A renowned businessman in Kapiri, Zambia, has been dumped by his girlfriend, who turned down his marriage proposal after she was reportedly embarrassed at ShopRite. According to available reports, a man identified as Nyirongo Robertson, 43, from Kapiri was dumped by his girlfriend. Robertson in the company of his friends went to ShopRite where his…
Former presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore, has called for scrapping of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), and Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), describing them as “useless.” Sowore made this known in a post on his X account following JAMB’s recent admission…
The 24 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi state, have been rescued. Security sources confirmed the rescue of the girls to journalist on Tuesday. Details of the efforts that led to the rescue of the students are still sketchy at the time of this report, but an official announcement is expected tonight….
Popular Nollywood actor, Yemi Solade, has disclosed that he started acting before veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie. Solade said this while sharing experience and history on his journey in the Yoruba section of the industry after his episode on a show called ‘Father’s Path with Tope’. “I’m senior to Pete Edochie, I started acting before…
The Katsina State High Court on Wednesday sentenced two men to death for the 2021 murder of a former Commissioner for Science and Technology in the state, Rabe Nasir. Justice Ibrahim Mashi, who presided over the case at High Court 9 in Katsina, found Shamsu Lawal, a former guard of the deceased, and Tasi’u Rabi’u,…
With quiet intensity and spiritual depth, Nigerian-born Afro-spiritual artist Kulio has stirred anticipation across digital and ancestral realms alike, as he hints at the impending release of a profound sonic journey titled “Ogbanje.” Drawing from ancient Igbo metaphysics and a deeply personal archive of memory, pain, and transcendence, Ogbanje promises to challenge the borders between…
The gruesome killing of a local farmer, Rabiat Atere, by suspected armed bandits at Oka Akoko, in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State, has sparked outrage. Atere was reportedly attacked on her farm in Oka on Monday evening. The deceased, who hailed from Uba in Oka-Akoko, was said to have invested heavily…
Access Bank said it is cooperating with authorities after a former employee was accused of secretly recording colleagues in a restroom at the bank’s contact centre in Lagos. The individual, identified as Stephen Ejezie, was caught recording a female colleague in the women’s restroom at around 1:30 a.m. last Wednesday morning. According to FIJ, Mr…
Some Nigerians have demanded an investigation into the allegations by a United States Congressman, Scott Perry, that the United States Agency for International Development funded terrorist organisations, including Boko Haram. Perry, a Republican representing Pennsylvania, claimed during the inaugural hearing of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency on Thursday. The session, titled, ‘The War…
Supporters of Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), have proposed a joint presidential ticket pairing Peter Obi and Kwankwaso ahead of the 2027 general election. The proposal was announced on Friday in Kano by Abba Sadauki Gwale, who spoke on behalf of several Kwankwaso support groups. He said…
