Journalists have been urged to be deliberate about their security and safety while discharging their professional duties. This was disclosed by Taye Obateru of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Jos, while speaking at a Talk and Prayer Session organized by the Correspondents’ Chapel of the NUJ, Plateau State Council, in commemoration of the…
The septet of Nigerian singers, Ayra Starr, Burna Boy, Tems, Asake, Seyi Vybez, Davido and Lojay have been nominated for the 2024 BET Awards. Ayra Starr led the Nigerian contingent with three nominations, followed closely by Burna Boy and Tems, with two nominations each. South African singer Tyla is the African artiste with the most…
In a decision with potential implications for customer privacy, the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has upheld the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) regulation requiring financial institutions to collect social media handles as part of their Know-Your-Customer (KYC) procedures. The case centered around a plaintiff who argued that the CBN regulation infringed on their…
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has asked President Bola Tinubu to solve hunger and electricity problems in the country in order to avoid an impending massive protest that will affect every sector. Primate Ayodele issued the warning in a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, on Tuesday. He…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has slammed a former state commissioner who recently criticised him for not being loyal to his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. It will be recalled that the former Commissioner of Works in Rivers State, Alabo George-Kelly, in a recent interview explained that he resigned from Fubara’s cabinet because the state was spending…
Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, has shared pictures of himself on social media receiving Nollywood veteran actor, Zack Orji in his office. Zack returned to Nigeria last month after his post-surgery assessment in the United Kingdom. The 64-year-old slumped on December 29, 2023, and was admitted to the intensive care unit of the…
Asari Dokubo has claimed that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, is “playing god” in the current political crisis that has pitched him against his godson and Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. Dokubo, a former Niger Delta militant, also chided President Bola Tinubu for, according to him, handing over “Rivers and Bayelsa”…
Chinedu Mmom, Commissioner of Education in Rivers State, has resigned from his position. Mmom, a loyalist of Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), said his current workspace has become “toxic”. In a letter dated May 15 and addressed to Siminalayi Fubara, governor of the state, the commissioner said there is “loss of…
Former Chairman, Park Management System, Lamidi Mukaila better known as Auxiliary was paraded by the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Hamzat Adebola, today. It will be recalled that the Department of State Services on Tuesday arrested Auxillary at his Olodo residence in Ibadan, the state capital, months after the police had declared him wanted for…
Shehu Sani, a former senator representing Kaduna Central, has said that prison warders “harassed” him during his time in prison over two decades ago. Sani, in a post on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle, said custodians of the Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison in Lagos also tormented erstwhile head of state and former president, General…
