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ADDIS ABABA, Ethi­o­pia —Ethiopia’s parliament on Thursday approved the East African country’s first female president, Sahlework Zewde, a veteran of the United Nations and the diplomatic corps. The position of president is ceremonial in Ethiopia, with executive power vested in the office of the prime minister, but the appointment is deeply symbolic and follows up on last week’s cabinet reshuffle in which made half the ministers are now women in Africa’s second-most populous country. “In…

The African Union’s Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador Smail Chergui, says a resilience assessment conducted on Ghana has revealed that the country is “a beacon of stability and democracy.” Addressing President Akufo-Addo during a courtesy call on him at the Jubilee House, ahead of the official launch of the Country Structural Vulnerability and Resilience Assessment and Country Structural Vulnerability Mitigation Strategy Report of the Republic of Ghana, African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and…

The Adamawa state police command has arrested Lawan Faro, the man who climbed the billboard hanger in Yola, the state capital yesterday with threats of jumping to his death if President Buhari fails to resign. Lawan said he would commit suicide if Buhari does not vacate the seat for Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidnetial candidate. Speaking after his arrest, Lawan said, At about 8:00pm, some soldiers came by in company of some people who claimed…

Award winning singer, Wizkid has broken the record of the first Nigerian song to reach 1M views in less that 20hrs with his FEVER video. The singer, sharing a screenshot showing that he has a million views in 20 hours, wrote alongside it, “Wicked“

Wizkid’s babymama and mother to Zion, Jada Pollock has quickly replied trolls on her IG who tried to mock her over Wizkid’s ‘Fever’ which featured Tiwa Savage as a video vixen. An IG user identified as @diddy_vanessa wrote; ”Jada we are waiting !Post the video on your page.” She replied; ‘Please let it organically break the internet some more.Or do you want to advise me on how to do my job…’ When another told her;…

  1. Nigerian Senate on Wednesday adjourned its plenary for two weeks. The lawmakers will resume on November 6. The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, explained that the break would allow committees of the Senate to carry out oversight functions. 2. Two members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to other parties. Speaker, Yakubu Dogara announced the two defections on the floor…

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The Cross River Government, in partnership with the Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar, have rescued the family of Mr. & Mrs. Ben Ogar, popularly known as “the Ogoja mentally deranged couple.”. According to reports, Mr. Ben and his wife lost their means of livelihood about six years ago, while still resident in Abuja, with their two kids, and what followed was a mental disorder. Ben then relocated himself and his wife to his country home in…

Nigerian Senate on Wednesday adjourned its plenary for two weeks. The lawmakers will resume for plenary on November 6, Senate President, Bukola Saraki announced on Wednesday. Saraki explained that the break would allow committees of the Senate to carry out oversight functions. “These are committees that are going to carry out the oversight. It is only plenary session that is being suspended. We expect our committees to carry out oversight in this period. “Particularly if…

Jamaican Dance Hall singer, Mavado has come under some serious backlash from christian fans who accused him of blasphemy after he portrayed himself as God in a photo he posted on his social media timeline. Sources however mentioned that the image is the cover art for an upcoming project from the dancehall singer. But it’s his Christian fans whom he angered the most with the photo. “Mavado I am a huge fan but this pic…