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The management of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has suspended indefinitely its Mr David Udo-Udom, the lecturer allegedly involved in a sex scandal in a video trending in social media. The indefinite suspension is with immediate effect pending the outcome of a Disciplinary Panel constituted by the university to investigate the incident, UNN Public […]
Continue ReadingTwo weeks after Junior Pope and three other Nollywood actors died in a boat accident in Anam River, Nigerian movie industry has again been thrown into mourning as the news of the death of another veteran Nollywood actor and singer, Zulu Adigwe, surfaced on social media on Tuesday. Adigwe’s death was announced by a movie […]
Continue ReadingPastor of the God Foundation Spiritual Church of Christ, Ibùdó Aseyori of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, at Osioyemi Eleweran, in Abeokuta, Nigeria, Monday Ogunyomi, has been arrested and detained by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly raping a 25-year-old woman during a cleansing prayer in the church premises. Reports say the incident occurred […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actress, filmmaker, producer and director, Faithia Williams’ father has passed away. The 55-year-old actress was previously married to Saidi Balogun, with whom she shares two children, a son and a daughter. She shared the sad news on her Instagram page where she wrote: “With a heavy heart, i am sad to say goodnight to […]
Continue ReadingChairman of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, transferred $720,000 from the government’s coffers to a bureau de change (BDC) before leaving office to pay his child’s school fee in advance. Olukoyede revealed this during an interview with journalists on Tuesday […]
Continue ReadingPersons believed to be gunmen and kidnappers have killed a Professor of law at the Babcock University, Dr. Yinka Olowojobi, and abducted two others in Iperu town, Ogun State. The gunmen dressed in black attires and said to be eight in number, attacked the Ajadeh Event Centre located on Sagamu Road in the Iperu area […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has sealed an Abuja-based Chinese supermarket located within the China General Chamber of Commerce (CGCC) in Abuja, Nigeria, following allegations of discriminatory practices against Nigerians. Officials of FCCPC shut the supermarket when they stormed the premises on Monday. The commission’s officials sealed up the place after interrogating […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Egbetokun, has opposed the establishment of State Police, saying the country was not ripe for it. He stated this during a one-day dialogue on state policing, themed, ‘Pathways to Peace: Reimagining Policing in Nigeria’ on Monday. Egbetokun stated that the establishment of state Police would exacerbate ethnic tension, […]
Continue ReadingKenyan Police Service has arrested fleeing Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, as the International Criminal Police Organisation moves to extradite him to Nigeria within the week. Government sources familiar with the case who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak on the matter confirmed the development to Punch on Sunday night. Punch […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actor, Ugezu Ugezu, has shared the story of a man who died during surgery, after his wife, who became tired of her husband’s snoring, “convinced and forced” him to undergo a medical surgery in India in order to stop him from the snoring. The actor said, despite friends advising against it, the wife and […]
Continue ReadingBBNaija season 6 housemate, fashion icon, ex-beauty queen, brand influencer, and philanthropist, Queen Mercy Atang has disclosed that she recently fired her nanny for not doing her job diligently. She said the nanny protested about not getting enough sleep, but it was strange because she sleeps before the baby she is supposed to look after. […]
Continue ReadingChairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa took to social media on Saturday, April 20, to share her experience about Naira spraying concern at a party in Lagos. In a video shared on her Instagram page, she said, “Just coming from a birthday party, and guess what? Everybody was afraid to spray. “But […]
Continue ReadingNigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) and the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) have assured Nigerians in the Diaspora that the diaspora mortgage scheme will be in operation within the next three months . A statement by Gabriel Odu of the Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, NiDCOM, the assurance was given during a strategic […]
Continue ReadingAnother faction of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ganduje Ward, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area, Kano State, on Sunday announced the suspension of Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, its national chairman, from the party. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Malam Haladu Gwanjo, the Legal Adviser of another APC faction in Ganduje Ward, last week […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate played chess nonstop for 60 hours in New York City’s Times Square, United States, to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon. Tunde Onakoya, 29, hopes to raise $1 million for children’s education across Africa through the record attempt that began on Wednesday. He had […]
Continue ReadingNigeria Police Force (NPF) has detained a female police officer who was the aide-de-camp (ADC) to embattled former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, reports say. The ADC was arrested alongside other police officers attached to 48-year-old Bello, and is being detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Their arrests […]
Continue ReadingA man set himself on fire Friday outside the court where Donald Trump is standing trial in Manhattan, with officers rushing to extinguish the flames. Burning clothes were strewn in the park, which was locked down by authorities, while ambulances lined up nearby on standby, an AFP correspondent at the scene saw, describing a strong […]
Continue ReadingIn a notice posted on the commission’s official Facebook page on Thursday, Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, wanted for offences relating to economic and financial crimes. The notice reads: “The public is hereby notified that Yahaya Adoza Bello (former Governor of Kogi State), […]
Continue ReadingDonald Trump becomes the first former U.S. president to face a criminal trial – a case involving alleged hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels that carries major political and legal ramifications as he runs to regain the White House. The trial began in Manhattan on April 15. It is the first of four potential […]
Continue ReadingNot less than 25 arrested Yoruba Nation agitators were, on Wednesday, arraigned before the Chief Magistrates Court in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, for their involvement and roles in the failed invasion of the Governor’s Office and the state House of Assembly. On Saturday, April 13, 2024, some masked persons suspected to be Yoruba Nation […]
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