The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said Nigerians will have their passport delivered to their homes, offices, and other locations of their choice from February 2024. Speaking on Monday at the opening ceremony of the International Week of the University Of Lagos, titled, ‘Breaking the Borders of Partnership,’ …
Read More »Pilgrims’ safety our top priority – NCPC
The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission, Reverend Yakubu Pam, has assured intending consular and self-sponsored pilgrims that their safety remained a “top priority of the Commission”. This was disclosed in a statement signed by NCPC’s Head of Media and Public Relations, Celestine Toruka, and obtained by our …
Read More »Kogi election: APC chieftain resigns party membership, endorses AA candidate
Yahaya Ododo Barely one month to the governorship election in Kogi state, a former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Ankpa Local Government Area, Yahaya Ododo, has resigned his party membership and joined the Action Alliance, saying his decision was anchored on the need to enshrine equity, fairness and …
Read More »Naira Marley: ‘Marlian President’ cooling off at Panti’s D4
Popularly called Marlian President, a controversial singer, Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley, who had a cult-like following, could be said to be living the kind of life that millions of his peers could only dream of. However, on September 12, 2023, things went downhill when his former signee, Ilerioluwa Aloba, …
Read More »Why I abandoned my daughter – DJ Chicken
Controversial Disc Jockey Ademola Abiodun, professionally known as DJ Chicken, has offered his response to allegations made by his mother-in-law. The musician has been accused of abandoning his daughter in the village by the mother of his child. However, DJ Chicken took the opportunity to share his side of the story during …
Read More »How I got exposed to drugs – Actress Toyin Abraham
Actress Toyin Abraham has shared the story of the events that led to the end of her marriage with actor Adeniyi Johnson and her experience with substance abuse. In her recent interview with BBC News Yoruba, Toyin revealed that a female friend introduced her to drugs as a means to escape her …
Read More »Yoruba Youth Council passes vote of confidence on Kyari
Malam Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of NNPCL The Yoruba Youth Council has passed a vote of confidence on the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited Mr Mele Kyari. It described the attempts by some unscrupulous elements to blackmail Kyari as a …
Read More »Tinubu appoints ex-presidential candidate Durotoye, 4 others to media team
Fela Durotoye President Bola Tinubu has appointed Fela Durotoye, the presidential candidate of the Alliance for New Nigeria party (ANN) in the 2019 elections as a member of his media team. Durotoye, president of the GEMSTONE Nation Builders Foundation and a motivational speaker, was among the new people appointed to …
Read More »Lagos govt reopens Ladipo, Oyingbo, other markets
Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Government, through the state Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has ordered the reopening of Ladipo, Oyingbo, Alamutu Ologede, and Ile-Epo markets, recently sealed over filth and gross environmental abuse. Recall that about a week ago, following approval by the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, …
Read More »JUST IN: Court sentences police officer who killed Bolanle Raheem to death
Vandi and Raheem A high court sitting in Lagos has sentenced Drambi Vandi, the officer involved in the killing of Bolanle Raheem, a lawyer, to death by hanging. Ibironke Harrison, the trial judge, in her ruling on Monday, convicted Vandi of a one-count charge of murder. “The court finds the …
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