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Nollywood actor Ik Ogbonna, wife divorced after 4 years

Nollywood actor Ik Ogbonna, wife divorced after 4 years

August 8, 2019 9:34 am

Nollywood actor, IK Ogbonna and his estranged wife, Sonia Morales, have finally ended their marriage just four years into their union.

Morales broke the news on her Instagram page, saying that the marriage has finally ended.

The couple got married in 2015 and together, they have a son, Ace.

Morales wrote: “Public announcement: I Sonia, am officially and fully out of marriage. My ex-husband and I have parted our ways for good and legally.

“This is a hard letter to write as I am pretty sure I will cry my way through this post. I know I should have …

Ihedioha signs three more bills into law

We are fixing Imo not after propaganda – Governor Ihedioha

July 29, 2019 10:03 am

Governor Emeka Ihedioha took over the mantle of leadership in Imo State on May 29, 2019. In this interview, he says that it is unbelievable that in Imo there is nowhere public water is running. The former Speaker of the House of Representatives also laments that bridges are built in my state without iron rods. He also says that within a few weeks on the saddle, Imo is now a preferred destination for investors.

Excerpts:

What have you done differently since you took the governorship of Imo State? 

When I came in, I found out to my shock that there …

Atiku closes case after calling star, 62 witnesses

Atiku closes case after calling star, 62 witnesses

July 20, 2019 1:12 am

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, closed his case at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja.

Abubakar and his party closed their case after calling 62 witnesses out of the 400 earlier penciled down to give oral testimony in an effort to prove that he won this year’s presidential election.

The former vice president is challenging the outcome of the February 23 election on the grounds that the result was manipulated to favour President Muhammad Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who was declared winner by …

Pastor dies of Ebola after praying for sick person

Pastor dies of Ebola after praying for sick person

July 18, 2019 12:22 am

It was a matter of fear and anxiety as the first Ebola patient in Goma, the largest city in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) died days after he got infected with the deadly virus.

DRC’s health ministry said the Pastor got infected after visiting Butembo, one of the epicentres of the epidemic, before taking a bus to Goma.

The pastor had preached at seven churches during his visit to Butembo, a town 300km to the north of Goma, and reportedly laid his hands on worshippers, including people who were ill.

Read Also: Ebola: Death toll …

IMF approves Congo Republic bailout after China debt deal

IMF approves Congo Republic bailout after China debt deal

July 12, 2019 12:12 am

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) executive board approved a bailout worth nearly $449 million for OPEC member Congo Republic on Thursday, potentially setting a precedent for other nations struggling under the weight of large debts to China.

Congo’s economy suffered from a sharp drop in crude prices in 2014, and debt levels had ballooned to 118% of GDP by 2017. But even as its oil producing neighbors secured IMF programs, Congo’s negotiations for a bailout dragged on for two years.

The Fund demanded that Congo ensure the long-term sustainability of its debt as a precondition for a three-year extended credit …

Serena ‘saw therapist’ after US Open meltdown

Serena ‘saw therapist’ after US Open meltdown

July 10, 2019 12:21 am
  •  Apologises to Osaka

Serena Williams revealed Tuesday that she consulted a therapist after her infamous 2018 US Open final meltdown in which her bitter war of words with the umpire overshadowed Naomi Osaka’s maiden Grand Slam victory.

The American superstar was widely vilified for her New York outburst in which she branded the chair umpire a “liar” and “thief”.

She was handed a code violation for coaching,docked a point for smashing her racquet and penalised a game for verbal abuse.

“I couldn’t find peace. I started seeing a therapist,” Williams wrote in a first-person account published in US glossy magazine …

Silence after sexual abuse kills slowly - TY Bello

Silence after sexual abuse kills slowly – TY Bello

July 2, 2019 8:07 am

Nigerian popular musician TY Bello, has added her voice to the ongoing debate on rape following the allegation leveled against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) by Mrs Busola Dakolo, wife of inspiration singer Timi Dakolo.

TY Bello who took to her Instagram page to state her own experience noted that she was also sexually abused at her younger age.

She said that being silent after she was sexually abused killed her slowly.

Read Also: COZA Pastor, Fatoyinbo raped me at 16 – Timi Dakolo’s wife

The 40-year-old singer said that she only found relief because …

After deadly collapse, Congo vows to remove illegal miners

After deadly collapse, Congo vows to remove illegal miners

June 30, 2019 12:02 am

Congo’s interior minister vowed to remove all illegal miners by Sunday from a copper and cobalt mine run by Glencore following a landslide this week that killed at least 43 of them.

Thursday’s accident at the Kamoto Copper Company (KCC) concession near Democratic Republic of Congo’s southern border with Zambia has focused attention on the dangers run by informal miners, who burrow dozens of meters below ground in search of ore using rudimentary tools.

Glencore estimates that some 2,000 diggers enter KCC property each day. Tens of thousands more work in and around other major mines across Congo’s copperbelt.

“From …

Actor Charles Okocha cheerful after successful surgery

June 25, 2019 7:15 am

Nollywood actor Charles Okocha a.k.a. Igwe Tupac has expressed gratitude to God after undergoing a successful emergency surgery in the United State of America.

The comic actor, who took to his Instagram handle @charles_okocha to express his gratitude to God and level of excitement, also urged people to get close to God.

“Thank God for a successful medical surgery, I went for a 5 days Vacation trip to California with my son.

“This is where I ended up my Vacation We all should all get close to God-Man propose God disposes.

Read Also: Clarion Chukwurah becomes ‘born again,’ shares testimony…

Pastor blames devil after impregnating 16-year-old orphan

Pastor blames devil after impregnating 16-year-old orphan

June 3, 2019 12:01 am

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has arrested a 48–year-old pastor in Abuja for alleged rape and sexual exploitation of a 16-year-old orphan.

NAPTIP’s Head, Press and Public Relations Unit, Stella Nezan, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.

Nezan alleged that the suspect, a pastor in the Mountain of Fire and Miracle Church (MFM), Gwarimpa branch, impregnated his victim in the process.

She said that the suspect, who volunteered to provide shelter for the girl and deliver her from evil spirit after she had been accused of witchcraft, took advantage of the …

Prince harry back to work

Prince Harry resumes work after son Archie’s birth

May 9, 2019 10:01 pm

Britain’s Prince Harry returned to work on Thursday, three days after the birth of his son, to mark one year until the 2020 Invictus Games, the international sporting event he founded for military personnel wounded in action.

The games, during which veterans take part in sports including wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball, and indoor rowing, will be held in The Hague next year.
Harry, the Duke of Sussex, served in the British military, completing two tours in Afghanistan. The Invictus Games was first held in London in 2014.

Read Also: Royal Baby: Harry, Meghan reveal their baby to the world

Prince …

Liverpool fan dies after Barcelona phenomenal defeat

May 8, 2019 10:27 am

Liverpool have lost one of their fans after he collapsed following the team’s 4 nil defeat of Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals second-leg match at Anfield on Tuesday.

Hebert Danso Atiko, a Ghanaian, was found lying on the floor unconscious following a jubilation session for the fourth goal at a pub in Eastern Ghana.

An eyewitness said Atiko was rushed to the Akwatia St. Dominics Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead after other soccer fans at the pub tried but failed to revive him.

Hebert was a final year Engineering student at Akwatia Technical School and was writing …

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