An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced one Sunday Asere to 14 years Imprisonment for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl. The 24-year-old convict was arraigned before Justice Adekunle Adeleye on 22nd March, 2022, on one count charge of rape. The charge read that the defendant sometime in January, 2020, at Moferere in […]
Famous Nigerian singer, Asake, is set to perform at the London O2 Arena for the second time. The singer made this known in an Instagram post on Tuesday. Asake, who is currently on his ‘Lungu Boy World Tour’, said he will be performing at the 20,000-capacity auditorium on September 21. Sharing the flyer, he wrote; […]
Popular Nigerian comedian and skit maker, Chukwuebuka Amuzie, professionally known as Brain Jotter, has reacted to the viral report about the potential exploitation of Mike Ejeagha’s 1983 hit song ‘Gwo Gwo Gwo Ngwo’. It was reported that the song recently received renewed attention following the trending dance challenge originated by Brain Jotter. The video has […]
Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, has insisted that Enzo Fernández had “no bad intentions” when he made the offensive chants about French players. The Argentina midfielder celebrated his country’s Copa América success by posting a clip of his team-mates singing a racist and homophobic song about the heritage of some French players. Fernandez is currently on […]
First Bank has unveiled its continuous Visa Cross Border and Summer campaign in partnership with Visa. The campaign, which commenced on April 1, 2024, is set to run until August 31, 2024, as a rewarding initiative for existing Visa Gold and Visa Infinite cardholders and prospective customers. Throughout the campaign, 502 lucky Visa Infinite and […]
The Bauchi State Government has announced plans to close all Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) on the day of the proposed nationwide anti-government protest. It said the decision was to protect the lives of healthcare staff and patients amidst potential security threats. Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Board, stated […]
Leading opposition parties, some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and other prominent Nigerians have rejected the Senate’s bill to repeal the National Identity Management Commission Act, 2017, to make provision for registration of not just Nigerians but all other persons resident in Nigeria. The Senate passed the bill for a second reading on July 2, 2024, […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has foiled attempts by drug syndicates to smuggle cocaine and loud consignments, a synthetic strain of cannabis concealed in incense candles, game packs, dry hibiscus leaves and ladies’ native wears in and out of Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, by some courier firms in Lagos. […]
The corpse of a youth said to be an indigene of Gombe State, was discovered in Zaria, weekend, with deep cuts, near the ever busy PZ area in Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State It was alleged that the deceased and his killers were in Zaria, hoping they could be recruited into the […]
THE Lagos State Government, yesterday, insisted on enforcing the On-Street Parking Scheme at designated streets within the metropolis from October 2024. Recall that Governor Bababjide Sanwo-Olu had approved the introduction of regulated on-street parking. Speaking on the planned enforcement, the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said: “There is no going back on enforcement from October […]
