The Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams has revealed that prominent monarchs in Benin Republic numbering about 10 have agreed to help Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho. He made the revelation on Monday. The activist, who has been in police custody since his arrest last week at an airport in Cotonou, is currently in court in the…
The Big Brother Naija Season 6, themed, Shine Ya Eye, has presented the first twist of the show with the ‘Wildcards’. During the second launch show on Sunday, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu announced that two housemates from all the 22 contestants are actually Wildcards. In this piece, The PUNCH highlights what Wildcards are, their role in the house, and other…
According to a report by The PUNCH, the Academic Staff Union of Universities has threatened to resume the industrial action it suspended since December 2020 over the Federal Government’s alleged failure to honor many of the agreements it signed with the Union. The Chairperson, ASUU, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Dr. Ibrahim Inuwa, stated this…
It has been revealed that Boma, one of the Big Brother Naija, BBNaija housemates, is actually a Hollywood actor and has starred in ‘Blacklist’, popular tv series. The ‘Shina Ya Eye’ BBNaija housemate had yesterday told his fellow housemates that he has acted in Hollywood with some celebrities and also in Nollywood. However, it came…
The male housemates in the ongoing Big Brother Naija reality TV show, Season 6, have revealed how they are going to welcome the female contestants to the BBNaija House today. BBNaija Season 6 tagged Shine Ya Eye kicked off last night with organizers of the show unveiling the male contestants and ushering them into the…
Ogunleye Olamide Babatunde, the popular content creator, who is better known as Oluwadolarz is involved in a car accident. He suffered a car crash along Lekki-Epe expressway, Lagos. According to reports, the comedian crashed his white Lexus Salon car and the impact left the car seriously damaged. He however escaped the auto crash with few…
Niyi was among the 10 male housemates introduced into the Big Brother Naija house yesterday by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu. The wedding photo of a woman called Bella, the wife of Niyi, the sixth housemate in the Shine Ya Eyes house has gone viral. The housemate, who hails from Oyo State, is also a former basketball player…
White Money, a Big Brother Naija, BBNaija season 6 housemate, has revealed that he was once a commercial motorcyclist to make money. White Money revealed this while speaking to other housemates. According to him, he had to ride Okada at some point in his life to survive. He also mentioned that he has done different…
Clarion Chukwurah, the veteran Nigerian actress, turns a year older today, July 24, 2021. To celebrate, the actress went topless in her birthday photos which she shared on her Instagram page this morning. Posting the photos, she wrote: ”I AM NIGERIA…with My Myriad of Culture And Ethnic Groups… Sometimes, I look Confused To The Rest of…
Many Nigerians are very excited and have expressed their excitement on social media as Big Brother Naija returns for another season. At about 7 pm (WAT), Ebuka Obi-Uchendu decked in a neatly tailored outfit will declare the latest season of Big Brother open. This will be the sixth edition and like previous installments, it promises…
In this interview, Busola Tejumola, the Executive Head of Content and West Africa Channels at MultiChoice Nigeria, speaks with TOFARATI IGE on the new features in the 2021 edition of Big Brother Nigeria. Voting by text message is believed to be one of the major ways through which Big Brother Naija makes money. Why was that scrapped for…
Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian Nobel laureate, has again said that there is no hope of Nigeria continuing together as one nation if the Federal Government fails to do the needful. According to the foremost playwright, Nigeria cannot continue as one country unless it is decentralized as a matter of urgency. Asked during an interview with…
Laycon and Erica, two former BBNaija housemates, have settled their differences. Erica made this known in a new video on her Instagram page. Recall that the duo had the biggest fight of the ‘lockdown’ edition which led to Erica’s disqualification. After the altercation, the hatred between the two ex-housemates lingered even during the reunion show…
Many excited fans of the popular Big Brother Naija show have commended former housemates, Laycon and Erica, for squashing their beef. Recall that Erica on Friday night announced that she and Laycon have reconciled and are now cool with each other. The duo, who had the biggest fight of the ‘lockdown’ edition, were seen hanging…
Nigerian filmmaker and businessman, Charles Okpaleke gifted Igbo businessman, Obi Cubana a briefcase of crisp N500 notes. In a post on his Instagram page, Obi Cubana shared a video of Charles arriving with a briefcase of money as a gift in honor of his mother, Ezinne Iyiegbu. Another slide shows the moment the Cubana Group…
Obinna Iyiegbu, the billionaire businessman, also known as Obi Cubana, has left the country for Maldives. This was revealed by Instagram comedian, Mr. Macaroni, on social media. Mr. Macaroni in a series of tweets gave details of his latest skit that featured Obi Cubana and music producer, Don Jazzy. He wrote: “Obi Cubana left Oba on…
The many fans of famous Nigerian singer, Wizkid have taken to social media platforms to celebrate the award-winning singer as he clocks 31 on July 16. Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, Wizkid made his debut in the Nigerian music industry in 2011 and has been breaking ground since then. The father of three holds several notable achievements…
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, July 20 and Wednesday, July 21, as public holidays to mark 2021 Eid-al-Kabir celebration. A statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr. Shuaib Belgore, stated that the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government today in Abuja. Aregbesola, however, congratulated…
WhatsApp has announced the launch of a trial aimed at freeing its users from smartphones. In a blog post on Wednesday, Facebook engineers said the new feature would allow for the hugely popular service to be used on multiple “non-phone” devices without needing to connect to the smartphone app. “With this new capability, you can…
Ethereum was developed not long after the first virtual currency, Bitcoin, was launched in 2009. More specifically, it was released in 2015 and today is finally recognized as a reputable decentralized cryptocurrency thanks to its market capitalization of almost $30 billion, and it is actually the second-largest cryptocurrency on the market. The purpose of Ethereum…
