The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has dismissed rumours that Mercy Johnson was involved in the boat accident that claimed the life of Junior Pope .It will be recalled that Junior Pope died in April after he fell into the River Niger in Asaba, Delta state. He was on his way to a movie location. The actor passed away…
After being buried alive for 24 hours, a Nigerian man, identified as Young C, has been successfully exhumed. This feat was announced on his Instagram account on Thursday afternoon, accompanied by the revelation that his TikTok account had been suspended. Earlier, Young C had updated his Instagram account, reassuring his followers that he was still…
Earnest Olatunde Thomas (10 December 1922 – 1981), popularly known as Tunde Nightingale or The Western Nightingale, was a Nigerian singer and guitarist, best known for his unique jùjú music style, following in the tradition of Tunde King. Born in Ibadan, he attended school in Lagos, served in the army, and worked for a railway…
Moses Olaiya, famously known as Baba Sala, was a Nigerian comedian, dramatist, and actor. Olaiya was born on 18th May 2023 in Ilesha, Southwest Nigeria, he was raised in colonial Nigeria and grew up in the Northern provinces. His father worked as a teacher and later as an accountant and the family moved quite often,…
An Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, presided over by Justice M.I. Sule, has granted an order of substituted service on the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams in an alleged defamatory suit filed against him by Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. In the suit number I/406/2024, the plaintiff, Mr…
The General Editor of an online newspaper, First News, Segun Olatunji, has resigned. This is just as the news platform’s management apologised to Femi Gbajabiamila, President Bola Tinubu’s chief of staff, for a story published on its platform on January 29, 2024.Olatunji’s article indicting the former Speaker of the House of Representatives was entitled “How…
Adamimogo Communications Limited has disclosed that its new radio station, Adamimogo 107.1 FM , Ido-Ekiti will commence test transmission on Thursday, May 9, 2024. The announcement was made by Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Babatunde Bamigboye Omo Edema who assured that Adamimogo 107.1FM, Ido-Ekiti, will bring quality programs tailored to the yearnings of radio listeners in…
Popular singer, Simisola Kosoko, professionally known as Simi, has finally addressed her colleague, Brymo, and producer-turned-blogger, Samklef’s flirtatious comments about her. It will be recalled that Brymo sparked controversy last year after admitting that he demanded sex from Simi while she was unmarried before he could make music with her. He said she rejected his…
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s government for the imposition of the cybersecurity levy on Nigerians. He said the government was interested in milking a dying economy instead of nurturing it to recovery and growth. Obi accused the government of coming up with policies that…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has given the Federal Government 48 hours to withdraw the 0.5% ‘cybersecurity levy’ imposed on Nigerians. This is contained in a statement on its official X handle on Tuesday. SERAP threatened to drag the Federal Government to court if the “grossly unlawful” directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria…
