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 Radio Presenter Shot Dead During Live Broadcast As Public Watched On Facebook Stream A radio journalist has been shot dead as he presented a live show in the Philippines. The gunman gained entry to the home studio of Juan Jumalon, known as DJ Johnny Walker, by pretending to be a listener. He then shot the 57-year-old twice during his morning broadcast, as people watched the programme live on Facebook. According to Sky News, the attacker snatched Mr Jumalon’s gold necklace before fleeing on a motorbike with somebody who had been waiting outside.   A video of the attack shows Mr Jumalon pausing and looking up at something away from the camera before two shots ring out. He slumps back in his chair as background music plays on. He was pronounced dead on the way to hospital. The attacker was not seen on the Facebook livestream but police said they are checking if security cameras installed in the house and at neighbours’ homes recorded anything. Officers are investigating to identify the g

 Students dragged state governor to court for relocating LAUTECH campus Some students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, have dragged the state governor, Seyi Makinde, alongside three others to court for relocating the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences to the newly-established Faculty of Agricultural Science and Renewable Natural Resources, Iseyin Campus in the Iseyin Local Government Area of the state. The second-year students of the institution were directed to move to Iseyin for the second semester of the ongoing academic session. The suit no HOG/34/2023 filed at an Oyo State High Court in Ogbomoso has Akintayo Ajibola, Onwi Edet, Ezekiel Ogunmola and Aderemi Olude as plaintiffs. They filed the suit for themselves, and on behalf of other students and parents of the 200 level students of the faculty. Though no date has been fixed for the hearing of the suit, the court paper dated Monday, October 30, which was obtained by our correspondent on Sunday liste

 Africa’s Finest: 6th Edition of the GTCO Fashion Weekend holds November 11th and 12th The Fashion Industry is in for another exciting experience as the GTCO Fashion Weekend returns for its 6th edition in November. The highly anticipated event is scheduled to hold on November 11th and 12th, 2023, at the GTCentre, Plot 1 Water Corporation Drive, Oniru, Lagos. The GTCO Fashion Weekend is an annual consumer-focused fair designed to showcase the best of Africa’s Finest fashion to a global audience. Over the years, the event has firmly established its place as an incubator for diverse talent, creativity, and enterprise in fashion retail, bringing together some of Atricas prominent fashion brands alongside relatively newer labels to interact with universally celebrated fashion icons and engaging style personalities. In keeping with tradition, this year’s event will feature insightful masterclasses and thrilling runaway shows together with free stalls for over 140 fashion retailers. Colourful

 Dangote Group Accuses BUA of sponsoring False, Negative Reports against It The statement said “attempt by the authors of this misleading allegation to give it a fresh life in the media is baffling as the two newspapers that were misguided into publishing it as advertorial then (2016) have since publicly apologised to the Management of Dangote Industries Limited in writing as well as retracted the advertorial in its entirety in their respective publications. Indeed,  BusinessDay  and  Leadership Newspapers  admitted that the advertorial was sponsored by Messrs. BUA Nigeria Limited.” DIL re-emphasised that foreign exchange for its numerous projects were sourced strictly from Interbank Foreign Exchange market in compliance with the CBN approvals and that “Letters of Credit” were established for the construction of the various operational plants and for the purchase of heavy equipment and spares required for the take-off of the Dangote Cement plants.   “The terms and conditions for paymen

 Governor Fubara Apologises, Commends President Tinubu For Intervening In Feud With Wike The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has offered an apology to the people of the state over the recent political crisis in the state. He described the crisis as “regrettable anxieties of the last few days,” saying it was important to make sacrifices for peace to reign. Fubara stated this in a release titled, “Peace is priceless”, which he posted on Saturday on his X platform and obtained by newsmen in Port Harcourt, the state capital. While recalling the bombing of the state House of Assembly complex and the division among lawmakers, the governor explained that his visit to the House was to assess the level of damage caused by the fire and undertake remedial measures to protect lives and property within the assembly complex. He thanked President Bola Tinubu for his intervention which he said opened a series of communication channels aimed at arriving at a peaceful resolution of the crisis.

