Month: October 2022
Commuters at the Cele Bus Stop along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway were stranded on Monday as some drivers in Lagos State went on strike. The Lagos drivers…
Twitter has announced plans to charge almost $20 monthly for verification. This is coming hours after Elon Musk took over Twitter ownership. The Tesla chief…
Some commuters were stranded in Lagos State on Monday as commercial bus drivers under the aegis of the Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria commenced…
The Joint Drivers Welfare Association Of Nigeria (JDWAN) have made it known that there is no going back on the planned protest which is scheduled…
In a post shared on his Instastories some.minutes ago, Skales asked Precious to show the same care in real life and not for the gram.…
Nigerian actor Kunle Afolayan, in an interview with the Guardian UK, discussed the creation of “Anikulapo” and its subsequent success. “I’ve been working on Aníkúlápó…
Popular Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Balogun aka Wizkid, has warned his critics to address him respectfully from now on. Via his Snapchat on Sunday, Wizkid boasted…
More than 150 people were killed in a stampede at a Halloween event in central Seoul on Sunday. The South Korean president, Yoon Suk-yeol, has…
One officer killed, another injured as suspected gunmen abduct commuters along Lagos Ibadan Expressway The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the death of an…
A former deputy vice chancellor (Academic) of the University of Ibadan (UI), Professor Adigun Agbaje, has been kidnapped. According to Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ),…
An Abuja-based woman has put up an advert seeking for a man to impregnate her. The woman said she’s looking for a fine handsome man…
According to Fabrizio Romano, the famous football journalist, it was confirmed the the former Arsenal centre back got stabbed by a mad man in a…
The chairman of the Lagos State Parks and Garages Management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo, has announced the death of his elder…
The United States government has authorised the evacuation of its government employees and their families from Nigeria over potential terrorist attacks. In its updated travel…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency froze the accounts after the businessman was arrested for drug dealing and is currently being held at the Ikoyi…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced that the N200, N500 and N1,000 Naira notes would be re-designed and circulated in December. The CBN Governor…
A federal high court in Umuahia, Abia state, has ordered the federal government to return Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),…
The Lagos State Government has issued a fresh flood advisory to residents of Ikoyi, Victoria Island, Lekki and the coastal areas of Badagry and Epe…
Public, political and judicial officers are set to enjoy salary increase. The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) said it has concluded arrangements to…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has made mockery of the health condition of his counterpart, Bola Tinubu of the…
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party, has little chance of winning the 2023 presidential election, according to Minister of State for Health…
Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, on Tuesday, led a solidarity march in Osogbo to show support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress,…
.Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a recent graduate of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, 13 days after celebrating her induction into the Medical…
.A University of Ibadan lecturer reportedly shared 100 dollar notes to ten students who attended his first class after the suspension of the 8-month ASUU…
Social media platform, WhatsApp has gone down in what appeared to be another major global outage. Purpleworld gathered that the social media platform completely stopped…
Aston Villa have appointed Unai Emery as their new manager, completing a sensational Premier League comeback for the former Arsenal boss. Emery, 50, succeeds Steven…
Father allegedly b£ats his 2-month-old son with hanger in Imo for disturbing his sleep, breaks the baby’s arm leading to amputation The National Human Right…
The campaign convoy of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, was attacked by thugs…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, is set to marry another wife, Temitope Adesegun, on Monday. According to Ooni’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare,…
Music executive, Soso Soberekon, has offered a reward of up to one million naira to anyone who returns or helps find his phone. Soberekon revealed…
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has disclosed that the Federal Government has evacuated 542 Nigerians, who are stranded in the United Arab Emirates. They made…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has denied his opponents’ allegations that he is sick. He asked rhetorically if he looked…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Saturday, visited victims of flood in Bayelsa and Anambra States. He shared pictures from the…
A yet-to-be-identified woman has been physically assaulted and stripped naked by the family of a girl simply known as Ella, in Nasarawa State. The incident…
According to a statement signed by JDWAN national chairman, Akintade Abiodun, The joint driver welfare association of Nigeria has made it known that they will…
The founder of Omega Fire Ministries, Johnson Suleman, has spoken after surviving an armed attack in Auchi, Edo State on Friday. In a video posted…
The convoy of General Overseer, of the Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman has been attacked by unidentified Gunmen along the Benin-Auchi Road, Edo State.…
The Flamingos have qualified for the Semifinals of the FIFA UNDER 17 WOMEN’s WORLD CUP for the FIRST TIME EVER. Nigeria beat tournament favorites, the…
Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress’ presidential candidate, has stated that the case of the late journalist and activist Dele Giwa, who was killed in…
Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, stated that his attitude towards the EndSars incident, in which numerous young Nigerians lost their lives,…
Israel Afeare, one of the aides to Nigerian musician, Davido and his fiancée, Sheila, on Thursday, held their traditional wedding ceremony in Benin, Edo State.…
The Vice-Chancellor, Osun State University Prof Clement Adebooye, on Tuesday, said about 23,400 prospective students have applied to the university for admission jostling for an…
Following what happened during Manchester United last game against Spurs, that the Striker left the pitch before the final whistle, where they won by 2(two)…
A survivor of the Lekki shooting of Tuesday, October 20, 2020, Jacob Desmond, was overcome by emotions at the Lekki Tollgate on Thursday. Our correspondent…
United Kingdom Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, has resigned following a breach of ministerial rules after she sent an official document from her personal email. In…
Police Shoot Teargas, Water Canon at Peaceful #EndSARS Memorial Procession in Lekki Tollgate.
