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A Union Bank staff has died from Coronavirus complications as confirmed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, Emeka Emuwa. In an internal memo made public on Monday May 4, it was gathered that the bank staff died while on treatment for Coronavirus at the Infectious Disease Center in Yaba, Lagos. The bank staff was working […]
Continue ReadingOn 17th April, 2020, my world came crashing down and my heart shattered into a billion pieces. Upon receiving the news of my father’s passing, I immediately felt the most excruciating pain – a pain I would not wish on my worst enemy. My biggest fear in the world had materialised. Most people knew my […]
Continue ReadingNigerian government has been ordered to pay N1mllion damages to a Lagos based lawyer Olukoya Ogungbeje, for using the police to disrupt August 5, 2019 #RevolutionNow protest. The lawyer had sued the Federal Government for N500m, for using security operatives to tear-gas him and other protesters. In the affidavit, which he filed in support of […]
Continue ReadingIn an Instalive conversation with popular comedian, Michael Blackson, a lady who claimed to be a Turkish has shared her pain of being alone while pregnant for a Nigerian man who ran away. Recounting her ordeal, the lady disclosed that she was bitten on her stomach by the Nigerian man before he fled. She also […]
Continue ReadingHello, Excellency!” “Hello Mr. President. It is always so good to hear that: Excellency. It is wonderful. People like Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, they never call me that.” “It is not a problem, Excellency. I know you are very busy, Excellency. They said you wanted me to call you?” “Oh really, who? You know […]
Continue ReadingThere seems to be trouble in paradise right now for Big Brother Naija’s Jackye Madu and her longtime boyfriend Lami Kosemani. The tech expert has publicly tendered a heartfelt apology on his Instagram page, asking his girlfriend to forgive him once again. He went on to beg his followers to go ahead and plead on […]
Continue ReadingNigerian government has received $311,797,866.11, the third tranche of the former head of state, late General Sani Abacha loot, from the United States and the Bailiwick of Jersey. The federal Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami SAN, disclosed this in a statement released today May 4 by his Special Assistant on Media and […]
Continue ReadingHis Eminence, Rev. Matthew Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Nigeria, has handed over a 30-room hotel to the Sokoto State Government as an isolation centre for suspected coronavirus patients in the state. Announcing via Twitter on Monday afternoon, the Sokoto State Ministry of Health, said Bishop Kukah acted on behalf of the Catholic Diocese […]
Continue Reading82.9 million Nigerians are currently living in poverty in Nigeria. This is according to the 2019 Poverty & Inequality in Nigeria report released by the National Bureau of Statistics today May 4. This figure represents 40.09% of the total population. According to the report published on Twitter by Dr Yemi Kale, Statistician General of the Federation […]
Continue Reading170 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Nigeria, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 2,558 at the moment. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known through its Twitter handle on Sunday. NCDC also said fatalities from coronavirus-related complications have increased to 87 in the country. It […]
Continue ReadingA Federal Capital Territory (FCT) mobile court has ordered the indefinite closure of The Shekinah Glory Church, located opposite the popular Citec Estate, Jabi for violating the lockdown order. Magistrate Mabel Bello who presided over the mobile court on Sunday May 3, ordered security operatives to track and arrest the General Overseer of the church simply identified as […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Kabiru Turaki, before the Federal High Court in Abuja. Turaki was arraigned alongside his former Special Assistant, Sampson Okpetu, and two firms- Samtee Essentials Limited and Pasco Investment Limited – for corruption […]
Continue ReadingThe Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all banks not to sack any cadre of staff under any guise. Nigeria’s apex bank took the decision after a special meeting of the Bankers’ committee held on Saturday to review the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Nigerian banking industry. A statement signed by CBN […]
Continue ReadingNigerian star singer, David Adeleke whose stage name is Davido has announced that he featured Nicki Minaj in his new single – ‘Barbz’ Davido made the announcement on social media and that the song is produced by Speroach. The singer is yet to disclose the release date of the new single. Photo: LLB
Continue ReadingIt was at the church service for the 90th birthday of the legendary matriarch of the Awo dynasty Chief Dr Hannah Dideolu Awolowo in Ikenne that the thoughts that prompted this article began. Some well known highly placed gentlemen and their wives were called upon to partake in the wine sipping, bread breaking ritual called […]
Continue ReadingFormer Big Brother Naija housemate and star, Mike Edwards and his wife, Perri Shakes Drayton, are expecting their first child. Perri announced the good news via her Twitter handle on Sunday, May 3, 2020. She wrote: “Been keeping a secret and pleased to announce, I’m pregnant and expecting my first baby. Me and @aireyysabout to […]
Continue ReadingNigerian music director and producer, Clarence Peters, has been arrested and detained by the Lagos state police command over the sudden death of dancer and video vixen, Kodak. On April 30, Nigerians woke up to the sad news of the demise of Kodak. Reports had it that she was electrocuted while charging her phone at Clarence’s apartment in […]
Continue ReadingThe most important universal shock that has flowed from the COVID-19 pandemic is that most governments in the world were unable and often unwilling to address the crisis in a manner that protected peoples’ health, welfare and lives. They have shown very poor governance abilities but demonstrated great skills in lying to the people. Their […]
Continue ReadingBeautiful Nigerian actress, writer, producer, presenter and entrepreneur, Iretiola Doyle, turns 53 today, May 3. Ireti began her career in the entertainment industry in the 90s and overtime has horned her skills in stage, television, film and print works. She was nominated for Best Actress in a leading role at the 2013 Best of Nollywood […]
Continue ReadingLagos monarch, Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi is celebrating his second wife, Hadiza, on the occasion of their first wedding anniversary. Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi married Hadiza in Kano in May 2019. Today, May 3, marks their first wedding anniversary and the monarch took to social media to express his love for her. “Happy 1st Anniversary […]
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