Nigerian film maker, Tunde Kelani has announced that he is set to release the second part of his movie, Saworoide. He made this known on his Instagram page on Thursday. Kelani wrote, “When there is a cultural vacuum, moral and mental decay follows. SAWOROIDE 2 ( New movie) COMING SOON!” Saworoide is a classic Nigerian…
Isreal DMW, one of the aides to Nigerian musician, Davido, has spoken out about the allegedly broken contract between him and an online vendor. On Thursday, a herb vendor, #Mideshaven Official, posted on her Instagram account that she paid Isreal N800,000 out of the N1 million he billed her for an influencing job, and he…
Nine years after 276 schoolgirls were abducted in the middle of the night from their dormitory in Chibok, Nigeria, 96 girls remain in captivity, and thousands more children have been subjected to grave violations of their rights. Lamenting what it described as “Devastating Reality”, UNICEF said Thursday in a statement to mark the ninth anniversary…
The Osun Amotekun Corps on Thursday intensified its effort to curb the spate of crimes in the state capital and environs by increasing number of patrol teams and vehicles. Part of the effort is patrol activities which is to curb the incessant robbery attack around Ataoja Flyover and Ebunoluwa axis through the Ilesa garage, Osogbo….
The United Nations Children’s Fund says over 6,800 children living in the North-East have been subjected to grave violations of their rights. In a press release on Friday, UNICEF representative in Nigeria, Cristian Munduate, lamented the brutal consequences of conflict on children nine years after 276 schoolgirls were abducted in Chibok and 96 girls still…
The Osun State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old man, Oladipupo Moruf for stealing a black Lexus jeep during robbery in Anambra State. The black Lexus jeep was said to have belong to one Igwe Odinaka in Obosi, who was shot in the stomach when his car was stolen at Idemili South local government area…
A couple, Adeyemi and Divine Adegoke, alongside Deji Ajayi, their neighbour, on Thursday, appeared before an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court, for assaulting officers of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company and three police operatives during official duties. The offences were committed on March 31, 2023, at No. 93, Ayelaka Area, Dada Estate area, Osogbo. The defendants allegedly…
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday performed Umrah rituals amid tight security, upon his arrival at the Grand Mosque in Makkah in the early hours. A presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, in a statement, said Buhari was received by a number of officials, including a delegation from the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and…
Following the collapse of a seven-storey building under construction on First Avenue, in the Banana Island area of Lagos State, the state government has ordered that all development projects in the highbrow area be placed on hold. The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement on Thursday, said the process was…
Hours after the Governor of Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke had issued a directive to security agencies in the state over the report of kidnapping in an Osun community, security agencies have swung into action to ensure the release of the victim. The Osun State Police Command assured residents that the Command in its resolute…
