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Nigerian becomes Judge of Superior Court of California, United States Nigerians have a way of making a name for themselves no matter where they find themselves. Over the years news of Nigerians making it to the top in the field of their choosing in foreign lands has been seen. Nigerian becomes Judge of Superior Court of California, United States Recently a Nigerian won an election as Mayor in a city in the UK, another Nigerian was appointed as Oil supervisor in California, in another news reaching us, a Nigerian has become Judge in Superior Court of California, United States. David Ndudim, a Nigeria-born lawyer, has been named as judge at the Sacramento County Superior Court of California, United States. Ndudim has a law office in Sacramento, California and has been licensed for 19 years. He handles cases in immigration and attended Lincoln Law School. According to Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), he was appointed as the judge of the Snohomish County Superior Court of Califor

Senator Douye Diri *Urges INEC to declare him winner Daniels Igoni, Yenagoa The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri says he is the winner of the Saturday’s governorship election. He said this at a press briefing in Yenagoa on Monday. Among those also present at the media event were Diri’s running mate, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo; PDP’s Vice Chairman, South-South Zone, Emmanuel Ogidi; member of the state House of Assembly, Munalayefa Gibson, representing Ogbia 2; chairman of Ogbia Local Government Council and the governorship candidates of some political parties that participated in the election, among others. Diri said he was no longer the PDP candidate but the winner of the poll. He said that he should be “addressed properly” as the winner of the governorship poll. The Independent National Electoral Commission had  on Sunday night  declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, David Lyon as the winner of the election. INEC’s stat

Acclaimed American rapper, Kanye West has said God has been calling him to his service for a long time but he never realized this because the devil distracted him. The rapper made this revelation, while speaking about giving his life to God,alongside Joel Osteen, an American televangelist, during a recent ‘Sunday Service’ performance in Osteen’s megachurch. Citing an example of himself as the “greatest artiste God has ever created,” West said the devil had earlier coveted the best businessmen, designers and musicians to himself but that a paradigm shift has now placed him on the side of God. “I know that God has been calling me for a long time and the devil has been distracting me for a long time. When I was in my lowest points, God was there with me, sending me visions and inspiring me. I remember sitting in the hospital at UCLA after having a mental breakdown” he said. “I was drawing a church and writing ‘start a church in the middle of Calabasas’.Even after that I made the Life of P

AS Sinach, Testimony Jaga, UK band, others win big at LIMA THE LoveWorld International Music and Arts Awards (LIMA) 2019 ceremony held in Lagos, on Sunday, has again established that the popular cleric and president of the LoveWorld Incorporated also known as Christ Embassy, Reverend (Dr) Chris Oyakhilome, who is the brain behind the initiative, remain a force to be reckoned with towards the growth of the gospel music industry in Nigeria. The event, which is designed to recognise and reward music ministers produced by the church, featured a thrilling performance of gospel ministers including, Testimony Jaga, Joe Praize, Loveworld UK band, Sinach, Samsong and Eben, among others. The highpoint of the event was the award presentation as Sinach won the ‘Song of the Year award’ with a mouthwatering cash prize of $100,000. The ‘Artiste of the Year was Testimony Jaga, who also got $25,000, while artistes such as Rita Soul, UK Band, and others also won cash prizes. Speaking on the award, Testi

Report reaching us indicate that the Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa, said they visited former President Goodluck Jonathan after Saturday’s governorship elections in recognition of his position as the father and leader of the state. According to sources, the Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, led APC leaders including governor-elect David Lyon, to visit the former president’s home on Monday. Political analyst who have studied political event in the state of recent have discovered why Jonathan dumped his party the peoples Democratic Party PDP in Bayelsa and opted for APC. This was done to teach Governor Dickson the outgoing Governor of Bayelsa a lesson he would never forget. Sylva noted that as a former president and leader of the state, Jonathan deserved to be respected and honoured by all Bayelsa people, irrespective of their party leanings. “Being a former president of the country and a past governor of the State, Jonathan remains an asset

10 Nigerian Private Universities Owned By Churches & Their Expensive Fees opera.com Nov 17, 2019 2:07 PM Nigerian private universities are becoming quite popular and it is a known fact that most of these schools are owned by churches.  A number of Nigerian churches have their own school and while it is a fact that they have high standards in these schools, the fees can be somewhat pricey and expensive for the average Nigerians. Most private universities charge as much as a a few hundred thousand in fees per semester and the minimum wage in Nigeria is around a proposed N30,000.  Some people have argued that most church members of these Church owned universities are so expensive that most of the members of these churches can barely afford it. Here's a list of top Nigerian universities owned by churches.  1. Bowen Univerity (Osun State) Bowen University is another top private university which is owned by the Nigerian Baptist Convention.  Bowen University is located at Iwo in Osun

