British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, meets Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni, in Rome on Monday to discuss tackling illegal immigration, a day after another Channel migrant shipwreck claimed eight lives. Starmer, whose centre-left Labour Party was elected with a crushing parliamentary majority in July, has vowed to fight illegal immigration, a hot-button topic in British politics […]
Unsettled Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is on the verge of joining Galatasaray after the former Italian champions and the player agreed on a loan move to the Turkish giants on Monday. After his failed move to Chelsea, the 25-year-old still has a lifeline of moving out of Napoli as the Turkish transfer window closes on […]
The Vice President of Oil and Gas at Dangote Industries Limited, Devakumar Edwin, has insisted that the refinery can survive without local patronage and would export most of its products if boycott from local oil traders continue. Edwin, who spoke during a Brekete Family live show, said like the refinery is currently exporting diesel and […]
Nigeria’s downstream petroleum industry may have gone into a frenzy, following clear indications that the Federal Government may no longer sustain the cost of under-recovery, otherwise known as subsidy, due to a the steady rise in petrol import bills. Industry operators told Vanguard yesterday that it is now clear that pump price may be officially […]
Nigerian singer Augustine Amedu Obiabo, popularly known as Blackface, has reignited hopes for a reunion of the iconic music group, Plantashun Boiz. The group, which dominated the Nigerian music scene in the late ’90s and early 2000s, originally comprised Blackface, Faze, and 2Baba (formerly known as 2Face). In a recent post on his Instagram page, […]
Onyeka becomes the first solo Head of House (HOH) for Big Brother Naija Season 9, marking a significant milestone in the competition. Onyeka, who was part of the “Chekas” pair with her sister Chizoba, managed to win this crucial role. The HOH title grants Onyeka immunity from nominations for the week, which is a significant […]
President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the Yar’Adua family over the passing of Hajiya Dada. Hajiya Dada, the mother of the late former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and the late General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, passed away on Monday. In a statement issued by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), President Tinubu extended […]
The Kano Police Command has confirmed the death of one of the most wanted phone snatchers in the state and an armed robbery kingpin, Abba Bala, aka Burakita, after arresting him with life-threatening injuries he sustained from in-fighting among gangs. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Haruna Abdullahi Kiyawa, said Burakita of Dorayi Karama Quarters and another […]
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Balogun, aka Wizkid, has boasted that he recorded all his hit songs sitting down. Speaking in a viral video, Wizkid said he doesn’t stress himself to make hits. The ‘Essence’ hitmaker also claimed he dislikes promoting his music or granting media interviews. “All my biggest songs from ‘Holla At Your Boy’ […]
Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti has said his dad, the late afrobeat pioneer and socio-political critic, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, didn’t fight the Nigerian government, contrary to popular opinion. Fela was renowned for using his music to speak against societal ills and bad governance. Featuring on a recent episode of the ‘Zero Conditions’ podcast, his son, Seun claimed […]