 I will not rest until Rufai Oseni is kicked out of Arise TV – APC chieftain, Joe Igbokwe, vows APC Chieftain, Joe Igbokwe, has said he will not rest until Rufai Oseni is kicked out of Arise TV.    Arise TV anchor Rufai Oseni and APC chieftain, Jesutega Onokpasa, clashed on live TV today October 30. It all started when Rufai said the Nigerian economy began to dwindle after President Tinubu came into office. While posing a question to Onokpasa, Rufai said ‘’Patrotism means supporting your country at all times but also supporting the government when they deserve it. Mr Onokpasa I put it to you that you came here to misrepresent the facts as it regards subsidy removal. President Tinubu announced Subsidy on inauguration and that was effectively pulling out subsidy. So you saying he didn't remove subsidy, quoting the PIA law that has been there for a while is misrepresentation of the facts.''   Rufai was about to ask a question when Mr Onokpasa tried to interject but was immedia

 Poverty Is Unacceptable, President Tinubu Tells Nigerians Amid Biting Hardship President Bola Tinubu has stated that poverty is not shameful but “unacceptable” while speaking against the background of the rising inflation, increasing cost of living, acute hunger, and rising level of poverty and hardship in Nigeria. Tinubu who said this at the closing ceremony of a three-day cabinet retreat which took place in the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, said that a check of everyone’s history would show that there is a trace of poverty in it. The President therefore tasked members of his cabinet and other top management staff of the civil service to work together, change the narrative of Nigeria, and bring economic prosperity to the country. Channel Tv quoted Tinubu as saying, “Since we are one family and one nation, and we are in this vehicle together, to change the narrative and bring about economic prosperity of our country; are we ready? “Poverty is not a shameful thing but it’s not

 PalmPay to Reward Users with N300 Million in Giveaway Promotion Following the celebration of its 4 th  Anniversary in Nigeria, leading fintech platform, PalmPay, has unveiled its ₦300 million Giveaway campaign which gives Nigerians using the payment platform an opportunity to win cash rewards.   The promotion, which starts on 1 November and ends on 21 November 2023, is grouped in three phases.   For the first phase, PalmPay users can win cool prizes by simply opening the app daily and clicking on as many falling diamonds as possible to get cash rewards, coupons and diamonds. With the diamonds, you will have a chance to share the weekly cash prize.   In the second phase, users can get chances by participating in the giveaway tasks on the app which revolves around transactions like airtime, data, transfers and so on. Once the giveaway tasks are completed, users receive chances and win extra diamonds to share in the weekly prize pool, and additional cash prize of up to ₦50,000. Users can

 Donald Trump Jr testifies in $250million New York civil fraud trial Donald Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. testified on Wednesday that he had nothing to do with preparing financial documents at the family real-estate company as he took the stand at the $250million New York civil fraud trial.  According to the lawsuit, Don Jr. and Eric were involved with drawing up fraudulent financial statements, allegations which they both deny. The lawsuit states that Don Jr. was the person who certified the financial statements after his father became President in 2017, at which point he and Eric took over the running of the Trump Organization.  I should have worn makeup!’ the 45-year-old joked as photographers took pictures of him while he sat at the bench with his lawyers. Prosecutor Colleen Faherty then asked if Don Jr. knew about GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), and about his time at Wharton Business School.  Don Jr. said that ‘I understand what it (GAAP) stands for’ and that he st

 Tragic Accident in Abuja's Vicinity Claims Five Lives In a devastating incident near Abuja's Maitama District, a total of five lives were lost on Thursday. T his catastrophe unfolded when a sand-carrying truck suffered a brake failure. The Federal Road Safety Corps, FCT Command, Sector Commander, Chorrie Mutaa, confirmed the grim event. Mutaa stated that the rescue team from the corps successfully recovered the lifeless bodies of five individuals and tended to 10 others who sustained injuries. Furthermore, the accident involved a total of 13 vehicles, including the ill-fated truck and a motorcycle, making this a substantial and unfortunate incident on the roadways.

