The family of a lady, Miss Chinyere Awuda, who was allegedly beaten to death and her corpse dumped by a swimming pool at the Cosmila Hotel, Awka, Anambra State, on July 16, has cried foul play over an alleged conspiracy by the police and the hotel management to cover up the incident. The deceased was…
The immediate former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, his Rivers State counterpart Nyesom Wike and legal luminary Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) are some of the names on the list of ministerial nominees forwarded to the Senate by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, The Nation reports. Also included are eminent medical scholar, Ali Pate, an economist Olawale…
The federal government appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday to shelve its planned strike scheduled to start next Wednesday, saying it was doing everything possible to address issues raised by the labour movement, on the removal of fuel subsidy. The appeal came against the backdrop of the Wednesday strike notice served by the…
Joy Bishara, a former student of Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno state, has announced her engagement to James, her American partner. On Tuesday, Bishara took to Instagram to share pictures of her fiancé proposing to her. In an accompanying caption, she said she is excited to spend the rest of her life with…
The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has been re-arrested by the Department of State Service DSS at the premises of the Federal High Court, Lagos. Recall that DSS earlier in the day, arraigned Emefiele on a two-count charge of illegal possession of firearms. Trial judge, Justice Nicolas Oweibo,…
The attention of the Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has been drawn to the protests by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics ASUP of Osun State Polytechnic, OSPOLY Iree over the suspension of the Rector, Dr Tajudeen Adewale Adetayo. The Governor who is concerned about the reaction, urges all to remain calm…
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has announced that the 2023 edition of the prestigious CAF awards will hold on December 11 in Morocco. This was made known through their official website on Tuesday. Africa’s soccer governing body, however, hinted at the time and host city to be communicated in due course. The awards will…
Video-sharing platform, TikTok introduced a new mode for text-only posts for its subscribers, becoming the latest tech company to compete with Twitter in making text-based content. TikTok made the announcement on Monday, saying, “Today we’re thrilled to announce the expansion of text posts on TikTok, a new format for creating text-based content that broadens options…
Adekunle has emerged as the Head of House for week 1 of BBNaija season 8 ‘All Stars’ edition. Adekunle won after a tight contest that edged out other housemates. The Head of House game comprises a series of physical and mental challenges that tested the housemates’ strength, agility and intelligence. Adekunle demonstrated his dominance throughout…
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Tacha has cried out after being robbed of her belongings in Paris, capital of France. The reality star took to her Twitter account on Monday to make this known. She said to have arrived in Paris with three luggage, but “two of them were stolen”. Tacha lamented that she “lost…
