Subscribe to our newsletter to get our newest articles instantly!
Nigerian gospel artiste, Esther Igbekele is in mourning following the death of her mother, Mary Amope Igbekele, popularly addressed as JP within her circle. The singer broke the news to fans and followers in an emotional post shared on Instagram, describing her grief in stark terms as she announced that death had taken away […]
A once celebrated friendship between two Real Housewives of Lagos stars has spiralled into a bitter public feud, with beauty entrepreneurs Dabota Lawson and Adeola Adeyemi, better known as Diiadem, exchanging serious allegations about each other’s character and personal lives on social media. The fallout began when Diiadem accused Lawson of running what she described […]
A Lagos Magistrate Court has ordered a woman identified as Shoyemi Damilola Titilayo to be remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre following allegations that she incited violence against Omowunmi Aloba, the widow of late Afrobeats singer Mohbad, and their young son Liam. The woman was arraigned at the Magistrate Court sitting at 111 Birrel […]
The Federal Government has formally inaugurated the governing board of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), charging the newly appointed members to prioritize equitable remuneration frameworks and enhanced productivity across the public sector. The inauguration ceremony was performed in Abuja, where government representatives emphasized the critical role of the commission in balancing public […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja challenging President Bola Tinubu’s qualification to contest the 2027 presidential election, alleging that the President submitted a forged National Youth Service Corps discharge certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission. Atiku, who is running under the African Democratic […]
A local government official was rushed to the hospital after being shot at a public administration office in Nonthaburi, located on the outskirts of Thailand’s capital, on Monday, authorities confirmed. A gunman was apprehended by law enforcement following the incident, which occurred just days after a teenager’s lethal shooting spree at a nearby school in […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed September 19 for the conduct of five legislative bye-elections across affected federal and state constituencies nationwide. In addition to announcing the election date, the commission formally approved the restoration of four state constituencies located in Delta and Kogi states, resolving long-standing boundary and legal representation matters. According […]
Dr Jamilu Isyaku Gwamna, the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate for Gombe State ahead of the 2027 election, has dismissed a wave of criticism trailing his campaign on social media, insisting that political contests in Nigeria are decided by voters at polling units and not by trends or commentary online. The remark comes at […]
Daniel Umemezie has been appointed as the 2026–2027 US National Youth Poet Laureate, emerging as the 10th literary writer to secure the esteemed recognition and the second individual of Nigerian-American heritage to attain the distinction. Umemezie treads the path paved by Salome Agbaroji, who made history in 2023 as the pioneer Nigerian-American awarded the US […]
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has overseen the signing of a $2 million supplementary lithium agreement between the state government and Diamond New Energy, coming on the heels of his recent official trip to China. The formal execution ceremony took place on Friday at the Nasarawa State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja. Delivering remarks during […]
