Magdalena Andersson has been approved by Sweden’s parliament as the country’s first-ever female prime minister, after replacing Stefan Lofven as leader of the centre-left Social Democrats. Sweden is the only Nordic country never to have elected a woman as a ...
Read More »Northwest governors visit Ikoyi collapsed building site
North-West governors on Wednesday paid a condolence visit to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu over the Gerrard Road, Ikoyi building collapse, which killed over forty people few weeks ago. The Governors also sympathised with the people of the State and families ...
Read More »World’s oldest ever person’ and the last surviving woman born in the 19th century, dies aged 124
The world’s oldest ever person, Francisca Susano, and the last surviving woman born in the 19th century, has died at the age of 124. Francisca Susano, affectionately known as Lola Iska, died on Monday night at her home in the ...
Read More »Davido Launches New Cryptocurrency “Echoke Social Token”
Davido has announced the launch of his cryptocurrency, ‘Echoke social token.’ Davido made the announcement in a Twitter post expressing excitement about the social token. In the post, he noted that with his social token value created by fans to ...
Read More »Oyo State Speaker, Debo Ogundoyin releases pre-wedding photos as he weds this weekend
Oyo State Speaker, Debo Ogundoyin and his fiancee, Olamidun Majekodunmi have released their pre-wedding photos as they wed this weekend in Ibadan. The couple will will be having their traditional marriage on Thursday, November 25, 2021, at the UI ...
Read More »#EndSARS: Germany offers to train Nigerian police on protest management
The German Government has offered to train men of the Nigeria Police Force in the management of protests without the use of lethal weapons. To this end, a high-level delegation from Germany on Tuesday visited the Chairman of the Police ...
Read More »Another Abuja market gutted by fire
Barely three weeks after a fire outbreak at Kubwa Ultra-Modern Market in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja where many people lost their lives, another market located in Nyanya went up in flames on Tuesday night. The incident caused pandemonium ...
Read More »“I was never arrested by EFCC, I was invited” – Femi Fani-Kayode
Femi Fani-Kayode, has denied media reports claiming he was arrested by EFCC operatives yesterday 23rd of November 2021. According to a report by ICIR, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating Kayod for allegedly forging hospital documents ...
Read More »Femi Kuti and his son, Made, bag Grammy nominations
Nigerian music duo, Femi and made Kuti have both bagged nominations in the prestigious Grammy Awards. The nomination list for the 2022 Grammy Awards was released yesterday. Singer Femi Kuti and his son, Made, have bagged nominations in the ...
Read More »Lady dies 3weeks after younger sister was killed in Ikoyi building collapse
A Nigerian lady identified as Amaka Enekwe has died three weeks after her younger sister, Onyinye, died in the Ikoyi building collapse. It can be recalled that the 21-storey building collapsed on November 1, 2021, killing 43 persons. Onyinye ...
Read More »Petrol to cost N340/litre after subsidy removal in 2022 – NNPC boss
Petrol may cost N340 per liter in 2022 as the subsidy regime for petroleum products will come to an end in February 2022. This was revealed by NNPC boss, Mele Kyari. Kyari made this known at the presentation of ...
Read More »British actor Damson Idris mourns Baba Suwe
British actor, Damson Idris, has taken to social media to mourn veteran Nigerian actor, Babatunde Omidina aka Baba Suwe, who died on Monday, November 22. A condolence register has already been opened in his home and family and friends ...
Read More »Benzema found guilty in sex tape blackmail case
Real Madrid forward, Karim Benzema, has been found guilty in a sex tape blackmail case and has been handed a one-year suspended prison sentence and a 75,000 euro fine. He was found guilty of being complicit in the attempted ...
Read More »Beware of fake Davido airtime, data giveaway, NCC warns Nigerians
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted Nigerians about a false Davido airtime and data giveaway advert on social media. Director, Public Affairs of NCC, Ikechukwu Adinde, said on Tuesday that a group of scammers had rolled out an advertorial ...
Read More »Lai Mohammed dismisses Lagos #EndSARS report as fake
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has dismissed the report of the Lagos state panel that investigated the #EndSARS massacre as fake news. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, he said the report submitted to Lagos state ...
Read More »Iyabo Ojo shares beautiful family pictures, thanks all who graced her mother’s remembrance celebration
Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo has shared beautiful family pictures, and thanked all those who graced her mother’s remembrance celebration over the weekend. The actress shared more than one family photo, and wrote;
Read More »“Lai Mohammed is a pandemic” – Activist Rinu Oduala reacts to the Minister calling Lagos Endsars report fake
Activist Rinu Oduala has called the MInister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed a pamdemic. Her reaction comes shortly after Mr Lai told journalists today in Abuja that the Lagos Endsars panel reports can not be relied upon and for ...
Read More »Igboho undergoing process of extradition back to Nigeria – DSS
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho is currently under extradition procedure back to Nigeria, The Punch reports. In a series of court affidavits declared and signed on behalf of the DSS by one of its operatives, ...
Read More »Gunmen raze Imo police station, kill cop
Gunmen have attacked and burnt a police Divisional headquarters in Arondizuogu in Ideato Local Government Area of Imo state. The attack which happened around 2:00 am on Tuesday left one of the police officers on duty dead. Sources in the ...
Read More »Nigerians to get N5,000 transport grant after removal of Fuel subsidy – FG
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said that Nigerians would get N5,000 per month as a transportation grant after the removal of fuel subsidies. According to the Minister, the Federal Government will remove fuel subsidies by ...
Read More »Osimhen to miss 2021 AFCON, undergoes surgery
Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has been ruled out of action for three months following the surgery on his cheekbone and eye socket. Serie A leaders Napoli disclosed this in a statement released on their official website today. With this, ...
Read More »Ogun monarch begs Davido to fund out-of-school children
The Eselu of Iseluland in the Yewa-North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Akintunde Akinyemi, has called on popular singer, Davido, to help fund and get out of school children back to school. The monarch made this known in an ...
Read More »Wizkid bags two Grammy nominations, alongside Tems
Wizkid has baged two Grammy nominations, alongside Tems. He got nominated in the Best Global Music album category alongside Nigeria’s Femi and Mide Kuti. He also got another nomination in the Best Global Music Performance album alongside Tems. Check out ...
Read More »Adele reportedly walked out of interview when host admited he hasn’t heard her album
Adele reportedly walked out on an Australian TV host who flew 10,000 miles to interview her as part of a $725,000 deal — because he hadn’t listened to her new album. Seven Network host Matt Doran flew from Sydney to ...
Read More »Femi Fani-Kayode arrested for forgery
Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Lagos. EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the development to PM News. He confirmed that the former minister, who rejoined the All Progressives ...
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