The First Lady of Burundi, Angeline Ndayishimiye, arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, ahead of the 10th General Assembly of the African First Ladies Peace Mission. First Lady Aisha Buhari announced this on her Instagram page on Sunday, sharing photos of the arrival. Buhari captioned the pictures, “The First Lady of Burundi, Her Excellency…

Not less than 424 stranded Nigerians that departed Aswan International Airport, Egypt, landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Saturday afternoon. According to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, these make up the sixth and seventh batches of evacuees from war-torn Sudan. Sharing a video and pictures of the arrival, the commission tweeted, “The 6th…

Nigerian music star, Divine Ikubor aka Rema, has made it to the Guinness World Book of Records. The singer’s hit song, ‘Calm Down’ made history as the first No.1 Hit on The Official MENA Chart (the world’s first regional streaming chart). This was made known in a post shared on the singer’s statistics Twitter account…

A Sport Utility Vehicle crushed a tricycle carrying a family of four along Isheri-Igando road in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State on Sunday, killing one passenger. According to our correspondent, the driver of the SUV, which was speeding towards the Igando area of the community, lost control and collided with coming vehicles,…

Ogun State Chairperson of the Internationa Federation of Women Lawyers, Dr Oluwakemi Ayanleye, talks to DAUD OLATUNJI about the prevalence of sexual violence against women and girls in the state There have been several cases of gender-based violence against women and girls, including rape, defilement, and incest, in Ogun State. What is your take on…

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has said that another batch of evacuees on Max Air and Azman Air is airborne and expected to arrive in Abuja at 10 am today (Sunday) with over 700 passengers. The commission made this known in a post shared on its Twitter page on Sunday. Sharing pictures, the commission said,…

Twitter Chief Executive Officer, Elon Musk, has taken his followers down memory lane as he shared his childhood memory. He shared his experience in a tweet shared via his handle on Saturday. The Twitter CEO stated that he has not inherited anything, nor has anyone given him any financial gifts, and that he and his…

A popular actress, Ibironke Ojo-Anthony, popularly known as Ronke Oshodi-Oke, took to social media some days ago to reveal that her daughter was allegedly poisoned while in school. In an interview with Saturday Beats, she stated that though the girl had returned to school, her (Ronke) mind had not been at rest. She said, “I…

The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to give assent to the Nigeria Peace Corps (Establishment) Bill. The governor made this appeal on Saturday in Osogbo, the state capital, during the passing-out parade of some officers of the corps. Adeleke, who was represented by one of…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday attended the burial of Pa Abraham Joseph Michael Diri, the father of the Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri. Also in attendance to bid farewell to the Bayelsa governor’s late father were former President Goodluck Jonathan, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku…