Popular Actress, Jaiye Kuti has condemned the trends of Nollywood veterans crying for help online. Over the years, many entertainers, especially veterans, have come to the public space to beg for financial assistance to take care of their health, family and other responsibilities. In recent times, Yoruba movie Veterans like Iya Gbonkan, Pariolodo, Lalude, Baba…
The Lagos State Police Command’s Rapid Response Squad has arrested a suspected cultist, recovering one semiautomatic pistol, four live ammunition, and one hat with a cult insignia from him. The police command made this known in a statement signed by the Lagos State Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin. The statement was shared on the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). He was elected chair at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, taking place in Guinea-Bissau. An elated Tinubu pledged to take democracy seriously, noting that, though tough, it…
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the disclosure of the spending details of about $5 billion Abacha recovered funds by the governments of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan, and Muhammadu Buhari. The Freedom Of Information suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/407/2020 from which the order emerged was brought before the court by the…
Femi Fani-Kayode, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has compared the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to those of terrorists. He made the comparison on Friday while reacting to the ongoing one-week sit-at-home being enforced by Simon Ekpa’s faction of the IPOB group, saying the secessionists are not better than…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Ogun State, have dismantled a drug factory and arrested a suspect, Adekunle Adekola, around Ajaka in the Sagamu Local Government Area of the state. The state Commander of the NDLEA, Ibiba Odili, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Odili said the officials busted the factory on…
England won the under-21 European Championship for the first time since 1984 as Curtis Jones’ goal beat Spain 1-0 in Saturday’s final. In a dramatic finale in Batumi, Spain captain Abel Ruiz had a 99th-minute penalty saved by Manchester City goalkeeper James Trafford to preserve England’s record of not conceding a goal all tournament. Lee…
The senator representing Zamfara West, Abdulaziz Yari, is being grilled by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS. A source close to him according to the Nation stated that he went to the DSS office with the former governor of Zamfara State, when they detained him. The reason for his detention and interrogation has…
Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, will display her world-beating culinary skills in Lagos on Friday, July 14, to raise funds for a widow. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Baci’s dishes will be tasted in an initiative by Joseph Edgar, The Duke of Shomolu, to assist widows and empower them to be…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared zero tolerance for trading, squatting and illegal activities under bridges in Lagos State. The governor disclosed this during the reopening of the repaired Apongbon part of Eko Bridge to motorists and commuters in Lagos Island on Saturday. Decrying the destruction done to the bridge due to the fire outbreak, the…
