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Strong indications are showing that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has directed its retail outlets to raise the pump price of petrol to N855 per litre. Nigerians woke up on Tuesday to find a change in pump prices, rising from around N600 to N855 per litre. According to Punch, sources informed its correspondent that […]
Continue Reading“Hello, Bros. Hello. Hello. Hello” “Yes. I can hear you” “Which kin thing be this now? I don dey call you since, you no pick call. Person go dey call you, you no go pick.” “At your level, you should know that if you call somebody once or twice and the phone rings, the best […]
Continue ReadingHajia Dada Yar’adua, mother of former Nigerian President, Umaru Musa Yar’adua, is dead. She was also the mother of a Nigerian army General and politician, late Shehu Musa Yar’Adua GCON who was the Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, a de facto vice president of Nigeria from 1976 to 1979; and Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’adua, the […]
Continue ReadingFrancisca Owumi, who was the first runner-up of the reality TV show’s inaugural season in 2006 has passed away. She died on August 29, 2024. Francisca’s family announced the news on social media, requesting peace for her soul. The family wrote on her Instagram page with the caption: “A daughter and sister. May her soul rest […]
Continue ReadingAt 89, old age has confined Dr. Omololu Olunloyo to the wheelchair, but he remains as sharp as he was 29 years ago when I first met him. He still does not wear eyeglasses, even to read. A genius who proved his prodigy as a toddler. I thought I should visit him and inform him […]
Continue ReadingPeoples Democratic Party (PDP) has summoned the former Governor of Rivers State and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over alleged anti-party activities. The PDP Deputy National Publicity Secretary (PDP DNPS), Ibrahim Abdullahi, made this known on Monday during an appearance on Channels Television’s programme, Sunrise Daily. He stated that Wike […]
Continue ReadingNigeria Police Force (NPF), on Monday, declared a British national, Wynne Andrew Martin, also known as Andrew Povich, and a Nigerian, Lucky Ehis Obiyan, wanted for allegedly plotting to overthrow the democratically elected government in the country. The police accused the British national of building a network of sleeper cells to topple the democratic government […]
Continue ReadingStop trying to please God. If you try to please God, you will sin against God. Stop trying to do the right thing. If you try to do the right thing, you will sin against God. Stop trying to do good things. If you try to do good things, you will sin against God. Uzzah […]
Continue ReadingNigerian media personality, actress, author, reality TV show host, and entrepreneur, Toke Makinwa, has taken to social media to let some things off her chest. In a post shared on her Instagram stories on Saturday morning, Toke reflected on how many think she is ‘man-hater or man-basher.’ Toke clarified that “she loves marriage and loves being […]
Continue ReadingAmid the greatest crisis of judicial authority since Nigeria’s independence in 1960, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on 23 August 2024 swore in an Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). For the new Chief Justice, this challenge is also an opportunity to articulate an agenda for reform that can restore public trust in the judiciary. Such an agenda […]
Continue ReadingWeeks after she was forced to withdraw from the Miss South Africa pageant, Ms. Chidinma Onwe Adetshina has been crowned Miss Universe Nigeria 2024. The 23-year-old beat 24 other contestants to clinch the coveted crown at the pageant which took place at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos state on Saturday August 31. Chidinma was […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu arrived in Beijing, the capital of China on Sunday, on an official state visit. While there, the Nigerian leader would attend the 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit, themed “Joining Hands to Advance Modernisation and Build High-Level China-Africa Community with Shared Future.” This was disclosed in a post on X by the […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state set the ball rolling weeks ago. Addressing a group of supporters asking him to join the 2027 presidential race, the PDP governor said he would prefer ex-President Goodluck Jonathan to go for it. “I know there are good leaders within the PDP, especially my boss Goodluck Jonathan,” he told […]
Continue ReadingNigerian lady, Mewolaka, has said that no woman can own a man and polygamy is not a sin. She stated this in a Facebook post on Saturday, August 31, while berating women who kick against their husbands taking second wives. “No woman own any man, nah because he sees you first, nah the same eye […]
Continue ReadingIt was my father who wanted a physician for a son, I didn’t nurse the idea of becoming a doctor – not with my nonconformist nature which sees the wearing of ties in a tropical region such as Nigeria as a colonial mentality. I’ve never seen a doctor who doesn’t wear ties. Have you? Of […]
Continue ReadingVery restless and controversial Nigerian singer, rapper and songwriter, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable or Dr. Zazu Zeh, has claimed that he has received a 10-year work visa in Canada. He shared the good news on his Instagram page, posting a video showing the visa. Portable stated that he is now eligible to perform […]
Continue ReadingNigerian queen of songs, songwriter, newscaster, veteran actress, producer and cultural icon, Onyeka Onwenu, who died on July 30, 2024, after a performance at an event, has been buried in Lagos on Friday, August 30, 2024. The 72-year-old singer who was last seen performing at Reddington Hospital, Ikeja, honouring Managing Director of Emzor Pharmaceuticals, Stella […]
Continue ReadingThe new Super Eagles manager, Bruno Labbadia, has turned down the job less than two weeks before crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin and Rwanda, according to reports from German publication Kicker. Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) had announced Labbadia’s appointment on Tuesday, positioning him as the successor to Finidi George, who resigned […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Afropop singer, songwriter, and actress, Tiwatope Savage, popularly called Tiwa Savage, has expressed regrets over her failed marriage and why she ever made her marital challenges public. Tiwa’s two-year-old marriage to Tunji Balogun, aka Teebillz at that time, literally went sour after Teebillz’s rant on Instagram where she was accused of infidelity. After Teebillz’s […]
Continue ReadingUK-based Nigerian pastor, prophet Tomi Arayomi, has said that a research revealed that 60% of pastors admitted to watching pornography. “One research found that 60% of pastors admitted to watching pornography. It tells me something. Most pastors aren’t bound by sin. We’re bound by our title. It’s time we de-stigmatize this so we can deal […]
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