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Breaking News – Uganda’s election commission on Saturday 16, 2021, has declared incumbent Yoweri Museveni the winner of the presidential election, extending his 35-year rule as his main rival alleged fraud and urged citizens to reject the result. Result showed that; Museveni won 5.85 million votes, or 58.64 percent, of the total while main opposition candidate Bobi Wine won 3.48 …

American gospel singer and evangelist, Duranice Pace, who was part of the gospel group the “Anointed Pace Sisters” has died. She was 62. Duranice, who was the oldest of Atlanta’s acclaimed sibling gospel group passed away from health complications on January 14, 2021 ‘Morning Rush’ host and journalist, Shiba Russell confirmed her death in a tweet. RIH Gospel legend Duranice …

Deaconess Emerald Udeakaji, the Special Adviser to Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has resigned to save her marriage. The SA in a letter to the Governor dated December 30, stated that 100% loyalty to the government is tearing her family apart, and, therefore, resolved to resign to save her family. Udeakaji noted that she had gone back to study …

Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, says his home is “under siege” from military. The singer turned-politician, who is hoping to unseat President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in power since 1986, had earlier tweeted about ‘widespread fraud and violence experienced across the country’ during the election. The military has jumped over the fence and …

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, on Friday announced resumption date. The Management said the academic activities for the remaining 2019/2020 session would commence on the 18th of this month for the postgraduate students, while the undergraduates are to resume on Monday, the 25th of this month. This was the fallout of the 404th emergency meeting of the Senate of …

The Bauchi State Police Command have confirmed the abduction of former member of the Bauchi state house of assembly, Abdulmumuni Ningi, who represented Ningi Constituency in the last Assembly. The Police Public Relations Officer of Bauchi State Command, DSP Ahmed Wakili said Ningi was kidnapped yesterday by four men who appeared to have been trailing him. “The former member of …

Harold Bornstein, President Donald Trump’s former personal doctor — who claimed Trump would be the “Healthiest President Ever” has died aged 73. Harold was Trump’s physician from 1980 to 2017. According to reports gathered Harold Bornstein passed away last Friday with no actual cause of his death relayed to the public yet. Bornstein gained public attention in December 2015 when …

Management of Lagos State University has closed its school hostels after three students of the Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM), Ikeja tested positive for Coronavirus. Mr Ademola Adekoya, Coordinator, Centre for Information, Press and Public Relations, Lagos State University (LASU), made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Adekoya said that roommates and associates of the …

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has shifted its proposed date for the reopening of camps from January 18th to January 19th, 2021. During a sensitisation webinar for the 2020 Batch B Stream II corps members on Friday, NYSC Camp Safe Reopening Project Lead, Dr Oyeladun Okunromade, stated that corps members would resume 200 in number daily and would be …

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has confirmed that the Third Mainland bridge will be reopened to traffic by February 15. Fashola gave the update during the inspection of construction work on major roads and bridges in Lagos State today January 14. According to the Minister, the closure of the third mainland bridge is delaying the scheduled maintenance …