The protesters hit the street with chants centrally on the need for the school authorities to reduce the fees Some students of the University of Lagos hit the streets on Tuesday to protest the increment in tuition fees of the institution. This is the second protest in one week by the UNILAG students who are…
Omowunmi Aloba, widow of the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba aka MohBad, in a series of posts on Instagram mourned the sudden passing of her husband and father to their five-month old son, Liam. Omowunmi, a linguist as described on her Instagram bio, shared a series of photos recounting their lives together before his sudden passing…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Daniel Bwala, has urged President Bola Tinubu to focus on building Nigeria rather than going on diplomatic trips for “photo ops.” The former lawmaker spoke on Tuesday while featuring on Arise Television’s programme. Bwala was reacting to the recent deals announced by the presidency, detailing that Tinubu…
Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, a former minister of external affairs, has cautioned Nigerians against de-marketing the country through unguarded criticisms of the government. In a recent interview with AriseTV, Akinyemi noted that President Bola Tinubu inherited a lot problems from the bad leadership of the past governments. He noted that the country must work hard to…
Super Falcons defender, Ashleigh Plumptre has confirmed that her next club will be Al-Ittihad. Plumptre announced this alongside a video of her unveiling on Twitter. She wrote: “Grateful to have signed for Al-Ittihad. “Excited to start this journey alongside some incredible human beings. “My journey of stepping into more of myself continues… It’s more than…
A Nigeria fast rising singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba known professionally as MohBad is dead. According to entertainment journalist, Ovie on X, the 27-year-old Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter, passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2023. However, as at the time of this report, its unclear the cause of his death. Mohbad, before his demise was…
A Ugandan businessman, Habib Nsikonnene, wedded seven wives on Sunday, September 10, in Uganda. This was revealed in photos shared by Capital FM Uganda on X, formerly Twitter. The names of the wives are Mariam, Madinah, Aisha, Zainabu, Fatuma, Rashida, and Musanyusa, who is said to his first wife and has been with him for…
The US House of Representatives will open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, its most senior Republican has said. Kevin McCarthy said the inquiry would focus on “allegations of abuse of power, obstruction and corruption” by Mr Biden. Republicans have been investigating the president since they took control of the House in January….
With the recent licence revocation of some microfinance institutions, the Nigerian economy is currently being serviced by about 700 microfinance banks. Matched with the estimated 36.9 million existing micro businesses, there are an average of 53,000 businesses competing for funding from each available micro-lender. But the nagging poor access to funding for micro businesses is…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, to immediately pay off insurance entitlements owed to the families of officers and soldiers who died while fighting to defend the nation. Taoreed Lagbaja revealed the President’s directives at the opening of the Combined Second and Third Quarters COAS Conference on Tuesday…
