A UK-based Nigerian doctor, Dr Kelvin Alaneme, was secretly filmed by the British Broadcasting Corporation in an undercover investigation, allegedly selling fake job opportunities to foreign nationals. According to a BBC documentary, Dr Alaneme, a psychiatrist who had worked for the National Health Service, is the founder of CareerEdu, an agency based in Harlow, Essex….
Suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has returned to Nigeria. The lawmaker returned after her controversial appearance at the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) where she tabled the ‘unjust action’ of the Senate against her. Akpoti-Uduaghan upon her return was honoured with The Bold Voice of Good Governance Award at the 2025 ARISE…
Organisers of the 2024 #EndBadGovernance protest, the Take-It-Back movement, have announced plans to stage a demonstration against the ongoing “state of emergency” rule in Rivers State and the alleged misuse of the Cybercrime Act by the Nigerian police to target “activists, journalists, and social media influencers.” The protest is scheduled for April 7, 2025. It…
Jessica Simpson made a surprise return to doing what she loves earlier in the month after stepping away for nearly two decades, and now currently battling a divorce. In a candid Instagram video posted on March 28, the songstress shared a humorous insight into her interesting vocal routine. She revealed that she was drinking a…
Peller, the popular TikTok personality, has alleged that he has been receiving death threats for calling for an end to the #30DaysRantChallenge on the platform. The challenge began when Ushie Rita Uguamaye, a serving corps member, criticised federal government policies and President Bola Tinubu’s leadership. Peller had warned his followers that the federal government might…
Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, has vowed to report former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, to Igbo traditional leaders over what he described as a disrespectful and unprecedented attack on his person. Speaking on Kakaaki, a breakfast programme on AIT, Nwaebonyi expressed outrage over Ezekwesili’s alleged comment telling him to…
A lightning strike has claimed the life of a young herder and 12 cows in Matuak Giwa, Bondon District, Moro’a Chiefdom, in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Village Head of Matuak Giwa, Simon Ayuba, confirmed the incident on Monday. Ayuba explained that the herder had been seeking shelter from the rain with…
In celebration of the 2025 Eid-el-Fitr, Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate for the Labour Party paid a visit to internally displaced persons in their camp in the Durumi area of Abuja. In a post shared on X on Monday, March 31, Obi said he was at the IDP camp to support and share moments…
Filling stations in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital city, have increased the price of a litre of petrol from ₦860 to ₦930, making consumers pay at least ₦70 more than what it used to cost them to buy a litre of the premium commodity days ago. The price increase has also become effective in parts of…
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has assured residents that the current political crisis will ultimately make the state stronger, not weaker. His statement comes as Rivers faces a political conflict allegedly fueled by his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. The crisis has led to the six-month suspension of elected officials and the appointment of Ibok-ete Ibas as…