Where It All Happens
As part of activities commemorating the 62nd Independence Anniversary of the country, President Buhari will address the nation on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at 7 am. A statement released by Femi … Read More
Ibrahim Musa Gusau has been elected as the new president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Gusau was voted into the position at the federation’s committee election held in Benin … Read More
Multiple winner of global athletics records, Tobi Amusan has been announced as a brand ambassador for a digital telecommunications solutions provider, Globacom. Born April 23, 1997, Amusan, an indigene of … Read More
Men of the Rapid Response Squad and the Lagos Task Force have embarked on a patrol of the Lagos metropolis ahead of Saturday’s Independence Day and planned political rallies in … Read More
A television program series has been created by the UNDP, a human rights organization, Yiaga Africa, and Channels Television with the goal of giving the general public a forum for … Read More
Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, inaugurated the new Nigeria Governors’ Forum Secretariat complex in Abuja. Osinbajo inaugurated the complex on behalf of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). … Read More
The need to deepen ideological understanding of the crisis of Capitalism as a fundamental reason for Nigeria shattered economy is essential now more than ever beyond mere radicality without content. … Read More
Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered the immediate suspension of all activities of the state’s Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (R.T.E.A.N.). Sola Giwa, the Special Adviser to … Read More
AAC Presidential Candidate, Omoyele Sowore in a video posted on his social media page, which had now gone viral, narrated how he challenged the former Borno State governor over his … Read More
American rapper, NBA YoungBoy, has welcomed his ninth biological child. According to UrbanIslandz on Thursday, although this is his ninth biological child, the rapper has 10 children in all. The … Read More
A Corps member name Gwuei Peter, belonging to 2021 Batch C stream 1 commissions 50 tricycles wheel chair at his place of primary assignment. This happened today, 29th of September, … Read More
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, was absent on Thursday as the presidential candidates of other political parties were physically present for the signing of the … Read More
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has condemned the court order preventing supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, from staging a … Read More
The Federal Government has declared Monday October 3, 2022, as public holiday to mark the nation’s 62nd Independence Anniversary Celebration. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola made the declaration on … Read More
Some supporters of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, were spotted eating corn (Agbado in Yoruba) at a concert organised by one of his support groups … Read More
Two persons were feared killed and many injured in a fracas between members of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in Iyana-Iba along Lagos-Badagry Expressway. The fight made … Read More
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Labour Party(LP) and its supporters not to converge at the Lekki toll gate for their #Obidatti23 Forward Ever Rally billed … Read More
Founder of popular Lagos eatery, Bukka Hut, reportedly commits suicide
The most fascinating presidential candidate in Nigeria today is probably the African Action Congress flag-bearer, and it’s easy to tell he’s struggling to fit into a system where he‘s expected … Read More
Nigerian singer, Ayoleyi Solomon, popularly known as Reekado Banks, has announced the death of his mother. In a post shared via his Instagram page on Tuesday, he shared a flier … Read More
Controversial media personality Ifedayo Olarinde popularly known as Daddy Freeze, has finally sealed his relationship with his long-time lover and babymama, Benedicta Elechi. The couple had a secret wedding ceremony … Read More
A former Vanguard Newspaper journalist, Okey Ndiribe, has said that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, is not the messiah for Nigerians in the 2023 general elections … Read More
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, on Tuesday, destroyed 1.8 tons of cocaine worth N194.7 billion that was recently seized in a warehouse in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. … Read More
Unknown gunmen attacked an army checkpoint at Obeagu-Amodu on the Amechi-Agbani route in Enugu State’s Enugu South Local Government Area, killing unspecified numbers of soldiers and police officers. At around … Read More
The Catholic Laity Council, and the Northern Elders Forum have urged Nigerians to vote in the 2023 presidential elections after carefully evaluating the candidates’ ages and capacities on both a … Read More
Some robbers have attacked the executive director of DAAR Communications Plc, Mac Imoni Amarere, carting away valuables from him. Amarere, a DAAR Media Academy student and the host of Peoples-Politics-Power … Read More
Mikel Obi announces the end of his career as a professional footballer
A Zimbabwean woman has confessed to lying against a man who has been in prison for eight years, serving a 20-year r.ape sentence. Simbarashe Chadiwa was handed a 20-year sentence … Read More
The Federal Government has made a U-turn on its directive to vice chancellors, asking them to reopen universities, which had been shut due to the ongoing strike of the Academic … Read More
Bauchi students protest separation of boys from girls
Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and Governor-elect Ademola Adeleke are at war over election petition, as the tribunal is set to begin sitting today. The Election Petition Tribunal had fixed … Read More
PDP Presidential Campaign Committee spokesperson, Dino Melaye has rubbished the nationwide rallies organised in support of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. The former lawmaker said the … Read More
A vulcanizer who resides in Lagos state, Muritala Afolabi, is currently on admission in a hospital after he set himself ablaze in Iree, Osun state last Friday, September 23. Muritala … Read More
Some retired soldiers are protesting salary and pension gaps among the ranks of serving and retired military personnel on Monday in Abuja. The protesters are seen with mats and banners. … Read More
The Federal Government through the National Universities Commission has ordered vice-chancellors to re-open schools and allow students resume lectures. This was made known in a letter signed by the Director, … Read More
