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Veteran Nollywood actor and the Kabiyesi of The Village Headmaster soap opera, Dejumo Lewis, has passed away. He died at the age of 80. Actor, Saidi Balogun, shared the sad news on his Instagram account on Saturday, December 23. Sharing the photo of the late veteran, Saidi wrote: “Good night DEJUMO LEWIS, may your soul […]
Continue ReadingSome colleagues of Nollywood actor, Azeez Ijaduade, who was reportedly shot by a policeman at Iperu, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, on Saturday night, have said that the bullet went through one part of his neck and came out through the other side, creating a hole. The actors told Punch at the Babcock […]
Continue ReadingImmediate past governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank, Mr. Godwin Emefiele allegedly used proxies to acquire an old generation bank, the Special Investigator on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Jim Obaze has said. In his report, submitted to President Bola Tinubu on December 20, Obaze detailed how a second generation bank was acquired in […]
Continue ReadingDiezani Alison Maduekwe, the embattled former Nigeria’s Petroleum Minister who served during the regime of President Goodluck Jonathan, and thereafter ran to the UK for fear of EFCC, has now begged Nigerian government for leniency. Diezani, who is reportedly suffering the second stage of cancer, is begging president Bola Tinubu to allow her come back […]
Continue ReadingFormer Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has been released from the Kuje Correctional Centre after meeting up with his bail condition.. It was learnt that Emefiele was released on Friday, December 22 2023 after perfecting his bail. The spokesperson for the Kuje Correctional Centre, FCT, Adamu Duza, confirmed the development […]
Continue ReadingPretty Nigerian actress, Moyo Lawal, Nigerian singer, Oladipupo Oladimeji popularly known as Oladips, and Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 Nigerian elections, Peter Obi top the list of Google’s 2023 Year in Search for Nigeria. Others on the list include Hilda Balci, Mudryk, Mr Ibu, Simon Ekpa, Sam Larry, Anita Brown, and Esther Raphael. […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and other unions walked in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, in support and in solidarity for the embattled governor of the State, Siminalayi Fubara. The governor has been in the eyes of the storm since October when the members of Rivers State House of Assembly started […]
Continue ReadingFormer Rivers State Commissioner for Works and now a member of the Rivers Elders’ Forum, Chief David Briggs, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu imposed the resolution concerning the crisis in the state on Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Briggs, who said he attended the resolution meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, insisted that the governor […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate has confirmed the appointment of 11 Supreme Court justices appointed by President Bola Tinubu to fill the justice vacancies at the apex court. The confirmation followed the consideration and adoption of a report by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters during Thursday’s plenary. President Bola Tinubu had asked the […]
Continue ReadingA High Court Judge in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, Hon. Justice Joy Unwana, has been kidnapped while her orderly was killed in the process. Justice Unwana and her driver, Idorinyin Ekanem, while returning to Uyo after a long and last court session for the year, were at about 8 pm kidnapped on Monday along the […]
Continue ReadingIn a communiqué read to newsmen after an emergency meeting on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State elders and leaders including a former Governor, Chief Rufus Ada-George, and former Deputy Governor, Gabriel Toby, have rejected President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in the political crisis rocking the state. Responding to the presidential directive aimed at resolving […]
Continue ReadingNigerians have taken to social media to react to reports of the Rivers state governor, Sim Fubara, signing a peace deal with his predecessor and godfather, Nyesom Wike. Both men have been at loggerheads over the governing of the state and this has led to crisis in the state. Last night, both men had a […]
Continue ReadingTwo persons have been confirmed dead following a fire incident in one of the buildings in the Opadoyin compound of former governor of Oyo state, late Adebayo Alao-Akala, on Monday morning. The fire incident occurred around 7:50am and it is suspected that it was caused by a power surge, according to The Nation newspaper. One […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Nigerian Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong. He will now proceed to the National Assembly as Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial, a seat he won as affirmed by an appeal court ruling dated November 7, 2023. “Lalong has resigned. But it was not at the FEC […]
Continue ReadingCritical stakeholders meeting convened by President Bola Tinubu to address the political crisis in Rivers State has instructed the immediate cessation of the impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara, withdrawal of suits and six other resolutions. It also mandates the withdrawal of all court cases initiated by the governor, while recognizing the leadership of Hon. […]
Continue ReadingNigerians are among the four healthcare workers (if all are not Nigerians), who have been jailed after they were caught on camera physically and emotionally abusing an elderly patient, reports The BBC on Thursday. While Ame Tunkara and Morountaro Adefila were found guilty of ill-treatment and wilful neglect and sentenced on December 8 to four […]
Continue ReadingChairman of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Centre for Transparency Advocacy, Dr Chima Amadi yesterday said economic remedies from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank cannot revive the Nigerian economy. He also said the policies of the two international financial institutions may not be able to raise 200 million Nigerians […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Afropop singer, songwriter and actress, Tiwatope Savage, popularly known as Tiwa Savage, has announced the purchase of a luxurious residence in London, United Kingdom (UK). Taking to her Instagram story channel, the singer gushed over getting her first key as a homeowner in the country. The well-known Nigerian blogger and a close associate of […]
Continue ReadingA lawyer identified simply as Mr Ebong, beat up his wife during an argument over a key. The man brutalised his wife until he broke her mouth and she started bleeding. “Give me the key,” he kept saying as he attacked the woman. It took the intervention of neighbours to stop him from further attacking […]
Continue ReadingFormer Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has passed away. An Igbo leader and elder statesman, Ezeife, died on Thursday at the age of 85. The ex-governor’s family announced his passing in a statement signed by Rob Ezeife: “On behalf of the Ezeife Dynasty of Igbo-Ukwu, I wish to announce the promotion to glory of […]
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