Some participants at the second #EndSARS Memorial Procession showed up with dummy coffins, flowers and stained Nigerian flags. The procession passed through the Lekki Tollgate,…
A memorial has been planned to hold on Thursday at the Lekki area of Lagos to commemorate the killing of citizens at the Lekki Tollgate…
Nigerians are lamenting the devastating floods that have continued to ravage communities. For weeks now, many persons have lost their lives while thousands of others…
By Alao Abiodun In the past week, the rampant flood situation across the country has ravaged many communities, washed away farms and destroyed people’s properties.…
Nigerian Afrobeat singer Oluseun Anikulapo Kuti, famously known as Seun Kuti, has decried how gambling is ruining the African system. Seun, the youngest son of…
Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress’ presidential candidate, is not prepared or fit to serve as Nigeria’s president, according to Dino Melaye, a spokesman for…
A video making rounds online shows the moment crowd gather at a betting centre to confirm the news themselves. A man whose name is yet…
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress, APC’s presidential candidate, has pledged that, if elected president of Nigeria in 2023, he will build on the…
Around 1,500 corpses have been swept away by floods from a cemetery in northern Nigeria, an official said. The governor of Niger state, Abubakar Sani…
A waste-carrying truck has fallen into the lagoon in Lagos in the Iyana-Oworoshonki area of the state. According to reports, one of the truck’s tires…
Nigeria has been ranked 103 out of 121 countries in the 2022 Global Hunger Index, a position that signifies the nation “has a level of…
Singer, Davido, has described the newly sworn-in Osun State Local Government Area chairmen as “One month Chairman”. He said this on Monday while reacting to…
According to the funeral arrangement, Rico will be laid to rest on October 20. The 29 year old died last Thursday, October 13 from injuries…
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai says he would have retaliated against what the former Anambra State governor, Mr Peter Obi did to him when…
Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema has won the Ballon d’Or for the first time in his football career. The Frenchman becomes only the second player…
Sadio Mane has received France Football’s inaugural Socrates Award, in recognition of his charity work in his home country in Senegal. The Bayern Munich forward,…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu and that of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, met at the airport…
The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, has said members of the union may find it difficult to resume…
Aman identified as Mr Lukman Aliyu, a resident of Aseyori community, Alagbado area of Kwara State has started selling his belongings to raise the N8…
Officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited led by the General Manager, Joint Venture Operations of National Petroleum Investment Management Services, Zakariya Buduwara, on…
Popular activist, Aisha Yesufu, has come under fire after she asked how the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, plans to combat police brutality in…
Osun local government election with APC as the only contesting party. Ballot paper has just yes or no.
The inclusion of Mr Enenche in the list of a 1,234-member strong campaign council for the Peter Obi-Yusuf Datti presidential campaign for the 2023 elections elicited…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on Friday, married another wife, Princess Ashley Adegoke. The wedding was held at the bride’s family house situated…
Following a video that went viral showing hospital workers filming the deceased instead of treating him, the hospital, Doren Hospital, where late BBNaija star Rico…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its eight-month-old industrial action. The union took the decision at the end of the National Executive Council meeting…
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, says the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has only been…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate and a former governor of Anambra State, claims that the country’s increasing insecurity, including insurgency, banditry, and…
A video showing late Big Brother Naija housemate, Rico Swavey, lying prone with disorganised health workers about him has sparked anger at nurses and hospitals…
Do you know before Abeokuta became the Capital of Egba in 1830, they were made of 143 Oriles? Do you also know each Orile had…
The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will hold its meeting tonight in Abuja. The meeting, which is a gathering…
Award-winning Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who was recently decorated with Harvard University’s iconic W.E.B. Du Bois Medal, has broken her silence over her non-appearance…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday upheld the appeal of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.…
A breast cancer survivor, Gloria Chinyere, has encouraged women to check their breasts as early detection of cancer saves lives. Chinyere made this known via…
Nigerian singer, Teniola Apata has shown appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari for honouring her with a national award despite being accused of being disrespectful while…
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved the takeover of the construction work on the Enugu-Onitsha expressway by MTN Nigeria at about N202.8 billion, under…
John Enenche, the army officer who claimed photos and videos from the massacre of unarmed demonstrators at Lekki Tollgate were photoshopped, has been appointed a…
The federal approval recently granted the Lagos State Government to embark on the development of a passenger and cargo airport on the Lekki-Epe axis of…
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Rico Swavey, is dead. His death was announced by his colleagues, Alex Unusual and Tobi Bakre, on their social media…
The United Kingdom is considering tightening the rules on how many relatives migrants can bring into the country. According to Daily Mail, UK, it has…
A British national has discovered his lost iPhone in Nigeria The man explained that the phone went missing a month ago in the UK and…
In the most recent Continuous Voter Registration, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, discovered 2.7 million instances of double registration. Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of…
Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo has slammed a levy of N100,000 on residents for burial posters in the State. The Governor said those willing to paste…
Adeleke Adenike currently signed out from Ejigbo campus. She is in need of financial help and prayers as she was diagnosed with LYMPHOMA (lymphatic cancer)…
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Wednesday inaugurated the campaign office of the NNPP along Ikorodu Road, Lagos State.…
Singer, Teni, the entertainer, on Tuesday received a national award from the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). A clip of the singer receiving the…