Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has accused the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, of demanding $2 million bribe from him. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday, Matawalle called for Bawa’s resignation, stating that he had questions to answer on corruption. But the EFCC Chairman responded…
Nollywood actor Olamilekan Shoneye, popularly known as Papa Show, has been suspended from an actors’ group, African Men Entertainment Kings, for physically assaulting his female junior colleague, Temidayo Morakinyo. This comes hours after the actress called out the actor for assaulting her while on a movie set in Ibadan on Thursday. The actress showed off…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has dissolved the Governing Council of Osun State University, Osogbo. Mallam Yusuf Alli-led board of the university was appointed by ex governor, Rauf Aregbesola in 2016 and was reappointed by the immediate past governor, Adegboyega Oyetola after it completed its first 5-year tenure. According to a press release signed by…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has stated that the construction of a VIP clinic in the Presidential Villa will greatly halt the urge for medical tourism abroad, especially for the incoming administration. She made the statement on Friday in Abuja while inaugurating the N21 billion Presidential Wing of the State House Medical Centre. According to…
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the Benin Monarch, His Majesty, Ewuare II, Oba of Benin as Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Abuja. This was officially conveyed by the Vice Chancellor of NOUN, Professor Olufemi Peters, during a courtesy visit to the Oba on Friday in Benin City. He said that the…
The founder of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Otunba Subomi Balogun has passed away. In reports gathered by Tribune Online, the Olori Omoba of Ijebuland reportedly died in a London hospital on Friday morning. Balogun who was the chairman of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) celebrated his 89th year birthday on 9th March 2023. Details…
Benue State Governor-elect, Rev. Dr. Hycinth Alia at sideline meeting on Tuesday with Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, MD/CEO NEPZA during the Governors Forum induction ceremony for elected governors to discuss modalities to commence work on the Benue State Special Economic Zone, Makurdi.
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano State has nullified the candidature of the Abia State Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti. Aside from Otti, the court presided over by Justice M N Yunusa also nullified the candidature of all Labour Party flagbearers in Abia and Kano States. Yunusa ruled that their emergence was not in compliance…
Conjoined Nigerian twins, Hassanah and Hasina have been successfully seperated after a 14 hour operation in Saudi Arabia. Born on January 12, 2022, in Kaduna, Hassana and Hassina, shared an abdomen, pelvis, liver, intestines, and urinary and reproductive systems. According to Arab News, 85-member specialist medical team successfully completed seven of eight stages of the…
The embattled factional chairman of the Labour Party, Lamidi Apapa, has kept his word on returning to the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal on Friday, where he was booed on Wednesday. He, however, sat at the back of the courtroom, not in the area reserved for Labour Party officials. A member, state executive committee, Akin Adewale,…
