The former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode seems to have found love again. This time, the lawyer and politician is head over heels in love with a beauty queen, Miss Ezenwa Chika Nerita who was crowned as Queen of Aso International 2019/2020. This comes a few months after he parted ways with the mother of his…
President Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. This is according to a statement signed and released on Thursday by military spokesperson Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu. He takes over from Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru, who died in an air crash last Friday, May 21st 2021. In his response to…
President Muhammadu Buhari celebrated Children’s Day with children in the State House today, May 27th, 2021. See photos below…
The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has thrashed reports asserting the NYSC scheme is set to be scrapped. Two days prior, it was broadly conjectured that the one-year compulsory scheme for all alumni will be rejected after the second reading of a bill in the House of Representatives trying to end the…
Nollywood Actress, Ify Onwuemene, who was known for her role in the popular movie ‘Everyday People’, has died of cancer. Her associate in the film industry, Gloria Anozie-Young, broke the news of her death via her Facebook page. Gloria in her post wrote: “With a deep sense of loss but total submission to God Almighty, we…
As part of the ongoing rightsizing exercise of Kaduna State Government, Governor Nasir El-Rufai has approved the disengagement of 19 political appointees. A statement released from the state government house today, May 26, said the affected officials include two Special Advisers, a Deputy Chief of Staff, and several Special Assistants. ‘’Malam Nasir El-Rufai has thanked the…
The second person in the world, and the first man, to get a COVID-19 vaccine has died aged 81 of an unrelated illness. The 81-year-old had said it was ‘groundbreaking’ for him to receive a shot of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. “It could make a difference to our lives from now on, couldn’t it? it’s started…
CBN has confirmed NAFEX Investor & Exporter forex window rate is now Nigeria’s official benchmark rate of exchange. The central bank of Nigeria reported an official exchange rate of N410.25/$1and referenced it as “NAFEX Exch, Rate (USD) on its website. It confirmed this new official rate on its website on Monday night, after it had removed N379/$ earlier in May.,…
One of the billionaire co-founders of TikTok is stepping down as CEO of ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok. Zhang Yiming, 38, said Thursday, May 20, that he will leave the role because he lacks managerial skills. He added that he preferred “reading and daydreaming” to running the tech giant. According to Bloomberg, he…
American entertainer and Empire star, Bryshere Gray who cast as Hakeem Lyon, has been condemned to 10 days in prison after pleading guilty to felony aggravated assault for choking his wife until she passed out. Bryshere Gray, 27, who played Hakeem Lyon on the Fox TV show, entered a liable supplication in his abusive behavior…
As indicated by her elder sister, she last spoke with Olive on May 17, and from that point forward, nobody has heard from her. An undergrad of Microbiology at the University of Benin, Olive Ize-Iyamu, has been announced missing by her family after leaving home to do a cooking job. According to her sister Constant…
A number of the s3x workers who addressed New Zimbabwe, engaged the public authority and different associations for low-interest advances to begin pay-creating tasks to battle for their destitute families. As indicated by reports, sex workers in Dema Growth Point, Zimbabwe are apparently collecting cans of maize and cups of beans as payment from their…
Following the passing of Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, some noticeable APC individuals have visited Buhari and late armed force boss’ family. Yobe State Governor and Chairman APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee Mai Mala Buni has supported the relatives of late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru. He…
Chelsea are Champions League finalists! Thomas Tuchel’s side deservedly reached the final with goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount. Key stats • Chelsea have not lost a home match in which they scored the first goal in this competition since their 3-1 defeat by Atlético in the 2014 semi-finals. • Thomas Tuchel (W2 D4)…
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Veteran actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, recently had an interview with BBC Yoruba where she spoke about getting married to her husband, Captain Matthew Ekeinde, when she was 18. In her interview, Omotola said she was ready for marriage and was already a millionaire at 18 when she married her husband 25 years ago. The actress said this…
Yemi Alade continues her rollout as she drops the single “Temptation” featuring Patoranking. The Egar Boi and Philkeyz-produced record, ‘Temptation‘ was taken from Yemi Alade’s fifth studio project, “Empress” album which was released in November 2020.
Cheque has released his highly anticipated single “History” featuring Fireboy DML. After gaining massive momentum and love from his last released EP “Razor” Cheque is back on the radar with this dope tune. The mantle of dope collaborations has been passed on to Cheque and Fireboy after Phyno and Olamide gave us many solid years of dope collabos. Check out the first music…
YBNL Nation and Olamide’s official disc jockey, DJ Enimoney has finally released his new single “Sugar Daddy“. DJ Enimoney’s new record ‘Sugar Daddy‘ features Olamide. Coming after they both dropped a snippet on Instagram couple of hours ago. The Eskeez and DJ Enimoney-produced song ‘Sugar Daddy’ is an articulation for your playlist this summer, as…
The official driver of President Muhammadu Buhari, Chief Warrant Officer Sa’idu Afaka, is dead. The late Afaka died at the clinic of the State House, Abuja on Tuesday, April 6 after an extended illness. A statement published by the presidential aid, Garba Shehu, declares that President Buhari extends sincere condolences to the family of the…
