Some children of the legendary juju musician, Sunday Adegeye, aka King Sunny Ade, are currently at loggerheads over his well-being and whereabouts. A daughter of the singer and guitarist, Damilola Esther, took to social media to accuse her step-brother, Dayo, of holding their father hostage, and also booking him for events without honouring the engagements….
The National Association of University Students (NAUS), National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) and National Association of Nigeria Colleges of Education Students (NANCES) has requested for fact-finding visit over alleged siphoning of palliatives from Directors General of Nigerian Emergency Management Agency, NEMA. In a letter sighted by our correspondent, the students movements demand to unravel…
Muhammad Ali Pate, minister of health and social welfare, and Ladidi Bako-Aiyegbusi, director of nutrition at the federal ministry of health, have been named among TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in Global Health. The list, released on Thursday, celebrates trailblazers who are shaping policy, driving innovation, and making significant strides in the global health space….
The National Publicity Secretary of the Independent Petroleum Marketers of Nigeria (IPMAN) Chinedu Ukadike has said that petrol marketers may be forced to retail petroleum products in dollars following the decision of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to end the sale of petroleum products in Naira and sell in the dollar. This follows the expiration of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has reacted to reports of an alleged connection between Ex-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwoolu and a Popular Business woman and Socialite, Aisha Achimugu, who is currently wanted by the commission for Money-Laundering and Fraud. In a statement signed by its Media Head, Dele Oyewale,…
The fiery and prophetic voice of Freedom Apostolic Revival International Ministry, FARIM, Prophet Samuel Adebayo Ojo known as Baba Authority has warned Nigerians to stop laying curses on the government as it is affecting the development and growth of the nation. Prophet Samuel Adebayo Ojo made this known during an early morning deliverance programme, tagged…
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, says the Federal Government plans to reduce inflation rate to single digits and create more jobs. Edun stated this during a press conference addressed by the Nigerian economic team, as part of activities marking the end of the 2025 International Monetary Fund…
Some hoodlums have allegedly beaten a yet-to-be identified female officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) to stupor in Kwara State. The incident, it was gathered, occurred during the turbaning of a newly appointed traditional title holder in Ilọrin. According to eyewitnesses, the hoodlums swam on the female officer, a mother of…
Thirteen Nigerien soldiers were killed in two separate clashes with jihadist groups, the army said Wednesday. During the first incident, at a gold mining site in the western Tillaberi region, “nine soldiers fell in combat” with Islamic State affiliates, the army said in an operations bulletin. The March 15 attack involved reinforcements arriving from across…
A man has been charged with murder after allegedly fatally shooting the administrator of a community WhatsApp group who removed him from the chat, police said Saturday, March 8. Mushtaq Ahmed was shot dead on Thursday evening, March 6, in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province that borders Afghanistan, which has a history…