Kannywood actor and comedian, Saeed Muhammed, popularly known as Funky Mallam has criticised Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu,l of Lagos State for ordering his police escorts to arrest a “soldier” over a traffic violation. Sanwo-Olu had ordered the arrests of motorcyclists riding against traffic on the Lagos-Badagry expressway on Tuesday. When one …
Read More »INTERVIEW: No Love In Nigeria’s Gospel Music Industry – Ebuka Songs
Ebuka Emmanuel Hillary popularly known as Ebuka Songs, is a rising Nigerian gospel artist with several awards to his credit owing to his unique vocals and deeply spiritual songs. He is a gospel minister with the Spotlite Nation– an international record label owned by celebrated Gospel Artist, Moses Bliss. In …
Read More »Dangote Refinery Receives Fifth One Million Barrels of Crude Oil Cargo, 6th cargo next week
Dangote Petroleum Refinery, on Thursday, received the fifth crude oil shipment of one million barrels of Bonny Light supplied by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), on Thursday. The company is already preparing to welcome the 6th one million crude oil cargo to the refinery, by next week. This latest …
Read More »The University Degree Saga: Changing The Nigeria Academic Narrative
By Olutayo Irantiola The unfolding University degree saga in Nigeria has brought to the fore the need for our country to look inward and strengthen our academic heritage. It is pretty unfortunate where we have found ourselves as a country. I am not a beneficiary of the heydays when …
Read More »Osun Governor, Adeleke Alongside State Secretary To Spend N702million On Meals, Entertainment In 2024
The commissioner added that only N600million out of the N8billion was allocated for meals and entertainment. The Osun State Government says that the offices of the governor and secretary to the government were allocated N702 million for meals and entertainment in 2024. The Commissioner for Budget, Professor Ademola Adeleke, disclosed …
Read More »Veteran Nigerian Actor, Baba Olofa Ina Is Dead
The 73-year-old actor, in his lifetime, was well known in the contemporary Yoruba theatre industry. Apopular Yoruba filmmaker and actor, Chief Adedeji Aderemi, popularly known as Olofa Ina is dead. The 73-year-old actor, in his lifetime, was well known in the contemporary Yoruba theatre industry. The news of his death …
Read More »Tinubu appoints new directors for NPA, NIMASA
Tinubu President Bola Tinubu, has appointed six new executive directors in the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA. Both agencies are under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in …
Read More »EFCC raids AbdulSamad Rabiu’s BUA office over forex deals with CBN
BUA Chairman, Abdul Samad Rabiu Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have besieged the BUA Group head office located at PC 32, Churchgate Street, Victoria Island, Lagos State. This newspaper gathered that the search by the anti-graft operatives in BUA office is still ongoing as of the time …
Read More »EFCC releases suspended NSIPA CEO, Halima Shehu, on bail
Halima Shehu The embattled National Co-ordinator and Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programme Agency, NSIPA, Halima Shehu, who was arrested in connection with an alleged ₦44billion money laundering, has been released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on bail We learnt that Shehu was released on …
Read More »EVANGELIST EBUKA OBI CALLS FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS
The Spiritual Director of Zion Prayer Movement Outreach, Evangelist Chukwuebuka Anozie Obi, says, though 2024 will be a difficult year for Nigerians generally, God will uplift and prosper the righteous. Speaking at the Cross-over programme of the Ministry at its headquarters at Zion ground, Okota, Lagos, Evangelist Ebuka said those …
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