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Nigerian star actress and producer and the Lagos deputy gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Funke Akindele, has lost her mother. Older sister of the actress, Olubunmi Akindele, broke the news on Tuesday evening on her official Instagram page. The statement read: “It is with heavy hearts, but in total submission to God […]
Continue ReadingGunmen have killed a lecturer at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. Prof. Anthony Eze of the Faculty of Education at the said university was shot dead in the early hours of Tuesday, February 7, 2023. It was gathered that the assailants stormed the deceased’s residence in Awka with a Toyota Corolla […]
Continue ReadingThe National Executive Committee of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has named Joe Ajaero as its new president. Ajaero, who was deputy president of the congress, emerged through a consensus. Presidential candidate of the Labour party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed his intention to work with the newly elected National President of Nigeria Labour […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Supreme Court has restrained the Federal Government of Nigeria from carrying on with the full implementation of the Naira swap policy. Seven-man justices of the Supreme Court led by Justice John Okoro, has, in a unanimous ruling, granted an interim injunction restraining the Nigerian Government, Central Bank of Nigeria and their agents and […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian footballer in Spain has died after he collapsed on the pitch. Ado Hadi, 21, who plays for CD Madridejos in the Spanish Terceira division, collapsed and died during his side’s home match against SP Cabanillas on Sunday, February 5. In a Castilla-La Mancha Football Federation statement, Hadi reportedly collapsed “for no apparent reasons” […]
Continue ReadingFounder and Senior Pastor of the House on the Rock Churche, Paul Adefarasin, has announced the death of his mother, Mrs. Hilda Joanne Adefarasin. In a statement released on Monday, February 6, the clergyman stated that his beloved mum passed away on Sunday, February 5, at the age of 98. His statement reads: “We thank […]
Continue ReadingA 9-year-old Nigerian boy, David Balogun, from Pennsylvania’s Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States, who has graduated from high school and is now attending college says his impressive feat is one that other young kids can achieve as well. David became the youngest student to graduate from Reach Cyber Charter School, based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and […]
Continue ReadingA lecturer has been arrested over an allegation of having unlawful sexual intercourse with his biological daughter in Lagos State, as the state Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) decries the rise in such cases in the state. In a statement, the Executive Secretary for the agency, Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, said the agency got to know […]
Continue ReadingA High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria, has restrained the President, Muhammadu Buhari, CBN, its Governor Godwin Emefiele and 27 commercial banks from suspending, stopping, extending or interfering with the currency swap terminal date. The order was handed down on Monday by Justice E. Enenche following an application by four political parties. […]
Continue ReadingDecomposed bodies of two abducted wives and five children of the traditional ruler of Mutumbiyu Chiefdom in Taraba State, Justice Sani Muhammed, have been discovered. Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers stormed the monarch’s residence in Jalingo on January 19, 2023 and whisked away several hostages including the monarch’s family. Spokesperson of the State Police Command, […]
Continue ReadingAt least, thirteen political parties out of the 18 political parties in Nigeria on Monday threatened to withdraw from participating in the 2023 general elections slated for February 25 and March 11, if the Central Bank of Nigeria extends the deadline of February 10 for naira swap. The political parties have declared that they won’t […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement signed by its outgoing National President, Mr. Ayuba Wabba, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on Saturday described the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai as a “right-winged extremist” who doesn’t believe in rules. The labour union also condemned what it described as “irresponsible and dangerous” the comments of the governor regarding the […]
Continue ReadingAs the Nigerian electorate prepares to cast their votes in the February 25 presidential election, research experts from Nextier SPD have submitted that a recent face-to-face nationwide poll on Nigeria’s 2023 presidential elections shows Labour Party, LP, is leading the voters’ preference at 37 per cent of the survey respondents. The experts also said that […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has assured all Nigerians that the scarcity of cash will soon be a thing of the past. In a post shared on his Twitter handle on Friday February 3 afternoon, President Buhari assured Nigerians of significant improvements between now and February 10. See his tweet below. His post:
Continue ReadingEunice Dwumfour, republican councilwoman, and according to the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, the wife of a Nigeria-based pastor, Eze Kings, has been shot dead in front of her home in New Jersey, United States of America. New York Post gathered that Dwumfour, 30, was hit with about 12 gunshots by a yet-to-be-identified assailant while driving […]
Continue ReadingFormer Governor of Sokoto State and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Attahiru Bafarawa, has reacted to the comment by the Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai that there are no elders left in northern Nigeria. He said the comment made by El-Rufai was an affront to the North and unpleasant for El-Rufai to categorise […]
Continue ReadingA third-year female student of Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria West in South Africa has died after she was allegedly stabbed by her boyfriend. Ntokozo Mayenzi Xaba, 20, was allegedly stabbed to death by Ngcebo Thusi on February 2, 2023, in her student residence in Ekhaya Junction, Pretoria, South Africa. Ntokozo’s friends notified security at […]
Continue ReadingOperatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have commenced an investigation of Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, an actress and cosmetologist, for allegedly tampering with the redesigned Naira notes, an offence contrary to Section 21 (5) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act, 2007. A statement released by the agency […]
Continue ReadingGunmen on Thursday murdered Nnaemeka Ugboma, the chairman of Ejemekwuru Customary Court in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. The gunmen who operated on motorcycles killed Ugboma while presiding over a court session, according to reports. The incident brought the court sitting to an abrupt end as lawyers, court staff and litigants […]
Continue ReadingA National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Francis Moses Ashiki, has died in a fatal car accident on the day of his Passing-Out-Parade (POP) from the 1-year mandatory programme. The 2022 Batch A Stream One National Youth Service Corps member popularly known as Ryder died in the motor accident that occurred on Thursday, February 2, […]
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