Nigerian travel content creator, Alma Asinobi, who recently completed her record-breaking journey across all seven continents with her Nigerian passport, has celebrated the Nigerian flag as the first and fastest to travel to every continent of the world. Alma Asinobi Celebrates Taking Nigerian Flag Across Seven Continents in 71 Hours After 71 hours, 26 minutes,…
Oyo State lawmaker, Hon. Comforter, has joined women across the world in celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD), emphasizing the importance of gender equality, women’s empowerment, and increased female representation in leadership. In a statement released to commemorate the occasion, Hon. Comforter lauded the contributions of women in various sectors, acknowledging their resilience, hard work, and…
Kamorudeen Ogunlana has officially resumed as the ninth Clerk to the National Assembly, taking over from Sani Tambuwal. The handover ceremony took place on Saturday at the National Assembly complex in Abuja, attended by management staff and other dignitaries. In a statement issued on Sunday by the National Assembly’s information directorate, Tambuwal said, “I formally…
Veteran Nigerian singer Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Face or 2Baba, and Edo State lawmaker Natasha Osawaru have welcomed their first child together, a baby boy. Speculation around the birth surged earlier on Friday after Osawaru was spotted at a hospital, prompting talk that she was in labour. Hours later, the politician confirmed the news…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has written to notify Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the senator representing Kogi central, about the petition by constituents seeking her recall from the national assembly. In a letter addressed to the suspended lawmaker, INEC said it has received the contact details of the petitioners. The press release reads: UPDATE ON THE…
Embattled Nigerian monarch, Oba Joseph Oloyede, has been ordered to forfeit millions of dollars in cash and high-value property to the United States government following his conviction on several fraud-related charges in $4.2 million COVID-19 relief scam, according to legal filings sighted by Peoples Gazette. The latest blow to Mr Oloyede, who was the Apetu…
In the rapidly evolving world of urban transportation, leadership is often the difference between stagnation and progress. For Oyo State’s Pace Setter Transport Company, that leadership came in the form of Hon. Dr. Ibraheem Salami Dikko, Ph.D, who has proven himself as a transformative figure since assuming office as Chairman and Sole Administrator of the…
The Niger state police command has arrested an 18-year-old student of the College of Health, Kwamba, Suleja, for allegedly staging his own kidnapping and demanding a N50 million ransom from his mother. The suspect, identified as Moses Amarks, reportedly conspired with friends to carry out the fake abduction in an attempt to extort money from…
As Muslims across the world mark this year’s Eid-El-Maulud in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم), Hon. Olufunke Comforter has joined millions of faithful in extending warm felicitations to the entire Muslim Ummah in Nigeria and across the globe. Hon. Comforter described the occasion as not only a…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested Wasiu Akinwande, popularly known as Olori Eso, and described as the “most wanted vicious and notorious hired killer” in Lagos in recent years. The 44-year-old man was apprehended during a coordinated tactical operation code-named ‘Silence, Speed and Surprise’ carried out by the Command’s Tactical Squad in his hideout…