Funke Akindele has been named the highest-grossing lead actress of 2024, thanks to her film ‘Everybody Loves Jenifa,‘ which raked in N1.125 billion at the box office. In an Instagram post on Monday, FilmOne Entertainment, the prestigious movie distribution company in West Africa, celebrated the top 10 highest-grossing Nollywood lead and supporting actresses of 2024….
A mild drama played out on Thursday morning as the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, disrupted an event in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. The programme was planned by Mela-Chiyoma PAT Limited. In a video uploaded on X, formerly Twitter, by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), the minister was seen…
Olatunbosun Oladayo, artistically known as Kudo Kriz, is a vibrant musician based in Lagos, originally from Ogun. He began his music journey at the age of 12, and over the years has collaborated with renowned artists such as Danny Spenza and Xtra Pro. Kudo Kriz has also contributed to cover art for notable figures like…
Tensions flared at the onset of the Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Samuel Anyanwu and Sunday Ude-Okoye, rivals for the position of National Secretary, clashed. The PDP, currently grappling with multiple crises, convened the meeting at its National Headquarters on Wednesday. The meeting was underway with Ambassador Iliya…
More facts are emerging on possible reasons the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero. The NLC President was picked up by DSS operatives on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja on his way outside the country for an…
Governor Godwin Obaseki has described the upcoming Edo State governorship election, scheduled for September 21, as a “do-or-die” affair. The declaration came just two days after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) refused to sign the Peace Accord over alleged unmet demands. Speaking to a large crowd in Oredo Local Government Area during the PDP’s final…
In a distressing incident that has captured widespread attention online, a husband discovered his wife, a teacher, in a compromising situation with one of her students in their matrimonial home. The shocking video footage, which has since gone viral, raises serious concerns about inappropriate relationships between educators and students. The video shows the husband confronting…
According to ABC News, a federal judge in Maryland has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman delivered her ruling on Wednesday after hearing arguments from five pregnant undocumented women seeking to block the administration’s Day-1 executive order, which sought to…
Four Nigerians have been jailed after forging more than 2,000 marriage certificates to help people live in the United Kingdom illegally. Abraham Alade Olarotimi Onifade, 41, Abayomi Aderinsoye Shodipo, 38, Nosimot Mojisola Gbadamosi, 31, and Adekunle Kabir, 54, were all sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court in London on Tuesday. The Home Office said the four…
Paul Ibe, media aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has accused the Bola Tinubu-led government of “preaching austerity while indulging in excess.” Ibe was reacting to media reports that the Tinubu administration sponsored 634 delegates to the ongoing #COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. The reports also revealed that the Nigerian delegation spent a…