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The widow of the late leader of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Mrs Bianca Ojukwu has stated her reason for staying away from the campaign flag-off of the party, last Saturday, at Alex Ekwueme Square Awka.   Her absence at the rally had kept party supporters wondering, especially as there had been a purported reconciliation, between her and the party, by the committee headed by Senator Victor Umeh.   Bianca, while speaking on her absence described the removal of her husband’s image from the uniform of the party as an affront and ill treatments to her late husband by…

Queen, one of the housemates of the ongoing Big Brother Naija reality television show, tagged ‘Shine Ya Eye’, has been booted out of the house. Born Queen Mercy Atang, the 26-year-old reality TV star is from Akwa Ibom State. She was born and raised in Nigeria with her three siblings. She had her university education at Tansian University, located at Umunya, Oyi Local Government Area, Anambra State, Nigeria. While Whitemoney, Pere, Angel, Queen, Saga, and Nini had been put up for eviction; Queen had about 4,000 votes, placing her at risk of being evicted. She has a close relationship with…

Smart motorways are plagued with shocking technical failures that put lives at risk, it can be revealed today.A Daily Mail reporter spent six weeks under cover at a control room and discovered alarming problems with the deadly roads where the hard shoulder is converted to a live lane. More than one in ten safety cameras were either broken, misted up or facing the wrong way.In one terrifying incident a worker said: ‘We’ve got no signals, you’re all going to die. Whichever God you believe in, start praying now.’Almost half the cameras on one of the busiest stretches of the M25…

The new regulations mark the latest in a series of restrictions placed on the people of Afghanistan based on the Taliban’s strict interpretation of Islamic Sharia law.”You are urgently informed that from today, shaving beards and playing music in barbershops and public baths are strictly prohibited,” the local authority said Sunday in a statement. “If any barbershop or public bath is found to have shaved anyone’s beard or played music, they will be dealt with according to the Sharia principles and they will not have the right to complain,” the statement added. While the Taliban have said their rule would…

Former Mayor for Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Michael Kojo Bonsu Former Mayor for Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Michael Kojo Bonsu, has advised President Akufo-Addo’s new nominee to the assembly to be creative in order to succeed.According to him on Joy News’ PM Express, the nature of the work in the assembly is different and demanding, hence the need for Samuel Pyne to be up to the task.“Kumasi’s job is a bit different. I pray and hope that he [Samuel Pyne] can do what the Kumasi people want. They like boldness, someone who can take decisions outside the box. He should be well…

Lens have 15 points but are nine behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain who have a perfect eight wins from eight. Marseille slipped back to third, a further point adrift but with a game in hand. Lens were 2-0 ahead inside the first 27 minutes with Florian Sotoca scoring from the penalty spot and Polish international Przemyslaw Frankowski adding the second. In a roller-coaster first-half, Dimitri Payet then pulled Marseille level with a goal in the 33rd minute and a stoppage time penalty. The goals took Payet to five for the season and he sits alongside Kylian Mbappe of PSG, Amine Gouriri…

Hearts of Oak legend Mohammed Polo Hearts of Oak legend Mohammed Polo has urged his former side to beat Wydad Athletic of Morocco in the next round of the CAF Champions League preliminary round.The Phobians defeated Guinean side CI Kamsar to reach the next stage of the competition.Mohammed Polo in an interview indicated he is unhappy only Hearts of Oak is representing Ghana in the CAF Inter-club competition.“The slots we have lost isn’t good for Ghana football”, he told Happy FM.“I wasn’t happy only Hearts of Oak is representing Ghana. I hope they will go to Waydad Athletic of Morocco…

Popular veteran actress Mavis Yeboah, popularly known as Gyanwaa, who graced our screens from the Akan drama days, has disclosed she has not been able to acquire any properties from the profession.According to her, though she was actively involved in the profession for over 20 years, she was not well-paidREAD ALSO: VIDEO: Watch The Moment Yaa Jackson’s N!ppl3s Came Out To Play As She Performed Her ‘3hwe Papa’ SongShe disclosed this in an interview with blogger Zion Felix, “I have been working as an actress for over 20 years, I was part of the Adassa group during the Akan drama…

This sort of lifestyle is presumably one of the reason why so many youngsters are looking to become the next buzzing entertainer and channeling their inner entertainment talent. Popular Nigerian singer, Mr Eazi took to his Instagram page recently to share the receipt from a night out he had at a Lagos club and the total of the purchases that was made has left a number of people wowed. The receipt shows that the singer and businessman spent close to N10 million in a single night, with a chunk of the money going to drinks that were drunk that night.…

Amid the groaning sound of the alarm warning of a broken-down car, the operator asks: ‘Is everything crashing? My cameras are gone.’This isn’t the time for an entire system malfunction.An HGV has struck a bridge on the M1, there is a lorry on fire on the A14 and vital signals are needed on smart motorway sections of the M25 and M4.’We’ve got no signals, you’re all going to die… whichever god you believe in, start praying now,’ says the jester of the room, a young man who has tied up his shoulder-length auburn hair.This doesn’t feel like a laughing matter.The…