To improve healthcare in the area, the Kano State Government has formally asked the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to build a medical facility there. At a banquet to celebrate the successful completion of a “Cardiac Program for Adults,” sponsored by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf made the plea. … Read more
Nigerian singer, Ugbekile David Osemeke, popularly known as Boy Spyce, has said that an afrobeat artist has started recording a song titled ‘Hakimi’ in honour of Moroccan footballer Achraf Hakimi. Recall that recent news on social media showed how Hakimi dribbled his ex-wife, Hiba Abouk, in their divorce process by putting all his assets in … Read more
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
Today, something strange happened: Rema used a picture of Seyi Vibez as his Twitter profile picture. The Mavin act also put Seyi Vibez’s picture on his timeline with the hashtag #NewProfilePic. Fans have said different things on his timeline, but I think Rema might be listening to Seyi Vibez’s songs back to back and loving … 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