We’ve met the 5 demands of End SARS protesters — FG

  The Federal Government says it has met the five demands of the End SARS protesters. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed made the claims during a stakeholders’ meeting with members of the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) ...

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Videos from Iyabo Ojo’s mother’s wake keep ceremony

The actress lost her mom last weekend and she has been openly mourning her.   She announced her wake keep will hold yesterday and her burial today. True to it, the wake keep held yesterday at Iyabo’s newly acquired Lekki ...

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You’re great without Grammys nomination – Femi Kuti

Nigeria’s Afro-beat legend, Femi Anikulapo-Kuti has said that not being nominated for the Grammys award does not mean a musician is not great.   Kuti said this while making reference to his father, Fela and Bob Marley who never got ...

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Senator Ali Ndume released from Kuje prison

Justice Okon Abang of The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume.   Ndume has been detained in Kuje prison since Monday following his failure to produce Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, defunct ...

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Nigeria recovers stolen 600-year-old Ife Terracotta

The Federal Government of Nigeria has recovered 600-year-old Ife Terracotta which was smuggled out of the country in 2019.   The Terracotta was formally received by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, from his Foreign Affairs counterpart, ...

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Househelp kills his former employer in Nasarawa (Photos)

Nasarawa State Police Command on Thursday said it has arrested a 27-year-old Cephas Iliya for killing his former employer, late Martin’s Omeri. Late Omeri was a Deputy Chief auditor in the office of the Accountant General of the federation, Abuja ...

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Lai Mohammed denies announcing N5m hate speech fine

Despite video evidence to the contrary, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has denied announcing an increment in the fine for hate speech from N500, 000 to N5m. Mohammed, who on August 5, 2020, announced the decision of ...

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North is the worst place to live in Nigeria – Sultan of Sokoto

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on Thursday lamented the high rate of insecurity in the North, saying it was the worst place in the country  to live.   The Sultan, who stated this at the fourth  quarterly meeting ...

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Gospel singer Buchi, marks 26th anniversary with wife

Nigerian reggae gospel artist and performer Buchi Atuonwu, known as Buchi, and his wife, have marked their 26th wedding anniversary.   The couple celebrated their beautiful anniversary on November 26, 2020. Buchi announced the good news on his social media ...

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Nigeria has 200 million poor people – Buhari admits

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday admitted that Nigeria has 200 million poor people and asked the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to consider this when sharing production cuts.   The President stated that asides the 200 million poor people, ...

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LG Election: Kano Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje orders compulsory drug test for contestants

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has directed all cleared contestants in the forthcoming local government elections scheduled to hold January 16 to be subjected to a compulsory drug test.   The state commissioner for information, Muhammad Garba, disclosed this ...

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Diego Maradona’s final tragic words before he died revealed

Diego Maradona’s final tragic words before he died were: “I don’t feel well.”   The Argentina legend went back to bed after having breakfast and telling nephew Johnny Esposito he didn’t feel well and was going to lie down again. ...

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“Please Let Burna Boy Win So We Can Breathe In Nigeria” — Media Personality, Shade Ladipo Begs Grammy Recording Academy

Media personality, Shade Ladipo has pleaded with the Grammy Recording Academy to let Burna Boy win so they can rest and breathe in Nigeria.   According to her, she wants the African Giant to win as his album Twice As ...

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Drama, confusion as ‘dead’ man regains consciousness

Drama, confusion and disbelief engulfed the atmosphere when a patient who had been declared dead and taken to the Kapkatet sub-county hospital mortuary, Kenya suddenly ‘resurrected.’   A morgue attendant is said to have realised the man was still alive ...

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Judicial Panel throws out slain musician’s petition

An attempt by the family of the budding songwriter, Daniel Chibuike Ikeagwuchi, who was shot dead by a policeman in Port Harcourt to seek justice at the Rivers State Judicial Commission of Inquiry was thrown out at today’s sitting.   ...

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Ex-BBC journalist and partner found dead had no injuries

A former BBC journalist and his partner were both found dead in the same room at home, an inquest has heard.   John Stevenson, 68, was found on the floor near his bed in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, on 12 ...

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