Most people understand marriage as occurring between one man and one woman. Understandably, eyebrows are raised when the dynamic is changed to feature one too many people, though some cultures are more… accepting of the concept. In a story shared by Asian news sites, a man in Malaysia went viral when a post showing his wedding to two wives was uploaded on Facebook. While polygamous marriages are not completely unheard of, they tend to happen in succession, one marriage after the other. So imagine the surprise when people found out about how this one man managed to wed two wives at the same wedding ceremony. The story, which fiscame from a man by the name of Jimmy Jim who is believed to be the cousin of the groom, shows photos of the young man in traditional garb holding on to two brides. The wedding was said to have been held in Kampung Bukas, Semporna on Friday, 27th September, 2019. According to the post, the groom had initially fallen in love and was even  engaged  to one of the two

While many people wait for days like birthdays and wedding anniversaries to celebrate their significant others, it appears this is not the case for billionaire tech CEO, Zuckerberg, who recently took to the platform to celebrate 16th 'dating anniversary with his wife, Priscilla. Sharing the cute photo with his wife with whom he has two beautiful children, he wrote:  "16 years ago today was one of the most important days of my life. Happy dating anniversary ❤️ " Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan/Mark Zuckerberg Priscilla Chan who was born on February 24, 1985, is an American pediatrician and philanthropist. She and her husband Zuckerberg, established the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative in December 2015, with a pledge to donate 99 percent of their Facebook shares, then valued at $45 billion. Just in: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey visits Nigeria (photo) The technology entrepreneur and his wife started dating in 2003 when they met at a party during their sophomore year at Har

A Nigerian cleric, Oladele Ogundipe, has said that meaningful sex between a couple should not be more than five minutes and that any man who wants to stay on a woman for over 30 minutes is a mad man. A video of him preaching this to members of his church has since gone viral. Watch the video below 𝔾𝕀𝔻𝕀𝕋ℝ𝔸𝔽𝔽𝕀ℂ ✔ @Gidi_Traffic " @ gidifeedtv : Meaningful sex shouldn’t be more than 5 minutes? inside life! @ Gidi_Traffic 121 7:30 AM - Nov 18, 2019 Twitter Ads info and privacy 122 people are talking about this

Celebrating Bayelsa Gov-elect David Lyons electoral victory on Monday. Photo: Oluwafemi Dawodu Supporters of the All Progressives Congress have taken to the streets of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, to mark the victory of their Governor-elect, Mr. David Lyons. See the photographs, by Oluwafemi Dawodu: David Lyon’s supporters Jubilation on Bayelsa streets over Gov-elect Lyon David Lyon’s supporters mark candidate’s victory in Yenagoa All for Lyon APC supporter marks Lyon’s victory in Yenagoa

The Bayelsa State governorship election has come and gone, and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), David Lyon, has been declared winner of the poll. Lyon, who polled 352,552 votes, defeated his closest rival and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Duoye Diri, who scored 143,172 votes. This development, which ended PDP’s rule in Bayelsa State, wouldn’t have been possible if the PDP had put its house in order and not undermine the influence of Nigeria’s former president, Goodluck Jonathan. Recall that the relationship between Jonathan and the outgoing governor of the state, Seriake Dickson, hasn’t been cordial. This is because both men didn’t agree on who should succeed Dickson as governor of the state. Dickson was said to have sidelined the former president and his allies and fielded Diri as the governorship candidate of the PDP. Jettisoning the rotation arrangement between the three senatorial districts of the state and supporting Diri forced Jonathan to

A 13-year-old boy, Ovey Friday pictured above has lost both his hands after his stepmother took him to a native doctor and coals of fire were heaped on his tied hands after he was accused of being a wizard. It was said that the young man was accused by his step mother that he was sleeping with her in the dream and she needed him to confess and also get the spirit out of him.  Ovey was then taken to a native doctor in Wulko Community, Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area, Nasarawa State where hot coals were placed on his tied hands.  The incident led to a permanent deformity of his right hand while the left hand was amputated at an Abuja hospital yesterday November 14th.  According to the spokesperson of the Nasarawa state Ministry of Youths, Eche Amos, who shared the news on his Facebook page this morning, said the suspects have been arrested by the Police and will soon be charged to court for ''culpable homicide." It was gathered that Ovey's mother is late and the fat

A mother of four, Mrs Nnedimma Nwaiwu, was shot dead on yesterday morning in Owerre-Ifakala village, Autonomous Community in Mbaitoli Council Area of Imo State, allegedly in the presence of her children. Before the murder of Nnedimma, Mr Chinedu Chibuka was murdered Saturday night, in Umuchinenwe Umuagwuoche in Ifakala. Members of the community believe the murder of the two victims were assassinations ordered by a known criminal, identified as Izuchukwu. Chinedu, 32, before his death, was a security personnel attached to a poultry farm in the area, while Nnedimma was a mother of four children. Nnedimma, 29, was killed in the presence of her little children, who it was gathered, had pleaded with the gunmen to spare their mother, but all their pleas fell on deaf ears. Local sources said the killers scaled the fence and forced their way into the woman’s home. A resident, Efuobi, said that the people of Ifakala were shocked by the spate of attacks, adding that the killings were reprisals.

