Dele Momodu, has joined Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party. Momodu announced this in a statement on Friday. He explained that his decision was to contribute meaningfully to the development of the country. The former presidential candidate complained ...
Read More »Member of Cross River State House of Assembly, Lady Elizabeth Edem is dead
A member of the Cross River State House of Assembly, representing Akpabuyo State constituency, Lady Elizabeth Edem, Ironbar has died. She was a two-term member of the Assembly, inaugurated in June 2015, into the 9th Assembly. Family sources ...
Read More »Expect thunderstorms across Nigeria from Friday, NiMet warns
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted three days of cloudiness and thunderstorms from Friday to Sunday across the country. NiMet’s outlook released on Thursday in Abuja predicted sunny skies on Friday with patches of cloud over the northern region. ...
Read More »Trump set to launch new social media platform, ‘TRUTH Social’
Former President of the United States, Donald Trump, has revealed plans to launch a new social media platform, called ‘TRUTH Social’. This was made known in a statement on Wednesday by the Trump Media and Technology Group, a newly established ...
Read More »3 shot dead, many injured as transport unions clash in Lagos
Three persons were on Wednesday night feared killed and many others injured after members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) clashed. Those feared killed were said to be ...
Read More »Trump suggests Haitian migrants heading for US ‘probably have AIDS’, says it’s like a death wish for the country
Former President Donald Trump suggested without evidence Thursday night that thousands of Haitian migrants who are reported to be heading for the US-Mexico border are afflicted by AIDS. “We have hundreds of thousands of people flowing in from Haiti,” ...
Read More »Dr. Akunyili’s son reacts as Okonjo-Iweala comments on the murder of his father
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has expressed sadness over the “brutal killing” of Dr. Chike Akunyili, husband of the late NAFDAC DG, Dora Akunyili. Dr. Chike Akunyili was fatally shot by unknown gunmen alongside his ...
Read More »DSS, Police arrest cultist whose gang dehumanized female TikTok user in Edo
The Department of State Services (DSS) and the police have apprehended a suspected cultist in Edo. Smart is allegedly a member of the Neo-Black Movement (NBM) popularly known as Aye Confraternity or Axe Men. Last week, he and colleagues tracked ...
Read More »Insecurity: El-Rufai To Shut Down Mobile Networks In Kaduna
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has asked residents to prepare for a shutdown of telecommunication services. In a chat with some radio stations, the governor said security agents are prepared to launch an offensive on bandits taking refuge in ...
Read More »Update: Police didn’t forcefully take our kids from my ex-wife – Nedu
Nedu Wazobia says the Lagos police didn’t forcefully seize his kids from Uzoamaka Ohiri, his ex-wife. The OAP, real name Chinedu Ani, had earlier shared the result of a DNA test which showed that he was not the biological father ...
Read More »JUST IN: Gunmen kill Dora Akunyili’s husband, Chike Akuyili in Anambra
Unidentified gunmen have killed Dr Chike Akunyili, husband of late former Director General of NAFDAC and minister for information, Prof Dora Akunyili. Akunyili, a medical doctor was killed on Tuesday on his way from Onitsha to Umuoji at Eke Nkpor. ...
Read More »Abia Poly sexual harassment: Police dismisses officer, Nwachukwu after orderly room trial
Corporal Chinedu Nwachukwu, who was recently accused of rap!ng a female student of the Abia State Polytechnic Aba, has been dismissed by the police authority. The dismissal of the Police corporal was disclosed after an orderly room ...
Read More »Tonto Dikeh’s ex, Prince Kpokpogri apologises to Jane Mena’s husband, parents
Tonto Dikeh’s ex, Prince Kpokpogri has apologised to Jane Mena’s husband and parents saying he is sorry she got dragged into the current mess he and his ex, Tonto Dikeh are presently into. Recall Tonto Dikeh while calling out ...
Read More »Saraki’s sister, Gbemisola reacts as Kwara govt destroys library named after her father
Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki, a sister to the former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has expressed disappointment at the Kwara State Governor, Abdulrazaq Abdulrahaman, for demolishing a library named after her late father, Baba Saraki. In a tweet on her verified Twitter ...
Read More »Veteran Actress Joke Silva pens emotional note to self on 60th birthday
Veteran actress, Joke Silva, penned an emotional note to herself as she turned 60 years on Wednesday. She took to her verified Instagram page to recount her past experiences and people she had lost in the last ten years. The ...
Read More »Blow for Chelsea as Kante is ruled out of key Champions League & Premier League fixtures after testing positive to COVID-19
N’Golo Kante had been hoping to rediscover his best form for Chelsea after shaking off a groin injury, but he is now back on the sidelines due to a positive coronavirus test and will sit out key Champions League and ...
Read More »How ‘FEM’ almost landed me in trouble during #EndSARS protest – Davido
Davido, the Nigerian singer, says ‘FEM’, the lead single off ‘A Better Time’, his 2020 album, almost landed him in trouble during the #EndSARS protest. ‘FEM’, which means shut up, became a sensation last year after it was used ...
Read More »BBNaija: Pere wins brand new car
Pere finished first before the other five housemates and secured the key. He was given the keys to a brand new Innoson IVM Caris at the Arena and allowed to sit in his new car. Recall that Pere ...
Read More »Katie Price arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after car crash
Katie Price has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving and taken to hospital following a car crash in West Sussex. The former Page 3 star – who last appeared in public on TV on Monday’s GMB – is currently receiving ...
Read More »Police allegedly seize two children from comedian Nedu’s ex-wife, hand them over to dad
Policemen attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba, Lagos, have seized two children from Uzoamaka Ohiri, the ex-wife of comedian Chinedu Ani, a.k.a Nedu, and handed them over to the comedian, The Punch has learnt. It was learnt ...
Read More »Again, armed robbers attack Osun bank
Armed robbers on Tuesday attacked a Commercial bank in Iree, the headquarters of Boripe local government area. One person was reportedly killed during the attack on Wema Bank. It was learnt that the robbers arrived at the bank, located beside ...
Read More »A right thinking parent would do what is right for their kids- Precious Chikwendu demands access to her kids
Precious Chikwendu, the estranged wife of Femi Fani-Kayode has insisted on seeing her children in new Instagram post. While still in a relationship, FFK and Precious welcomed four sons. FFK eventually took custody of their children after their marriage fell ...
Read More »UK Will Return Funds Stolen From Nigeria – Envoy Laing Assures EFCC
The United Kingdom (UK) has promised to repatriate Nigeria’s stolen wealth to the country. UK gave the assurance at a meeting with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday in Abuja. High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing visited ...
Read More »Travellers stranded as protesting trailer drivers block Mokwa-Jebba Road in Niger
Hundreds of road travellers from the northern part of the country have been stranded in the Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State as protesting trailer drivers block the Mokwa-Jebba Road in the state. It was learnt that the blockage ...
Read More »Suspected ‘Yahoo Boys’ dump lady’s corpse beside church in Ondo
The body of a young lady was on Tuesday dumped on the road in Akure, the Ondo State capital by yet to be identified persons. The corpse of the lady whose identity is yet to be known was found around ...
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