Juventus and France midfielder, Paul Pogba, has admitted to hiring a witch doctor but not to put a spell on France team-mate Kylian Mbappe, like his detained brother, Mathias Pogba … Read More
A suspected kidnapper, John Iyon, has pleaded for forgiveness as he claimed that his wife was just delivered of a baby boy. In a viral video, Iyon, who was handcuffed … Read More
The General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church Pastor William Kumuyi has said that he has not received any revelation from God on the next President. He however promised to … Read More
👇 Nokia officially announces its new phone Nokia X50 Pro Specifications of the phone:• 6.4 inch screen with 120 GHz power• Super AMOLED screen with +FHD resolution with 404 pixel … Read More
PHOTOS: Lagos Police Apprehend Buses Loaded With Ammunition In Ikorodu The Lagos State police command, has apprehended two buses loaded with large quantity of live cartridges, three dismantled motorcycles at … Read More
A big led truck has been stationed close to the United Nations Headquarters in New York, by a Coalition of self-determination groups such as Freedom from Nigeria (FFN), Ilana Omo … Read More
Nigerian footballer, Asisat Oshoala, has lamented about the rate at which people beg on messaging app, WhatsApp. She even suggested that the app should be renamed ‘Billing’ App. She said … Read More
Some chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State have been reportedly kidnapped in an attack along Kaduna-Kachia highway in Kaduna State. The attack occurred on Thursday, … Read More
Ex-aide of former president Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri has made a mockery of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi’s degree. The emergence of the degree certificate of LP’s … Read More
According to ISWAP in a statement seen by SaharaReporters, the attack which was carried out by “soldiers of the caliphate” occurred in Ipele, Owo Local Government Area of the state. … Read More
Gunmen have kidnapped three policemen in Ogun State Command in broad daylight. the police officers were abducted on Thursday at Wasinmi, in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State. Findings … Read More
A building has collapsed on Sonuga Street, Palm Avenue, in the Mushin area of Lagos State on Friday. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyinyolu, confirmed … Read More
By Qosim Suleiman September 23, 2022 A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has said the failure of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to resume as ordered by … Read More
Actress Dorcas Fapson has slammed Nigerians, especially youths for ignoring the rise in the exchange rate. Concerned about the issue of forex in recent times, the British-Nigerian media personality couldn’t … Read More
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, on Wednesday, noted that the government would order vice-chancellors to re-open universities. The minister made this known in a statement made available … Read More
Rapper, MI Abaga, who now goes by the stage name, The Guy and his financée, Eniola Mafe, held their traditional wedding on Thursday. The rapper had earlier in the day … Read More
Veteran actress Kate Henshaw has accused leaders of ‘nonchalance’ towards the plight of the students. The seven-month-old strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has continued to attract … Read More
Barrister Abdullahi Nyako, the Private Secretary to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is dead. He died in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Thursday … Read More
** Buhari addresses United Nations General Assembly ** ASUU: NANS rejects court ruling, says lecturers can’t be forced back to work ** FG to order vice-chancellors to re-open varsities – … Read More
The president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, has warned that the judgement of the National Industrial Court ordering lecturers back to class will have far-reaching … Read More
Mahsa Amini, 22, died on Friday, days after eyewitnesses said she was beaten in a police van in Tehran – allegations denied by police. Some women at the ceremony reportedly … Read More
Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, the chairman of the management committee for the Lagos State Park and Garages, has distanced himself from the contentious sale of stickers featuring him, that … Read More
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has rejected the ruling by the National Industrial Court ordering the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to end its current strike. Purpleworld … Read More
The Lagos State Police Command has deployed personnel to prevent the National Association of Nigerian Students from blocking the Third Mainland Bridge in protest against the prolonged strike action by … Read More
A National Industrial Court in Abuja has ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to end its ongoing nationwide strike, which began on February 14. Justice Polycarp Hamman, in … Read More
Nigerian Students’ Association, NANS Releases Nationwide Protest Timetable, Plans To Shut Down Abuja Over Prolonged Strike By University Lecturers, ASUU
Mr Tinubu’s gross abuse of political privilege has continued to unleash economic violence on residents of Nigeria’s commercial capital. Commercial transport workers in Lagos are now being mandated to pay … Read More
The presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, is his elder brother, who he respects. He disclosed … Read More
Popular disc jockey, Florence Otedola aka Cuppy has stated most guys she crosses paths with are not really interested in her. Cuppy, during a chat, said many guys back in … Read More
Zahra Buhari-Indimi, daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari, has bagged a degree in Architectural Science. The 27-year-old, who is married to Ahmed Indimi, graduated from a University. Although the university where … Read More
The accident which occurred at about 3:10pm on Monday, September 19, was caused by the VIO officers who were driving on “One Way” while chasing a vehicle at the Lugbe … Read More
Ok, I can now understand what a politician means from definition of foolish minds.. A politician will keep quiet when university students are kept at home for over seven months … Read More
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has ‘revealed’ how he helped the standard bearer of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, to emerge as the presidential candidate … Read More
The mode of transportation for African leaders to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on Monday, has been generating reactions on Twitter. Social media users have been … Read More
Air travellers on Monday were forced to trek to get to the airport.
