Popular Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo has cried out on social media over claims that she has received threats after she supported the disrupted #EndsARs protest.Iyabo Ojo who shared her ordeal on her Instagram page revealed that she woke up to a message from a friend who claimed her name was mentioned...
Wizkid has told the Guardian Life Magazine that his family is the main backbone of his career while giving details about his Made In Lagos album.Wizkid spoke about a wide range of issues concerning her personality from challenges to motivation, family, fans, and politics aside from his latest studio...
Joe Biden, Democratic candidate in the United states presidential election, has declared that he is confident of victory.Biden addressed the nation on Thursday.He noted that it was clear that he had won “enough states to reach 270 electoral votes to win the presidency”.“Now, every vote...
Gifted Nigerian Author, songwriter And singer Ọlawale Ọlọfọrọ, Who is well known As Brymo comes through with another project, a new EP (extended play) entitled, "Libel."The self-acclaimed "most powerful artist in the world" tagged the new extended play as an experimental project. With 5 good records,...
Abandoning a life in the limelight to switch to other careers is not an easy decision to make regardless of the comfort the actor seems to see in the new profession.The actors in our article today saw comfort in other things from acting and they decided to pay their full attention to it and zoom their...
Nigerian singer Peter Okoye of p-square fame has reacted to Nigerian Information minister’s pretense of not knowing anything about the Protection from Internet Falsehood and manipulation Bill which also carries draconian measures under its terms.The minister denied being aware of the bill and claims...
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UN human rights experts demand Nigeria investigate shooting of peaceful protesters by soldiersGENEVA (3 November 2020) – The Nigerian government must set up a credible, independent inquiry into the recent illegal killings of at least 12 peaceful by soldiers, UN human rights experts* said today.since...
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The Federal Government is seeking a $ 1 .2 bn external borrowing from China to finance agricultural programmes in the 2021 budget . A request for approval has also been transmitted to the National Assembly .The Minister of Finance , Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed , who appeared before the...
The Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the alleged shootings of #EndsARs protesters by soldiers on October 20, 2020 at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos has declined the request by the operators of the tollgate, Lekki Concession Company, to “take back possession” of the tollgate.The Chairman of...
Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, says two kingpins of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) involved in the killing of six soldiers and four policemen in Oyigbo, have been arrested by security operatives.He has also maintained that the imposition of curfew in Oyigbo Local Government...
The world is watching with baited breath on Tuesday as Americans head to the polls to decide the outcome of the Presidential election after a year of unprecedented global chaos and violence in the Us.Around the globe, there were mixed feelings of fear and excitement at the prospect of who will be Americas...
THE Ondo state security Agency, Amotekun, on Monday said it arrested no fewer than six suspected hoodlums, who allegedly took part in the looting and arson that occurred during the last #EndsARs protest in the state.The #EndsARs protest was hijacked by some hoodlums who allegedly set ablaze two police...
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Nigerian troops surrounded the southern town of Oyigbo, near the oil-hub of Port Harcourt, after a separatist group allegedly killed six soldiers last week.Oyigbo is under a 24-hour curfew ordered by Rivers state Governor Nyesom Wike. He asked the authorities to arrest members of the Indigenous People...
The Lagos state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, on Monday began the debriefing and medical evaluation of the men of the defunct special Anti-Robbery squad and other tactical units of the command.The state Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said in a statement that the medical evaluation...
This is Miss Ogwubie Chikemzi Praise From Choba Community In Obio/Akpor LGA, Rivers state. she Made As In Her WAEC.This Brain Deserves A #scholarship..These Are The Kind Of People That Ought To Be #Encouraged...https://twitter.com/IYMTV/status/1323393944022122498?s=19
8 Nigerians were arrested in Egypt in early October for protesting without a permit. They were carrying out the Egyptian leg of the #EndsARs protest. The Nigerian Embassy in Cairo intervened in order to secure their release, but the Egyptian authorities have since discovered that 7 of them do not have...
