Nigerian singer Teniola Apata, aka Teni Makaniki, has said the assassination of her father, the late Brig. Gen. Simeon Apata (retd.) in her presence greatly affected her. Speaking in an interview with media personality Taymesan, Teni disclosed that she was two years old when gunmen stormed their Lagos home and …

Senegalese-American singer Akon has regretted not signing Nigerian indigenous rapper, Olamide Adedeji, simply known as Olamide or Baddo, some years ago. He said the YBNL boss was his favourite artiste back then. In a Skype interview with OAP, Oladotun Ojuolape Kayode, aka Do2Tun, of Cool FM, Lagos, Akon said he …

A plane that crashed while trying to land in stormy weather in the Brazilian Amazon has led to the killing of all the fourteen persons on board. Officials said the small plane’s pilot was approaching the remote town in heavy rain, with low visibility, and appeared to inadvertently start landing …

President Bola Tinubu has been sued over his failure to stop eight of his ministers, such as Nyesom Wike and David Umahi from collecting retirement benefits as governors. Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) filed the lawsuit and joined five other ministers as defendants. They are Badaru Abubakar, Bello Matawalle, …

Leading experts in Nigeria’s health sector have said it would be impossible to produce sufficient personnel to effectively meet the country’s increasing healthcare needs with the current burden of brain drain. They held that it would take Nigeria 20 years, at the minimum, to produce 400,000 health workers needed to …

Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has said the electoral victory of President Bola Tinubu was aided by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, who parted ways with his erstwhile colleague, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar. The Nobel Laureate said this, according to …

Fresh crisis is currently brewing in the Nigerian senate as a plot to impeach Godswill Akpabio as senate president is currently being hatched. According to a report by The Whistler, the Senators behind the plot are currently meeting in Saudi Arabia to perfect the plan before resumption of plenary. Leading the charge are Senators …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited in line with its status as a Company and Allied Matters Act Company has executed the retirement of three Executive Vice Presidents that would have been due for retirement in 2024. Those affected by the retirement are the Executive Vice President, Gas, Power and …

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State, Olumide Akinrinlola, has condemned the former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, for allegedly insulting some monarchs in Oyo State. Obasanjo, in a viral video, was seen ordering the traditional rulers in Oyo State to stand up and greet the state Governor, Seyi …

The Lagos State Government has announced the postponement of the planned rehabilitative works on the failed sections of the Third Mainland Bridge. The repairs were scheduled to go on for two consecutive Sundays, September 17 and 24, between 7 am to 7 pm on both days. According to a release …