The Government of the United Kingdom has appointed Richard Montgomery as the new British High Commissioner to Nigeria. The top diplomat presented his credentials to President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday at the State House in Abuja. Dr Montgomery takes over from Ms Catriona Laing who recently concluded her four-year tenure as High Commissioner. The new … Read more
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Temz, has beaten American female music stars to a new record on the Billboard chart. The Nigerian achieved the rare feat after her song ‘Free Mind’ broke the record for longest running number one by a female artist in Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart history. The song maintained … Read more
A woman was taken into custody and charged by the police in the state of Enugu for allegedly extorting money before issuing voters’ cards to their owners. DSP Daniel Ndukwe, the Public Relations Officer for the Police Command, issued a statement on Thursday to confirm this. According to Ndukwe, the suspect and her accomplice were … Read more
A prominent member of the Nollywood community, Zack Orji, has endorsed Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for president of Nigeria. In a trending video that went viral on social media on Saturday, Orji, who is also the vice-president of Ambassadors of Voice for Change, explained his viewpoint. “I have always recognized this man as a leading … Read more
Following a troubling viral audio in which residents of the Eti-Osa community were threatened with not voting for the All Progressives Congress, APC in the upcoming election, the Lagos State Police Command announced on Saturday that a traditional ruler, one Baale, will be summoned for questioning. The traditional ruler and one other individual could be … Read more
A three-man panel of the election tribunal handling the petitions filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its gubernatorial candidate, Isa Ashiru, alongside other political parties was inaugurated in Kaduna on Thursday. The PDP had challenged the victory of the Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani of the All Progressives Congress (APC), with claims that … Read more
In the event that the Bimodal Voter Registration System (BVAS) is compromised during the elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured that a system exists to deactivate it. This was discussed by Lawrence Bayode, the deputy director of INEC’s Information and Communications Technology division, on Wednesday’s episode of The 2023 Verdict, a special … Read more
The Nasarawa State Police Command has verified that an airstrike in the state’s Doma Local Government Area resulted in the deaths of 27 pastoralists. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) received confirmation of the casualty and development numbers from DSP Ramhan Nansel, the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), on Thursday in Lafia. According to Nansel’s … Read more
Journalists who plan to cover the upcoming general elections have been urged by certain media players to put their safety first. They maintained that no news article is worth a human life during a workshop for journalists held by Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) on Wednesday in Ibadan, Oyo State. The claim was … Read more
Former militant leader, High Chief Oweizide Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, today waxed spiritual by calling on Nigerians, especially politicians, traditional rulers and the clergy to do the right thing at all times. Tompolo made the call while interacting with newsmen during the grand finale of the 2023 Amaseikumor annual festival held in Oporoza community in … Read more