By Harris Emmanuel & Chioma Onuegbu …Aborted 3 pregnancies, as police nab another cleric, 5 others over incest FORTUNE, aged 20, has narrated to policemen how her father started having sex with her when she was 13 years old, and that he would demand sex before paying her school fees. Her father, the Presiding Pastor of Mount Zion Light House Full Gospel Church, Obio Imo Lane, Uyo, Apostle Williams Okon Bassey, has been arrested by operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Odiko MacDon, who revealed that six others, including another pastor, were arrested for alleged incest and defilement, told newsmen that Fortune said she got pregnant thrice. He added: “The victim stated that her father started having sexual intercourse with her at the age of 13. The continuous sexual assault led her to become pregnant on three different occasions and the pregnancies were aborted by her mother. “She further revealed that the first time her fat

After the announcement of the results for Ekeremor Local Government Area, the All Progressives C ongre ss,APC, has won the Bayelsa State Governorship poll.  Prof Godfrey Ariarre, the Ekeremor Local Government Collation Officer, the APC polled 21,489 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, polled 18,344 votes. With this , the APC has won in six local government areas Brass, Nembe, Yenagoa, Ogbia, Ekeremor and Southern Ijaw Local Government Areas, while the PDP won in Sagbama and Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Areas. Tags:  APC

Chief Edwin Clark Elder Statesman and former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, and his estranged political son, former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, are at daggers drawn over an allegation by Orubebe that Clark supposedly collected money and abandoned some projects, which contracts were awarded to his company. Orubebe, who fired the first shot, accused the Chairman, Board of Trustees of Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, of abandoning projects after collecting money. Vanguard learned that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had investigated such allegation against Clark in the past. Reacting to the diatribe, Clark, through PANDEF National Secretary, Dr Alfred Mulade said, “A couple of days ago, a news report credited to Elder Godsday Orubebe, erstwhile Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, was trending in the social media platforms, which contains a spurious and mischievous allegation of collection of money and abandonment of cert

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, wife celebrating with Jigawa Governor Badaru, Chairman APC Campaign Organisation with Senator Ita Enang during a visit to their residence on Saturday evening Former President Goodluck Jonathan, wife, pictured celebrating with Jigawa Governor Badaru, Chairman APC Campaign Organisation with Senator Ita Enang during a visit to their residence on Saturday evening. Former President Goodluck Jonathan, wife celebrating with Jigawa Governor Badaru, Chairman APC Campaign Organisation with Senator Ita Enang during a visit to their residence on Saturday evening Former President Goodluck Jonathan, wife celebrating with Jigawa Governor Badaru, Chairman APC Campaign Organisation with Senator Ita Enang during a visit to their residence on Saturday evening

The biggest highlight of the governorship election in Bayelsa state, apart from the sad spectacle of thugs roaming in broad daylight and carting away ballot boxes, is the fact that the opposition All Progressives Congress won in the polling booth and Local Government Area of former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. This surprise, heightened by the known allegiance of Goodluck Jonathan to the PDP considering that his rise in politics was made possible by powerbrokers in the party that claimed Nigeria’s Presidency for 16 straight years, is completed by the defeat of the PDP and the failure of incumbent Seriake Dickson to name a successor. For one, since the return to democracy in 1999, Bayelsa state has been governed by the PDP and the APC has struggled badly to gain a foothold in the south-south region of the country, with Edo State being the only state it governs. The surprising u-turn and the obvious refusal by Goodluck Jonathan to back his party’s candidate has raised eyebrows acros

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state. If the events that unfolded before the Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State were anything to go by, they clearly indicated a deep division in the state chapter of the PDP that ultimately led to its dismal outing during the polls. The opposition APC had never made any impressive outing in Bayelsa until now; but analysts believed that the recent growing indifference of former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to show commitment to the success of the PDP might have contributed to the turn of events. Outgoing Governor Seriake Dickson had reportedly hijacked the PDP’s machinery and in the process sidelined the former president and his allies in the scheme of things, all in a move to have his chosen candidate as successor. Governor Dickson was said to have singlehandedly bankrolled the party’s candidate and jettison the age long rotation arrangement between the three senatorial districts of the state. From his body language and comment