Popular Nigerian rapper, Folarin Falana, better known as Falz, has undergone knee surgery in the United Kingdom. The songwriter took to his Instagram page to narrate how he sustained an injury on his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Falz said he was playing football in November 2022 when he sustained the knee injury. He added that…
A civil society organisation, the Initiative for Social Impact and Sustainable Development (ISISD) has called on parents, governments, firms and organisations to help in building the mental well-being of boys. ISISD said building the mental capacity of a boy-child is crucial because well-trained and mentally-sound male children cannot abuse their female counterparts. According to ISISD,…
In a bid to stem the spate of road crashes in the country, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps in Bauchi State, Mr. Yusuf Abdullahi, has called for the inclusion of Sharia Law in the prosecution of traffic offenders. Abdullahi made the call during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday…
Running a business in Nigeria can sometimes be challenging. This is largely due to the many issues the country is plagued with. From issues of insecurity and unavailability of competent staff to poor infrastructure, inadequate infrastructure and constant depreciation of the naira, many small and medium-sized business owners have over the years struggled to still…
The Operatives of Osun State Police Command have arrested men and recovered 14 live and one dead she-goat. The suspects, Naheem Ibrahim, 46 and Suraju Isiaka, 33, were arrested by a police team from Safer Highway Patrol along Odeomu-Sekona axis. The duo, upon interrogation, confessed to have stolen the goats from different locations in Osogbo,…
Following the unanimous Supreme Court verdict that reaffirmed his election, the Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has stated that he has forgiven all those who might have offended him during his struggle to assume the leadership of the state. Governor Adeleke stated this during his thank you visit to the Palace of…
The majority shareholder of Geregu Power Plc, Femi Otedola, has sold over 2.8 million units of his shares in the power generation company, it was learnt. According to a corporate filing on the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Wednesday, Otedola offloaded the shares in transactions that took place on Monday and Tuesday. Otedola sold a tranche…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has clarified that the Bank Verification Number, BVN, has no expiry date. CBN’s spokesman, Dr. Isa AbdulMumin, made the clarification in a statement last night. He was reacting to media reports that the BVN expires after 10 years. He said: “The attention of the CBN has been drawn to…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has issued approved guidelines for the regulation of representative offices of foreign banks in Nigeria. This, it said, is in furtherance of the bank’s mandate to promote financial system stability. According to a statement obtained from CBN’s website, the Guidelines for the Regulation of Representative Offices of Foreign Banks…
Famous Nigerian disc jockey and producer Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, popularly called DJ Cuppy, has declared that she is not ready to become a mother. Cuppy disclosed this while sharing a photo of herself carrying a baby girl in her arms. Sharing the post on her Instagram story, she stressed that although she loves kids so…
