Popular Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels, took to her Instagram page to shower praises on her billionaire husband, Ned Nwoko on Saturday, IGBERETV reports.
In her post, the actress appreciated Ned for being amazing and always making her feel like a princess. She wrote;
"I just want to let you know how awesome you are. Despite being your wife, I admire you, your ways, and your sense of humor. Thank you for being very amazing and always making me feel like a princess ❤️ @princenednwoko"
Veteran Nollywood actor Pete Edochie has revealed how he felt when his son, actor Yul Edochie, disclosed he had picked his colleague, Judy Austin, as a second wife, IGBERETV reports.
Speaking in a recent interview with Vanguard, Pete Edochie said he didn’t feel good about his son’s decision but that was his choice to make.
“I didn’t feel good, but like I said, I’m a Christian and I read the Bible. Solomon, with 700 wives and 300 concubines, was branded a man of wisdom .
It’s his choice and for whatever reason he decided to take a second wife, that’s what I can say. “he was quoted as saying
In April this year, Yul made news when he announced he had picked Judy as his second wife. His first wife, May, has since expressed her displeasure at his decision, stating that she will not be cajoled to accept what does not align with her faith.
Name Governors Stealing Local Government Funds -Wike Tells Buhari
NAME GOVERNORS PILFERING LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS - WIKE TELLS BUHARI
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has dissociated himself from state governors who dip their hands into local government funds received from the Federation Account.
Governor Wike was reacting to the accusation by President Muhammadu Buhari that governors have continued to deliberately deplete remittances released to various councils in their States.
The Rivers State governor, who spoke at the inauguration of Mgbuosimini Ring and Internal Roads in Rumueme Kingdom of Obio-Akpor Local Government Area on Friday, said the generalisation done by President Buhari was unfair.
The governor stated that since 2015, he has never had any reason to tamper with local government funds. He has therefore urged Mr President as a true leader to tell Nigerians those governors pilfering council funds.
"You said the governors are taking local government funds. I want to say in the name of almighty God, I have never touched local government funds one day.
"I have never and I have no reason to do that. So, Mr. President tell us who are those people. You know them, tell us. It is not good to make class defamation of saying governors. Please, I am not one of those governors.
"So, Mr President, please, spare me, tell Nigerians that the Integrity Governors are not part of them We have integrity. And do us a favour to announce all those states that they are taking local government money because you have the records."
Governor Wike emphasised when he was a council chairman under the administration of former governor, Dr. Peter Odili, the governor then never touched their funds, and that is an example he has continued to practice.
He noted that ordinarily, most of the road projects his administration had constructed should have been done by local government councils, but he has never asked any council for partnership to fund any project.
"When I was chairman of local government under Dr. Peter Odili, he never touched one Naira of local government funds. When I was chairman, nobody touched my funds and I see no reason why I will begin to touch other people's funds.”
Governor Wike informed that his administration has also given optimal consideration to the payment of pension and gratuity. According to him, over N3B (Three Billion Naira) is spent monthly by the State to cater for that concern.
Commenting on the Mgbuosimini roads, Governor Wike said the inauguration event was remarkable because he has always enjoyed over 98% support from the Rumueme kingdom.
“In Rumueme Kingdom, I have always had 98 percent support. And I have told them, there is nothing within my powers that I can do I will not do for them."
The governor recounted that he had sited Dr. Nabo Graham Douglas Campus of the Nigerian Law School, the Judges Quarters, relocated the slaughter from Trans-Amadi to the Rumueme kingdom and elevated the traditional stool to first class status.
"It is the benefit and dividend of democracy. So, you have done well for me. I will never turn my back against you. Rumueme people, God will continue to bless you for all you have done for me in my political career."
Governor Wike also spoke about the employment into the State civil service soon and assured Rumueme people of filling their quota.
The governor also urged them to extend their support to Peoples Democratic party (PDP) governorship candidate, Sir Siminialayi Fubara and all senatorial, House of Representatives and State Assembly candidates of the party in the 2023 election.
Performing the inauguration of Mgbuosimini Ring and Internal Roads, Governor of Benue State, Dr. Samuel Ortom aligned with governor Wike that President Buhari should name the governors misappropriating council funds.
He noted that by delivering such road project to the community, governor Wike has improved the wellbeing of the people.
"Governor Wike, I want to thank you for setting the pace in project execution. God will bless you. Like has been said, the essence of government apart from providing security for life and property, it is to ensure welfare, which you are doing here."
Governor Ortom mentioned that commissioning of projects is one virtue he learnt from governor Wike. This, he said has helped him to be more visible and seen to be a governor who delivers project too.
"One thing that I can say amongst others that I have learned from my brother, the governor of Rivers State is his commissioning of projects. Because if you don't do it, your enemies will go out there to say this is the project they have done.
"And this is the blackmail that I faced back home in Benue State until governor Wike told me that look, you have to start commissioning projects."
Providing the description of the project, Rivers State Commissioner for Works Dr. Alabo Dakorinima George-Kelly said the Mgbuosimini Ring and Internal Roads project is approximately 6km long, has an average width of 7.3 meters and 8km of drains length with 100 millimetre asphaltic thickness.
Dr. George-Kelly emphasised that the roads are built to last for a long time, and offers such benefits of improving the value of property in the area, ease traffic flow and serve as an alternate traffic route for the people.
In his address, Chairman of Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, George Ariolu recalled that before the roads were reconstructed, most businesses and tenants left the community because of the deplorable condition of the roads. But the situation now, he noted, is a return of a bustling commercial activities and delightful sociocultural life.
Speaking on behalf of the contractor, Ferotex construction company, Mr. Jack Afara, said the roads have been done with highest standard of road construction.
He thanked the Rivers State governor for entrusting the company with the project and several others.
Nigeria's former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has said that he believes God is a Nigerian because he allows Nigerians get away with so many ''stupid things", IGBERETV reports.
Speaking at the official launch of a book in Abuja on Thursday December 1, Obasanjo said the country should blame itself for failing to use the resources given to it by God.
He said;
“I believe that God is a Nigerian. Bishop Kukah may not agree with me. Because God loves us so much that we have done so many stupid things and he allowed us to get away with these stupid things.
“I sincerely hope that God’s patience has no limit of elasticity because if he does, there will soon be a day that God will say: ‘No, I have heard enough.’ And if God says he has heard enough it doesn’t matter, Musikilu can write 20 books on Lettermen and Letter women, it won’t help us.
“I believe the right lessons must be learnt. We have all that we need to have. God has given us all that we need to have; that we are not doing what we should do. It is not God; we should blame ourselves.”
Recounting how world leaders consulted with Nigeria before decisions are taken in Africa, the former President wondered how the country fell from such lofty height.
Obasanjo said;
“We probably don’t appreciate what we have as a country and I believe if we do appreciate it, make good use of it, we will do better than we are now.
“I have sent for an interview with the only remaining member of what they call the 12 disciples in the foreign service; that’s the 12 Nigerians who first joined the foreign service before our independence, Amb Adefuye is the only remaining one.
“In that interview, he said that when Nigeria became independent it was a giant in the sun. That was the expectation; not a giant even in Africa. A giant in the sun. That was the expectation of the world about Nigeria.
“Have we lived up to it? No. If we have not, why haven’t we? And it is not so far to seek.
“Somebody talked about Jimmy Carter visiting Nigeria. Of course he did visit Nigeria but before he visited Nigeria we were struggling with America, something they call constructive engagement with South Africa. What can be constructive with apartheid?
‘’We said no we don’t accept that. Kessinger said he was coming to Nigeria three times and three times I said I will not receive him. You may say that’s madness. Yes, there is a touch of madness but you have to do what is right.
“There was this election coming. It was Ford and Jimmy Carter. If Ford won the election, I would have to do acrobatics. I would not be able to say America cannot come to Nigeria for four years. Before the election, we started looking for who was in the camp of Jimmy Carter and we found Andy Young before the election and when the election took place, Cater won.
“Within two weeks of him being sworn in, Andy Young came to us. We became very close with Andy Young to the extent that the Carter administration will not do anything in Africa without informing us. People ask me: how did we lose that? How did we lose it?”
Rev Fr. Mbaka Arrives At St Andrew’s Abbey, Monastery In Los Angeles (Photos, Video)
The spiritual director of the Adoration Ministry of Enugu, Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka shared a video of himself at St Andrew’s Abbey, Monastery In Los Angeles, U.S.A., IGBERETV reports.
In the video, Mbaka said, “Officially I have entered into St Andrew’s Abbey, Monastery in Los Angeles, Valyermo.”
Mbaka was suspended from heading the Adoration Ministry after he publicly criticized the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi.
The Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Most Rev Callistus Onaga who gave the order in October this year, sent Mbaka to the monastery to seek further direction from God.
The Federal Government has blamed the high poverty rate in the country on the failure of the State Governments to contribute their quota of development responsibilities to the grassroots where the major production activities take place, IGBERETV reports.
Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba, stated this to State House Correspondents after the week's Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Agba was responding to a question demanding to know what he and his colleague, the Minister of Financial, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, were doing to ameliorate the biting hardship facing the majority of Nigerians at the moment.
The Minister, who attempted to defray the notion that rising levels of hunger and lack were peculiar to Nigeria, explained that the Federal Government, through many of its social security programmes, has been dedicating resources to alleviating hardship on the public, but noted that state governments, which have been consistently receiving their shares of national resources, had been misdirecting the resource to project that have almost no direct effect on the needs of the people.
He pointed out that 72 percent of the poverty in Nigeria is found in the rural areas, which he said had been abandoned by governors, adding that the state executives prefer to function in the state capitals.
He lamented that state governors are concentrating on building flyovers, airports and other projects that are visible in the state capitals rather than investing in areas that directly uplift the standard of life of the people in the rural areas.
Agba pointed out that while states are in charge of land for agriculture, they do not invest in them for the desired effect on their rural citizens.
He advised Governors that rather than concentrate attention on the building of sky scrappers, flyovers and bridges, they should focus on initiatives that can pull the majority of the people out of poverty.
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Tuesday, condemned the killing of the party's women leader in Kaura, Kaduna State, Victoria Chintex, IGBERETV reports.
Chintex was killed at her residence in Kaura on Monday with her husband injured.
Condemning the killing, Obi, in a statement shared on his Twitter handle said,
"I am shocked by the mindless killing of Mrs. Victoria Chintex, the Labour Party’s women leader in Kaura, Kaduna State, by yet to be identified gunmen. Her death is a huge loss to her immediate and extended family, and to our Labour Party. She lives on in our hearts.
"Her killing, and the loss of many innocent lives across the nation to gunmen and terrorists, are the reason why I must prioritize the war against insecurity as my first task in office. We must not allow the waste of human lives in Nigeria under any guise."
Actress, Chacha Eke Gives Testimony About Her Mental Illness, Reconciles With Husband (Video)
Popular Nollywood actress, Chacha Eke-Faani has shared a testimony in church about how she recovered from a struggle with mental illness, IGBERETV reports.
While sharing her testimony, Chacha revealed that she was staying in a hotel in Enugu with her husband and two children when she went mad. She said she began to destroy hotel property and threw away her personal belongings for no reason.
Chacha and her husband felt her strange behavior was as a result of either a demonic attack or marine spirit. They even blamed some family members for being against their marriage.
She stated that the situation became so unbearable that she and her husband decided to visit the hospital for medical help. They visited the hospital and discovered it was a mental illness.
The actress who said she is now well and back with her husband again expressed deep gratitude to her husband for staying with her during her trying times.
Mental illness does not choose who to affect. I am currently operating from a realm of shamelessness, courtesy of bipolar disorder. I hope that my experiences serve as messiah to people ignorantly suffering mentally.
It was highly liberating telling my truth on Sunday 27th November 2022 at House On The Rock Church, Asaba Delta State.
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Chioma was seen wearing a ring on her wedding finger during the inauguration of Davido's uncle, Ademola Adeleke, as Osun State governor today, IGBERETV reports.
Davido was earlier spotted with a ring on his wedding finger. This is coming after rumours of a secret marriage between Davido and Chioma.
Woman Stabs Her 11-Month And 3-Year-old Sons To Death In New York (Photo)
''She thought the kids were devils" - Heartbroken family of woman who stabbed her 11 month and 3 year old sons to death
Heartbroken relatives of the 11-month and 3-year-old boys found fatally stabbed in an overflowing bathtub say their mother, suspected of killing them, is obsessed with 'demons'.
Octavius and his 3-year-old sibling, Daishawn Fleming, were found repeatedly stabbed in the neck and torso Saturday night, November 26 in a family shelter on Echo Place near the Grand Concourse in Mount Hope, Brooklyn, New York, police sources said.
Police believe the boys’ mother, Dimone “Brenda” Fleming, stabbed them to death, though an autopsy will determine if the children died of their wounds or from drowning. Fleming, 22, is undergoing psychiatric care and has not yet been charged.
“They were beautiful children, and they did not deserve to die. It’s simple as that,” Beverly Hill, the paternal grandmother of 11-month-old victim Octavius Canada told the Daily News.
“They were beautiful, and they had no reason to die.”
Octavius’ father, Columbus Canada, 31, told police he had been staying in his car after getting into a fight with Fleming the night before. He returned home Saturday night to find the lifeless bodies of the boys.
