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A claim by a male individual who said he is a biological son of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has been strongly refuted by the monarch himself. In a widely circulated video, the unidentified man had claimed that he and his mother have been kept hidden by the Ooni, and were instructed to […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate has approved the death sentence as a penalty for drug traffickers in the country, as the 2024 NDLEA Act (Amendment) Bill passes through the third reading. According to Channels TV, the proposal was adopted on Thursday when the Senate dissolved into a committee of the whole for a clause-by-clause consideration of a report […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, has pleaded not guilty to the N2.7 billion corruption charges levelled against him by the Federal Government. Sirika was on Thursday, May 9, arraigned before Justice Sylvanus Oriji at the Federal High Court in Abuja along with his daughter, Fatima, his son-in-law, Jalal Sule Hamma, and a firm – […]
Continue ReadingKing Charles of England’s second son, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle touched down in Nigeria on Friday, May 10, for their first official international tour since stepping back from their royal roles in 2020. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were pictured arriving at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, in Abuja, Nigeria on […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian footballers are mourning the death of 1993 FIFA U-17 World winner, Ibrahim Babangida, who will be buried in Kaduna on Friday (today), after he died in a car crash, which also left his brother and ex-Super Eagles winger, Tijani Babangida, his wife, son and maid hospitalised, The PUNCH reports. Atlanta 1996 Olympic gold medallist and […]
Continue ReadingKenya’s Anti-Narcotic Unit (ANU) detectives have arrested a Nigerian national allegedly found with 200g of cocaine in Mombasa, Kenya. The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) in a statement on Thursday, May 9, 2024, said the suspect, Victor Chinenye Ikonne, was arrested at an apartment as the crackdown on drug traffickers continues in the country. “The […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Supreme Court has removed a Prince George’s County circuit judge from the bench, finding “egregious” misconduct. In a per curiam order filed Monday afternoon, the Maryland Supreme Court “concluded that, based on the egregious nature of the misconduct in this case, removal … is the appropriate disposition” for the judge, April Teniade Ademiluyi. The high […]
Continue ReadingGhanaian couple based in the United States, will spend the next 25-years of their lives in prison for second-degree murder in the death of their five-year-old son. Valerie Owusu, and her boyfriend, Emmanuel Addae, both 28 years old and residing in Corona, Queens, New York, had been convicted in March of depraved indifference murder for […]
Continue ReadingThe reigning Miss United States of America, Noelia Voigt, has resigned from her title, citing her mental health. In a statement via her Instagram account, she acknowledged that her action may come as a shock to many but she hopes that her fans stick around with her as she writes the next chapter. Her statement […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu and his aides have, on Wednesday, returned to Nigeria from Europe and Saudi Arabia, a statement by the Presidency has said. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, who announced the development in a post on his X handle today, welcomed the president into the country. “Welcome Home […]
Continue ReadingNigerian comedian and Bola Tinubu’s ardent supporter, Seyi Law has expressed outrage over the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) introduction of a 0.5% cybersecurity levy on all banking transactions, calling it “unacceptable” and urging the apex bank to reconsider the policy. Seyi Law took to social media to voice his concerns, tagging President Bola Tinubu […]
Continue ReadingNigerian film industry, Nollywood, is mourning the loss of veteran and star actress, Madam Elizabeth Evoeme, popularly known as Ovularia, who passed away at the age of 81. Ovularia, notably known for her iconic role as the wife of Chief Zebrudaya Okoroigwe Nwogbo alias 4.30, in the 1980s and 1990s television series, ‘The New Masquerade,’ […]
Continue ReadingA video showing newly appointed Supervisors and Advisers of Ikere-Ekiti Local Government Area (LGA) in Ekiti state, Nigeria, were sworn in with a cutlass (Ògún totem) and either the Bible or Quran. The viral video shows the Supervisors and Advisers taking turns to wield a cutlass (a totem for the god of iron) in one […]
Continue ReadingIn a circular signed by the Director, Payments System Management Department (PSMD), Chibuzo Efobi; and the Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department (FPRD), Haruna Mustafa; the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday directed all banks to commence charging a 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy on all electronic transactions within the country. Implementation of the […]
Continue ReadingIn a circular on Monday, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), directed banks and other financial institutions to start charging a cybersecurity levy on all banking transactions, and implementation of which would start in two weeks. The circular reads in part: “Following the enactment of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) (amendment) Act 2024 and pursuant […]
Continue ReadingNigerian ace singer, Yemi Alade has continued to tackle the Lagos state government over the demolition of houses in the Mende area of the state. The state Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, over the weekend, demolished the houses on the grounds that the houses were built on the drainage system of the state. On […]
Continue ReadingIkeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) has reduced the tariff payable by its Band A customers to N206.80 per kilowatt-hour from the N225 per kilowatt-hour approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. In a notice, the spokesperson for the IKEDC, Olufadeke Omo-Omorodion, disclosed this to the media on Monday. According to the notice, the downward tariff […]
Continue ReadingCurrently perplexed Nigerian actress, Shan George has cried out after a total of N3.6 million was cleared from her Zenith Bank account and paid into an Opay account with the name Cecilia Chiagoziem Okoro. In a video she shared on her Instagram page last night, Shan said the incident happened on Friday, May 3. She […]
Continue ReadingA beauty queen shared a cryptic post just days before being gunned down in a fatal alleged gang shooting. Former Miss Ecuador contestant Landy Párraga Goyburo, 23, was seen chatting with a man at a restaurant in Quevedo, Ecuador, as masked assailants made their way into the building. Both Párraga and a man believed to […]
Continue ReadingOperatives of Nigerian Police on Thursday, announced the arrest of the alleged mastermind of the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna where some passengers were killed while scores were abducted in March 2022. The mastermind was identified as Ibrahim Abdullahi, also known by the ominous moniker of Mandi. Force Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who […]
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