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The 16th edition of the Headies Awards ceremony that celebrates Afrobeats and African culture took place on Sunday, September 4, at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta. The show was hosted by American actor, Terrence Jenkins and Nigerian actress Osas Ighodoro. At the 2023 Headies Awards, Rema was the biggest winner, picking three […]
Continue ReadingThe General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor E.A. Adeboye, has predicted the possibility of Naira bouncing back and this time even greater than the United States dollar. Based on findings in the black market, the buying rate of the dollar is about N915, and sells at N918 at the moment. Sequel […]
Continue ReadingNigerian singer and actress, Nwakaego Iheanacho, has lost her husband, Niyi Ogbaro. Ogbaro reportedly passed away on Wednesday, August 30, in the United States. The couple who got married in 2009, have lived apart for a while. Ego, who was a former backup vocalist to veteran singer, Lagbaja, gave a hint of marital crisis after […]
Continue Reading100-level course 9 police cadet, Suleiman Jika, has collapsed and died at the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, Nigeria. Jika, 19, who hailed from Adamawa State, and was in the Department of Computer Science, reportedly collapsed inside the toilet in the early hours of Saturday, September 2, 2023. Punch reports that some of the […]
Continue ReadingPopular stand-up Nigerian comedian, Okechukwu Anthony Onyegbule aka Okey Bakassi and his wife Ezinne, celebrated their 22nd wedding anniversary on Friday September 1. Okey Bakassi took to his Instagram page that Friday evening to celebrate his union with his wife and mother of his children. He wrote: “Wow, it’s 22yrs since we stood in front […]
Continue ReadingIn the dying days of his administration in 2007, President Olusegun Obasanjo sold 51 percent of federal government’s stakes in two of Nigeria’s four ailing refineries to Bluestar Oil Services Ltd — a consortium floated by Dangote Oil, Zenon Oil and Transcorp Plc — for $761 million. Shortly after the inauguration of a new administration, […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has recalled all Nigerian career and non-career ambassadors worldwide. This development was disclosed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, on Saturday. He made this known in response to inquiries that Tinubu recalled the Nigerian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Sarafa Ishola. A statement by Tuggar’s media aide, Alkasim Abdulkadir, […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement, the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, approved the appointment of a pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Prince Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye, as the new Soun of Ogbomoso land. See the statement by Dotun Oyelade, the Oyo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation below: Press Release Oyo Gov Approves […]
Continue ReadingState of Maryland’s learner’s permit knowledge test, and its study materials, in the United States of America, will soon be offered in nine more languages, bringing the total for each to 17 languages. “Improving accessibility for the driver’s knowledge test and study materials is critical to serve Maryland’s linguistically diverse population,” said Motor Vehicle Administrator […]
Continue ReadingThe current National Treasurer of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Caroline Ladidi Anze-Bishop, has come out to tell the Nigerian lawyers at the 2023 annual general conference that she was not the one who prepared the association’s 2023 financial report that the NBA president, Yakubu Maikyau SAN wanted her to sign and present to Nigerian […]
Continue ReadingEither through surgery or by adhering to a healthy lifestyle and eating, these female Nigerian celebrities have left many spellbound with their incredible weight-loss transformations. Here are five female Nigerian celebrities with incredible weight-loss transformations: Eniola Badmus Nigerian actress and producer, Eniola Badmus, had tongues wagging with her drastic weight loss back in 2021. In […]
Continue ReadingImmediate past Chairman of the Nigerian Body of Benchers (NBOB), Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, on Friday, called for the renaming of the country noting that the current appellation is demeaning and hypocritical. Olanipekun spoke at a colloquium that was held in Abuja to mark the 25th anniversary of Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama as a SAN. In […]
Continue ReadingNigerian star actor and film producer, Bolanle Ninalowo also known as Nino B, has taken to his Instagram page to announce the dissolution of his marriage to his beautiful wife, Mrs. Bunmi Ninalowo. He wrote: “Finally i accept the reality of the End to a Road! “A sad reality that gives room & hope for […]
Continue ReadingPresident of Rwanda, Paul Kagame has approved the retirement of 95 Military Generals and senior officers as well as 930 junior soldiers. This is coming barely 48 hours after the military coup that sacked President Ali Bongo Ondimba from power in Gabon. The military in Gabon, on Wednesday, August 30, ousted Ali Bongo Ondimba from […]
Continue ReadingControversial Islamic cleric, declared wanted by the Kwara State Police command for allegedly threatening some traditionalists in Ilorin, Alfa Salah Ayodeji, has been arrested and paraded by the police. When paraded by the police in Ilorin on Wednesday evening, the man pleaded for forgiveness, saying that he did not know that his action was dangerous […]
Continue ReadingUnited Kingdom tops the list of registered Nigerians in Diaspora, according to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM). On June 29, 2021, NiDCOM launched its Data Mapping and Registry Portal in Abuja, in a bid to galvanise holistic and realistic data of Nigerians in the Diaspora. Considering the data made available to Punch on Wednesday, […]
Continue ReadingVeteran Nigerian actor, Patrick Doyle, has said that singer Burna Boy does not deserve the recognition he has continued to enjoy. In a post on Facebook on Wednesday, Doyle slammed the Grammy-award-winning artiste, noting that the singer has “done nothing by himself that can be remotely described as great.” Doyle said, veteran acts like Sunny […]
Continue ReadingLeaders of the coup in Gabon has named Republican Guard chief, General Brice Oligui Nguema as the transitional president, according to a TV statement, after the military seized control in the wake of elections. “General Oligui Nguema Brice was unanimously appointed chairman of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions, chairman of the […]
Continue ReadingThe Nasir El Rufai-led True Federalism Committee set up by the All Progressives Congress to look into the issue of restructuring submitted its reports to the National Working Committee on Thursday, January 25, 2018. The committee in its reports called for more devolution of powers to the states and urged that the police and prisons […]
Continue ReadingOne Nigerian man, known as Meet D Edes, garnered attention on social media by sharing a heartwarming video showcasing the affectionate nature of his soldier wife. The video he posted on TikTok, captures his wife, dressed in her camouflaged army uniform, taking care of his toenails as they celebrate their 10th anniversary. In his caption, […]
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