Nigerian music artist Wizkid, whose real name is Ayodeji Balogun, has lost his mother. Mrs. Jane Dolapo Balogun passed away around 1:30 am on Friday. Wizkid’s long-serving manager, Sunday Are, confirmed the news to PUNCH, stating that Mrs. Balogun ...

  Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has said the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under President Bola Tinubu to float the naira is illegal and he is now challenging that in court. On June 14, at a time ...

  Rapper Young Capone dies aged 35 after being ‘reported missing Rapper Young Capone has died, according to his publicist. The rapper protégé of Jermaine Dupri was reported to have gone missing a few months ago and has now died aged 35. ...

  The former Arsenal and Southampton winger, retired from football at the age of 34. The former England international announced his decision via an emotional video on his social media page today. He said in a voiceover attached to the ...

  The acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, said the service intercepted 4, 252 bags of foreign parboiled rice, 299 cartons of codeine syrup and 5,600 litres of Premium Motor Spirit among others at different locations ...

  ASUU raises alarm over teenage pregnancy at Benue IDP camps The Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU) has called on President Bola Tinubu to as a matter of urgency, address the humanitarian crisis in Benue State Internally Displaced Persons ...

  Jamie Foxx revealed he is ‘finally starting to feel like’ himself again after suffering a medical emergency that left him hospitalized for months. While reflecting on his health scare, the 55-year-old Academy Award winner told his more than 16.8 million ...

  The Lagos State Government has announced a traffic diversion at the Lane Inbound Ikorodu General Hospital for the completion of the Asphalt binder course and wearing course of the new slip road from Thursday, August 17. This is in ...

  Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun on Wednesday ordered that five men arraigned for possessing Indian hemp and two bags of fake foreign currencies be kept in police custody until legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecution is ready. The suspects, ...

  Actress Debbie Shokoya has opened up on the loss of her eight-month-old child at birth. There were speculations the actress snatched another woman’s husband earlier in the year but It was later discovered she tied the knot and also got pregnant ...

  Femi Adebayo has revealed the length he went to produce the trending indigenous movie ‘JagunJagun’. In an interview with newsmen, the actor disclosed that he sold his properties to fund the movie because he didn’t want to seek help from ...

  The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) announced on Thursday that 36 officers were killed in Niger State. Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, confirmed the casualties when he gave a breakdown of the ambush of troops in Niger State ...

  Evicted BBNaija Season 8 All-Star Edition housemate Uriel Oputa recently expressed her love for Whitemoney’s unusually clean breath within the house. In a video, she jokingly admitted that she liked talking to him because it made her feel closer to him. Uriel’s ...

Seyi Awolowo, a BBNaija All Stars housemate, supports Ike Onyema’s attempt to get Ilebaye booted out and refers to it as punishment for what she did to him. This comes after a plot by other housemates to get Ilebaye a ...

Popular Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has said the Federal Government’s N5 billion fuel subsidy removal palliatives are diversionary and a waste. Falana disclosed this on Friday during an interview on Channels Television. According to ...

A 34-year-old man, Adebiyi Samuel, has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife, Serah Ogungbe. Samuel was arrested by operatives of the Amotekun Corps in Ogun State on Monday during a routine patrol. The suspect was said to have murdered ...

  The Murtala Muhammed Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service said it intercepted male donkey genitals and dried shark fins worth N1.23bn at the Lagos Airport en route to China and Hong Kong respectively. According to a statement on ...

Police in Jigawa State have arrested 50-year-old Ibrahim Adamu for allegedly using a sharp object to butcher his four-year-old stepson. Spokesman of Jigawa State police command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam confirmed the incident in a statement. He said the incident ...

  Destiny Etiko’s former adopted daughter Chinenye Eucharia has caused a buzz online as she pens birthday note to Destiny. In a surprising twist, the budding actress Chinenye Eucharia sent a heartfelt birthday wish to her former mentor Destiny Etiko, burying ...

  Reality star, CeeC advises Doyin to be less hard on men and change her tact after she complained about being ignored by Kiddwaya. In the course of the ongoing BBNaija ‘All Stars’ season, Doyin has been warming up to ...

Uriel Oputa, an evicted BBNaija ‘All Stars’ contestant, has disclosed that one of the housemates has a bad mouth odor. During her media rounds following her eviction from the house on Sunday, Uriel revealed this to Naija FM. She mentioned ...

Lizzy Anjorin, a popular Nollywood actress, sets the internet ablaze following a shocking revelation he made in a video shared online. Lizzy Anjorin, who currently splits her time between the United States (Florida) and Nigeria, has caused a sensation online ...

Mercy Eke, a contestant on BBNaija Season 8 All-Star Edition, came under fire after a video surfaced showing her kissing another housemate Kiddwaya. After the Thursday arena game, Mercy allegedly invited Kiddwaya upstairs to a location unobserved by the Big ...

Farida Sobowale of House of Phreeda, popular Lagos socialite, was rescued after attempting to commit su!c!de on the Third mainland bridge on Thursday evening, August 17. She drove her Lexus SUV to the bridge, came down, and was about to leap into ...

Kelechi and Johnson, once of Chicken Republic and dubbed the “Happie Boys,” have lately made a public declaration. They were later given scholarships by OPM Pastor Chibuzor Gift Chinyere to study in Cyprus. They support their allegations that the pastor ...