The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Friday in Lagos uncovered an illegal factory producing fake “Goya oil” and dismantled a major syndicate involved in the counterfeiting of alcoholic drinks in Lagos, warning that the activities pose grave dangers to public health. Addressing journalists at a press conference in Lagos…
Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Bimbo Ademoye, has raised alarm over a copyright claim placed on her YouTube movie Where Love Lives, which she said has led to the demonetisation of the movie on the platform. Ademoye alleged that an individual identified as Emmanuel Davies falsely claimed ownership of a song used in the film, despite…
The Olubadan of Ibadanland and Chairman of the Oyo State Council of Obas, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, has expressed confidence that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will reposition Nigeria and make citizens proud by the time he leaves office in 2031. Speaking to journalists after meeting the president at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Ladoja said the…
A run-away suspect in a cafe murder in North East Delhi, India, has gone on the Instagram to confess to committing the crime. He also clarified in the chilling video post that neither his father nor any member of his family had hand in the murder. According to local media reports, a 24-year-old man, Faizan,…
The police command in Akwa Ibom State has said it arrested three masqueraders in the state for alleged involvement in violent and disorderly conduct under the guise of masquerade activities. The police spokesperson in Akwa Ibom, Timfon John, said in a statement on Saturday in Uyo that operatives arrested the masqueraders on Friday in Etinan…
Sport enthusiasts and youth development advocates across Egbeda/Ona Ara Federal Constituency have continued to pour glowing praises and encomiums on the Egbeda/Ona Ara Federal House of Representatives hopeful, Hon. Tosin Alabi, following the successful hosting of a captivating five-aside football tournament tagged “Tosin Alabi Youth Unity Cup.” Hon. Tosin Alabi, who hails from Aba Oloko,…
Ivory Coast President, Alassane Ouattara, on Friday appointed his brother Tene Birahima Ouattara as vice prime minister in a cabinet reshuffle. The junior Ouattara, who is the incumbent Ivory Coast defence minister, now occupies two positions in his elder brother’s government. The development came a few months after the octogenarian president won a controversial reelection…
A 25-year-old nurse, Chimzuruoke Okembunachi, has been deregistered and struck off the nursing register after she was found guilty of professional misconduct for repeatedly sleeping while on duty during night shifts at an aged care facility in western Sydney. The New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) on Tuesday ordered the cancellation of Okembunachi’s…
Former presidential candidate and former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has attributed Nigeria’s perennial national grid collapse and worsening electricity crisis to persistent leadership failures. Obi made the remarks in a social media post on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, referencing the latest grid collapse. He pointed out that the problem has been recurring,…
Temitope Kolawole, a former armed robber who has repented and is now an evangelist, tells TEMITOPE ADETUNJI how he descended into a life of crime at a young age, spent over 25 years in prisons for targeting churches during his criminal years, before finding redemption in 2021 Can you introduce yourself? My name is Kolawole…
