March 13, 2019

Wedding and marriages in Nigeria

March 13, 2019 8:58 pm

By Odumodu Gbulagu

Marriage is a sacred union between a man and a woman, oftentimes with the aim of procreating, or companionship.

Nigeria is a place, where almost everyone wants to copy what others do, without even minding if it’s going to be good for them.

Most Nigerians often don’t think about the hazards and challenges of marriage, they only look at it from the enjoyment angle.

While many women see marriage as an end in itself; having a big wedding that would be the talk of the town, and having their friends gushing over their weddings, some of them …

Imo Poll: Uche Nwosu won the election landslide – Okorocha

March 13, 2019 11:20 am

Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has declared his son-in-law and candidate of the Action Alliance (AA), Uche Nwosu won Saturday’s governorship election in the state.

“I say so because going by the actual calculation, the person that won this election is Ugwumba Uche Nwosu.

Trump clears Melania ‘body double’ conspiracy theory

March 13, 2019 10:53 am

No, President Donald Trump told conspiracy theorists Wednesday, he does not have a body double of his wife accompanying him on work trips.A bizarre claim that First Lady Melania Trump is sometimes replaced by another woman hidden behind large sunglasses and similar outfits resurfaced after Trump made a trip to the site of a deadly tornado in Alabama last week.

Days later, Trump leapt on the story, which is an outlier even by the feverish standards of the Washington rumor mill.

“The Fake News photoshopped pictures of Melania, then propelled conspiracy theories that it’s actually not her by my side

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FG bans Boeing 737 Max airplanes in Nigeria

March 13, 2019 10:38 am

The Federal Government on Wednesday announced a ban on all Boeing 737 Max airplanes from flying in Nigeria’s airspace until further notice.

There have been questions surrounding the safety of the Boeing 737 MAX aircrafts following its crash in Ethiopia over the weekend, a development which has triggered some reactions from airlines, aviation regulators and the world’s biggest plane maker itself.

Since Monday several airlines including from Indonesia, China, Morocco, Singapore and Ethiopia have grounded their fleets of the Boeing 737 MAX planes.

The United States aviation regulator on Monday said it would task Boeing to implement design changes by …

Metuh hires new Lawyer to defend alleged ₦400m fraud case

March 13, 2019 10:31 am

The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, has engaged a new lawyer, Abel Oziokor, to continue with his defence at the Federal High Court, Abuja, where he is standing trial on alleged N400 million fraud and money laundering charges.

Oziokor’s appointment comes shortly after Metuh had debriefed his former counsel, Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), who had been in charge of the case since 2015, when the trial started.

Metuh and his company, Dextra Investment Ltd., are being prosecuted by the federal government over alleged money laundering and illegal receipt of funds from the office of

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6 Dead, 59 rescued in Lagos school building collapse

March 13, 2019 10:19 am

Following the building collapse at Baden Private Primary School at no 10 Dagara Street, Itafaji area of Lagos Island, six persons, including a pregnant woman, have been confirmed dead, while 59 persons have been rescued alive.

The three-storey school building collapsed at about 10am, killing some pupils and trapping hundreds under the rubble. The pupils were said to be in their classrooms when the building suddenly caved in and buried them underneath.

Many of the pupils rescued by first responders were rushed to the Marina General Hospital. As expected, parents have stormed the school in search of their children.

Personnel …