The head is the crown of every woman and unlike the male species, in Nigeria, it is often demanded a woman grows her hair to portray her femininity. Once upon a time, Nigerian women treasured matting (also known as didi adimole) their hair. Then, such simple hairstyle was all a man needed to see and...
Former Director General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Prof Bola Akinterinwa, has said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has the right to nominate all the service chiefs who were changed last week as non-career ambassadors.Akinterinwa, however, said there was...
This afternoon, a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) circular sent to commercial banks and other financial institutions surfaced online. Here is a thread explaining what the circular means and why the CBN issued it.Cryptocurrencies have gained popularity since bitcoin, the most valuable crypto, rose significantly...
CBN Shuts Down Cryptocurrency Exchange Bank AccountsFebruary 5, 2021LETTER TO ALL DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS, NON-BANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSThe Central of Bank of Nigerias (CBN) circular of January 12, 2017 ref FPR/DIR/GEN/C1R,06/010 which cautioned Deposit Money Banks (DMBs),...
The deadly COVID-19 is taking its toll on Africa, especially in this second wave of the virus, with many people being infected and many dying.As at February 3, 2021, a total of 3,609,468 cases of Coronavirus have been reported in Africa, with 92,909 deaths recorded.Nine countries form the COVID-19 hotbeds...
Joeboy proceeds with his rising with his presentation collection Somewhere Between Beauty and Magic, a festival of adoration in its bunch structures. "Chipping away at this venture was extraordinary — I met a variant of myself I never knew," JOEBOY says of the task, recorded in the course of the most...
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A popular Abuja-based disk jockey, DJ Tunice, has died, Igbere TV reports.DJ Tunice is said to have died on Monday night, February 1 after suffering a domestic accident.According to his close friends, the deceased was mopping the floor in his apartment when he slipped and hit his head on the ground....
List of Nigerias IGPs since Independence as Nigerians await appointment of new police chief-Nigerias Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, attained the statutory retirement age on Monday, February 1.However, he still remains in office at the time of filing this report as President Muhammadu Buhari...
One of the children of the late Abdulkadir Kure, former governor of Niger State, Umar, has taken his mother, Senator Zenab Kure and siblings to the Sharia Court of Appeal, Niger State challenging the distribution of his father’s estate by an Upper Sharia Court/Administrator.In a motion on notice...
The duo has ignited another breakup rumor as fans continue to anticipate the wedding of famous Nigerian singer Davido and his 'Assurance' fiancée Chioma.This was revealed in a video posted by Xoxocorner, an Instagram blogger. The blogger alleged the sensation singer broke with his fiancée...
Nigerian disc jockey, DJ Cuppy has now broken her silence after allegations that she did not pay Zlatan Ibile for the “Gelato” music collabo they did.On January 28, 2021, a video of Nigerian rapper, Zlatan denying that he knows his former collaborator, DJ Cuppy went viral on Twitter.That...
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has hit back at human rights activist and co-convener of #BringBackOurGirls Movement, Aisha Yesufu, for condemning the actions of the Eastern Security Network operatives driving Fulani herdsmen out of Isiukwuato in Abia State.Kanu, on Sunday,...
Nigerian music star, Davido has praised Nigerian Gospel artiste, Mercy Chinwo, stating that her songs uplift his soul, IgbereTV reports.Davido took to his Twitter handle on Sunday morning, January 31 to praise the gospel singer.He wrote; Mercy Chinwo all morning ! She’s amazing !!! Lifts up my...
Popular Nigerian comedian, Ayo Makun a.k.a AY, has taken to his Instagram handle to celebrate his lovely daughter, Michelle Adeola Makun on her 13th birthday today February 1, IgbereTV reports.The proud father wrote; “Dear Michelle Adeola Makun, turning 13 today marks another start in your life,...
The Presidency has blamed Nigerians for the country’s poor ranking on Transparency International’s 2020 Corruption Perception Index in which Nigeria scored 25 out of 100 and was named the second most corrupt nation in West Africa and ranked 149 out of 180 countries.The Senior Special Assistant...
Baring any last-minute change, the Nigerian Army will on Tuesday give soldiers recently killed on the front in the fight against insurgency a ‘secret and undignified burial’, multiple military sources told SaharaReporters.In the last one month, Boko Haram terrorists have targeted soldiers,...
Former Presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba says with all that the North has going for it, it will not be a bad thing for the region to secede from Nigeria, IgbereTV reports.In a post shared on his Twitter handle, Adamu listed the benefits the Northern region has over other regions. According to him, if...
In a video posted to his Instastory, Davido who is a father of three who is seen lying down revealed he went through pain as he showed off an arm tattoo of his son, Ifeanyi Adeleke.He then proceeded to show off his belly tattoos of his first child, Imade and his second, Hailey on each side of his stomach,“He...
The United states has donated equipment valued at over $325,000 to the Nigerian Police Force.The donation was made by the office of the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) of the United States Embassy, to help the country in it’s fight against terrorism.The United States Diplomatic...
