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Nigeria’s Naira depreciated on Tuesday, April 23, in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), to N1,300.15 per dollar, exceeding the parallel market rate by N45.15. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM rose to N1,300.15 per dollar from N1,234.49 per dollar last week Friday, indicating N65.66 depreciation for the naira. Similarly, […]
Continue ReadingThe management of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has suspended indefinitely its Mr David Udo-Udom, the lecturer allegedly involved in a sex scandal in a video trending in social media. The indefinite suspension is with immediate effect pending the outcome of a Disciplinary Panel constituted by the university to investigate the incident, UNN Public […]
Continue ReadingA woman, Tina Gerlack, who turns 106 has some words of advice on how to live a long life. Gerlack turned 106 on Friday, April 19, and she celebrated with family members and friends. Asked about her secret to longevity, she said: “Work hard, take care of your job, pay your bills, and be nice.” […]
Continue ReadingNative Brazilians arrest monkeys with what is called Cumbuca. They make a hole in a gourd that is big enough to accommodate the hand of a monkey. The gourd is then affixed to the ground of a place infested by monkeys. Placed inside the gourd is usually a banana for the attraction of the monkey. The monkey […]
Continue ReadingTwo weeks after Junior Pope and three other Nollywood actors died in a boat accident in Anam River, Nigerian movie industry has again been thrown into mourning as the news of the death of another veteran Nollywood actor and singer, Zulu Adigwe, surfaced on social media on Tuesday. Adigwe’s death was announced by a movie […]
Continue ReadingPastor of the God Foundation Spiritual Church of Christ, Ibùdó Aseyori of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, at Osioyemi Eleweran, in Abeokuta, Nigeria, Monday Ogunyomi, has been arrested and detained by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly raping a 25-year-old woman during a cleansing prayer in the church premises. Reports say the incident occurred […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actress, filmmaker, producer and director, Faithia Williams’ father has passed away. The 55-year-old actress was previously married to Saidi Balogun, with whom she shares two children, a son and a daughter. She shared the sad news on her Instagram page where she wrote: “With a heavy heart, i am sad to say goodnight to […]
Continue Reading“I feel lonely because I miss the company of a man that will be good to me but I don’t miss my late husband. I am not happy that he died but I am happy with where I am, now. “I am a university graduate, yet I felt lost and miserable due to the kind […]
Continue ReadingChairman of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, transferred $720,000 from the government’s coffers to a bureau de change (BDC) before leaving office to pay his child’s school fee in advance. Olukoyede revealed this during an interview with journalists on Tuesday […]
Continue ReadingPopular Nigerian actor, Seun Sean Jimoh has disclosed how he had no choice but to have sex with a female movie producer to get a movie role. In a video interview anchored by Nollywood actress, Biola Adebayo on Talktobee with Actor Seun Sean Jimoh, the actor opened up about his career and his childhood life. […]
Continue ReadingTunde Onakoya, the 29-year-old Nigerian Chess Master who has just broken the World Record for the longest chess marathon is most appropriately an embodiment of the Nigerian can-do spirit, the capacity of the average Nigerian to snatch victory from the depths of despair, indeed just when you think it is over, the Nigerian is so […]
Continue ReadingPersons believed to be gunmen and kidnappers have killed a Professor of law at the Babcock University, Dr. Yinka Olowojobi, and abducted two others in Iperu town, Ogun State. The gunmen dressed in black attires and said to be eight in number, attacked the Ajadeh Event Centre located on Sagamu Road in the Iperu area […]
Continue ReadingBeautiful Nigerian actress, Stella Udeze has offered a simple explanation as to why some actresses don’t have happy relationships or why their relationships hardly ever work out well. According to her, it is entirely not the fault of the women but a general perception of women in Nollywood. “Some actresses don’t seem to have a happy relationship […]
Continue ReadingThe management of Charterhouse, a newly opened private-owned British school in Lagos has reacted to a recent criticism and condemnation from members of the public over the report of N42 million as school fees per annum for each primary school pupil and a non-refundable registration fee of N2 million. Some had described the fee as […]
Continue Reading“When you reach home, tell my mother, Say it was a boa that his son transformed into And never returned home.” The actor comes on the stage singing and dancing, his troupe festive around him. He invokes his powers and turns into this and that. Everything he fancies, he becomes. Then he goes back to […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Afropop singer, songwriter, and actress, Tiwatope Savage, popularly called Tiwa Savage, has said that despite the “crazy” nature of men, women can’t do without them. The singing diva, who recently released a collaborative song with Simi titled ‘Men Are Crazy,’ said she relished working with the ‘Duduke’ crooner. Speaking recently on MTV Live, she […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has sealed an Abuja-based Chinese supermarket located within the China General Chamber of Commerce (CGCC) in Abuja, Nigeria, following allegations of discriminatory practices against Nigerians. Officials of FCCPC shut the supermarket when they stormed the premises on Monday. The commission’s officials sealed up the place after interrogating […]
Continue ReadingA couple of widows told me their story. And we will be looking into them for the next few weeks. Read one of them… ‘’My husband’s death was so sudden that a part of me still unconsciously expects him to walk through the door and make me realise that everything has been a bad dream. […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Egbetokun, has opposed the establishment of State Police, saying the country was not ripe for it. He stated this during a one-day dialogue on state policing, themed, ‘Pathways to Peace: Reimagining Policing in Nigeria’ on Monday. Egbetokun stated that the establishment of state Police would exacerbate ethnic tension, […]
Continue ReadingKenyan Police Service has arrested fleeing Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, as the International Criminal Police Organisation moves to extradite him to Nigeria within the week. Government sources familiar with the case who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak on the matter confirmed the development to Punch on Sunday night. Punch […]
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