Octavius’ great aunt, Casey Canada, said Fleming had been talking obsessively about “demons.”
“She thought the kids were devils. She said she was afraid of them,” said Casey Canada, who looked after both boys and raised their father, Columbus Canada, like a second mother.
But Casey Canada was baffled as to why Fleming would allegedly take her children’s lives.
Fleming clashed with both her own relatives and Canada’s family, Casey Canada said.
“There wasn’t a moment I was around her she wasn’t loving with the children — but with adults, she could change in a moment,” the great-aunt said. “She just snapped.”
Fleming’s father, Dwane “Dee” Fleming, said he was skeptical about whether his daughter could have killed her children.. He also said he believes his daughter has postpartum depression, a condition the young mother had been hoping to treat.
“Dimone was going through some stuff,” said Dwane Fleming. “And my sister said she will take the kids and that Dimone is going to the hospital and we’ll get some help for that. Dimone wanted to get treatment for herself.”
Dimone Fleming was raised by a family friend while her father Dwane Fleming was incarcerated and her mother was out of the picture, according to the father. She later spent time in a group home after repeatedly running away from her father as a teenager, he said.
A close friend said that Fleming had been acting erratically and cutting off people she considered “blockages.”
“Brenda has been deep inside the Bible talking about Lucifer and s---,” said the woman, who asked not to be named. “She has been trying to find the people who are ‘blocking’ her or stopping her from succeeding.”
The friend when she asked Fleming if she would be coming to celebrate the friend’s birthday the following day, to which the woman responded, “if there is a tomorrow.”
“I said, ‘Stop talking like that’ and she said, ‘No ... I’m for real, I’m real stressed out,’” the woman recalled.
“We would talk about her being depressed, feeling she wasn’t a good enough mother, and she was sad and overwhelmed,” she said. “She would talk about [bringing] the kids to her mother’s or leaving them with their fathers, but she never said anything about harming those children.”
Police were initially called to the scene because Fleming was acting erratically, but they didn’t find the young children — who were submerged in a bathtub covered with clothes and a bedsheet, sources said.
“She was incoherent and mumbling, naked on the bed. The bathtub water was on. The tub was filled with clothes,” said a source.
The oven was also on and someone inside the home said, “she’s trying to burn the house down.”
13-Year-Old Boy Impregnates His 9-Year-Old Cousin In Zimbabwe (Photos)
Zimbabwean police have confirmed that a 13-year-old boy impregnated his 9-year-old cousin in Tsholotsho.
29-year-old father of the pregnant girl was arrested on 29 October 2022, shortly after it was discovered that his daughter was pregnant. He is reported to have been assisting the police with their investigations.
Many suspected that the father had raped his 9-year-old daughter, who was diagnosed with a rare condition called precocious puberty.
The suspicion was ignited after the mother of the 9-year-old alleged that her husband had warned the child that goblins would visit her and insert things into her privates at night.
The Applied Genetic Testing Centre (AGTC) of the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) volunteered to help the authorities establish who had abused and impregnated the 9-year-old.
A paternity DNA test results established that the victim’s 13-year-old cousin is indeed the father of the child.
The country's national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner, Paul Nyathi said in a statement;
“UPDATE ON A CASE OF RAPE INVOLVING A 9 YEAR OLD GIRL IN TSHOLOTSHO
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms that the Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) results obtained from the National University of Science and Technology on 25th November 2022, in connection with the paternity of the 9 year old girl’s child, have established that the victim’s cousin brother (13) is the father of the child.
“The 9 year old complainant and the suspect will now receive the appropriate counselling from the Police’s Victim Friendly Unit (VFU).
“The police is now working with other relevant arms of the government to ensure that the due processes of the law are followed. “
A young man identified as Ben Kingsley Nwashala, who rescued a 2-year-old girl abandoned by the roadside in Agbani area of Enugu state in June this year, has shared a heartwarming photo of him and the child, IGBERETV reports.
In June, 2022, Nwashala disclosed that the child was delivered by a mentally unstable woman who normally stays at a market in Agbani.
In a post shared on his Twitter handle, Nwashala posted new photos of him and the baby girl.
Five Thousand Naira (N5,000) worth of GSM Airtime Recharge cards were distributed to support Babajide re-election of Sanwo-Olu, who is currently running for second term in office as the Governor of Lagos State, IGBERETV reports.
