In today’s edition of Nigeria in Brief: Mercy Johnson reveals a battle with cancer, Tinubu defends Buhari’s N11trn budget deficit, Ireti Doyle cuts ties with husband, Patrick.
Bola Tinubu defends Buhari’s budget deficit
The presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has defended the continued budget deficit spending of the APC government under Buhari administration. Tinubu said this yesterday during a summit held by the organized private sector in Lagos. The accountant and former governor of Lagos maintained that nothing is wrong with budget deficit as most rich countries of the world also run on deficit. Recall that under the Buhari-led APC government, the budget deficit rose from N2.41 trillion in 2016 to N11.34 trillion in 2023. This is coming barely a week after the Debt Management Office disclosed that Nigeria’s debt may hit an all-time high of N77 trillion Naira in June 2023.
Mercy Johnson reveals a battle with cancer
Veteran actress, Mercy Johnson-Okojie, has revealed that she is battling with a health condition which would keep her on medication for the rest of her life. The Nollywood superstar said this on her YouTube cooking show in which she also featured Joke Silver, another veteran Nollywood actress and wife to Olu Jacobs. Mercy Johnson who is known for her realistic and fun acts revealed that she had a cancer scar after giving birth to her fourth child. She said that she had a gland in her throat removed though nursing a six months old baby.
Ireti Doyle cuts ties with husband, Patrick.
Nollywood veteran, Ireti Doyle, has revealed that she is no longer married to husband, veteran film producer, Patrick Doyle. The award winning actress said this during an exclusive interview with Chude. Doyle who broke into the movie industry while starring in Fuji House of Commotion revealed she was barely 19 years old when she got married to her husband with whom she had six children. The 55-year-old veteran noted while maintaining caution in sharing her private life to the public, she feels her fans deserves to know the truth at this point. Ireti has dominated recent movie posters such as The Wedding Party franchise, Merry Men, and Fifty, in which won the Nollywood Movie Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.