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Child Rights Groups Protest Marriage of 4-Year-Old Girl to 54-Year-Old Man
Numerous Child Rights Advocacy groups in Bayelsa State on Thursday, protested the marriage in a customary union of a 4-year-old girl to a 54-year-old man in Akeddei community, Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The Child Rights advocacy groups including the Do Foundation, described the marriage as illegal, criminal and against the Constitution and…
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Commissioner in the Cabinet of Late Akeredolu Resigns
The Ondo state commissioner for Infrastructure, Lands and Housing, Raimi Olayiwola Aminu, has resigned from his position in the state cabinet. Aminu, in his resignation letter, said his decision was based on the dictates of his conscience following the death of Rotimi Akeredolu, whom he described as his leader and dear boss. The Commissioner’s resignation letter,…
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Wizkid Takes First Son on Shopping Free (video)
Award-winning Nigerian singer, Wizkid took his son, Boluwatife, on a shopping spree. In a video posted by the shop owner, Boluwatife is seen trying on some outfits, with his father, Wizkid, by his side. Wizkid was dressed in a hat and holding a baseball as seen in a photo shared by the store owner on…
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‘GOD Bless Ijaw Housewives Cooking for Husbands Who Are out Enjoying with Side Chics’ – Bayelsa Lawyer
A Bayelsa lawyer, Ebikebuna Augustine Aluzu, has taken to Facebook to applaud the “good and understanding” Ijaw women who stay home while waiting for their husbands to arrive home after having fun with their side chicks. According to him, married men in Yenogua, the Bayelsa state capital groove with their sidechicks every weekend while their…
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Akeredolu: Jimi Adekanle Warns Kinsmen Against Marrying Women from Tribes Other than Yoruba (video)
Jimi Adekanle, the CEO of Savannah News TV and President of JAF Care Foundation has issued a strong warning to Nigerians, especially the indigenes of Ondo State against marrying women from other tribes. Adekanle who is also a Human Rights Activist, humanitarian and Public Affairs Commentator issued the caveat when he recounted the last days…
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Akeredolu’s Daughter Orders Journalists out of Late Governor’s Residence
Ololade Akeredolu, one of the daughters of the late Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, reportedly caused a mild drama on Wednesday when she ordered journalists out of her late father’s residence. The journalists had stormed her the residence to cover the situation after his passing. The deceased’s daughter, ordered the reporters out of the Ibadan private residence as…
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Aiyedatiwa Gives Directives over Akeredolu’s D3ath
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has declared a 3-day mourning period in Ondo State in honour of his late principal, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. The directive is contained in a statement released to the press on Wednesday in Akure by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan. 67-year-old Akeredolu passed away in the…
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Aiyedatiwa Swings into Action, Appoints 5 New Aides
Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the new Governor of Ondo State has approved the appointment of 5 new aides including Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan as his Chief Press Secretary. A statement by the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mojuwa Olusegun, said the appointments take immediate effect. The appointments come hours after he was sworn in as the governor…
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Portable Beats Actor Okocha in Boxing Match (video)
Controversial entertainer, Portable, has defeated popular Nollywood actor, Charles Okocha in a keenly contested celebrity boxing match. In what looked a well prepared match by the singer, Portable kept dealing punches on the boisterous actor, knocking him down with several well calculated blows. The contest held at the Landmark Beach in Victoria Island, Lagos, on…
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JUST IN ! Akeredolu’s Close Aide Resigns
A close aide of Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the late Governor of Ondo State, Richard Olatunde, has tendered his resignation letter. This comes hours after the unfortunate d3ath of his principal and the swearing-in of Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa as governor. Olatunde, in his resignation letter, explained that his decision to resign was due to the untimely…