Nigerian music star Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has unveiled the tracklist for his much-anticipated sixth studio album, Morayo. The album, a follow-up to his 2022 release More Love, Less Ego, is deeply personal, serving as a tribute to his late mother, Morayo, who passed away in 2023. Scheduled for release on November…
The Special Assistant on Digital Media and Strategy to the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Demola Olarewaju, has reacted to the redesignation of the presidential media team. Olarewaju suggested that the presidency has demoted Daniel Bwala in the restructuring of President Bola Tinubu’s Media team. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga disclosed…
According to the New York Police Department (NYPD), a series of knife attacks across Manhattan on Monday left two men dead and a woman critically injured. The alleged attacker, a 51-year-old homeless man, was arrested following the “unprovoked” stabbings at three separate locations, authorities said. Mayor Eric Adams said that the suspect had recently been…
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has approved the immediate payment of N70,000 new national minimum wage for workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). A statement signed by the Ag. Head of Civil Service of FCT, Grace Adayilo on Monday, said the approval was in a bid to ameliorate the plight…
President Bola Tinubu has received the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Indian Prime Minister, who arrived in Abuja on Saturday evening, was welcomed at the Forecourt of the Villa at about 10:20 am on Sunday. Upon his arrival, the Indian leader was greeted with the Indian national…
Nigerian afrobeats singer, Kizz Daniel, has vowed to quit music if anyone apart from Runtown comes forward to say they have ever written a song for him. The singer had taken to his X handle to praise his colleague, Runtown, for being the first person to ever write a song for him. “For the first…
The Labour Party candidate in the November 16 Ondo governorship election, Olusola Ebiseni, has said the race is between his party and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Ebiseni said this on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, two days before the commencement of the off-cycle election in the state. He also…
The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,730 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,740 per dollar on wednesday. However, the Naira depreciated to N1,650.2 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ reveals that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM rose to N1,650.2 per dollar from N1,645.4 per dollar on…
The Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has admonished the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration again to focus on governance instead of dissipating energy on permutations for the 2027 presidential contest. Atiku said this in response to comments made by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, about the 2027 Peoples…
Ivy Ifeoma, the second wife of Paul Okoye, also known as Rudeboy, from the former P-Square music duo, has addressed the long-standing rift between her husband and his twin brother, Peter Okoye, also known as Mr. P. In a recent YouTube Q&A session, Ivy openly expressed her disappointment over the unresolved conflict that ultimately led…
The Executive Secretary of the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC), Dr Iyela Ajayi, has disclosed that 40 per cent of the 2024 National Examination Council (NECO) candidates may not proceed to tertiary institutions for no credit in mathematics and english language. Ajayi said this on Tuesday in Calabar during his address at a five-day…
After years of heavy importation of petroleum products, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC, announced on Monday that it has call a quit to the long-standing practice. This comes after the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, had earlier announced its plans to purchase products directly from the $20 billion Dangote facility. Mele…
The Government of Equatorial Guinea has filed a lawsuit against Baltasar Engonga, the former Director General of the country’s National Financial Investigation Agency, for alleged misconduct connected with a sex tape scandal. The government stated that the actions of the ex-anti-graft agency chief “violate the ethical and moral values of noble Equatorial Guinean society.” Through…
Premier League referee David Coote has been suspended following the emergence of a video allegedly showing him making derogatory remarks about Liverpool and the club’s former manager, Jürgen Klopp, as reported by the BBC on Monday afternoon. The Professional Game Match Officials Limited confirmed Coote’s suspension, stating that it takes “immediate effect” pending a full…
President Bola Tinubu has called for an immediate end to the prolonged Israeli aggression in Gaza, emphasizing the urgent need for a peaceful resolution. A statement released Monday by Bayo Onanuga, the president’s special adviser on information, stated that Tinubu made this appeal during the Arab-Islamic summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The president expressed grave…
The State government of Akwa Ibom has announced its readiness to pay an extra one-month salary to workers in its employ in the month of December, popularly known as Eno-Mber. It could be recalled that the current administration started the payment of Eno-Mber last December in its commitment to the welfare of workers. The state…
