Former Aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode on Tuesday reacted to the backlash surrounding the outfit of the All Progressive Congress vice-presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima at the opening ceremony of the Nigerian Bar Association’s annual general conference. Shettima showed up at the conference in Lagos on Monday dressed in a suit, red tie and a pair of…
The United Kingdom (UK) has announced the commencement of its scale-up visa application. The UK said its applications are welcome effective August 22. According to a statement released on Monday, the government said the new visa type will avail UK’s top high-growth businesses greater flexibility and power to entice talents from anywhere in the world….
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has denied receiving N100 billion from the federal government. ASUU, University of Abuja branch, denied receiving such money as it blamed the government for its ongoing strike. According to ASUU, FG has frustrated all genuine efforts it had made to end the industrial action. The University of Abuja branch…
The Nigerian government has reaffirmed its dedication and effort to tackle issues facing the health sector in the country. Joseph Ekumankama, Minister of State for Health, made the commitment on Monday at the Federal Medical Centre in Ebute Meta, Lagos, while imploring Nigerian medical practitioners not to leave the country. The Orthopedic and Trauma Center, Molecular Building Complex, Oxygen…
Nigerian singer, Tems has set tongues wagging with her revealing outfit. The singer is aggressively trending on Twitter after she was spotted wearing a sheer, black top. Tems posed for a photo with a fan and instead of Twitter use to admire her beautiful face, they decided to look at her chest area. It didn’t…
The loved ones of a young Nigerian man identified as Khaleel Sulaiman are mourning his demise. Sulaiman died in a motor accident in Plateau state. The deceased took to Facebook on Sunday night, August 21, and wrote; “I don’t have plan (B) Is do or die” About five hours after he updated his status, his…
The clergyman believes this is one of the reasons why some men are not successful. An unidentified clergyman has advised young men to stop the habit of performing cuunnniiilingus on their women. According to the preacher, who disclosed this while speaking to his followers, a man who does this should not expect prosperity when he…
Street rapper and vocalist, Portable Omolalomi, rejoices as he gets the chieftaincy title ‘Chief Amuludun of Tigbo Awori Land’ in Ogun State. The singer took to his Instagram page to share the video of his coronation party which was in the presence of the King of the Tigbo Awori. Overjoyed Portable could be seen celebrated by the indigene…
The management of singer, Eedris Abdulkareem, has announced the successful kidney transplant of the artiste on Monday. The statement, titled, ‘Latest update on Eedris Abdulkareem’s health challenge’, was shared on Facebook by Myke Pam. The statement read: “It is with unspeakable joy and undiluted Thanksgiving that the management of Lakreem Entertainment officially releases the news of…
Nigerian Singer, Ayra Starr has replied to people questioning her dress sense. The 20-year-old Mavin star known for rocking skimpy outfits shared a video of herself rocking her trademark outfit. Her song playing in the background had the lyrics “F*ck you wannabes, Ase. F*ck your hypocrisy, Ase. Don’t want any part of it Ase”. Watch…
Some very talented Nigerian skit makers have gone from just making skits for mobile screens to actually featuring in full-length movies. For these Nigerian talents, their journey to stardom began on mobile devices as they churned out skits to the delight of their fans. While their fans laughed and giggled at the skits they watched…
Saturday PUNCH reports that the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Education Institutions have suspended their strike. The unions on Saturday announced the suspension of their ongoing strike for a period of two months. SSANU’s national president, Muhammed Ibrahim disclosed this in an interview with journalists in…
Four people have been arrested by the Osun State Police Command. They were arrested in connection with the attack on the convoy of wife of Osun state governor, Mrs Kafayat Oyetola at Owode, Ede. The command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola in a statement obtained in Osogbo, said operatives were contacted at about 8:30pm on Friday that the…
Olusegun Obasanjo, a former President of Nigeria has sent a warning to Bola Tinubu’s camp. The former president sent a warning to some supporters of Bola Tinubu, the Presidential Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Tinubu and some APC chieftains had visited Obasanjo at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, on Wednesday. Tinubu…
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Controversial self-acclaimed relationship expert, Blessing Nkiru Okoro, also known as Blessing CEO, stirred mixed reactions on Saturday with a video of her village shrine. The Ebonyi-born media personality and influencer took to social media to share the video with a caption that narrates her visit to the shrine and how she said prayers for success after…
Popular Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham gives an update on her fight with a former colleague, Lizzy Anjorin. It would be recalled in 2021 that the thespians engaged in a public feud over claims of using fake social media accounts to spread falsehoods. This led to Iyabo Ojo intervening in a live video where Toyin Abraham affirmed that the allegations of using fake…
Baby mama of a superstar singer, Sophia Momodu, opens up on the speculations of being pregnant for another man. This comes following rumours of a baby bump supposedly spotted on a video of the businesswoman which circulated like wildfire. Reacting to the rumor in a live Instagram session, Sophia Momodu emphasized that she has no reason to hide…
Billionaire’s son, Terseer Kiddwaya, recently blew his trumpet during an IG live session where he stated that only 3 Nigerians make more money than him. The ex-Big Brother Naija housemate avowed that only the 3 afrobeat stars, Davido, Burna Boy and Wizkid make more money than him. He went on to advise people not to hate, but…
A Kenyan lady, Hellen Wendy, has drowned in a swimming pool in Canada while live-streaming herself on Facebook. Wendy, whose Facebook profile indicates that she was a nurse living in Toronto, Ontario was in a happy mood moments before the tragic incident which occurred on Thursday, August 18. “Nimetoka job, I’m feeling good,” she said…
Civic group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened to drag the Nigerian government to court, The group has threatened to sue President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration over the revocation of the broadcast licences of 52 television and radio stations. SERAP on Friday in a post on its verified Twitter handle called for the…
