Controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable has expressed disappointment over his father’s behavior. In an Instagram post, Portable accused his father of betraying and abandoning him during a difficult time. Portable alleged that his father accepted money from him to oversee his house projects but failed to settle a dispute with the police,…
More state governors have continued to express readiness to implement the N70,000 new national minimum wage, which President Bola Tinubu signed into law on Monday, July 29, 2024, up from the initial N30,000. Recall that the new minimum wage followed a series of meetings that failed to reach an agreement between the Organised Labour, private…
Over 1,000 women, including petty traders, vulnerable and persons living with disabilities from various communities across Anambra State, have received the recapitalisation grant of N50,000 each from Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Initiative Economic Empowerment Programme. The First Lady had on Thursday, unveiled a recapitalisation grant for 37,000 women petty traders across the…
Halliru Liman, Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Wasagu Division of the police in Kebbi state, has been confirmed dead. According to Yazid Abubakar, spokesman of the Zamfara State Police Command, Liman died after being “shot dead by a soldier” at a checkpoint in the state. Abubakar said the deceased police officer was on his way…
The wife of former Chief of Defence Staff and former Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Ola Ibrahim, Aminat, has passed away. Ibrahim served as Chief of Naval Staff from 2010 to 2012 and as Chief of Defence Staff from 2012 to 2014. His wife passed away in Abuja on Tuesday night after a brief illness….
The ECOWAS Commission has ordered the deployment of elements of the ECOWAS standby force to the Republic of Benin following consultations at the level of heads of state and government. The commission said the decision was taken in line with relevant ECOWAS instruments, particularly Article 25(e) of the 1999 protocol on conflict prevention, management, resolution,…
A middle aged man identified as Pius Friday, has been reportedly shot dead by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in Edo State. The gunmen also abducted the victim’s pregnant wife and her sister. The incident occurred on Monday, April 14, 2025, at Uloke community, Uzairue, Etsako West local government of the State. The victim was…
Bodybuilding champion Hayley McNeff died last Friday, with the news confirmed on Wednesday. She was 37. According to an obituary published on Boston, the death of the Concord, Mass., native was “unexpected but peaceful.” “Hayley was like a beam of light in this world. She had boundless energy and was very determined to achieve whatever…
The Israeli military said Monday that Iran’s retaliatory attack on US military bases proved that the country was a threat to “the entire world”. “I want to say that this is further proof of hostility and violence and of the fact that Iran is a terrorist state, which threatens not only Israel, but the entire…
Four lawmakers from Rivers State in the House of Representatives have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The members are Manuchim Umezuruike, representing Port Harcourt 1 Federal Constituency; Boniface Emerengwa, representing Ikwerre/Emuoha Federal Constituency; Awake-Inombek Abiante, representing Andoni/Opobo Federal Constituency; and Boma Goodhead, representing Asari-Toru Federal Constituency. The…