Taaooma, the Nigerian skit maker, and Abdulazeez âAbulaâ Greene, her husband, have welcomed their first child together. The couple took to Instagram on Thursday to share a heartwarming video introducing their baby girl. According to the post, the baby girl Amani Korede Makeda Greene was born on November 7, 2024. âAmani Korede Makeda Greene. 7/112024,â…
The federal government has begun distributing free Maternal and Neonatal Health (MNH) commodities worth N2.9 billion nationwide, aimed at improving maternal and child health outcomes. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony in Abuja on Monday, Muyi Aina, Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), said the interventions target preventable deaths. Mr Aina…
The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and MidwivesâFederal Health Institutions Sector (NANNM-FHI) has refuted claims that it has suspended its ongoing nationwide seven-day warning strike. In a statement on Saturday, the association clarified that the industrial action, which commenced on Wednesday, remains in force. The union said it would only review its stance after assessing…
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), a subsidiary of Shell plc, says it has taken a final investment decision (FID) on the HI offshore gas project in the country. The decision, taken in partnership with Sunlink Energies and Resources Limited, saw the injection of $2 billion in the shallow offshore HI field in…
Former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton has died aged 46, Britainâs Press Association news agency reported Sunday. Hatton was found dead at his home in Hyde, northwest England. Greater Manchester Police said they were not treating the death as suspicious. A police spokesperson said: âOfficers were called by a member of the public to attend…
The World Bank has approved a $500 million loan to Nigeria to support the countryâs Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus Program. According to information obtained from the bankâs website on Sunday, the approval, which took place on March 28, 2025, marks a significant step in addressing Nigeriaâs economic challenges through expanded access to…
Olisa Agbakoba, a human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has condemned a bill in Nigeriaâs National Assembly seeking to jail non-voters for six months. While criticising the mandatory voting bill, the senior lawyer disclosed that he would rather go to jail than obey it if it eventually became law. Agbakoba said this…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a six-count charge against a 27-year old man, Innocent Chukwuemeka Onukwume, for among others, allegedly advocating for a military coup in the country. The DSS, in the charge, filed before the Federal High Court in Abujja, marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/610/2025, said Onukwume, of Umusayo Layout, Oyigbo LGA of Rivers…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has declared that he is a proud agent of President Bola Tinubu. â âWike described himself as one of the agents Tinubu is using to fix the problems Nigerians are facing due to bad governance in the past. â âHe spoke during the official flag-off…
Veteran Nigerian musician and renowned Evangelist, Chief Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi is Hale and healthy, his media aide has confirmed. Tope Olukole, Personal Assistant to the Juju music legend described the rumour of his death as untrue. Obey’s aide confirmed this to TVC News Senior Reporter, Theophilus Elamah on Monday evening. “Let’s set the record straight: Ebenezer…