Genevieve Nnaji, Akin Omotoso Join The Academy’s 819 Membership Invitees
Genevieve Nnaji and Akin Omotoso will join the Academy's membership class selected from 68 countries. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has extended invites to 819 film influencers from across the globe.
In a...
August Alsina Confirms Romance With Jada Pinkett, Says He Received Willsmith’s Blessing Beforehand
August Alsina has confirmed that he had an affair with Will Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. 27-year-old Alsina was introduced to 48-year-old Pinkett in 2015 by her son Jaden. They became very close and he even had...
Ekiti To Reopens Schools And Religious Centers
The Ekiti state government has directed worship centers in the state to resume services from Friday, July 17, in line with the agreement reached by the state government and leaders of religious organizations in the state.
Worshippers and religious...
Nigeria Is Yet To Fully Embrace Democracy – Bishop Matthew Kukah
Bishop Matthew Kukah, Catholic bishop of Sokoto diocese has stated that Nigeria is yet to accept full democracy as its military background has continued to affect effective governance in the democratic dispensation.
Kukah who said this...
Coronavirus Puts Flawed Electricity Tariff Hike To Test
Nigeria’s electricity supply industry faces yet another regulatory summersault, as the National Assembly, on Monday, toppled plans to increase the cost of electricity supply by as much as 50 percent. This came as senators yesterday...
Kanye West Celebrates Wife Kim Kardashian On Becoming A Billionaire
Kim Kardashian is reported to have sold some stakes of her KKW Beauty company and is now a billionaire.
Music star Kanye West is celebrating his wife Kim on attaining the billionaire status.
Kanye wrote on...
Dr. Dre’s Wife Nicole Young Files For Divorce After 24 Years Of Marriage
Nicole Young, the wife of American rapper and music mogul Dr. Dre, has filed for divorce after 24 years of marriage.
Young, 50, filed documents seeking to end her marriage with Dr. Dre, 55, whose...
Freedom Of Worship Is No Longer A Constitutional Right – Bishop Oyedepo
Bishop David Oyedepo has again lashed out at the governments of Lagos and Ogun state over the continous closure of churches.
The founder of the Living Faith Church International aka Winners’ Chapel in his sermon...
Nigeria Records 779 New Cases Of Coronavirus, Total Hits 24,077
Nigeria In Saturday recorded 779 new cases of COVID-19 as its total infections hit 24,077. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on its official Twitter handle.
NCDC said that the 684 new confirmed...
Boys Are Currently More Vulnerable To Rape In Nigeria – NAPTIP Boss, Julie Okah-Donli
The Director-General of The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Julie Okah-Donli, has said that young boys in Nigeria are currently more vulnerable to rape than girls.
She attributed this to...
Airports Are 90% Ready For Reopening – Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, says airports in Nigeria are 90% ready for reopening.
He said this today Saturday, June 27, 2020 after he and other government officials partook in the dry run simulation exercises held at the...
New Coronavirus Symptoms Including Diarrhea And Runny Nose Added To Official List
Three new Covid-19 symptoms have been officially listed by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The current symptoms for coronavirus are a high fever, a new and persistent cough and a sudden loss...
Face Shields Must Be Used With Facemasks – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in a new guideline, has said face shield must not be used alone, but with facemask in the public.
NCDC warned that there are no published studies on...
Global COVID-19 Death Toll Near 500,000 As Africa Records Highest Daily Infection
According to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT on Saturday, the novel coronavirus (covid19) has killed at least 494,337 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019The tallies, using...
Lagos Generated N25BN During Lockdown – LIRS
The Lagos Inland Revenue Service (LIRS) says it generated a whooping N25 billion through taxation in April when there was total lockdown.
Mr Rasheed Olu-Ajayi, Head, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) of LIRS disclosed this...
‘I Have Not Decided On 2023 Presidential Race’ – Bola Tinubu
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu says he’s currently more worried about the spread of coronavirus in Nigeria and its economic fallout.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) says he has...
Kanye West Appoints Nigerian Designer Mowalola Ogunlesi As Design Director Of ‘Yeezy Gap’
American rapper, Kanye West, has selected talented Nigerian designer Mowalola Ogunlesi as the designer director of ‘Yeezy Gap’, his newest collaborative venture of his own fashion brand, Yeezy and worldwide clothing and accessories retailer, Gap.
The Grammy award-winning producer took...
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya Under Pressure Over Human Rights
Buffeted by security and political crises and embarrassed by military blunders, Cameroon’s government has been forced to give ground on human rights under intense pressure from campaigners and the UN and from allies who...
Nigeria Will Remain Insecure Without Restructuring – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says seeking disintegration is not the solution to Nigeria’s problems.
He said Nigeria will continue to be insecure, unprogressive and stagnated if the country is not restructured.
The ex-president said this on...
How I Was Sexually Harassed By Men – BBNaija Anto Lecky
Reality TV star, Antoniette Munirat Lecky aka Anto Lecky, has revealed that she has been a victim of sexual harassment by men.
She made the revelation during an Instagram Live session with Linorajj, where she...
