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Veteran Nigerian actor, Yinka Ogundaisi, has been buried in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Nigeria. Ogundaisi, one of the Village Headmaster actors, who died on Wednesday morning at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, was buried on the evening of the same day in Ibadan. The death of the seasoned actor was confirmed by a […]
Continue ReadingBetween June 2021, and June 2022, dollar-to-naira exchange rate has risen from N500 to N603 at the parallel market, signifying the greenback appreciated by 21 per cent within the one year period. Dollar exchanged at N603 (average) at Lagos and Abuja parallel markets on Tuesday, indicating a worsening liquidity crisis in the foreign exchange market […]
Continue ReadingNigerian footballer, Akeem Omolade has been found dead inside his car. Following the news of his death, Italian football clubs were plunged into mourning. The former Torino striker, 39, made several Serie A appearances for the Turin club between 2001 and 2003. He also played for Treviso, Reggiana and ten other Italian clubs before retiring in 2017. […]
Continue ReadingA 300-level student of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Chiamaka Mabel Okeke, has been killed by suspected armed robbers in Anambra State. It was gathered that the student of the Department of History and International Studies, died after she was stabbed during a robbery attack at a Shawarma spot where she had been working […]
Continue ReadingGiant bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co. has won the $1.7 billion London court battle with the government of Nigeria over its role in the transfers of hundreds of millions of dollars to a former Nigerian oil Minister accused of corruption. Nigeria’s government said a contract awarded by one of its predecessors to explore the deep […]
Continue ReadingA Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced two co-defendants to two years imprisonment in a charge filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against suspended DCP Abba Kyari over an alleged drug deal. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, said having admitted to have committed the offence preferred […]
Continue ReadingCatholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Sokoto State, Nigeria, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has once again taken a swipe at Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari. In an interview with Ladi Akeredolu-Ale of Channels Television, Kukah who is a strong critic of the government of the day alleged that President Buhari has been a disaster in the management […]
Continue ReadingA 20-year-old Kenyan lady has died after she was allegedly raped by her employer six days after she started working for him. Cynthia Nanjala succumbed to her injuries on June 2, 2022, two weeks after she was found lying naked and brutalised in a secluded spot in the Lunga Lunga slums in Nairobi. Cynthia told her […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian Pastor has been spotted in a viral video showing off his gun inside a church building. The Pastor was heard telling the church that he got the gun in 1994 and he is also licensed for it which he said has been renewed twice. Watch the video below: https://youtu.be/27NART3WxCQ?t=15
Continue ReadingStatistic obtained on Monday from the Nigeria Electricity System Operator, an arm of the Federal Government’s power transmission company, showed that the national electricity grid actually crashed from a peak of 3,703 megawatts to as low as 9MW on Sunday. Nigeria witnessed widespread blackout on Sunday after the national grid collapsed around 6.49pm, before engineers […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actress, Mercy Aigbe and shoe vendor, Lara Olukotun popularly known as Larrit got into a physical fight at the opening of a new plaza in the Lekki axis of Lagos State on Sunday June 12. Though what led to the fight is still categorically not known, Aigbe was spotted prior to the fight vibing […]
Continue Reading42-year-old Nigerian man identified as Ibrahim Adamu Mohd, has committed suicide by hanging at Kanti quarters in Kazaure Local Government Area of Jigawa State after his girlfriend married another man. It was gathered that residents of Kanti woke up on Sunday morning, June 12, and found the man with a rope around his neck, dangling […]
Continue ReadingA High Court sitting in Ondo State, Nigeria, has sentenced to death the arraigned killers of Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, daughter of Pa Fasoranti, former national leader of the the Pan Yoruba Socio-Political group, Afenifere. The then Attorney-General of Ondo, arraigned the quartet of Mohammed Usman, Osagie Lawal, Adamu Adamu, and Abubakar in 2019 for the murder of Olakunrin. The […]
Continue ReadingTop boxing promoter, Eddie Hearn has confirmed that Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk have agreed on personal terms ahead of their heavyweight title rematch to take place on August 20 in Saudi Arabia. The Ukrainian defeated Joshua by unanimous decision back in September, and the two have been in talks over a rematch ever since then. Finally, a deal has now been […]
Continue ReadingAhead of the coming governorship election, the Police Command in Ekiti State has said they are investigating a bloody clash between two rival political parties which occurred in a part of the State on Saturday Spokesman for the Command, DSP Sunday Abutu, made this known in Ado-Ekiti, while reacting to the clash, which ensued between […]
Continue ReadingADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF COMMEMORATION AND CELEBRATION OF DEMOCRACY DAY 12TH JUNE, 2022 Fellow Nigerians, Today, June The 12th, marks another Democracy Day anniversary and an occasion to celebrate freedom and unity of our […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Nyesom Wike has filed criminal charges against former Governor Rotimi Amaechi over the alleged misuse of 96 billion Naira which accrued from the sales of state assets. The decision to file the charges was taken after the Supreme Court dismissed an application by former Governor Amaechi, challenging the probe as advised by a commission of inquiry […]
Continue ReadingA couple, pastor Onyinmiebi (Miebi Baraza) and Beatrice Bribena, has been declared wanted by Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Bribenas are the promoters of Baraza Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited. “We are dedicated to improving members’ lives via financial empowerment, business financing, thrift & credit, housing, scholarship, etc,” the company’s profile read. They […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State, presided over by Justice Abdulazeez Anka, has sentenced a Nigerian-American-trained surgeon, John Nweke, to 27 years imprisonment for fraudulently obtaining goods from Konga Online Shopping Limited. The goods reportedly obtained include 19 expensive smartphones and two cameras valued at N35m. The spokesperson for the Police Special […]
Continue ReadingRemains of a popular singer from Benue State, Nigeria, Terungwa Albert Ikon, known as ‘Ortrees’, were discovered several weeks after he went missing within the North Bank, a suburb in Makurdi, Benue State capital. There were reports that the deceased went missing on Wednesday, April 23, 2022. The singer and dancer was reported to have […]
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