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Odibo Victory MultiChoice Nigeria has announced the grand prize for the winner of Season 11 of the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality TV show. The winner will take home the biggest prize in the show’s history, comprising ₦100 million in cash and a brand-new SUV. The organisers also announced that the new season will premiere on July 26. This development was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday. According to MultiChoice, the ₦160 million prize package is the highest since the reality TV show debuted in 2006, raising the stakes for what is expected to be another landmark season. The…

Odibo Victory The Federal High Court in Abuja is deliver judgment in a suit filed by Sen. Adolphus Wabara-led Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the leadership of Mr Kabir Turaki, (SAN) According to reports, the hearing notices had been sent to parties in the leadership crisis suit. The judgment, which is before Justice Salim Ibrahim, will be delivered on Friday, at 4 p.m. Justice Ibrahim had, on July 7, reserved judgment in the matter after counsel to the parties adopted their processes and presented their arguments for and against the suit. The judge…

Agency Report The Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Offences Court in Awka, has, on Thursday ordered the remand of a 45-year-old bricklayer, Ikenna Muojekwu, for allegedly defiling his 14-year-old daughter. The defendant, who resides at Nduana village, Aguluzigbo in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra, is facing a charge of defilement. The prosecutor, Insp Chinyere Okechukwu, told the court that the offence was committed sometime in March at Nduana village, Aguluzigbo. Okechukwu said the girl moved in with her father in 2025 after separating from her mother. She said the girl told police that the defendant, who often returned home…

Odibo Victory Afrobeats star Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, has announced his upcoming ‘In God We Trust’ world tour, with performances scheduled across Europe and North America. Asake announced this on his official social media pages, unveiling the tour dates and some of the iconic venues where he will perform. The tour will kick off at Afro Nation Portugal before moving to North America in August, where Asake is billed to perform in Chicago, Toronto, Brooklyn, Atlanta, Houston and Los Angeles. He will later head to Europe for shows in Paris, London and other cities. South African Amapiano star…

Odibo Victory The Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, should be held accountable like every other public official over the corruption allegations against him. Atiku made this known in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Paul Ibe, on Tuesday. In the statement, the former Vice President accused the Tinubu-led administration of persecuting opposition figures under the guise of fighting corruption while shielding its own officials from scrutiny. “Tinubu can’t be persecuting opposition in the guise of fighting corruption and covering his own officials,” he said.…

Odibo Victory The Delta State Police Command has arrested four suspected cultists in Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday in Warri. Edafe said the suspects were arrested on Sunday by operatives attached to the Oghara Police Division during a surveillance patrol. According to him, the officers intercepted a Lexus RX330 SUV conveying the suspects and conducted a search on the vehicle. Edafe disclosed that one locally made cut-to-size gun and a live cartridge were recovered during the operation. “The police team was on a surveillance…

Odibo Victory The Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo has promised to award N1 million to each Edo indigene, who returned home as a victim of xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The cash award is meant to support the victims accommodation and resettlement. Okpebholo made the announcement while addressing a group of returnees at the Festival Hall, Edo Government House, Benin City, on Monday. According to him, the  success of the Returnees has started  as many of them possess knowledge and skills in different areas that will enable them to  survive. “Once you identify what you want to do, come…

Odibo Victory A 60-year-old headmaster of Nomadic Basic School, Igbojaye, in Itesiwaju Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mr Matthew Kolawale Owoade, popularly known as “Onaiye”, has been abducted by suspected gunmen. According to the victim’s son, Abiola Owoade, the headmaster was returning from his farm when he was intercepted and whisked away by the assailants. Abiola said the kidnappers later contacted the family using the victim’s mobile phone and demanded a ransom of N30 million for his release. He added that a search team recovered the victim’s abandoned motorcycle in a bush at about 8:20 a.m. on Sunday. The…

Odibo Victory The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 8,287 nylon bags of a substance suspected to be Canadian Loud, weighing 4,143.5 kilograms, at the Apapa Seaport in Lagos. The agency said the seized consignment, with an estimated street value of over N10.3 billion, was discovered inside a container imported from Canada during a joint examination by NDLEA officers, personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service, and other security agencies on July 10. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi. According to Babafemi, the seizure followed weeks…

Agency Report  Chief Michael Aondoakaa (SAN), Benue 2027  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, has condemned the attacks on Akpachi Village and Otukpo-Nobi community in Otukpo Local Government Area. Aondoakaa’s condemnation was conveyed in statement on Sunday signed by his Media Assistant, Mr James Ian and made available to newsmen in Makurdi. The governorship candidate who is former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, described the attacks by suspected armed herders as barbaric, horrific and unacceptable. He expressed sadness that the attackers reportedly invaded Akpachi Village between 3:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. while residents were asleep, killing innocent…