Popular Nigerian comedian, Oluwaseyitan Aletile, also known as Seyi Law, has recounted how he found that he was being monitored spiritually by a friend who gifted him a pair of shoes. He claimed that he was at a vigil in 2016 when God revealed to him that there was something in his house that they…
Veteran Nollywood actor, Bimbo Manuel, has claimed that no actor in Nigeria can buy Range Rover from acting alone. According to him, most of his colleagues who are flaunting luxurious mansions and cars online are living “fake” lives. Manuel spoke while featuring in a recent episode of the TVC programme, Your View. “The actors you…
A coalition of 51 anti-corruption groups has formally petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, seeking the immediate arrest and prosecution of former Kano State governor, and National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. The petition, dated November 4, 2024, and acknowledged by the EFCC on November 7, 2024, outlined numerous…
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has expressed his readiness to submit himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, if the agency requires his presence in connection with his eight years of stewardship in the state. Obaseki stated this on Wednesday during the EdoBEST National Results-Sharing Session in Abuja, where he highlighted his…
Three oil marketers in the country, AYM Shafa Limited, A. A. Rano Limited, and Matrix Petroleum Services Limited, have requested the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a suit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals. The marketers, in a joint counter-affidavit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1324/2024 and dated November 5, responded to an originating summons filed…
The Chairman and CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has stated that her office reached out to newly elected UK Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, but received no response. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, Dabiri-Erewa emphasized that Nigeria would not compel Badenoch to embrace her Nigerian roots if she…
Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo has recounted how his late wife, Stella Obasanjo, visited several world leaders to seek his release from prison. It will be recalled that Obasanjo was on March 17, 1995 arrested by the military administration of late General Sani Abacha and convicted of being part of a planned coup to overthrow the…
The Oyo State Government has approved a minimum wage of ₦80,000 for the State workforce. In a statement by the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the Technical Committee set up by the State Government recommended and got approval from Governor Seyi Makinde for the implementation of the new salary scale. This…
Taoreed Lagbaja, the chief army staff (COAS), is dead. Lagbaja died after battling an undisclosed ailment. He was 56 years of age. He was appointed COAS by President Bola Tinubu on June 19, 2023. On October 20, the army dismissed rumours that Lagbaja had passed on, adding that the army chief was undergoing medical treatment…
Sule Lamido, former Governor of Jigawa State, has spoken about the challenges former President Olusegun Obasanjo faced when seeking a second term as president. In a live coverage, Lamido said Obasanjo faced opposition from members of his party and from some of his former military colleagues outside the political field. Lamido said that despite Obasanjo’s…
