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  • BBNaija: Check out the names, faces of season 7 housemates

    BBNaija: Check out the names, faces of season 7 housemates

    The names of the final 12 housemates that will thrill the audience for the next couple of months have been released by the show organizer.

    The season 7 edition of Big Brother Naija show, themed: ‘’Level up” kicks off with 12 housemates battling for N100 Million worth of prizes.

    The housemates would be lodged for 72 days to entertain TV viewers across Africa and beyond.

    The host of the show, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu ushered the housemates into the #BigBrotherNaija house at the launch of the show on Saturday.

    He promised viewers that this year’s edition would be filled with twists and turns as it would see the return of fan fave ‘Ninjas’ and other twists.

    The season 7 launch will continue on Sunday.

    This year’s winner will be walking home with an N100m grand prize— a cash prize of N50m and N50m worth of prizes from the sponsors. In addition, 30 fans of the show will win N1m each in the ‘Fave Lock-In’ promo exclusive to DStv and GOtv customers.

    The show will retain its voting style from last year, as it (voting) will only be on the Big Brother Naija website, mobile site, and the MyDStv and MyGOtv apps for active customers.

    Check out the names of BBNaija Housemates

    Kess

    Amaka

    Beauty

    Cyph

    Ilebaye

    Khalid

    Groovy

    Daniella

    PharmSav

    Phyna

    Bryan

    Christie

  • BREAKING: FG gives Ukraine returnees $100 each

    BREAKING: FG gives Ukraine returnees $100 each

    The Federal Government on Friday gave all returnees from Ukraine $100 (about N48,000) to ameliorate their sufferings.

    This is contained in a statement by Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the Head of Media and Public Relations, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abuja.

    The first batch of 450 Nigerians stranded in Ukraine returned home from Romania through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

    Balogun said that the returnees, mostly students, arrived Nigeria with Max Air flight 747 at 7:10 a.m.

    He however, said that the evacuees from Poland could not return on Thursday because their flight was rescheduled for Friday, to arrive Abuja at 2.30p.m

    He added that Airpeace left on Thursday to pick the passengers from Hungary, and was expected to arrive Abuja at 4.30p.m.

  • [Photos] Beggar arrested with N500,000 and $100 in Abuja

    [Photos] Beggar arrested with N500,000 and $100 in Abuja

    The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Social Development Secretariat (SDS) has arrested a 48-year-old beggar, Hadiza Ibrahim with N500,000 and 100 dollars.

    Malam Sani Amar, the Director, Social Welfare Services of the secretariat, confirmed the arrest on Tuesday, in Abuja.

    Amar described Ibrahim, an indigene of Kaduna State as one of the die-hard beggars that had been apprehended by the secretariat’s taskforce many times.

    The director accused the beggar of accumulating money she realised from begging over the years without investing it.

    Amar said, “It was very fortunate that on Feb. 9, Ibrahim was apprehended among other beggars on Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent in Wuse II.

    “In all honesty, we never knew that she has such amount of money on her.

    “What we normally do whenever we apprehend people we search them thoroughly to ensure that they do not carry any object that can harm them or our staff.

    “Then, we profile them to know where they come from and what they are doing apart from begging.’’

    According to the director, from our assessment within a decade that we have been apprehending Ibrahim, she seems to be socially deformed not mentally.

    “She knows what she is doing, she can differentiate between right and wrong,’’ he said.

    Amar described Ibrahim as “economical saboteur’’.

    “There are many people looking for 10 per cent of what she has as capital to do a business that would sustain them without resorting to begging.

    “But she is here with N500,000 plus 100 dollars notes which is N57,000 equivalent yet not investing it and still pretending to be poor beggar who has nothing to eat.

    “So, in our own way as social councilors, we will subject her to psychosocial therapy because she has social deformity,’’ he said.

    Amar said that the woman would be subjected to a condition to make her to realise that she “is physically fit, mentally alert to do certain things for herself without resorting to begging’’.

    The director maintained that the money belonged to her.

    According to him, the FCT Vocational and Rehabilitation Centre at Bwari Area Council will rehabilitate her.

    Earlier, the beggar told NAN that she had been begging on the street of Abuja for the past 10 years.

    “I used to come out daily from 4 p.m. to 11p.m. to beg for money around Wuse II and Maitama. Sometimes rich people around the area give me N5,000 or N10,000 and even dollars.

    “If I get huge amount of money, I will travel to my hometown, Kwanan Danja in Zaria, Kaduna state and when the money is finished I will come back.

    “The day I was apprehended with the money, I came out with it to buy kitchen utensils for my daughter who will be getting married very soon.

  • I intend to live up to 100 years- Mr Ibu

    I intend to live up to 100 years- Mr Ibu

    Popular actor, John Ibu has averred that he intends to live for 100 years.He made this known during an interview with GoldMyne TV on the occasion of his 61st birthday.

    “It’s another God-sent day for me. I have completed 61 years. I can’t believe this. My mother died at 90-91 years almost,” he said.

