A prominent talent in Big Brother Naija All Stars housemate Mercy Eke has claimed that she dumped her colleague and estranged lover, Ike Onyema, over his questionable toilet etiquette. Previously, Mercy and Ike were love interests during the BBNaija 2019 edition tagged “Pepper Dem” until their relationship hit the rocks after the show. While in…
New Zealand, co-hosts of the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup have crashed out of the competition after drawing with Switzerland in Group A. Before kickoff, New Zealand were second in the group but Norway’s convincing 6-0 victory over the Philippines ensured that the co-host got knocked out at the group state. With New Zealand out…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the disclosure of the spending details of over N200bn public funds collected by the administration of the immediate past Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa from the Universal Basic Education Commission, (UBEC). It also ordered the spending disclosure of allocations from the Federation Accounts. The Presiding…
The Kano State Pubic Complain and Anti-Corruption Agency has started investigation into missing government funds from the State’s Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO) amounting to the tune of over four billion naira. The Chairman of the Commission, Muhyi Gado while leading an investigation tour to the warehouses were cars, heavy duty tractors and tractors alleged to…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has rejected the N25, 000 accoutrement allowance per quarter from the Federal Government. In a communique on Sunday, National Executive Council (NEC) of NARD, emphasised that their prior demand is for the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure to be fully restored to its right value as at the time…
Sports and digital entertainment company, BetKing, has declared openly a novelty match to celebrate the 50th birthday of its brand ambassador and football icon, Jay Jay Okocha. The event is slated to hold on Sunday, August 13, 2023, in Lagos and will feature a line-up of prominent international footballers, including Kanu Nwankwo, Mesut Ozil, Samuel…
An ex-banker, Uchenna Emmanuel, has apologized for having “mistakenly” used a bank customer’s ATM card to withdraw cash five times. The suspect, a cashier, made this known on Friday while being exhibited by the Ondo State Police Command in Akure, the state capital. In his narration, he professed to have made withdrawals from the account…
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria, in Bauchi State, says its operation team has imprisoned a suspected producer of fake Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium fertilizer at Chinade town in Katagum Local Government Area of the State. It added that no fewer than 150 bags of counterfeit fertilizer were also reclaimed from the suspect at his shop…
A Japanese man identified with the name Toco has amazed old and young with him spending a staggering $20,000 to transform himself into a border collie dog. Toco got to accomplish this incredible feat by obtaining a hyper-realistic dog costume produced by a Japanese company known as Zeppet. He spent 40 days creating a detailed…
New Zealand has won their third Rugby Championship after cruising past Australia. The All Blacks’ first-half tries came from Shannon Frizell, Codie Taylor and Will Jordan, after Rob Valetini’s try had given Australia an early 7-5 lead. New Zealand breezed into the lead in the second half in Melbourne with tries from Caleb Clarke, Mark…
The Police Command in Anambra State has confirmed the death of a family of five in a bungalow at Oze Village, Nkwelle Ezunaka. The man and his wife as well as two of their children, his mother-in law and his new apprentice died the first night they moved into the new house built by the…
In a bid to swiftly return Niger Republic to democratic governance after Wednesday’s take over by the military, Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Sunday host a special meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) In a statement by his media aide, Dele Alake, the President pledged that ECOWAS and the…
The European football governing body UEFA has removed Juventus out of this season’s Europa Conference League and also successfully fined the club for breaching Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. The Football governing body, UEFA also fined Chelsea for breaching FFP rules as a result of “submitting incomplete financial information”. While reacting to issues, UEFA said…
The Super Falcons players will get a double bonus if the girls get into Round of 16 at the ongoing 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. It’s expected that each member of the squad is already blessed with $30,000 for participating in the group stage. A place in the Round of 16 will see each player…
Paris Saint-Germain Football club are Longing to sign Barcelona and french winger Ousmane Dembele, ESPN said His Country-side club have been interested in the 26-year-old for a long time and are now ready to activate his €50 million release clause. It is also believed that Dembele has already agreed on a five-year contract at PSG….
