Some Yoruba Kings and traditionalists converged on Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Thursday to address the worsening security situation in all the six states of the South West zone.The meeting was initiated by the Yoruba World Assembly led by Chief Taiye Ayorinde Chairman Governing council of YWA and...
The World Health Organisation-led COVAX global initiative has failed to shortlist Nigeria for the Pfizer vaccines following the country’s inability to meet the standard requirement of being able to store the vaccines at the required -70 degrees Celsius.The Nigerian government had stated that it...
Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar has urged the Buhari administration not to shut down cryptocurrency business, as announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria on Friday.In a statement signed by him on Saturday, Atiku urged government to regulate the sector rather than embarking on an outright shutdown.“This...
Adamu Garba, a former presidential aspirant, has opined that investing in cows is better any form of cryptocurrency business.Garba was lending his voice to the latest instruction to Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), other Financial Institutions (OFIs) and Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) against having...
Nollywood Actress Mercy Aigbe Receives a Brand New Range Rover HSE As Birthday Gift. The Actress who couldn't hide her happiness took to her Instagram handle to share the latest Addition.The car was gifted to her by one of her friend which she referenced as @gleeoflife in her Instagram posts. @geeoflifE...
The police in Ogun State said the recent attacks on Fulani herdsmen’s settlements must stop henceforth. Police threatened that kingpins, procurers and counsellors of the hoodlums who attacked the Fulani settlement in Igua will also be fished out to face the law.This is coming barely four days after...
The World Bank announced on Friday that it had approved $500m to support the government of Nigeria in improving its electricity distribution sector.The bank said the project would help boost electricity access by improving the performance of the electricity distribution companies through a large-scalE...
The Nigerian music minister and worship ace Sola Allyson kick-start the year as the sensational singer releases her 2021 album titled “ISODOTUN”. today, she diahes out another new one after the success of the IRI album which was released 2019. Many fans are yet to recover from the iri album, and now...
After top notch of hit tunes, Labo Entertainment Presents Dotman debut collection – 'Hakuna Matata'. Gifted vocalist, Dotman who has kept his focus on the big picture and now merits more credit, since he has satisfied his obligations Drops the exceptionally envisioned – 'HAKUNA MATATA' Album as guaranteed. Olatunji...
Tiwatope Savage (born 5 February 1980), known professionally as Tiwa Savage, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Isale Eko, she relocated to London at the age of 11 for her secondary education. Five years later, she began her music career doing backup vocals for artists such as GeorgE...
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...
