Archive for category: news updates

Singer Seun Kuti, who’s currently in detention for allegedly a§§aulting a police officer, has reportedly been crowned the ‘General Overseer’ of his cell by the inmates and a copy of the Holy Bible given to him as an instrument of his office. Vanguard reports that, his appointment as the...

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A Slay Queen has become a cynosure of all eyes after she stepped out at an event wearing a dress made out of plastics. She was captured in a video as she walked out elegantly, while being assisted by her aides who carried her unique outfit as she entered...

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American power couple, Beyoncé and Jay-Z, have reportedly purchased a brand new 30,000-square-foot home in the prime area of Malibu, California, USA for a whooping $200 million, making it the most expensive home ever sold in the entire state. The couple — who also own a mansion in the...

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The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has accused the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, of demanding $2million bribe from him. He made the allegation amid the growing rift between the governor and the anti-graft agency. Matawalle had on Wednesday, May 17, called...

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A 37-year-old South African man, Hlabirwa Rassie Nkune, has been sentenced to two life imprisonment for k#lling his girlfriend and her sister. His girlfriend, identified as Pretty Mazibuko and her police sergeant sister Marcia, were sh%t d£ad by the convict on May 15, 2022 in Kanyamazane, outside Mbombela. The...

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A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has nullified the candidature of the Abia State Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti and all the candidates of the Labour Party in Abia and Kano States. The court, presided over by Justice M N Yunusa, on Friday, May 19, ruled that their emergence...

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The family of late Nollywood actor, Obinna Nwafor better known as Saint Obi, has reacted to an article by filmmaker Zik Zulu Okafor, where he narrated how the actor’s failed marriage allegedly led to his untimely d£ath. The actor’s two older sisters, Ugoeze Edith Chinyere Obichuku and Freda Nwachukwu,...

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The government of the United Kingdom says nearly £162 million ($201 million) was spent on Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral and related events following her d£ath in September, 2022. Finance minister John Glen stated this in a written statement to parliament on Thursday, May 18, 2023. The elaborate state...

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An up-&-coming Nollywood actress, Temidayo Morkinyo, has accused her senior colleague, Shoneye Olamilekan of allegedly a§§aulting her on a movie set in Ibadan. According to the actress, Morkinyo p¥nched her in the face after she reported his unruly behavior to her bosses on May 18th. “On Wednesday, while we...

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President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday, May 25th, confer National Honours on president-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima. Tinubu will be conferred with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR) while Shettima will be honoured with the Grand Commander of the...

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