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has confirmed the death of two persons in a road accident that occured at Ntigha junction, along the Abia State section of Enugu- Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway on Sunday. The Sector Commander of Abia State FRSC Command, Ngozi Ezeoma confirmed the incident on Monday. She said that the accident, which…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has alledged fuel marketers of increasing petrol prices, claiming the pump price is significantly higher than the actual market value. The NLC contends that Nigerians are being exploited, with citizens enduring heightened suffering and hunger due to government policies that are pushing many into destitution. In a communique released following…
Few days after regaining their freedom, some of the protesters detained during the August 2024 EndBadGovernance protest have denied being tortured while in custody at the Department of State Security (DSS) office in Kaduna State. The protesters, who were released a month ago, told journalists that no mistreatment occurred during their detention. They clarified that…
Examiners engaged by the National Examinations Council in marking the 2024 students’ examination papers have threatened to embark on a nationwide protest over the non-payment of their entitlements after completing the assignment. It was gathered that the examiners have started mobilising their colleagues across the states for the planned protest. A letter written to the NECO…
A Bolt Driver, Stephen Abuwatseya has appealed to House of Representatives member representing ABA North/South of Abia State in the National Assembly, Hon. Alex Ikwechegh for the ensued altercation during a delivery of a package to him. In a video released to the press, Mr Abuwatseya felt remorseful as he appeals to all that got…
A fire incident that happened on Thursday at a furniture market in the Ojota area of Lagos State has destroyed goods that worth millions of naira. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu said this in a statement on Thursday. According to Oke-Osanyintolu, the fire started at about 1 pm…
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has declared a three-day mourning period in the state, beginning on Thursday, in honour of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja. The death of Lagbaja, an indigene of Ilobu, Osun State, was announced in a post on X on Tuesday by the President’s spokesperson, Bayo…
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, National Chairman Independence National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said the commission has accredited 111 domestic and international organisations, and will deploy 3,554 observers for the Ondo State governorship election. Yakubu disclosed this on Thursday in Akure during a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the commission ahead of the 2024 governorship election scheduled to…
Kylian Mbappe has been left out of the France squad for their upcoming UEFA Nations League matches against Israel and Italy after coach Didier Deschamps omitted the Real Madrid superstar from his list of players named on Thursday. It is the second successive France squad from which the national team captain has been absent after…
The Nigerian government has unveiled a nationwide free cesarean section initiative aiming at reducing Nigeria’s alarming maternal mortality rates. Prof. Mohammed Ali Pate, Minister of Health and Social Welfare, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at the Joint Annual Review (JAR). According to Pate, the initiative will serve as a vital platform for driving the…
Tragedy struck again in Rivers State, as a middle-aged man named Udeme is feared dead following the collapse of a two-storey building under construction at the Egbelu Mgbaraja axis in Ogbogoro Community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. This comes barely one week after the collapse of a 3-storey building at the Iriebe axis of the same…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, issued a warrant for the arrest of the Managing Director, MD, of Dana Air, Mr. Hathiramani Ranesh, facing a criminal charge over his alleged complicity in a N13 Billion fraud. Justice Obiora Egwuatu ordered the defendant’s arrest following his alleged refusal to appear before the court…
The administration of Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the United Kingdom is planning to increase tuition fees in universities in the country effective from September 2025, a report by The Telegraph of London has indicated. The increase is going to be the first in eight years. The Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, is expected to announce…
NAFDAC has caution Nigerians against the product labelled as providing 48-hour protection in African climates, following an equal warning from the European Union Rapid Alert System for Dangerous Non-Food Products in Brussels. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has warned Nigerians to avoid the recall of Nivea Black & White Invisible…
Social media personality and crossdresser, Okuneye Idris, well known as Bobrisky, was rearrested from an Amsterdam-bound KLM flight and detained by immigration officers late on Thursday night in an attempt to leave the country. The popular cross-dresser posted on his Instagram page to alert followers about the arrest, stating that he had sustained injuries during…
