Big Brother Naija star Erica Nlewedim has said that she would have been disqualified twice amid the altercation between CeeC and Ilebaye in the ‘All Stars’ BBNaija edition. Recall Erica, who was known for her spirited personality and strong emotions, received three strikes during her season. The third strikes ultimately …

Sweden stunned the United States 5-4 in a sudden-death penalty shootout Sunday to surge into a Women’s World Cup quarter-final against Japan and consign the defending champions to their earliest-ever exit. The title-holders dominated the opening 90 minutes but a breakthrough proved elusive with Swedish goalkeeper Zecira Musovic making some …

Mr Adeniyi Sanni, a senior aide to the senator representing Ogun West in the National Assembly, Solomon Adeola, has been shot dead. The spokesperson for the senator, Kayode Odunaro, in a statement in Abuja said the incident happened on Saturday morning. He said the lifeless body of Sanni was found …

The Arrested Suspects The Lagos State Police Command has said three policemen and two officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps and Lagos State Traffic Management Authority respectively have been nabbed for extortion of truck drivers and motorists in the state. The state police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed …

Bosun Tijani Co-founder of the CcHub, Dr Bosun Tijani, who was screened by the Senate on Saturday as one of the ministerial nominees submitted by President Bola Tinubu, has said his desire is to contribute his quota in achieving a prosperous Nigeria. Tijani, who was knocked by Nigerians for tweeting …

Popular comedian, Atunyota Akpobome, popular as Ali Baba, has recounted his “most memorable joke” on the sense of  frugality President Olusegun Obasanjo. Ali Baba recounted his encounter with Obasanjo while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise breakfast show on Saturday. The comedy legend said the former President wanted him to expunge …

  Protesters hold a Russian flag and a banner with images of (from L to R): General Abdourahamane Tiani, Niger’s new strongman, Burkina Faso’s junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore, leader of Mali’s junta, Assimi Goita, and Guinea’s junta leader, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, during a demonstration on independence day in Niamey …

The Federal High Court Headquarters, Abuja, on Sunday denied a media report titled “Controversy Surrounds Flying of Judges to London for training by Nigeria’s Asset Recovery Agency, AMCON.” The report claimed that judges, who are currently observing their vacation, were allegedly funded by Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria to attend …

Banks have begun to increase interest rates on deposits in line with the sustained hike in the Monetary Policy Rate, MPR, by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. At its last Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, meeting previous week, CBN raised MPR by another 25 basis points the sixth consecutive raise …

•As NERC grants license to Ekiti IPP Consumers in the country paid N247.1 billion for electricity in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of 1.14 percent compared to N243.65 billion paid in the fourth quarter of 2022, the latest report from the Nigerian Electricity Commission, NERC, has shown. In …