A big relief for many Nigerians across the country as federal government on Friday, January 8th, announced that every Nigerian can link up to seven Sim cards to one National Identification Number on the National Identity Management Commission Mobile App. The new app, NIMC mobile app was launched to curb the stress involved in registering…
Veteran Nigerian rapper, Lotanna Udezue popularly known as Biglo is dead. The rapper reportedly died on December 26th due to Covid-19. However, before the rapper was diagnosed with Covid-19 he had been battling with a kidney related sickness, and was being treated in a hospital located in California, USA. Biglo had taken to social media…
Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu has reacted to Reno Omokri’s challenge for him to stay a night without security in Koshobe or Kware without security for $20,000. Reno Omokri, who brought in media personality Dele Momodu to be the mpire, challenged Garba Shehu after he claimed that President Buhari has made Nigeria safer. “Garba Shehu said…
After several meetings held between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU), an agreement has been reached, as the body(ASUU) on Wednesday, December 23, finally called off its nine month-old strike which started early in March, 2020. Reports have been gathered that the announcement was made by the President of ASUU, Professor…
Following the incessant cries of Nigerians over the orders given by the National Communications Commission(NCC) to telecommunication operators to block all Sims not registered with National Identification Numbers, the federal government of Nigeria has finally reacted by extending the deadline date by six weeks. Reports gathered from online source, Punch says that the federal government…
Worried by the second wave of the COVID 19 pandemic in Nigeria, the Presidential Task Force on COVID 19 has suggested recommendations to help in curtailing the spread of the novel virus. The new recommendations which were announced at the briefing of the taskforce, yesterday December 21st, include a stay-at-home order for all government workers…
All telecommunications operators in Nigeria were directed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to block all SIM cards that are not registered with National Identity Numbers(NIN) within the time period of 2 weeks which will end on December 31, 2020. This makes registering respective SIM card numbers a paramount priority of every Nigerian. READ ALSO:…
The government of Katsina state in the late hours of Thursday, December 17, announced the release of the hundreds of secondary school boys who were kidnapped on Friday, December 11, in Kankara local government of Katsina state. The news was announced in a statement made by the special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on social…
Nigerian Musicians, Omahlay and Tems have been released from prison, after spending two days and nights in police custody in Uganda. The two singers were arrested because they violated the Covid 19 guidelines in Uganda after they performed in a concert which was attended by several Ugandian youths. On Monday, December 14th they were arraigned…
John Adekolawole, the rector of the Federal Polytechnic in Ede, Osun state has been suspended by the institution’s academic board on grounds of “sleeping at work”. Adekunle Masopa, chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) in he institution, said the board based its decision on 21 grounds. Speaking after an emergency congress of…
Armed men have kidnapped dozens of students from a Government science secondary school in Kankara local government of Katsina state on December 11th, 2020. This attack is happening barely 24 hours after President Buhari arrived in Katsina state. An online medium, HumAngle, reports that gunmen invaded the school at about 11pm and carried out an…
The United States has executed Brandon Bernard, a black man involved in the 1999 killing of a couple despite appeals from advocacy groups, jurors, and others after President Donald Trump ordered series of prisoner executions in his final days in office. Bernard, 40, from Texas, was on Thursday, December 10, given a lethal injection at…
Google is the most used search engine in Nigeria and the world. According to BBC pidgin news, the following are the top 10 searches made via Google in Nigeria. Big Brother Naija Season 5 winner Laycon, emerged at number 6, while the president-elect of the United States, emerged as the number 1 most searched personality…
The Ondo State Police Command has warned ENDSARS protesters against taking to the streets to protest. The spokesperson for the command, Leo-Tee Ikoro stated that they are ready to ensure that what happened the last time does not repeat itself again. According to him, “Why should there be another ENDSARS protest? SARS has been disbanded…
US President Donald Trump has suggested he could sack his Attorney General and loyal supporter, William Barr, over his affirmation that there was no widespread fraud in the 2020 election. Barr told Newsmen on Tuesday, December 1st, “To date, we have not seen any election fraud on a scale of what could have affected a…
This could very well be It 3 (or was it 4?). Twitter users are concerned for a woman after she moved into a new house to find the head of a doll stuck to her basement wall. “My sister moved into a new house and found this in the wall of her basement,” a Twitter…
Some states in Nigeria are currently facing power outage as the country’s National Grid collapsed on Sunday afternoon, November 29th. The states affected include Zamfara, Kaduna, Sokoto, Kebbi and Lagos. This was announced by Kaduna Electric via their official Twitter handle. In the statement, Head of corporate communication of the power unit, Abdulazeez Abdullahi pleads…
The near-a-year strike of the Academic Staff Union Of Universities(ASUU) seems to be nearing an end as the body finally reached a new deal with the Federal Government. After several weeks of negotiations between FG and ASUU, a new deal was reached late, on Friday, November 27th. According to the Punch, the new deal contains…
The ongoing mediation between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union Of Universities(ASUU) is yet to yield any positive outcome despite pleas of many Nigerian students. The Nation reports that some branches of ASUU are yet to reach an agreement on whether to accept Federal Government’s offer to end the near-a-year strike. Although reports…
Chisom Chukwuneke, who had 7 distinctions in the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC) has died. The 17-year old girl was also the best graduating student in her secondary school, and she was gifted so many awards before she died. The news of Miss Chisom’s death was disclosed on Facebook by her father…
