In a remarkable blend of music and sports, iconic rapper Snoop Dogg has been chosen to carry the Olympic torch in the final stages of its relay for the 2024 Paris Olympics. This announcement has electrified fans worldwide, as the legendary artist steps into a role traditionally filled by athletes and public figures. The Paris…
The video-streaming platform, Netflix has increased its subscription prices in Nigeria by at least 40%. This is the second time in three months that the American streaming giant will be hiking its prices for users in Nigeria. “As we continue to add more TV shows and movies and introduce new product features, our plans and…
The Curator/Site Manager of Osun-Osogbo Grove, Joseph Aworeni has advised devotees and residents of the state not to drink from the Osun River due to contamination. Aworeni, who advised in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Osogbo on Wednesday, said illegal mining activities in the state had contributed to the pollution…
Kayode Lawal Nigeria’s former first lady, Hajia Mariam Sani Abacha and her son, Mohammed Sani Abacha have dragged the President, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and two others before the Court of Appeal in Abuja seeking recovery of the alleged unlawfully revoked property of the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, The property…
As part of efforts to promote agriculture and ensure food security in the Osun state, Governor Ademola Adeleke has acquired over 100 tractors to support farmers in the state in a bid to banish hunger. The tractors were received on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to Governor Adeleke on Agriculture, Hon. Olaniran Akanfe Atidade on…
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has remanded a Rivers State monarch, the Eze Risi Ohia-Emeri Abali of Rebisi, Cyprian Amadi-Worenwu, in the Port Harcourt correctional facility following his arraignment on a one-count charge of cybercrime. The traditional ruler allegedly transmitted a threatening message to retired Justice Adolphus Enebeli, placing him in fear…
The United Kingdom Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, faces his first House of Commons grilling on Wednesday after suspending seven of his own Labour MPs for rebelling over a controversial welfare policy. Starmer suspended the Labour rebels late Tuesday after they backed a motion demanding the removal of the contentious two-child limit on benefits introduced by…
The family of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad, has conducted a fresh autopsy seeking to determine the cause of his death. The Magistrate of the Coroner Court sitting in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, T.A. Shotobi had on June 26, granted an order to the father of the deceased, Mr. Joseph Aloba,…
Justice Shamsudeen Jafar of the Kebbi High Court, on Tuesday, sentenced to life three men, Amiru Sani, Aliyu Umar, and Bashar Dan-Inno of Wararin Zaromawa village, for raping an 18-year-old deaf woman in the state. The convicts faced two counts of criminal conspiracy and rape, offences punishable under sections 259 and 60 of the Kebbi…
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc has announced the completion of a major enhancement of its electricity infrastructure serving the Sango/Ota area in Ogun State, Nigeria. In a statement made available to PUNCH Online by IBEDC’s spokesperson, Busolami Tunwase, on Wednesday, the company said this upgrade is set to significantly improve power supply reliability for…
