up resources for sustainable development, Permanent Representative to the UN, Amb. Tijjani Bande, said Bande made this known at an ‘Interactive Dialogue for Sustainable Development’ at the Economic and Financial Committee of the UN General Assembly in New York. He then called for the unconditional return of such assets and funds to their countries of origin.The Nigerian envoy said: “In this regard, it is important that safe havens that create incentives for the transfer of stolen assets and illicit financial flows abroad are eliminated. “The return of such assets and funds will certainly aid our ongoing sustainable development efforts.” He said Nigeria believed that sustainable development required the galvanization of ur...