The African Cup of Nations, AFCON 2021 third-place match day has been rescheduled. A statement released late Wednesday by the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) confirmed that the match which was originally scheduled for Sunday 6 February 2022, is now moved to Saturday, 5 February 2022. The third-place game ...
Read More »‘My life is under threat’ – Ogun Governor cries out
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun on Wednesday, said criminals have threatened to go after him, following the anti-crime battle of his government. Abiodun had on January 21, 2022, re-launched the state joint security outfit, code-named OP-MESA, where he declared war on kidnappers and internet scammers commonly called ‘Yahoo Boys’ ...
Read More »Fuji music icon, K1 The Ultimate Loses Father
Lagos-based Fuji musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Omogbolahan Marshall better known as K1 the Ultimate, has been thrown into mourning after losing his father to the cold hands of death. Late Mefu of Igan, Otunba Samson Aremu Rufai was a prominent community leader in Ago-Iwoye. He reportedly passed away at ...
Read More »Shina Peller’s Security Withdrawn For Seeking To Scrap NSCDC
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has allegedly withdrawn its personnel attached to Shina Peller after he called for the dissolution and merger of the corps with the Nigeria Police Force. The withdrawal is coming after Peller, who represents lseyin/ltesiwaju/ Kajola/lwajowa Federal Constituency in Oyo State at ...
Read More »U.S. Court Postpones Hushpuppi Sentencing, Release New Date
The sentencing of self-confessed internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, has been postponed by the United States District Court till July 11, 2022. Judge Otis D. Wright in Los Angeles granted the order after the lawyers to Hushpuppi led by Louis Shapiro called for a postponement. Hushpuppi ...
Read More »Olamide hints of fresh collaboration with Wande Coal
Rapper Olamide has hinted a fresh collaboration with songster Wande Coal. Olamide hinted of the collaboration with a post shared on his Instagram page. The song, entitled ‘Hate Me,’ will be released on Wednesday, February 23, 2022.
Read More »Why we restricted accounts owned by some Nigerians – Binance CEO
Binance Chief Executive Officer, Changpeng Zhao, has explained that the controversial restriction of accounts on its platform is due to ongoing measures to prevent fraudulent activities. In a statement addressed to the Nigerian community, published on Sunday, Mr Zhao said 281 Nigerian cryptocurrency accounts were affected by these proactive ...
Read More »Newly promoted FIRS senior staff hacked to death by suspected assassins in Lagos
Mrs Ibironke Oluremi Adefila (nee Jobi), a senior staff member of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), was brutally murdered in Lagos by assailants thought to be assassins. Adefila was reportedly on her way to work in the early hours of Friday, January 28, 2022, when she was confronted ...
Read More »Hoodlums attack Gombe PDP Secretariat, Atiku campaign office
The Gombe offices of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Atiku for President 2023 were on Tuesday attacked by hoodlums. They looted the office, razed furniture and carted away valuable property, including air conditioners among others. The North East Coordinator of Atiku for President 2023, Dr. Adamu Bappayo, who addressed ...
Read More »JUST IN: Senate approves bill seeking to make Abuja landlords collect rent monthly
The Nigerian Senate has passed a bill seeking to regulate rent payments in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for second reading. The proposed legislation, sponsored by Senator Smart Adeyemi (All Progressives Congress, APC, Kogi State), specifically seeks to stop yearly advance payment of rents and compel house owners to ...
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