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Popular US-based Nigerian actor, Tayo Adeleye, has lost his dear wife. Sharing the news of her death in a social media post on Tuesday, Tayo noted that she would be forever etched in his heart. In a video from her burial ceremony, the actor said: “I could remember two weeks ago, you told me you […]
Continue ReadingAn Ivory Coast footballer, Archange Defrignan Mondou, has tragically passed away. 19-year-old Mondou played for Norway’s top club HamKam in the Eliteserien before his sad death. The midfielder, nicknamed Achilles, moved from the Ivory Coast in April of last year and initially joined HamKam’s second team, making three appearances and scoring one goal. On Tuesday, […]
Continue ReadingIt became known at the Thursday’s Senate plenary that a nominee for membership of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Board of Directors, Urum Kalu Eke from the Southeast, has declined the offer stating that he was currently engaged in the World Bank. President Bola Tinubu had on February 13 forwarded the names of Urum […]
Continue ReadingA member of the US Air Force is in critical condition after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC, in an apparent act of protest against alleged Israeli genocide in Gaza On Sunday afternoon, a video live streamed on Twitch showed the airman in uniform standing in front of the embassy […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Minister for Women Affairs, Ms. Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye, has issued a serious advice to her fellow Nigerian women. Kennedy-Ohaneye, during a Conference of Commissioners of State Ministries of Women Affairs in Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja, said avoid trading words would prevent physical assault that may lead to injury or death. She advised women in […]
Continue ReadingGhanaian Parliament, on Wednesday, passed the bill on human sexual rights and family values, commonly referred to as the anti-LGBTQ bill. The bill, called the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, was introduced by Sam Nartey George, the MP for Ningo-Prampram. GhanaWeb reports that the bill was a Private Members […]
Continue ReadingA three-day photo exhibition, as part of events marking the 50th anniversary of PUNCH newspapers, opens in Lagos today (Wednesday), with a former Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture in Lagos State, Steve Ayorinde, as curator. The photo exhibition, showcasing iconic photographs from PUNCH’s rich archive, comes next after the ceremonies marking the newspaper house’s […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has embarked on a protest against hardship in the country. NLC and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had on February 8, issued a 14-day nationwide strike notice to the Federal Government over the failure to implement the agreements reached on October 2, following the removal of fuel subsidy. There were stories […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has given the go-ahead for full implementation of the 2012 Stephen Oronsaye’s Restructuring and Rationalisation of Federal Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies Report. As a result of the announcement, there will be merging, subsuming, scraping and relocation of several agencies of government at the federal level. Minister of […]
Continue ReadingChief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has on Monday, sworn in 11 new Justices to the bench of the Nigerian Supreme Court, charging them not to allow their personal ambition to cloud their sense of judgement. Ariwoola further warned that the interaction of the new Justices with people of unviable inclinations and pedigree, […]
Continue ReadingIn spite of the warning issued by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, on Sunday, human rights group known as the “Take It Back Movement” on Monday hit the streets of Lagos State to protest against the soaring price of food and the high cost of living in the country. Fayoade said that […]
Continue ReadingEconomic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has resolved to lift economic sanctions on Niger Republic, Mali and Guinea. The resolution was taken at the extraordinary summit on the peace, political and security situation in the ECOWAS sub-region in Abuja on Saturday. The sanctions are to be lifted with immediate effect. The regional bloc, however, […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian Muslim cleric has declared that Mrs. Tinubu, “being an infidel should be put to death as provided for in the Quran,” even though he did not provide any chapter or verse of the Quran to support his claim. See what he said below: “Now, Tinubu’s wife is an infidel, an unbeliever. Not only […]
Continue ReadingA Mississippi cop was arrested by her colleagues for allegedly shoplifting sneakers while on duty and in uniform. Now-fired Columbus Officer Robin Conner, 33, was busted Wednesday, Feb, 21, at Dick’s Sporting Goods when an employee stopped her walking out in a $140 pair of tennis shoes, her police chief, Joseph Daughtry, told the Columbus […]
Continue ReadingThe Parliamentary System bills sponsored by 60 members of the House of Representatives have continued to receive support from prominent Nigerians, as former Vice Chancellor of Ahmmadu Bello University and Convener of Northern Elders Forum, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, has endorsed the call for a return to Parliamentary System of Government. Abdullahi, a professor of Agriculture, gave […]
Continue ReadingRev. Fr. Kelvin Ugwu, Nigerian Catholic priest, has seemingly taken a dig at people who said they will teach the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, a lesson during the 2023 general election. In a Facebook post last week Saturday, the priest wrote: “We will teach Obi a lesson,” they said. […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked the Nigerian Presidency, the Federal Judicial Commission, and other Ministries, Departments and Agencies, to submit their anti-corruption strategies, as part of the agency’s efforts to stop the abuse of contracts. The Ministries, Departments and Agencies have up to March 1, 2024 to submit their strategies to […]
Continue ReadingFuneral service of the late Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu was held at the St. Andrews Church, Imola Street, Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria, on Friday February 23, 2024. The governor died on 27th December 2023 after a protracted illness. The funeral service was attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima, many state governors, APC National […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that it has published a comprehensive 526-page document on the 2023 general election. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, in a statement issued Friday, said the report showcases the election’s unparalleled diversity in party representation, demonstrating significant democratic progress. He said: […]
Continue ReadingAnglican Bishop of Ikwerre Diocese, in River State, Nigeria, Dr. Blessing Enyindah, has called on President Bola Tinubu to as a matter of urgency address the increasing hunger and hardship currently facing Nigerians. Many Nigerians have been begging the government to find solutions to the continued increase in the prices of food in the country. […]
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