Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Igbo socio-cultural organisation, has directed groups in the region not to protest against the administration of Bola Tinubu. Food prices have been soaring since the president announced an end to the petrol subsidy regime on May 29, 2023. It will be recalled that some residents of Ibadan, Oyo state, protested the economic hardship on…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) Abuja Zone, has stated that one of its members, an eminent Professor of Fisheries, Johnson Oyero of the Federal University of Technology, Minna died due to inability to afford a quality medical healthcare two days ago. The zonal coordinator (ASUU) Abuja zone, Salahu Muhammed who made this known in…
Popular comedian and filmmaker, Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY, has revealed that he was once a bartender. He said he only quit and started a degree programme after veteran actor, Richard Mofe-Damijo, advised him to do so when he accosted him at the bar where he was working and told him about his passion…
Catholic Bishops in Nigeria have expressed disagreement with the position of Pope Francis on the blessing of same-sex couples. They said the Pope’s stance could be translated as endorsement of same-sex marriage. This was contained in a speech by Most Rev. Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, at the formal opening of the 2024 First Plenary Assembly of…
Eedris Abdulkareem, the ace Nigerian singer, has described his senior colleague Charly Boy as “a man who lacks integrity”. Eedris, in a snippet of an unreleased episode of the Honest Bunch podcast, appeared to be speaking about his age-long rift with 50 Cent, before Charly Boy got involved. The US rapper had visited Nigeria in 2004 alongside his crew…
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has said there is nothing the ordinary people of Nigeria will do that will stop the hardship in the country. Pastor Adeboye said this on Sunday during the February Thanksgiving Service of the RCCG that was held with the theme: ‘Let The…
She has always wanted to design as she always thinks of herself as one of the greatest designers her generation will produce. However, her school performance in arts was poor. As much as she tried in Basic and High school, she had no competition in the class bottom in all of her Creative Arts subjects….
A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs. Farida Waziri, has given a fresh insight into the 1995 alleged coup during the Gen. Sani Abacha regime. Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, the late General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, Col. Lawan Gwadabe and Senator Chris Anyanwu were all tried and ended up in jail on…
Mallam Jibrin Baba Ndace the current Director General/Chief Executive Officer of Voice of Nigeria (VON) has a remarkable career as an award-winning journalist, former Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Niger State, and a wealth of experience in public relations and media consultancy. Ndace’s leadership has brought a fresh perspective to VON and address…
Bimbo Oloyede, broadcaster and co-ordinator of Lifeline Initiative, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has launched a N100 million fundraising initiative for cancer treatment. While speaking in Lagos on Thursday, Oloyede said the initiative is set up to support cancer research and treatment in public hospitals, to mark her 70th birthday. The veteran broadcaster said she was…
