The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has asked parents whose wards are in government-owned tertiary institutions to appeal to the Academic Staff Union of Universities to call off the lingering strike. The academic union declared a nationwide strike on Monday, February 14, 2022 ,and the strike has lingered till date. The lecturers are…
Nollywood is set to thrill movie enthusiasts yet again with a blockbuster movie, C.O.L.D which will hit cinemas nationwide from Friday, August 12 this year. The high-budget action-packed film premiers a stellar cast including Pete Edochie, RMD, Hilda Dokubo, Ireti Doyle, Kanayo O. Kanayo, Ik Ogbonna, Keppy Ekpeyong, Lisa Viola (Australian), Femi Branch, Freddie George,…
In what will come across as a really shocking development, a man has died in a terrible way after falling inside a hot pot in India. The man died from horrific burns he sustained after falling into a giant pot of porridge in India. A graphic video shared online shows the moment the man appeared to…
The Lagos State Police Command has invited music star, Kizz Daniel for questioning. Real name Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, Kizz is expected to appear for seizing a bus belonging to a laundry company. The artiste took the action after accusing the dry cleaners of damaging his clothes worth millions of naira. The owner reported the Buga…
A lady has called out Afrobeats singer, David ‘Davido’ Adeleke, for allegedly badgering her with messages. The lady, who is yet to be identified, alleged that the musician has been in her TikTok DM for some time now, disturbing her with messages. The social media user who seems to think that the singer is not…
Mercy Chinwo and Pastor Blessed Uzochikwa are legally married. The couple had their court wedding today, August 4, 2022. They took to their respective Instagram accounts to share photos from the ceremony. This comes weeks after their traditional introduction ceremony.
Former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu will remain in custody following the adjournment of an organ harvesting case against him by a Central Criminal Court in the UK. Recall that Ike and his wife Beatrice, are facing charges bordering on conspiracy to arrange/facilitate the travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting,…
Media personality, Latasha Ngwube, has berated comedian, Alibaba, who in a trending video tackled actresses and their sources of wealth. In the video, Alibaba questioned actresses who could afford houses worth N45 million. He shared a personal experience of an actress who he claimed accompanied a top shot to Dubai, stayed with him in a…
A woman on a sick bed has been abducted by bandits in Anguwar Malamai village in Kakeyi, Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Daily Trust reported that the gunmen arrived at the village around 12am on Thursday August 4, proceeded straight to the resident of Alhaji Shuaibu Dallatu and kidnapped his wife. A villager told the publication; …
Goods worth millions of Naira were destroyed as fire gutted a popular supermarket in Festac Town, Lagos in the early hours of Thursday, August 4. The fire service and residents have, however, worked together to put out the fire. Watch a video from the scene of the incident below…
Jada Pollock, the baby mama of the award-winning singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, professionally known as Wizkid professed her love for him after she received gifts from the musician. Jada Pollock who is heavily pregnant and expecting her second child with the singer took to her Instagram stories to show off the flowers and balloon decorations…
The story has been told of a man who successfully hid his disability from his fiancee and made sure she did not know about it until after their wedding. The man, identified as Jado, and his lover simply known as Bora, were said to have dated for a long time before they eventually tied the…
As part of new plans to combat terrorism in Nigeria, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday, August 3, launched an offensive operation called ‘Operation Show no Mercy. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, while launching the operation at a meeting with NAF commanders, tasked the senior air troops to deal with…
Bandits attacked Manchok in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State and killed the father of a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Philip Daniel Yatai, and abducted his 21-year-old niece, Brenda Friday. The gunmen also abducted the rector of the Federal School of Statistics, Machok, Amos Magbon. Mr Yatai, 86, is a retiree of the Nigeria…
The Federal Executive Council today approved the sum of N2.68 billion to be used to beef up security in the nation’s capital. The Minister of the FCT, Mohammed Bello, made this known to statehouse correspondents after the FEC meeting held in the Council chamber. He said N1.835 billion was approved to procure utility vehicles, security gadgets,…
The National Broadcasting Commission has slammed a fine of N5 million on Trust Television Network (Trust TV) over the broadcast of the documentary titled “Nigeria’s Banditry: The Inside Story”, which was aired by the station on the 5th of March, 2022. In a statement released, the management of Trust TV said the fine was communicated in…
The Federal Government has purchased vehicles worth N1.4 billion to help Niger tackle insecurity. Channels TV reports that the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed disclosed this to statehouse correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting today August 3. According to Ahmed, providing intervention to the neighbouring Niger Republic is not new…
Nigerians on social media are currently reacting to a trending video of APC National chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, attending a funeral service in one of the parishes of the Evangelical Church of West Africa EKWA. In the video, Adamu who was wearing a cap, mounted the pulpit to greet members of the congregation. ”Praise the lord! The lord is…
A video going viral online shows the moment a corps member fell off the stage. The corps member was in her full NYSC uniform as she marched to the edge of the raised platform. When performing an about-turn, her foot slipped and she fell, landing face flat on the floor. Other corps members are heard…
A Dubai-bound Nigerian lady has narrated how she was arrested by men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after hard drugs were found in the parcel she received from a friend. The lady, identified as Ms. Ebhodaghei Gloria Osenemeshen, made the news recently after she was apprehended by NDLEA officials during the outward clearance…