    “I said I was going to go 100. It is by God’s power, not by man’s might. I don’t know what’s going to happen when I go 100. But I know I want to leave a history in this country.”

    TheNewsGuru recalls that in an interview Ibu had said he cannot do without sex for two years.

    “I am not sex-crazed at all. I can abstain for two years. When I had a problem, I stayed off sex for a long time. I am not controlled by sex. As of now, I have stayed off sex for at least four months. Remember that I was poisoned in December 2020, so I need to recuperate before engaging in such acts. My wife is also missing me. It was not easy for her. She was crying every minute because she genuinely loves me.

    “Some people have said that people with potbellies are not good lovers or sexually active but being good on the bed is relative. My answer to this is that I have 13 children (10 boys and two girls) though I lost one of them. That is the evidence of my sexual virility. I hatch children like pigeons.”

    After elementary school in 1974, he moved to Sapele to stay with his brother, after his father’s demise.

    In Sapele, he did menial jobs so he could sponsor himself to school and support his family.

    He then worked as a hairstylist, ventured into photography, and also worked in a company that produces crates.

    After secondary school, he was admitted into the College of Education, Yola but pulled out due to finance.

    He later enrolled in the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) as soon as he was financially buoyant.

  • Second wave: Another eight die as Nigeria’s Covid-19 caseloads exceed 100,000 mark

    Second wave: Another eight die as Nigeria’s Covid-19 caseloads exceed 100,000 mark

    Nigeria’s total confirmed cases of COVID-19 surpassed 100,000 mark on Sunday after 1,024 new cases were registered.

    According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, confirmed cases of the virus in the country have reached 100,087.

    Eight new deaths were reported on Sunday, taking the total deaths so far from COVID-19 to 1,358.

    Benue posted four deaths to take its toll to 15. The FCT had two deaths and now has 109 death toll.

    Edo and Adamawa recorded one death each.

    Edo which has the highest fatalities after Lagos’s 256, now has 120 death toll.

    Adamawa has 26.

    As most often the case, Lagos tops today’s infections with 653 cases, more than half of the national total.

    So far, 80,030 survivors have been discharged since the pandemic broke out in February 2020.

    New cases were confirmed in 16 States and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

    See figures below

    Lagos-653

    Plateau-63
    Benue-48
    Zamfara-45
    FCT-42
    Rivers-27
    Ondo-26
    Adamawa-26
    Kaduna-22
    Edo-18
    Ogun-16
    Imo-12
    Kano-9
    Yobe-6
    Ekiti-5
    Jigawa-4
    Osun-2

    100,087 confirmed
    80,030 discharged
    1,358 deaths

  • UBA, First Bank, Fidelity, others cut offshore monthly spending limit on Naira Card to $100

    UBA, First Bank, Fidelity, others cut offshore monthly spending limit on Naira Card to $100

    The United Bank for Africa (UBA), First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) and Fidelity Bank have joined the list of Nigerian banks that have reduced international spending limits for their customers as the foreign exchange situation in the country continues to bite harder.

    As they face tightening forex liquidity, it will be difficult for banks to meet their dollar commitments, particularly for debit card usage, hence, the need to cut down the spending limits.

    In a message sent to its customers and sighted by TheNewsGuru.com, TNG First Bank announced that it has now limited the amount its customers can henceforth spend for offshore transactions in a month, $100.

    “Spend now and pay later with your Naira Credit Card. Enjoy up to N3,000,000 credit facility, $100 monthly spend limit on international transactions, 45 interest-free days, flexible repayment plan, access to over 29 million channels worldwide, card control and protection using the Card Services feature on FirstMobile App,” the bank said in the notice.

    Equally, fellow tier-one lender, UBA, also announced that it was following the path due to the uncertainties surrounding the forex market which had forced its hand to review its international spending limits.

    The company, in a notice to its customers, said, “In light of the uncertainties in the Foreign Exchange Market, we have had to review international card spending limits.

    “The new applicable limit on your Naira card is $100 (or its equivalent in other foreign currencies) monthly effective August 21, 2020.

    “Whilst we note this significant reduction from your previous spend limit, we would like to reassure that this limit will be revised upwards as the market continues to improve.”

    Also, Fidelity Bank took the same step, putting $100 cap on international transactions via its Naira card.

    The bank stated, “Please be informed that the spending limit for international transactions on our Fidelity Naira Visa and MasterCard is now $100 monthly.

    “This means that your card can be used on Point-of-Sale (POS), WEB and ATM for a cumulative transaction value of $100 monthly.”

    In similar vein, Ecobank Nigeria also confirmed that a $100 monthly limit has been placed on international spending using its cards.

    TNG recalls that Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) had two weeks ago slashed the international spending limit on its Naira Mastercard by 80 per cent to $100 per month from $500 it first reduced it to earlier in the year.

