MTV VMA 2021: Wizkid’s ‘Brown Skin Girl’ bags two nominations
“Brown Skin Girl” by Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, and Nigeria’s Wizkid has bagged two nominations in the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards. The nominations, which rolled out on Wednesday, featured “Brown...
View ArticleMiracle money: Israel Balogun went beyond ambit of law -Apostle Suleman’s...
Counsel to Apostle Johnson Suleman of Omega Fire Ministries, Samuel Amune, says YouTuber Israel Balogun called his client unprintable names and that, ‘that is what the Police is investigating and...
View ArticleBBNaija S6: Team Gold members win N500,000 each in Guinness Challenge
Members of Team Gold in the ongoing Big Brother Naija Season Six will be walking home with N500,000 each after winning the Guinness Challenge on Wednesday. The housemates were tasked with making a...
View ArticleBREAKING: Kaduna Assembly lifts suspension on ex-deputy speaker
The Kaduna State House of Assembly has lifted the suspension of its former deputy speaker, Alhaji Muktar Isa-Hazo, member representing Basawa constituency. Isa-Hazo and three other members have been on...
View ArticleBREAKING: Missing Ijebu-Ode community Chief Imam found dead inside car
A prominent Islamic cleric and Chief Imam of Atiba community in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Sheikh Mushafau Bakare, who was reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen, has been found dead. Relatives and close...
View ArticleCustoms seize N234m contraband goods in Kaduna
The Customs Strike Force Team Zone ‘B’, Kaduna said it has seized smuggled items within the quarter of the 2021 worth over N234m. The Coordinator of the CGC’s Strike Force Zone ‘B’, Deputy Comptroller...
View ArticleCorps members replace striking doctors in FMC Yola
Corps members on Thursday replaced the striking doctors in the Federal Medical Centre, Yola, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. NAN reports that the National Association of Resident Doctors directed...
View ArticleWhat shall Buhari’s legacy be?
Sometime last week, I was in a conversation with a group of older friends, people who grew up during some of Nigeria’s most glorious days. The gist mainly was around the President, Major General...
View ArticleMechanic bags six months jail-term for stealing spare parts in Jos
An Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama in Jos on Thursday, sentenced a mechanic, Daniel Isaac, to six months imprisonment for stealing auto parts from a Seminary. The Judge, Lawal Suleiman, who...
View ArticleSwiss prosecutor wraps up grilling of ex-FIFA boss Blatter
A Swiss prosecutor on Thursday wrapped up four days of final interviews with former FIFA president Sepp Blatter in a long-running investigation into a suspected fraudulent payment in 2011. Former world...
View ArticleBBNaija S6: Queen confronts Boma for “embarrassing” her
Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Queen, has confronted Boma for “embarrassing” her in front of “everybody in the world.” In her discussion with Boma on Thursday, day 19 of the show, Queen said...
View ArticleFull rating: Super Eagles drop seven places in latest FIFA ranking
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped seven places in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. The Nigerian senior men team dropped from third to fifth in the continent, and 34th globally with 1480...
View Article2021 first-half investment in crypto surpasses 2020 record –KPMG
Investment in blockchain and crypto in the first half of 2021 was more than 100 per cent of all investments in blockchain and crypto in 2020. This was disclosed in KPMG’s ‘Pulse of Fintech H1’21’...
View ArticleAPMDC counters Shippers’ Council over claims of arbitrary charges
The Associated Port Marine Development Company has denied allegations of arbitrary charges and charging in foreign currency levelled against it by the Nigerian Shippers’ Council. The council had...
View ArticleWizkid features Justin Bieber on Essence remix
Multiple award-winning artiste Wizkid has featured Canadian pop star Justin Bieber on the remix of his song Essence. Wizkid, also known as Big Wiz teased the collaboration on his Insta stories on...
View ArticleNasarawa gov directs refund of TSC recruitment fees
Governor of Nasarawa, Abdullahi Sule, has directed the Teachers Service Commission to refund the N2,000 paid by applicants as fees for recruitment application forms in the state. The directive is...
View ArticleOsun APC crisis deepens as Aregbesola’s faction alleges attack on leaders
The Osun Progressive, a faction within the Osun State All Progressives Congress, has alleged that some people within the party and government are planning to attack leaders of the faction. Addressing a...
View ArticleResidents appeal to FERMA to fix Okene-Auchi Road
Residents of Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State have appealed to the Federal Government and Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) to as a matter of urgency attend to the deplorable condition...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Contact tracing begins after Fresh FM manager’s death
The management of Fresh FM has said COVID-19 task forces in Oyo and Ekiti States have begun tracing those that David Ajiboye had contact with before his death. The management of the radio station owned...
View ArticleMedvedev, Tsitsipas power qualify for Toronto ATP quarter-finals
Top seed Daniil Medvedev powered through a rough patch to beat James Duckworth 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday and reach the quarter-finals of the ATP Toronto Masters. Russia’s Medvedev was in cruise control, up...
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