Nigerian stars are in the spotlight with Wizkid, Rema, Tems, and Asake nominated For The 51st edition of the American Music Awards They were nominated for Favourite Afrobeats Artist category. The Nominees are joined by South African Grammy-winner Tyla, who had a breakout success in 2023 and 2024 and has been firmly positioned as one…
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), has reiterated the agency’s call for mandatory drug tests for corps members, describing the initiative as a preventive—not punitive—measure. Speaking during a courtesy visit by the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig. Gen. Olakunle…
EUROPE A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul on Wednesday. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on X that the multiple aftershocks forced thousands out onto the streets in panic across Turkey’s largest city. More than 150 people were injured in the initial shock and its aftermath. He added that there were no…
The Magistrate Court sitting in Sabo, Yaba area of Lagos on Tuesday freed Abdulazeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, in relation to the case of the demise of Aloba Oladimeji lleriOluwa also known as Mohbad. Magistrate Ejiro Kubenje, who read and implemented the legal advise of the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) Lagos, said…
Aged 97, the former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South leader’s death was pronounced in a statement by a representative of the family, Prof. C. C. Clark, on Tuesday. The statement read, “The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo Town, Delta State, wishes to announce the passing of Chief (Dr.) Sen. Edwin Kiagbodo Clark OFR, CON on…
The Senate Public Accounts Committee has raised serious concerns over multiple issues related to the Nigeria Police Force, including financial irregularities and missing firearms. During a review of the Auditor-General’s report, lawmakers were informed of eight infractions recorded against the police including contract irregularities totalling ₦1.136 billion, as well as the disappearance of over 3,900…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has signed the ₦1.1 trillion 2025 Budget into law. Governor Fubara, in a speech after signing the bill into law on Thursday, January 2, 2025, thanked the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led State Assembly for doing a good job. The governor insisted that the only House of Assembly existing in the state was…
The acting Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede has ordered troops to crush the new terror group which was reportedly inducing youths in Sokoto into its fold. Oluyede who visited the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army in Sokoto as part of efforts to combat the new terror group, Lukarawa called on the…
“The incident was reported around 12:30 pm when a concerned citizen reported that unknown individuals believed to be cultists arrived in an unregistered Toyota Corolla Sports car with a pump action shotgun and pistol at Jide Jones, Oke Ilewo in Ibara,” the spokesperson of the Ogun State Police Command Omolola Odutola said. “The assailants opened…
In a statement, APC spokesman Felix Morka urged “Edo state electorate and the general public to disregard these bogus and highly speculative reports”. “Our great party wishes to clarify that collation at the Ward level is still ongoing and has yet to be concluded. Certainly, local government level collation has yet to begin in most…
