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Hope of a former House of Representatives member from Kano State, Mr Farouk Lawan, to get his five years sentencing over bribery conviction quashed, was on Friday dashed, as the Supreme Court dismissed his appeal for lacking in merit. Lawan was convicted by a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on June 22, […]
Continue ReadingAn Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a Lagos Bishop, Oluwafeyiropo Daniels, simply called Feyi Daniels, to life imprisonment for raping his 23-year-old female assistant and worshipper (name withheld). The Bishop, who took to the witness box in his own defence, testified that he believed three out of the four women who […]
Continue ReadingLagos, Nigeria has been ranked as the 19th best city to visit in the world, according to Time Out, a British media and hospitality company that publishes guides and magazines. According to Time Out, the conclusion was drawn from a survey of more than 20,000 city dwellers around the world with its network of editors. […]
Continue ReadingFrom last week continues the speech by Gen Murtala Mohammed on why Lagos lost its federal capital status to Abuja and government’s decision to maintain special defence and security arrangements in Lagos, which will henceforth be designated a ‘special area’. “These arrangements will be carefully worked out and written into the new Constitution. Kaduna and […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara, has on Thursday, celebrated the affirmation of his election by the Nigerian Supreme Court, declaring that, “one elephant is out of the road.” Fubara also said his triumph at the Supreme Court has laid to rest the legal battles that added to the distractions his administration grappled with in […]
Continue ReadingOndo State House of Assembly, has on Thursday, screened and confirmed Olayide Adelami as the Deputy Governor of Ondo State. This came 24 hours after the governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa picked Adelami as the deputy governor-nominee and sent his name to the Assembly for screening and approval. The State Assembly confirmed Adelami after the consideration of a […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, jetted out of Nigeria for France on private visit. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this in a terse statement on Wednesday. The statement said the President is expected to be back to the country in the first week of February, 2024. “President Bola […]
Continue ReadingVeteran Nigerian actress, Rita Edochie has given her thoughts on the proper way a man intending to be a polygamous husband should go about it. The beautiful and married actress made it clear that she has never seen where polygamy worked in Igbo land and it is always like going “from frying pan to fire”. […]
Continue ReadingCelebrity and former Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for Lagos State Police Command and later Zone 2, Dolapo Badmus has been promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP). In a statement signed by Ikechukwu Ani and released on Wednesday, 24th January 2024, by the Police Service Commission (PSC), under the chairmanship of […]
Continue ReadingNigerian doctor, Farinre Olumide, has said that women are often the ones blamed in cases of infertility but some men are sometimes the cause. The doctor therefore advised men to get tested as they may be ”shooting blanks” while their wives are being blamed by family members. “I remembered something now. you know how we […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Police, through its Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCID), Alagbon, in Ikoyi, Lagos State, Nigeria, has confirmed the arrest of Oyeabuchi Daniel Okafor, son of comic actor John Okafor aka Mr Ibu and Jasmine Chioma Okekeagwu, his adopted daughter, for allegedly conspiring and defrauding the actor of the sum of N55 million. In […]
Continue ReadingFormer Governor of Cross River State, Mr Donald Duke, has a great deal of archival materials and enjoys discussing historical issues. Last week, he sent me a treasured publication that speaks to our country’s past and may help explain some of the challenges we grapple with today. ‘The Nigeria Handbook 1919 (Issued with the approval of the Nigerian Government)’. Compiled by […]
Continue ReadingVeteran Nigerian actress, filmmaker and writer, Steph-Nora Okere has revealed some challenges she has faced for being good at the character or role she played in Nigerian movies. The 49-year-old mostly known for playing seductive and antagonist roles in films narrated how someone once slapped her for playing the role of a villain in a […]
Continue ReadingAfrica Cup of Nations last-16 pairings in the Ivory Coast (all times GMT): Saturday In Bouake Angola v Namibia (1700) In Abidjan Nigeria v Cameroon (2000) Sunday In Abidjan Equatorial Guinea v Guinea (1700) In San Pedro Egypt v Democratic Republic of Congo (2000) Monday In Abidjan Cape Verde v Mauritania (1700) In Yamoussoukro Senegal […]
Continue ReadingMr Youssouf Sawane, a Malian money-maker, leads miners from Mali in Oyo State. He was asked by the Nigerian Tribune how much his group was paying into the coffers of the Oyo State government. He answered that he owed the Oyo State government nothing; his business was with the Federal Government. Displaying a remarkable knowledge […]
Continue ReadingNigerian star actor, Oyekunle Opeyemi Oluwaremi, simply called Kunle Remi, and his beautiful new wife, Boluwatiwi, simply called Tiwi, were the trending faces across social media last weekend. The young couple got married over the weekend, and it was a massive shutdown. That weekend came with so much love and beauty and it is thanks […]
Continue ReadingNigerian lady, Aisha Ohunene Salaudeen, from Kogi State, Nigeria, has said that some women are destined to be second, third or even fourth wives. “Sincerely speaking, some of us are destined to be second wife. All you have to do is just accept it with pride,” she wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday, January […]
Continue ReadingDistinguished members of the faculty, esteemed guests, and the vibrant student body of the University of Lagos, it is with immense humility and profound gratitude that I stand before you today. As I accept this honorary doctorate, a powerful emblem of scholarly eminence, I am reminded of the incredible journey this prestigious institution has undertaken […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Entrepreneur and Chairman of Sapphire Group, Wale Jana, has reacted to the trending video of Kunle Remi’s wife and Moses Bliss’s fiancee dancing. Some Nigerians have celebrated the wedding and proposal of the respective men, saying that they went after “decent girls” who display no form of nudity. Nigerians were however shocked to see […]
Continue ReadingThe Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has been forced to delete a post after it sparked outrage. The controversial tweet was a prophecy made in form of prayers by the General Overseer of the church, Pastor E.A. Adeboye. He prophesied (prayers) to his members that, “Before this time next year, your colleagues will be […]
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