The Nigerian film industry, Nollywood, has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of popular actress, producer and filmmaker, Allwell Ademola, who died on Saturday at the age of 43. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ademola, a Yoruba film star, was pronounced dead at Ancilla Hospital, Agege, Lagos, on Saturday afternoon….
Kemi Badenoch, UK business secretary and Conservative Party leader, has declared that she no longer identifies as Nigerian and has not held a Nigerian passport for over 20 years. Badenoch, who was born in London and raised in Lagos, made the statement while speaking on a podcast. She said that while she knows Nigeria well…
The National Labour Congress (NLC) says its December 1 deadline for all states to implement the new minimum wage still stands. On July 29, 2024, President Bola Tinubu signed the minimum wage bill into law. The legislation increased the country’s minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000. On November 11, NLC announced November 30th as the…
The Chief Press Secretary to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, Sulaimon Olarenwaju, has dismissed former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose’s claim that Makinde received N50 billion in support from President Bola Tinubu following the 2024 Ibadan explosion. The Ibadan explosion, which occurred in January 2024 at Adeyi Avenue, killed five people, injured 77, and damaged…
The first patient to undergo recently approved gene therapy for sickle cell disease, Kendric Cromer, has left the hospital. The 12-year-old has been receiving treatment at the Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., United States of America, for the past 44 days, but left the facility on Monday, reports the New York Times. Sickle cell…
Suspected herdsmen on Monday shot three persons dead while working on their farm in the Yelwata area of Benue State. Three others are in critical condition with gunshot injuries from the attack. The news of the early morning attack got to Yelwata community, which led to a protest by women in the community against what…
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has announced measures to curb the growing misuse of honorary doctorate degrees in the country, including a decisive ban on the award of such degrees to serving public officials. The Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu, stated this in Abuja on Friday while receiving report from a committee…
The management of a Chinese firm, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Company Limited, has said its top officials were unlawfully detained and brutalised by the police during its contractual disagreement with the Ogun State Government. The firm said the maltreatment compelled it to seek the seizure of Nigerian assets overseas. The media was awash on Thursday…
A 29-year-old woman, Aminat Lawal, was on Wednesday docked in an Ikorodu Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly maltreating her 12-year-old son. The defendant whose address was not stated, is charged with “indecent beating.” She, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecution Counsel, ASP Aminu Isaac, told the court that the defendant committed…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced that no appointment as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS) exists within the Armed Forces of Nigeria. This is contained in a statement by the Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, on Monday in Abuja. Gusau said no such appointment exists within the Armed Forces of…