The enchanter recited the incantation with utmost fury: “River Niger and River Benue, the confluence is in Kogi State. Except say River Niger and River Benue no come meet for Kogi; if River Niger and River Benue come meet for Kogi, dem no go fit arrest Bello… Dem dey use EFCC pursue am, dem no…
Adunni Ade, a Nigerian filmmaker and actor, has claimed that it is exhausting when people want her to speak Yoruba. She made this statement when appearing on a recent episode of Channels Television’s Morning Brief. The actress, born to a German-American mother and a Nigerian father of Yoruba descent, stated that she preferred English, Nigeria’s…
The Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has said that he could not risk backing Philip Shaibu to succeed him as the leader of the state. Shaibu and Obaseki, former allies, fell off in the former’s quest to become the governor of Edo State. The former deputy governor was later impeached by the Edo State House…
A letter from the executive arm of the Lagos State government to the state House of Assembly has announced a decision to set the last week of September every year for the celebration of the Yoruba culture. The decision of the government followed a resolution passed by the Lagos Assembly at a sitting held on…
The husband of late singer Morenikeji Egbin Orun has said that the singer had the knowledge of her passing before she passed. The singer died over the weekend but not much was known about the circumstances that led to her untimely demise. In his video, the man said that she knew it was her time…
Lateef Adedimeji, Nigerian actor seems to be adept at depicting others so much that he’s into his third biopic. According to reports, after Ayinla, then Jagun Jagun he has made another attempt at depicting Nobel Laurette, Wole Soyinka in a new biopic. The Nollywood actor has posted clips of the new movie on the social…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has barred some microfinance banks, including Moniepoint, Opay and Kuda, from opening new accounts and accepting new customers. The ban is over allegations that they were being used to funnel cryptocurrency and manipulate the naira’s value. Sources asserted that the CBN deemed the new-account-ban necessary to curb money-laundering activities which…
A former director at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), John Ikechukwu Ayoh, has made some allegations against the embattled former governor of the apex bank, Godwin Emefiele. Ayoh made the allegations while testifying in an ongoing case of abuse of office at the Lagos High Court on Monday, April 29. Emefiele and his co-defendant, Henry…
Popular Nigerian singer David Adeleke, famously known as Davido, has responded to jabs from his colleague, Wizkid in an ongoing social media rift that has gotten the entire Nigeria talking. It will be recalled that a simmering rivalry between Nigerian music heavyweights Wizkid and Davido has flared up, drawing widespread attention on social media. The latest…
Nigerian famous artiste, David Adeleke, professionally known as Davido has claimed the music industry has never been peaceful since he joined. Davido, who seems excited about the chaos in the industry, says he loves it. On his X handle, he wrote: “Since I came in the game dem never get peace .. I love it…
