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Port Elizabeth changes its name to Gqeberha

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  Port Elizabeth now known as Gqeberha The city of Port Elizabeth is changing its name to Gqeberha. The decision was officially approved on Tuesday by South African Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa.  The new name was submitted by Boy Lamani of KwaMagxaki, who said that Gqeberha was IsiXhosa named for Walmer Township, one of the first and oldest Port Elizabeth townships. It is not just the name of the city that is being renamed but also the airport; The Port Elizabeth International Airport will be changed to Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport. Last year, the minister, Nathi Mthethwa recommended an audit of offensive names, symbol and structures, like street names, public places, statues etc. He said that it was unacceptable that South Africa's Black majority population is still cultural minority when it comes to apartheid and colonial symbols still dominating the landscape. Port Elizabeth, popularly known as PE,  is the most populous city in Eastern Cape Pr...

The prophetess who lures and kills kids was arrested in Onitsha

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  The prophetess.  The woman allegedly lures and kills the children in her church for rituals in Onitsha, Anambra state. Several unconscious children were found in her house at 3-3 axis of Onitsha. The information gathered shows that she maltreated those kids and wouldn't allow them to leave the room for any reason. They pooed and urinated in a bucket inside the room and sometimes they were left to die of hunger and still be beaten on empty stomach! The policemen acted on a tip off and got her with few of her workers arrested though it was not certain whom she worked with at the moment. Onitsha is the largest city in Anambra state and is known for its biggest market known as Main market where cosmetics, clothes and foot wears are sold and Iweka market where any kind of electronics are been sold. Thanks for reading, please comment below. For more info kindly follow on Instagram @royalprincetonyblog  Facebook @Royalprincetonyblog  Twitter @Tonyezeagu

Prof. Soludo joins Anambra State governorship race.

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Prof. Charles Soludo   Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo made his intention to join the race to contest Anambra State governorship election. The state governorship election is schedule to hold later in the year in November. He was once an aspirant for the Anambra State governorship seat in 2010 under Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He intents to contest the office of the governor under All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) the governing party of the state. The information has it that he made his intentions known on the 19th February 2021 in Awka, the state capital. Prof. Soludo was the former governor of Nigerian Central Bank where he did a very good job as a Central bank governor.  The professor of Economics hails from Aguata Local Government Area, Anambra State. He graduated from University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) in 1984 with a first class honors. Obtained his Master's degree (MSc) in Economics in 1987 and a doctorate (PhD) in 1989 from the same university and he graduated as ...

Greyhound South Africa shuts down!

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Greyhound South Africa, one of the leading intercity transport company is shutting down. The company which has been in the business for 37 years, announced that they are closing  down due to lack of funds. Greyhound shutting down due to lack of funds. Greyhound buses will be permanently shut down and will stop transporting passengers starting from 14th of February 2021. The company was already in financial crisis before the pandemic-related travel restrictions which is the final straw that made it easier for the company to truly take a stand on their business closure! The CEO of the company, Gary Chaplin says "after suffering  losses for several years, Greyhound is no longer financially sustainable and has come to the end of the road" According to the Statistics, the company transported more than 1.4 million passengers around the country and the neighboring countries like Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Botswana every year. Truly, it will be a big blow to South Africa intercity trav...

U.S new government supports Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead W.T.O

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President Joe Biden of United States of America has offered strong support to Nigerian's former finance minister Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead World Trade Organization WTO. She was slated to be the next DG of W.T.O. after winning her opposition, Yoo Myung-Hee from South Korea, but the former president of U.S Donal Trump withheld it!  Dr. Okonjo-Iweala getting ready to lead W.T.O Yesterday, Yoo Myung-Hee who's the current Trade Minister of South Korea announced her unwillingness to continue with WTO DG race which made it possible for Nigerian former finance minister to stand unopposed.  Dr. Okonjo-Iweala was minister of finance in Nigeria twice in two different administration and during her time as a minister she helped to put Nigerian economy back to good shape. She is a member of  board of trustees of Standard Chattered Bank, Global Alliances For Vaccines and Immunization, Twitter and African Risk capacity. The world believe that she will do very good as DG of WTO and ...

The Nollywood drama doll, Destiny Etiko buys new ride

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Destiny Etiko popularly known as Drama Doll has added another powerful ride to her fleet of cars. Yesterday, social media was on fire after she posted the video of her new ride on her Instagram which has 2.1m followers, with the caption "An extra baby added to my garage. MULTIPLE INCREASE ONLY. Thank you Lord. WWUDD" The new ride "Not a regular signature" has a customized registration number as well. Drama Doll's new baby Drama Doll is really a successful actress who has done good for herself. She's a recipient of "The City People Entertainment Award in 2016" for the best promising Actress in Nigeria. With customized registration number. Not a regular signature Destiny was born on 12th August 1989 and she graduated from Nnamdi Azikiwe University where she studied Theater Arts.  She's from Udi a village located in Enugu state. A lot of her fans believed that she's married but she has never been married and when it comes to her relationship, ...