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has stopped the working committee of its executives in seven states. The affected states include Ekiti, Rivers, Niger, Katsina, Kaduna, and Zamfara States. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Dr Agbo Major who announced this while briefing newsmen in Abuja, explained that the action followed the report of…
Edited by Damilola Adeleke Former US president Donald Trump said Friday he would not end his run for the White House if condemned and sentenced in any of the criminal investigations threatening to derail his tumultuous comeback bid. The Republican frontrunner was discussing the multiple accusations he faces as he pushes for a second term,…
Fulham Football club have made official the signing of Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey from Ajax on a four-year contract for an unknown fee. The London club announced Bassey’s signing in a statement on their website. The move is subject to international clearance, which the Cottagers say they expect to come early next week, and…
Edited by Damilola Adeleke Spotify, an online streaming platform, says Adekunle Gold’s music has been identified to be mostly streamed in the U.S. in the last 28 days. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa, publicized this in a statement in Lagos.Okumu also said Nigeria is the second nation where the artiste’s music…
Edited by Damilola Adeleke In a communique granted at the end of the NEC meeting on Thursday, NEC members also approved other decisions reached by the Central Working Committee, CWC, of NLC, held on July 25, 2023. The Communique signed by President and General Secretary of NLC, Joe Ajaero, and Emma Ugboaja respectively, reads and…
Big Brother Naija All Stars housemate, CeeC has expressed shock over colleague, Ike’s unbothered reaction towards the controversies in the house. CeeC in a conversation with Ike on Friday, asked to know why he was unconcerned in the house. Ike claimed he had resolved to be mature in the All Stars version of the reality…
198 more Nigerians including adult male and women as well as children stranded in war torn Sudan, have arrived Abuja. The plane conveying them touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Hajj wing at 12:09pm WAT on Friday. Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA led by the Director General, Mustapha Ahmed were…
Google has partnered with Verve, allowing Nigerian users to use Verve cards for purchases on the Google Play Store with the Naira currency. With this collaboration, Google will process Verve transactions within Nigeria, and these transactions will be conducted in the local currency, Naira. This means that the transactions will be treated as local transactions…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the payment of N25,000 peculiar allowance for medical and dental doctors in hospitals, medical centres and clinics in the federal public service. This is contained in a circular dated July 25, 2023, and signed by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, Ekpo…
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has accepted the long-awaited ministerial list from President Bola Tinubu, with former governors, senators, and the House of Representatives members dominating the list. The list was submitted by Femi Gbajiabiamila the former Speaker, of the House of Representatives, now Chief of Staff to the President, who entered the Chamber at 1.18 p.m. and…
Serie A big force AC Milan have made public the signing of Super Eagles forward Samuel Chukwueze from Villarreal in a deal reported to be worth €28m plus add-ons. The Milan team made public the signing in a statement released on their official website on Thursday. Chukwueze signed a five-year contract that will run till…
Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum took to social media on Thursday with a defiant vow to protect “hard-won” democratic gains a day after he was toppled in a military coup. The country’s foreign minister Hassoumi Massoudou also issued a rallying cry on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, for “all democrats and patriots” to make…
NIGERIANS would be availed with the names of the ministers as National Assembly sits for the official release of the Ministerial list. Some of the names shared by the social media coordinator Tinubu transition Arabinrin Aderonke, include: former governor of Rivers state Nyesom Wike, former governor of Kaduna State Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai and eminent medical…
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti is close to making a switch to Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal this current summer transfer window. The huge move is at an advanced stage as the club want to add the veteran midfielder to bolster their squad. He was offered a three year deal with personal terms close to…
ECOWAS leadership has warned that it will not accept any action that impedes the smooth functioning of legitimate authority in Niger or any part of West Africa. Reacting to reports of a coup dètat in Niger Republic, the Chairman of ECOWAS, President Bola Tinubu, says they are closely monitoring the situation and developments in Niger,…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Tajudeen Abbas, has met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the strike action by the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD). At the meeting, Dr Abbas briefed the President on the outcome of his meeting with the NARD leadership. He also appealed to President Tinubu…