The Director Of Shrek 2 Kelly Asbury Dies At 60 After A Long Battle...
Kelly Asbury, who directed Oscar-nominated films including “Shrek 2” and “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron,” has died at the age of 60.
The American animated film director on died Friday June 26, in Los Angeles...
Lagos To Consider Another Lockdown As Coronavirus Cases Exceed 23,000 Nationwide
The Lagos state government has disclosed that it might issue another lockdown over the rising cases of Covid-19 in the state.
The state has recorded over 9,741 cases with 1,475 recovered and 126 deaths and...
Over $30B Needed To Develop COVID-19 Tests, Treatments, Vaccines- WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that a global initiative to speed up the development and production of COVID-19 tests, vaccines and treatments will require more than $30 billion over the next year.
Providing...
FG Shuts Kara Bridge On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway For Integrity Test
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Kayode Popoola, on Friday said that the Kara Bridge on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway was being partially closed for integrity test to begin on Saturday.
Popoola told the News...
Some People Are Working Tirelessly To See Her Fail – Tacha
Former housemate of Big Brother Naija, Natacha Akide also known as Tacha has come out to express her worry over certain people who are working tirelessly to pull her down.
The reality TV star made...
Justin Bieber Files $20m Defamation Lawsuit Against Sexual Assault Accusers
Justin Bieber has filed a $20 million defamation lawsuit against two women, Danielle and Kadi who accused him of sexual assault on social media few weeks ago.
In the documents obtained by TMZ, the singer’s...
Google Launches Google For Nonprofits In Nigeria
For organizations that qualify, Google for Nonprofits gives access to a collection of premium apps – the same tools large enterprise corporations use – at no cost.
Once approved, qualifying nonprofits can gain access to...
World Bank Approves $750m Loan To Improve Power In Nigeria
The World Bank has International Development Association credit worth $750m for Nigeria’s Power Sector Recovery Operation to improve electricity supply, SaharaReporters reports.
The international financial institution, in a statement on Tuesday, said the loan was...
D’Banj Not Our Ambassador – United Nations
The United Nations (UN) has disassociated itself from popular Nigerian musician, Oladapo Oyebanjo better known as DBanj, stating that he is not their ambassador.
The Nigerian singer was recently accused of rape by Miss Seyitan...
Nigerian Universities’ Scientists Discover Vaccine For COVID-19
Nigerian Universities’ Scientists, under the aegis of COVID-19 Research Group, on Friday announced the discovery of a vaccine for the prevention of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Addressing a news conference on Friday at Adeleke University, Ede,...
Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 450,000 Globally
On Thursday, the total number of people that have died from coronavirus complications surpassed 450,000 after the toll doubled in just a month and a half, according to reports from Johns Hopkins University.
The tally noted...
Nigerian Women Raise N1.6M As Legal Fees To Support The Cause
Nigerians have once again shown their passion for humanity and affinity for change by donating N1.6M, within 24 hours to cover legal fees of “Alleged” Rape Victim; Seyitan Babatayo.
In the past few days, we...
NCDC Records Highest Daily COVID-19 Cases With 745 New Infections
On Thursday, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded its highest daily report of COVID-19 cases with 745 new infections.
In a tweet shared by the health agency, Lagos State had the highest number of infections for the...
Any Abuse Of Power And Authority Can Not Be Accepted – M.I
Popular Nigerian rapper, M.I Abaga, has taken to social media to hailed the courage of rape victims who have been bold enough to call out their abusers.
In a series of tweet via his official...
IGP Orders Probe Of D’Banj Over The Alleged Rape Of Seyitan
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered a probe into Oladapo Oyebanjo aka D’Banj rape allegations by Miss Seyitan.
The order is contained in a letter with reference number CB.7000/IGP.SEC/ABJ/VOl.484/801 signed by the Principal...
Transmission Of Coronavirus By Patients Who Show No Symptoms Is Very Rare – WHO
An official with the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that transmission of Coronavirus by an asymptomatic patient is now very rare.
Dr.Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization's technical lead for coronavirus response and...
Mo Abudu Pens Insightful Piece On Dream Killers
Earlier today, Media Mogul and Venture Capitalist, Mo' Abudu penned an insightful piece on 'Dream Makers and Dream Killers' on her Instagram page.
In the piece, which was received with praise from most of Nigeria's...
Oba Of Benin And Second Wife Welcome Baby Boy
The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba Ewuare II, and his second wife Princess Iyayota (Obazuwa Nerie), just welcomed a baby boy.
The elated traditional ruler who was installed on October 20, 2016, made the arrival...
Large Doses Of Vitamin D Won’t Do Anything To Help Or Prevent Coronavirus –...
Scientists have dismissed claims that ‘mega doses’ of vitamin D can protect or prevent against the novel Coronavirus. However, they have emphasised the importance of maintaining a healthy level of vitamin D in the...
Muslim Leaders In Kaduna Cancel Congregational Sallah Prayers Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Ahead of this Saturday's Eid ul Fitr celebration, Muslim leaders in Kaduna state have agreed to cancel all congregational prayers as part of measures to curb the spread of the novel Coronavirus in the state.
The...
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