Nigerian Woman Arrested With Cocaine-Filled Capsules In Her Stomach At Pakistan Airport (Photo, Video)
The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) Pakistan has recovered cocaine-filled capsules from the stomach of a Nigerian female passenger at Lahore Airport during a search operation, IGBERETV reports.
According to report on Friday, November 18, 2022, the unnamed Nigerian woman arrived in Lahore from Qatar flight QR-628 via Doha.
The accused has been arrested and a case has been registered under the Anti-Narcotics Act while investigation has been started.
My Parents Don't Want Me To Marry My Baby Dad Because He's A Mechanic - Nigerian Lady
A 23-year-old Nigerian lady and mother of one, Courage Okeola, is seeking advice on what to do after her parents refused to give her consent to marry the father of her child, IGBERETV reports.
Courage said that her parents don't want her to get married to him because he is a mechanic and not as rich as they want.
The young woman, who disclosed this in a Facebook group on Thursday, November 17, 2022 said the family of her man wants them to get married but her parents refused to give their consent.
The police in Lagos state have arrested a young lady identified as Esther Paul, pictured above, for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend, Sadiq Owolabi Dahiru, to death at Oba Amusa Street Agungi, Lekki in the early hours of today November 20, IGBERETV reports.
According to police sources, the stepfather of the deceased, Kazeem Obafunso, reported at the Ilasan police station that Esther stabbed his 21-year-old stepson. Police officers were drafted to the scene where they moved the deceased to the Evercare hospital in Lekki phase 1 where he was confirmed dead by the doctors.
Esther was immediately arrested while the knife she allegedly used to commit the crime, was recovered. The body of the deceased has been deposited at the IDH Mortuary, Yaba for preservation and autopsy.
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu was excluded from the collage of Nigeria's presidential candidates televised on Cable Network News (CNN), IGBERETV reports.
In the collage, a picture of Tibubu's running mate, Kashim Shettima was used to represent APC's presidential candidate.
David Beckham in tears as he pays his respects to Queen Elizabeth II after waiting on the queue for 13 hours
David Beckham was one of the many Britons who queued for hours to pay his respects to Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Hall, IGBERETV reports.
As Great Britain continues to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II, many have turned out in London to visit her lying in state at Westminster Hall.
David Beckham arrived at 2am on Friday, September 16, and remained on the queue till Friday afternoon.
A video shared online shows him with tears in his eyes as he finally got to the front of the queue and paid his respects to the late monarch.
He later spoke about why he felt it was right to carry out such a gesture.
"Her Majesty meant so much in so many different ways," he told ITV News. "I can speak on my behalf from the amount of times I was able to meet her through my career.
"I was very lucky, I always wanted to represent my country so to represent my country, to be captain of my country and every time we stood there and we wore those three lions shirts and we sang God Save The Queen, that was something that meant so much to us."
Sanwo-Olu’s Aide Compels Man Driving Against One-Way Lane In Lagos To Drive Back (Video)
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile has shared a video of him confronting a man for driving against a one-way lane on Third Mainland Bridge, IGBERETV reports.
Akosile who revealed that he forced the man to reverse to the right lane, added that the male driver got lucky because the taskforce didn't arrive on time.
He tweeted;
"I can’t understand why some people have boldness for criminal acts. I stopped this driver, taking one-way just by the edge of third mainland bridge. I made sure he reversed to face traffic. He was lucky that I was alone and the Task Force didn’t make it there on time."
I can’t understand why some people have boldness for criminal acts. I stopped this driver, taking one-way just by the edge of third mainland bridge. I made sure he reversed to face traffic. He was lucky that I was alone and the Task Force didn’t make it there on time. pic.twitter.com/ZJBfUBtAAe
You’ve Infected Me With Gonorrhea — Nigerian Man Confronts Wife Over Infidelity In The U.S. (Photo, Video)
A U.S-based Nigerian couple are trending online after they got into a heated altercation over alleged infidelity, IGBERETV reports.
In a viral clip, the man can be seen confronting his wife identified as Chinenye for allegedly cheating on him and infecting him with sexually transmitted diseases.
A source familiar with the incident reports, “This man has lived in the U.S for so many years and recently travelled to Nigeria to get married to Chinenye. He brought her over to the U.S so that they could start a family.
He recently discovered that for over a year, his wife has been living a dark lifestyle by jumping from one man’s bed to another for horizontal tango. According to him, she engages in this act whenever he’s at work especially during his night shifts. He caught her red handed and confronted her as it became clear where his STD came from.
However, he has asked her to leave his house and go reside with any of her numerous lovers before he does something drastic.”
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