The immediate past president of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Akpata, was stranded in traffic caused by the National Association of Nigerian Students’ protest at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, … Read More
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, on Monday, joined the National Association of Nigerian Students in a protest at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. He … Read More
Students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), South West zone, on Monday blocked the road leading to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, protesting … Read More
The General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor W.F Kumuyi, has told ushers in his church to stop making the wearing of head coverings by ladies in his … Read More
PHOTOS: Real Madrid’s David Alaba Donates Toilet Facility In Ogun Real Madrid player, David Alaba, has donated a biodegradable toilet facility to Kara Market in Ogere Remo community of Ogun … Read More
At least 56 dead people of Nigerian descent reportedly left unclaimed estates in the United Kingdom, according to data published by the UK government. One of the oldest identified Nigerians, … Read More
Abbas, who has been in custody in the US since his arrest in Dubai in June 2020, in the letter, had claimed that he made only $300,000 from his crime … Read More
Popular fuji maestro, Saheed Osupa has openly prostrated and apologised to Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde for his offensive music directed at the governor in times past. Osupa seized the … Read More
The Police in Ebonyi State, on Saturday, dispersed supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, who gathered at the Pastoral Centre, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, for a … Read More
The name Omoyele Sowore means different thing to different people, in and outside Nigeria. Your perspective about him is determined by where you stand. As an investigative journalist, he has … Read More
A student of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) Akoka, Lagos mainland, has been shot dead. He was shot in the head around 10pm yesterday. Purpleworld learnt that he was killed … Read More
When Mr Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, Vice Presidential candidate of Labour Party’s Peter Obi, came on national television asking Nigerians who have witnessed seven years of ”Buhari will tackle security” to … Read More
Canadian judge Henry Brown has granted asylum reliefs to Lukmon Owolabi Shoyebo after claiming APC presidential flag bearer Bola Tinubu tried to kill him in Lagos for defecting to the … Read More
Judy Austin, actress and second wife of Yul Edochie, has taken time out to celebrate her husband’s first wife, May, on her birthday on Friday. Austin posted May’s picture on … Read More
Nollywood actor, Olubankole Wellington, popularly known as Banky W, has revealed the face of his son, Hazaiah. He shared beautiful pictures of his son on his Instagram page on Friday. … Read More
Sowore made this known via his social media platforms while reacting to a lawsuit filed by 10 lawyers who asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to stop the Labour … Read More
The rapper stated this via his Twitter handle on Thursday night, September 15, a week after he was released on bail. Ice Prince is standing trial on a three-count charge bordering on assault, … Read More
A couple of girls have been caught on camera using fake babies to solicit for alms in Lagos traffic. Filmmaker, Seun Oloketuyi, on Thursday, shared a video on his Instagram … Read More
A widow, 49, Eorothy Dike and her son, Osinachi Ndukwe, wept openly as they begged for price reduction while their only vehicle bought at the rate of N1.8.million on hired … Read More
Thousands of travellers and motorists were stranded on Thursday in Osun State when students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) mounted barricades on Gbongan/Ibadan expressway … Read More
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd.), on Thursday, honoured Nigerian medalists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the World Athletics Championships for their outstanding performances at the State … Read More
Development economist, Dr Odilim Enwegbara, has claimed that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, is using his economic proposal without his consent. He disclosed this in … Read More
Mr Kehinde Ajayi Was Brutally Murdered and squeezed inside a drum By A Family Friend… after he showed him his brand new car. The family friend by the name of … Read More