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Promise Aloba, the mother of late artiste, Mohbad has revealed the reason for being secretive of her relationship with the deceased artiste. Promise made this clarification during an interview with TVC, while revealing that her son was forced to live due to the physical attacks and bullying he was subjected to after he left Marlian Music. The late singer’s mother …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to accept his defeat in the February 25 election as an elder statesman. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Felix Morka, made the call in a statement on Monday evening in Abuja. He was reacting to remarks made by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate at a …

Edo state governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said the federal government’s fuel subsidy removal policy has further improvised Nigerians and inflicted hardship and suffering on the people. Obaseki, who stated this in Benin City, said he was also shocked about government’s inability to plan and effectively respond to the fuel subsidy removal. The governor said he had raised the alarm …

Chelsea have been dealt a blow as summer signing Romeo Lavia has been ruled out for the rest of the season. Lavia arrived at Stamford Bridge from Championship side Southampton in a £58million deal last summer. However, the 20-year-old midfielder has been plagued by injury throughout the season. Romeo Lavia And now Lavia is set to miss the remainder of …

National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Lagos State Council, has said the suspect arrested for injecting the late Afrobeat singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad is not a registered nurse. The Association made this known in a statement released on Saturday. Recall that the late singer’s father, Aloba had raised the alarm about how the Mohbad was injected …

The Port Harcourt Local Government Authority Area Security Watch and policemen have arrested about 12 suspected internet fraudsters who allegedly buried a newborn baby alive at Andoni waterfront, in Eagle Island, Rivers State capital on Wednesday morning. The operation, which followed a tip-off, was in conjunction with the Rivers State Neighbourhood Watch. The arrest of the suspected Yahoo boys followed …

The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Monday, unveiled 17 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) mass transit buses in Abeokuta. In his address at the event, Abiodun said the introduction of CNG buses would revolutionise the entire transport sector in the country. He added that development would reduce the hardship caused by the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government. …

With the prices of crude on the global market going south, Nigerians could see a reduction in fuel pump price if the situation persists, Blueprint has gathered. After seven consecutive weeks of gains, global crude oil prices fell recently, after China reported weak economic data. A review of global crude oil prices on Tuesday, revealed that China’s weak economic activity …

Lionel Messi has won a record-extending eighth Ballon d’Or award after helping his country Argentina to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup hosted in Qatar. Messi, now at Inter Miami, has already won a record seven awards in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 and 2021. Meanwhile, Super Eagles and Napoli forward Victor Osimhen finished as eighth best player in …

The election of Governor Hyacinth Alia has been upheld by the Benue State Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi. The tribunal, in its judgment on Saturday, declared Alia, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as validly elected, while also dismissing the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate, Titus Uba. The PDP and Uba had challenged …