Medical doctors employed by the Lagos State Government have announced a three-day warning strike beginning 8:00 a.m. on Monday, July 28, 2025, in protest against what they described as an “illegal and disrespectful” salary deduction by the state government. The doctors, under the aegis of the Medical Guild, declared the strike after unsuccessful attempts at…
The police command in Lagos state has confirmed the death of a young woman, whose identity is unknown, in a hotel at the Dopemu area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to journalists on Sunday in Lagos. He said that the incident happened about 9:30 p.m. on Friday. Mr Hundeyin…
Lomond School, a Scottish boarding school, located in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute has become the first private school in the United Kingdom to allow parents to pay school fees using Bitcoin cryptocurrency. The school’s management says it will begin accepting Bitcoin payments for tuition starting from the autumn term. According to the BBC, Lomond’s annual…
A tragic scene unfolded in Aba, Abia State, on Wednesday afternoon as a massive advertising billboard collapsed on several tricycles carrying passengers, leaving many injured and some feared dead. The incident occurred at the Salad Market junction near the GIA Event Centre during a downpour accompanied by violent winds. Eyewitnesses said the structure came crashing…
Popular socialite Sophia Egbueje is currently trending on social media after showing off her banging body in trending video. In the video which is now going viral online, Sophia was captured cruising at a beach with outfit displaying her curves. Recall that after failed promise from the Grammy winning singer, Burna Boy, Sophia announced the…
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has said Nigeria will not tolerate any form of disrespect from foreign nations towards its citizens. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday at the Defence Headquarters, Musa noted that Nigeria deserves respect on the global stage. Musa at the maiden annual lecture of the National Association of the…
A Nigerian musician, Onomen Uduebor, has been sentenced to three years and four months in a United States federal prison for his role in a $140,000 tax fraud scheme. Uduebor, also known as Onomen Onohi, was convicted for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The 39-year-old was extradited from the United Kingdom…
Fuji music legend, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate, has apologised over the incident involving him at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on August 5, 2025. In a statement he personally signed on Friday, the singer expressed regret over the controversy but maintained that the flask he carried on the day…
Wang Yong, a former vice-chairman of the government of the Xizang autonomous region, has been given a suspended death sentence for taking bribes, a court in Hunan province announced Tuesday. The Chenzhou Intermediate People’s Court sentenced Wang to death for bribery with a two-year reprieve. The court deprived him of his political rights for life…
Popular Ibadan-based radio presenter, Oriyomi Hamzat, has debunked the claim that he owns the trending ‘Oyo n pe o’ mantra, meaning ‘Oyo is calling you’, amidst allegations that he wants to contest in the forthcoming 2027 election. Hamzat made the declaration during a livestream on Instagram on Monday. The Chief Executive Officer of Agidigbo 88.7…