 Singer Rema finally speaks on joining illuminati Famous Nigerian musician, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has finally reacted to the viral rumours making the rounds that he recently joined illuminati. Famous Nigerian musician, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has finally reacted to the viral rumours making the rounds that he recently joined illuminati. While condemning the claims that his success is linked to supernatural forces, the singer described illuminati as diabolical shit, insisting that “Jesus is the king.” He said: “Day 1 Ravers, help me educate the new Ravers that I have been on this bat shit for a long time. You all would have so much clarity if you easily Google where I’m from, what the key colors of my heritage are, what flies in the skies of Benin every evening, etc. “As I evolve, my execution will evolve unapologetically. Please know your artist. It is why I do interviews. And that Illuminati talk is trash. I work too hard to create art for you guys to

 How Ebonyi State Government is Oppressing me, because am from Anambra Good Evening fellow Nigerians. I want to specially appreciate God the Most High for the grace of life and health. I pray that God restore health to the sick and help our leaders to look in the direction of fixing this country. I also want to salute the good work of Ebonyi State Governor, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru for the good work he is doing in Ebonyi State. He is the most mentioned Governor as regards his good start. My name is Aka Jean-Philips Ifeanyi, from Anambra State and am the CEO of AKAJEAN & COMPANY/BN: 2018666. On August 2022, My Company had an Agreement with Ebonyi State Government to Supply and Install 200Kw (276HP) EBARA FIRE PUMP PACK (Electric, Diesel and Jockey), 2-SETS at Ebonyi State International Airport Onueke. The total Contract sum is Sixty-Eight Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira only and that the payment was to be made in parts which is 70% of the contract sum shall be released

  Nigerians Celebrate With Popular Nollywood Actor Stan Nze And Blessing Jessica Obasi Welcome Their First Son Nigerians Celebrate With Popular Nollywood Actor Stan Nze And Blessing Jessica Obasi Welcome Their First Son Nollywood actor Stanley Ebuka Nzediegwu, popularly known as Stan Nze, and his wife, Blessing Jessica Obasi, have joyfully introduced their first son into the world. The 34-year-old actor shared the wonderful news through his verified Instagram account on Friday, expressing his happiness at the arrival. He wrote, “A gift of love, an absolute joy, precious, charming, shining. Our bundle of joy from heaven above. Our first fruit. Welcome home son. The proud father revealed the boy’s name as Jayden Chimebuka Nzediegwu. Blessing, the joyful mother, also confirmed the birth on her Instagram page, expressing her deep gratitude to God for this precious gift. She stated, “This is coming from a heart bursting with total gratitude to God. What a journey it has been! Words will nev

 Ghana ranked sixth in latest top 10 countries with the highest food price inflation Food is a basic necessity for survival and a fundamental component of our daily lives. However, for many people around the world, the cost of food can be a significant burden on their finances. Expensive food prices in countries can profoundly impact people’s ability to afford nutritious and healthy meals, which can ultimately affect their health and well-being. One of the primary reasons for expensive food prices in countries is supply and demand. As the population grows, so does the demand for food. When the supply of food is limited, prices can increase, making it more expensive for people to buy the food they need. Additionally, changes in weather patterns, natural disasters, and other factors affecting food production and distribution can lead to price fluctuations. Furthermore, production, processing, and transportation costs can also affect food prices. If the cost of producing, processing, and

 VRA should be blame for the spillages – Energy expert An energy expert and former NPP flagbearer hopeful, Kwadwo Opoku Nsafoah, has blamed the engineers of the Volta River Authority for the flooding of communities by the Akosombo Dam spillage. According to Mr. Nsafoah, the negligence of these engineers and to some extent their lack of technical knowledge on their field of work led to the current disaster caused by the spillage. He said it is required of the engineers to conduct proper and extensive consultation before taking any action of that kind, a move he believes they failed to do. Mr. Nsafoah, explained that, a flooding of this magnitude is the first he has seen saying, “ever since I was born, I have never heard of such damage caused by the spillages because the engineers then were on top of their work, due  always do due diligence before they open the Akosombo Dam” Communities including Mepe and Battor in the North Tongu Constituency have been severely hit by the flood occasion