    It was also reported that Stanbic IBTC Bank said its customers will only be able to spend $500 per month in terms of offshore card transactions and placed a monthly limit of $100 on withdrawals.

    Another tier one bank, Zenith Bank Plc, announced a temporary suspension of the use of debit cards for cash withdrawals abroad while it slashed the monthly spending limit for international card users to $200.

  • I want to live above 100 years – Obasanjo

    I want to live above 100 years – Obasanjo

    Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said he wished to live above 100 years.

    The reason he adduced for wanting to live above 100 years is to have more opportunities to celebrate with the Agura of Gbagura, Oba Sabur Bakare, Jamolu II.

    The Punch reports that the former president was part of the dignitaries present at the first anniversary of the monarch held in Abeokuta on Tuesday.

    Oba Bakare received the staff of office from former Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, on May 21, 2019, as the 9th Agura of Gbagura in Egbaland.

    The monarch while commemorating his anniversary held interdenominational service with believers of all faiths and commissioned a borehole for the community.

    Speaking at the event, Obasanjo, who clocked 83 this year, said he wished to be at the 20th anniversary of the monarch.

    He said, “I will be here to celebrate your 20 years anniversary with you whether I am invited or not.

    “By the time I also partake in celebrating your 20th anniversary with you, if God wishes, He can call me to come and meet Him in heaven because I know by that time, I will be above 100 or more.”

    Obasanjo urged the monarch to propagate unity among traditional rules in Yorubaland, saying that there were times that “Kabiyesi don’t listen to words and there are times he does listen to words. If we are united, there is nothing we can’t do in Yorubaland and Nigeria as a whole.”

    The Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, stated that the past one year of the reign of Oba Bakare had been characterised by direct engagement of Egba monarchs, leaders, and other stakeholders for social cohesion and unity of purpose.

  • World’s highest: U.S. passes 100,000 coronavirus death toll

    World’s highest: U.S. passes 100,000 coronavirus death toll

    The U.S. has surpassed the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths, the world’s highest.

    It reached the mark on Tuesday night as figures rolled in from the states.

    John Hopkins University estimated the death toll at 98,902 deaths as at 01:30GMT on Wednesday.

    But data company Dadax which runs worldometers.info said 100,579 people have died.

    On Tuesday alone, fresh infections were 19,049 , while fresh deaths were 774.

    U.S. caseload of infections is now 1,725,275 and still counting.

    President Trump has been accused of causing the carnage, by not taking action when he should have.

    But on Tuesday night, Trump tweeted a defence:

    “For all of the political hacks out there, if I hadn’t done my job well, & early, we would have lost 1 1/2 to 2 Million People, as opposed to the 100,000 plus that looks like will be the number.

    “That’s 15 to 20 times more than we will lose. I shut down entry from China very early!

    “One person lost to this invisible virus is too much, it should have been stopped at its source, China, but I acted very quickly, and made the right decisions.

    “Many of the current political complainers thought, at the time, that I was moving far to fast, like Crazy Nancy!”.

    Nancy Pelosi is the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

  • BREAKING: Funke Akindele, husband sentenced for breaching lockdown order

    BREAKING: Funke Akindele, husband sentenced for breaching lockdown order

    Lagos State Magistrate Court in Ogba has sentenced sensational actress, Funke Akindele, and her husband, Abdulrasheed Bello, better known as JJC Skillz, to three weeks of community service.

    The court on today also directed them to pay a fine of N100,000 each for violating the government’s social distancing rules by holding a party on Saturday.

    Magistrate Aje Afunwa ordered that they should be placed in self-isolation, and that the couple must gather the names and phone numbers of everyone who attended the birthday party and submit same to the court.

    They were arraigned on Monday at the Samuel Ilori Courthouse of the Magistrate Court in Ogba, Lagos. The charge against them is made pursuant to the Regulation 8(1a &b) and S 17(1) of the State’s Infectious Disease Regulation 2020.

     

  • Coronavirus: Lagos, Ogun identify 100 people who had contact with patient

    Lagos and Ogun state governments have identified at least 100 persons who had contact with the index case of the deadly Coronavirus disease in the country.

    Subsequently, the contacts are being followed up as a precautionary measure against the spread of the virus in the states and the country at large.

    Nigeria had been spared of the coronavirus outbreak, which was first recorded in Wuhan, China, until it was detected on Thursday on an Italian businessman aboard a Turkish Airlines flight arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos from Milan, Italy, having transited through Istanbul, Turkey.

    The victim arrived in Lagos on Monday night and was said to have spent the night in a hotel around the airport area before leaving for business in Ogun State on Tuesday morning.

    He was said to have fallen ill, after which he tested positive for the virus. He was thereafter taken to the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba, Lagos.

    However, authorities said the patient was clinically stable.

    Speaking on Saturday, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, said the patient was clinically stable and had no signs of respiratory symptoms which could make his infection contagious.

    Abayomi also said over 100 contacts with the Coronavirus index case had been identified and followed up.