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Nigerian singer, songwriter, television presenter, publisher, producer and activist, Charles Oputa popularly known as Charly Boy the Areafada1 took to his Twitter handle to tackle former Lagos state governor and APC Presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, who last week boasted that he put President Buhari in power after he went on TV to weep for losing […]
Continue ReadingOne of the duo ‘Zule Zoo’ boys of the ‘Kerewa’ music fame, Michael Tertsea Aboh is dead. The “Kerewa” dance crooner died on Saturday in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. Terna Rapsody Hyacinth who is close to the Family, confirmed the development in a post on his official Facebook page. He wrote, “I wish people […]
Continue ReadingIn a press statement, the Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has condemned the attack on a Catholic church where many people were killed in Ondo State, accusing the Nigerian government of monopolising the nation’s security architecture. See the statement below: “OWO CARNAGE: A WAR ON THE YORUBA NATION. “The horrendous incident at the St. Francis Catholic […]
Continue ReadingA young Nigerian couple, Somtochukwu Benjamin and Olivia Chinoyelum, have died in a fatal motor accident one month after their wedding. It was gathered that Somto, 27, and Olivia, 26, had their traditional wedding on April 16, 2022 and died in the crash which reportedly occurred on May 16. They were laid to rest in their […]
Continue ReadingMore details have emerged on the attack by gunmen at the St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria on Sunday, which left many people killed. According to BBC news, at least twenty five (25) persons who are Catholic church members have been killed by gunmen using guns and dynamite in in governor Rotimi […]
Continue ReadingThree people were killed and 11 others injured on Saturday after multiple shooters opened fire into a crowd on a popular Philadelphia street, police said. Police Inspector D. F. Pace told local media that two men and a woman had been killed, adding that officers responding to the incident “observed several active shooters shooting into […]
Continue ReadingA man was stoned and set ablaze over alleged blasphemy in Lugbe, Abuja. The lynching took place on Saturday afternoon, June 4, 2022, at the Lugbe Timber Shed, along Airport Road in Abuja following an argument over alleged blasphemy. Post: Police reportedly arrived at the scene and fired shots to disperse the crowd that had gathered […]
Continue ReadingNollywood star and winner of 2008 Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress, Kate Henshaw has narrated how she missed boarding the Dana air flight that crashed in 2012. According to the actress, she arrived late for her flight as she was delayed at a place she visited in Abuja. Henshaw who noted that she is […]
Continue ReadingObinna Igbokwe, a Nigerian man, on Thursday committed suicide after shooting his wife, Tangela, and grandmother in Texas, United States of America. According to NBC report, Igbokwe left home with his three-month-old son, after shooting both women in their heads on Wednesday. Though the wife is critically injured and hospitalised, her grandmother died from the […]
Continue ReadingThe death and burial arrangement of Nigerian actor and filmmaker, Osmond Gbadebo have been announced. According to the announcement by his family and friends, Gbadebo will be buried on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at the Atan Cemetery in Lagos State, Nigeria. The burial poster reads: “We announce the death of our friend and brother who […]
Continue ReadingNigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, who is currently in Spain on a state visit, was at the United Nations World Tourism Organisation Secretary-General’s place in Madrid, alongside some of his entourage. See more of their photos below:
Continue ReadingA 17-year-old coconut seller has died and two other persons are currently hospitalized after they were struck by lightning. The deceased, identified as Emmanuel Doli, a former student of the Sokode Senior High Technical School, was selling coconut at Bankoe, a suburb of Ho in the Volta Region, Ghana, when he was struck. Two other […]
Continue ReadingPrelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, His Eminence, Samuel Kanu-Uche, who was kidnapped by hoodlums in Abia State, Nigeria, has said N100m was paid by the church to secure his freedom. Kanu-Uche, who spoke during a press briefing in Lagos on Tuesday, said the kidnappers showed him decomposing bodies of some past victims. He […]
Continue ReadingNigerian government has banned the sale and consumption of bush meat in the country in a bid to curb the spread of monkepox disease. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Dr Mohammad Abubakar on Tuesday May 31, directed hunters and dealers of bush meat in the country to stop the business. Abubakar also urged Nigerians to avoid […]
Continue ReadingLagos Zonal Command of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured the conviction and sentencing of one Li Lei Lei, a Chinese national, to 24 months imprisonment for mutilating the Nigerian currency. He was convicted by Justice I. Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on Tuesday, May 31, […]
Continue ReadingEkiti State Government has nullified the purported installation of one Stephen Ajayi as the Obanla of Ipao Ekiti in the Ikole Local Government Area of the state. Bisi Egbeyemi, the Deputy Governor, who said that the purported installation was done contrary to the laws governing the nomination, selection and installation of Obas in the state, […]
Continue Reading…Let Us Return Nigeria to Their Rightful Owners I thank Nigerians; especially members of the Labour Party who have gathered here since yesterday to partake in the primaries to choose the person that will fly Labour flag in the forthcoming National election to choose the President of Nigeria. History beckons. Nigerians remain hopeful for a […]
Continue ReadingKunle Adeyanju, also known as ‘The Lion Heart’, travelled 41 days from London to Lagos on a motorcycle. He tells Adebimpe Olajiga about the journey. Excerpt …… Kindly introduce yourself My name is Adekunle Adeyanju. I am from Kwara State, Offa to be precise. My marital status is complicated. I have children but the other […]
Continue ReadingReports coming in say gunmen on Monday stormed the premises of Anambra State Broadcasting Service (ASBS), Awada, Onitsha station, Nigeria. Even though, no life was lost in the attack but a building and buses used by the company for its operations were destroyed and burnt by the irate gunmen. There have been series of deadly […]
Continue ReadingExtent of the ongoing probe of the suspended Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, by Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reached N170billion. Idris, who was battling for bail Saturday night, has opened up on some top government officials allegedly involved in some transactions. The anti-graft agency has grilled a Permanent […]
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