Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has reacted to his dad, Pete Edochie’s recent comments about his second marriage to actress, Judy Austin. Ugamatv recalls that Chief Pete Edochie in a recent interview with Chude Jideonwo claimed the news of Yul’s second marriage came to him as a shock. He also credited Yul’s first wife, May as...
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Tinubu Praises Nigerian Super Falcons As Team Crashes Out Of Women’s World Cup
Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu has praised the performance of the women’s football team, Super Falcons at the ongoing Women’s World Cup after failing to progress to the quarter-final stage of the tournament. On Monday, Super Falcons were beaten by their English counterparts in a dramatic encounter which was decided by a penalty shootout. England won...
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BREAKING: Akpabio in Aso Rock after motion to suspend Keyamo’s screening
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, is currently in the Presidential Villa after a heated session in the red chamber which resulted in a motion to suspend the screening of ministerial nominee Festus Keyamo from Delta State, Ugamatv reports. The motion was seconded by Enyinnaya Abaribe, a senator from Abia-South Senatorial District. The motion...
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Private schools owners to suspend bus services following hike in petrol price and cut down on unnecessary extra-curricular activities
The President, National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, Abayomi Otubela, has said that some private schools would suspend bus services and parents would be advised to look for alternative means of transporting their wards to school due to the increase in petrol pump price. In a chat with journalist Otubela said; “Undoubtedly, this is...
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Niger Republic awaits ECOWAS response after deadline to reinstate ousted president expires
Niger Republic said on Monday, August 7 that it was waiting for a response from ECOWAS, the West African regional bloc after coup leaders ignored a deadline to reinstate the ousted president. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said it will issue a statement on its next steps, responding to the junta’s...
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Atiku files fresh suit against President Tinubu in the U.S
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has filed a fresh suit against President Bola Tinubu, in the US. Disclosing this to newsmen, the Special Assistant on Public communications to Atiku, Phrank Shaibu, in a statement released, said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, withdrew the case against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the...
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FG paid N36bn for electricity subsidy in 3 months – NERC
The Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) in its quarterly report, revealed that the federal government paid N36bn to subsidise electricity consumption in the first quarter of 2023. The money amounted to N12bn monthly and it was paid to the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET). READ ALSO Enugu State Govt prohibits use of Cars with UNLICENSED...
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171 LGs at high risk of diphtheria — FG
About 171 local government areas (LGAs) in 14 states are at high risk of further spread of the diphtheria outbreak, as disclosed by the federal ministry of health. The 171 LGAs include all 144 LGAs in Kano, Katsina, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Yobe, Kaduna and Bauchi states. Others are 20 contiguous LGAs in Gombe, Jigawa,...
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Fashola denies writing judgement for presidential election tribunal
Former minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola has denied writing out a judgement for the presidential election petition tribunal (PEPT). The former Lagos state Governor in a statement released by his media adviser, Hakeem Bello, described it as baseless and defamatory. Fashola described those behind the claim as “agents of destabilisation”, adding that he has...
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Senators Darlington, Abaribe raise Point of Order to suspend Keyamo’s screening
The Senators found themselves in a rowdy session on Monday as Senator Darlington Nwokocha, representing Abia Central senatorial district, moved a point of order to suspend the screening of former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo. Nwokocha said Keyamo, during his service as the second minister of Labour, supervised 774,000 jobs, which...