News, Events, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Fashion, Beauty, Inspiration and yes… Gossip! The Only Place It Happens!
Twenty-three days after the transmission by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the upper chamber of Nigeria’s National Assembly, better known as the Senate, held public hearings on 18 December 2025 to consider the Legal Practitioners Bill. At this pace, the bill will be certain to become law well before the middle of 2026. The journey to […]
Continue ReadingNigerian movie community came together in Lagos on Friday to lay actress Allwell Ademola to rest in Lagos, Nigeria, honoring her legacy and contributions to the movie industry. Actress Allwell, 49, suddenly passed away on December 27 after suffering a heart attack at her home. She was renowned for her versatility as an actress, writer, […]
Continue ReadingMore than $9.5 million (£7 million) from “tainted property” held in a Jersey bank account will be returned to the Nigerian government to fund an infrastructure project. Attorney General for Jersey, Mark Temple KC, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in December to facilitate the repatriation. The agreement builds on two earlier deals between Jersey […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to receive a large sum of N1,013,778,401,602 in the 2026 budget presented to the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The allocation, one of the largest in INEC’s history, comes as Nigeria gears up for the 2027 general elections. Details of the 2026 Appropriation Bill, released […]
Continue ReadingIn a communiqué, the Labour Party (LP) has endorsed Abia State Governor Alex Otti as its national leader while extending goodwill to its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, following his decision to align with the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The party’s National Secretary, Darlington Nwokocha, made this known in a communiqué issued after a meeting […]
Continue ReadingAnyone who expected Nigerians to push back against foreign intervention in the country’s insecurity and insist that their national sovereignty be respected would have found themselves awfully wrong by now. Not only did people seem excited, but the euphoria that accompanied the Christmas Day bombings in Sokoto showed how quickly we can set aside partisan […]
Continue ReadingReports are coming in that President Bola Tinubu has intervened in the ongoing feud between Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. According to a highly credible source, Tinubu summoned Wike for a meeting over the Rivers crisis. Saturday Punch reports that the source, who is close […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed that Togo, Niger, and the Republic of Benin owe Nigeria $11.57 million for electricity supplied by generation companies (GenCos) under bilateral agreements in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025. The international offtakers include Compagnie Énergie Électrique du Togo, Société Béninoise d’Énergie Électrique of Benin, and Société Nigérienne d’Électricité […]
Continue ReadingNotable author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and her husband, Dr Ivara Esege, have lost one of their twin sons, Nkanu Nnamdi. Based on a statement issued on Thursday by Omawumi Ogbe, on behalf of the family, the 21-month-old baby passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, after a brief illness. The statement said the family is […]
Continue ReadingIn a pre-recorded New Year’s Day interview aired on Venezuela State Television last Thursday, (then) President Nicholas Maduro pledged his preparedness for negotiations with the United States—though he expressed doubt as to the motives for the siege on his country. “What are they seeking? It is clear that they seek to impose themselves through threats, […]
Continue ReadingOxford English Dictionary (OED) has added several Nigerian-origin words in its latest update, reflecting the growing global influence of the nation’s language, culture and cuisine. The English Dictionary has, for several years been used to find the simple meanings of big vocabularies or big English words, using alphabet to search. But, considering the effect of […]
Continue ReadingThe US Senate took a major step Thursday toward passing a resolution to rein in President Donald Trump’s military actions in Venezuela — a rare bipartisan rebuke following alarm over the secretive capture of leader Nicolas Maduro. The Democratic-led legislation, which bars further US hostilities against Venezuela without explicit congressional authorisation, got through a key […]
Continue ReadingThe crisis between the governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara and his political god-father and Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, is far from being over, as the members of the Assembly loyal to Wike have started an impeachment proceeding against the embattled governor. Arising from the crisis, President Bola Tinubu declared a state of […]
Continue ReadingSenior Pastor of Mountain of Liberation and Miracles Ministries (MLMM), Chris Okafor, has turned himself in to the police following allegations of multiple rape and other offences capable of causing a breach of public peace, the Lagos State Police Command said. The matter has reportedly been handed over to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) […]
Continue ReadingBandits have attacked the National Park Service (NPS) office in Oloka, Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State and killed five persons, injured many others. The attack occurred at about 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. Preliminary information indicates that at least five NPS personnel were killed during the assault. As of the time […]
Continue ReadingIf media reports at the weekend were anything to go by, on this Monday morning, Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, better known by his alias Abba Gida Gida, would be preparing to swear a new oath, this time of fidelity to a new political party, APC. The indications of a major political switch have […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of first female Director General (DG), Dr Olugbemisola Odusote as the new director general of the Nigerian Law School. The appointment, announced on Tuesday by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, will take effect from January 10, 2026, and is for a four-year term. The new DG currently serves as […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actress, Ariyo Oluwakemisola Apesin, popularly known as Kemity, has splashed millions of naira on two new cars. The actress, via her Instagram page, shared photos of the new whips, revealing that she bought one for herself and for her students. Sharing the news, she wrote: “I asked God for progress, He gave me peace […]
Continue ReadingLabour Party’s (LP) vice presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, on Wednesday formally declared his interest in contesting the presidency in 2027, amid ongoing realignments within Nigeria’s opposition space. The academic, who was the running mate to former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, made the declaration at a rally held at […]
Continue ReadingFormer Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, wife, and his son, Abdulaziz, have been granted ₦1.5 billion bail by the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, Nigeria. Malami’s wife, Hajia Bashir Asabe, who is also a defendant in the case, was granted ₦500 million bail. Justice Emeka Nwite, who delivered […]
Continue Reading