Nigeria’s inflation has increased in the month of October 2022. Accoridng to the National Bureau of Statistics, headline inflation rose to 21.09 per cent on a year–on–year basis. The Bureau also said that food Inflation was 23.72% in October 2022, from 23.34% in September 2022. The NBS made this known in its Consumer Price Index…
Gov Nyesom Wike has signed Executive Order RVSG – 22, banning the use of premises, buildings, and structures in residential areas in urban and non-urban areas as campaign offices by political parties in Rivers state. According to a press statement issued by the Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Alagbo Chris Finebone, today November…
Famous Nigerian singer David Adeleke, aka Davido, has postponed his upcoming Are We African Yet (A.W.A.Y) festival to honour his son, the late Ifeanyi Adeleke. The singer’s management, in a statement issued on the festival’s Twitter handle, apologised to fans for the disappointment and promised to make it up. According to the statement, this is…
Famous American rapper and movie producer, Curtis James Jackson, popularly called 50 Cent, has announced plans to release a television series about the convicted Ramon Olorunwa Abass, better known as Hushpuppi, soon. Hushpuppi, a Nigerian social media influencer, was sentenced to 11 years on Monday by a United States District Court for money laundering conspiracy…
A yet-to-be-identified lady jumped into the Lagos lagoon on Thursday. The incident occurred at the Third Mainland Bridge around 10 a.m. The Lagos Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed that the individual is in her late 30s. Preliminary investigation revealed that the woman alighted from a Uber car on the bridge and jumped off into the…
Famous Nigerian singer and songwriter Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, better known as Wizkid, has disclosed plans to change his song’s lyrics. While revealing this in his recent interview with Guardian UK, Wizkid said, ”Now I am more careful with what I put in my songs because my kids listen to my songs.” Following his new album,…
Popular Nigerian singer, Davido has returned to Instagram following the sad death of his son, Ifeanyi. Following his return, it was observed that he had made some changes to his page. Recall that the singer has been mourning after his first son, Ifeanyi drowned in his Banana Island mansion pool a few days after his…
Fast-rising Nigerian artist TI Blaze has articulated his sincere gratitude to the renowned performer and music executive, Olamide Badoo, for bringing him from obscurity to fame. Olamide has been referred to on numerous occasions by musicians as their support system in the entertainment circles in Nigeria. The musician, who is best known for his popular song “Sometimes” with Olamide,…
A baby who was born weighing less than a loaf of bread at just 535g has finally returned home after battling for her life in the hospital for five months. The child was born on March 4, 2022,, after her mother, Lauren Ormston, 27, went into premature labour at just 23 weeks at St Peter’s Hospital,…
Kizz Daniel, one of Nigeria’s most successful singers, has honoured Ifeanyi, the late son of his colleague, Davido. This comes days after Ifeanyi’s tragic death by drowning in their residence. Kizz Daniel who is on a music tour across many countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Germany, Australia, Ghana, and others to perform the best…
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has faulted the planned redesign of the Naira by the Central Bank of Nigeria. In his sermon during the church’s November Holy Ghost Service, themed, ‘Let It Rain’, Adeboye lamented that the Naira is not worth the paper it is being printed…
The Lagos State Police Command has revealed that the autopsy conducted on the corpse of Ifeanyi Adeleke, son of Davido and his fiancée, Chioma Rowland, revealed that he died as a result of drowning. Benjamin Hundeyin, the state Police Public Relations Officer confirmed the new development on Saturday, November 5. He also said the two suspects arrested…
Teniola Apata has left her fans stunned with her new trimmed body online. The Nigerian singer took to Instagram on Saturday to share these new photos showing her trimmed body. See more photos below…
The Federal Government has rescinded its earlier plan to terminate the Presidential Amnesty Programme, which was met with stiff opposition from stakeholders in the Niger Delta region. Interim Administrator of PAP, Maj-Gen Barry Ndiomu (retd.) made the announcement on Saturday, November 5. Ndiomu in a statement issued by media consultant of the PAP, Donu Kogbara, hailed…
United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier, Emirates, has suspended its flights to Nigeria indefinitely, citing its trapped funds in Nigeria. The airline said it took the decision because it is yet to get its allocation from the $260m the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released to clear part of the blocked funds belonging to foreign airlines. Emirates…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Gombe State University chapter, has said it will not release students’ results if the government fails to release the withheld salaries for members of the union for the period while they were on strike. According to Punch, the union also threatened to discontinue the supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate projects….
Nigerian singer, Ruger has slammed Nigerians for moving so on quickly from the death of Davido‘s son, Ifeanyi. In a series of posts shared via his official Instagram page, he said that “the world has moved on quickly”. Further in his post, he stated that the world itself means nothing and that humans are the “darkness and void that…
The United States government on Thursday, October 27, ordered its non-emergency diplomatic staff and their families to leave Abuja. The US Consulate in Nigeria cited the “heightened risk of terrorist attacks” as a reason for the directive in its latest travel advisory. The US State Department did not specify the threat, but its country summary for…
A yet- to- be identified official of Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) has been electrocuted in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Thursday evening, October 27, at the entrance to Margaret Ekpo International Airport. In a short video posted on Facebook, the official is seen dangling…
Fast-rising music act, Oderhohwo Joseph Efe better known as, Carter Efe has purchased a brand new Mercedes Benz. This comes weeks after the Machala crooner signed a multi-million naira endorsement deal with a Dubai jewelry company. The comedian cum singer took to his social media page to share the news with his fans and colleagues….
