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Democratic Republic of Congo, President Felix Tshisekedi has been re-elected for a second term after getting more than 73% of the vote in a December 20 poll, the country’s election commission CENI said on Sunday. The declaration of the result follows days of opposition complaints about the way the election was conducted. Announcing the results in the capital Kinshasa, Denis Kadima, head of CENI, said Tshisekedi had obtained more than 13 million votes out of over 18 million valid votes, adding that turnout was more than 43%. Cheers erupted  from Tshisekedi’s supporters present at the declaration after Kadima announced that Tshisekedi…

Edison Ehie, speaker of the Rivers house of assembly, has resigned as a member of the legislative chamber. Ehie, who represented Ahoada east constituency II announced his resignation from the house in a letter addressed to the national chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), dated December 29. “This is to formally notify you of my voluntary resignation as  Speaker and Member of the 10th Rivers State House of Assembly representing Ahoada East Constituency II with effect from the date of this letter,” the letter reads. “I wish to appreciate my colleagues and the people of my constituency for…

The Lead Pastor of Harvesters International Christian Center in Lagos, Nigeria, Pastor Bolaji, found himself in an ecstatic state as he unexpectedly welcomed Superstar Davido and his crew during the church’s crossover service into the New Year. Pastor Bolaji gained notoriety on the internet after an old video resurfaced, showcasing his prophetic announcement about the untimely death of the late Ondo State Governor, Akeredolu. The recent turn of events, however, brought a different vibe as the trending video captures the moment church members excitedly informed the pastor of Davido’s presence during his sermon, eliciting an expression of pure joy…

Amanda Uchechi Ugo, of Umumbiri in the Ahaizu Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, claimed that she shot Police Corporal Cosmas Ugwu in his chamber at the Area Command Barrack, Ezinihitte-Mbaise, following a heated disagreement that descended into violence. According to Amanda, she grabbed the Police Corporal’s revolver, with breach number 5199225, during the scuffle and fired three shots at his chest and hand. She said she acted in self-defense, as he was trying to strangle her. According to The Nation, The police spokesman, Henry Okoye, confirmed the incident on Friday, saying that the operatives of the area…

Released hostage Mia Schem says she spent three days in a Gaza hospital with her hand stretched and tied to a piece of plastic after she was shot in the arm and seized by Hamas from the Supernova festival on October 7. In a preview clip of an interview scheduled to air on TV’s Channel 12 this evening, Schem, 21, says after she arrived in Gaza, she spent three days lying in a room in a hospital before they moved her to an operating room, where she underwent a procedure with no anesthetic or painkillers. “I saw the surgeon,…

On December 21, the federal government announced a 50 percent slash in transport costs along 28 bus routes in the country. The palliative, according to the presidency, covers Lagos, Rivers, Oyo, Sokoto, Gombe, Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo, Plateau and Anambra from December 21 to January 4, 2023. According to Dele Alake, the Committee Chairman for Presidential Interventions, the federal government partnered with five major transport companies and the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) to bring the yuletide palliative into fruition. The companies are: God is Good Motors, Chisco Transport, Young Shall Grow, God Bless Ezenwata and Area Motors.…

Renowned Nollywood veteran Zack Orji, is in a critical state at the ICU of the National Hospital in Abuja. Multiple reports showing his photograph as he lay languorously in the hospital have been making the rounds. The 63 year-old actor is said to be unable to walk or speak. Some reports said he slumped at home before he was rushed to the hospital. He was admitted two days ago and is currently undergoing a series of tests to pinpoint the underlying issue. The famous actor was born in Libreville, Gabon. He grew up in Cameroon, Benin and Togo, French…

1. He is INTENSELY interested in you. Note the word: INTENSE. 2. He calls you regularly, always check on you and SINCERELY cares about your welfare. Note the word: SINCERE. 3. He LIKES to spend time with you. Note LIKE. 4. He SERIOUSLY asks you questions about your future, dreams and aspirations. Note: SERIOUS. 5. Me likes to know your parents, family members and friends. 6. He is VERY generous. He gives to you without asking or putting pressure on him. Note the word: VERY. 7. He admires you A LOT. He loves to look at you. 8. He…

For the Algerian journalist, editor and editorialist, playwright and director, novelist and author of short stories, political essayist and activist, Albert Camus, life is meaningless and absurd. To him, it is inexplicable why we live, struggle all through and die. The meaninglessness of life is explained in his book The Myth of Sisyphus where he captures the absurdity of the god, Sisyphus struggling to push a rock up the mountain. The rock is pushed uphill; the rock rolls back in an endless, fruitless fight of forces. It is what human life represents to the writer. You cannot have a full sky…

Adediji Moses, a father of three who recently raised concerns on social media about the alleged swap of his biological child at birth in Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, (LAURECH), Ogbomosho, Oyo State, now claims he was forcefully abducted by two individuals who warned him to cease his efforts in unraveling the medical mystery surrounding his daughter. According to Moses, the abductors explicitly threatened him, cautioning that undesirable consequences might befall him if he persisted in pursuing the case against the hospital. The 34-year-old, who accused LAUTECH Teaching Hospital of swapping his child at birth in November 2018, disclosed how…