Renowned US rapper Fatman Scoop has passed away at the age of 53 after suffering a medical emergency while performing on stage in Connecticut. His family and manager confirmed his death on social media, prompting an outpouring of tributes from the hip-hop community. Scoop, known for hits like “Be Faithful” and “It Takes Scoop,” collapsed…
Israel Ogundipe, a popular prophet from the Celestial Church of Christ, has announced that a Nigerian bank recently proposed a loan of N1 billion to him. The founder of Genesis Global Ministry, located in Lagos State, stated that the bank aimed to aid his ministry’s expansion to accommodate more members worldwide. In a discussion with…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has clarified its recent directive aimed at combating exploitative pricing practices, including price gouging and price fixing. This statement addresses widespread feedback and concerns regarding the directive’s impact amid Nigeria’s current economic challenges. The Commission emphasized that the directive, which has received significant public and business response,…
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has described the National Youth Service Corps scheme as one of the few positive legacies of the nation in the past three (3) decades, which has continued to rank as the best and most organized of all global youth programmes, as such must be supported to deliver, more on…
There are strong indications that President Bola Tinubu is planning to rejig his cabinet to ease out underperforming ministers. The President has been facing increasing pressure from within and outside his party, the All Progressives Congress, to sack ministers who have been inactive. Sources in the Presidency revealed that a cabinet reshuffle was imminent, with…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Head of the Legal Services Department to appear before it on Monday, September 2, with specific documents related to the money laundering case against Binance Holdings Limited and its executives. The court has requested the CBN…
As the people of Sokoto State, especially those in Sabon Birni Local Government Area, continue to battle insecurity, a group of professionals within the local government, Gobir Development Association, has revealed that the people of the community paid over N160bn in levies and ransom payments to bandits in the area. According to a press statement…
Northern minorities are calling for the restructuring of Nigeria into three regions: the South, the Middle-Belt, and the North. Under the Coalition of Indigenous Middle Belt Organisations (CIMBO), these ethnic nationalities convened a conference in Kaduna where they also demanded the rewriting of the current 1999 constitution. They believe that restructuring and establishing a new…
The Abia State Government has announced plans to establish a mobile sanitation court at Orie Ugba Market and other defiant areas to prosecute defaulters who trade or engage in activities that contravene the Abia State Sanitation Law. The Abia Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Philemon Ogbonna, made this revelation on Saturday while addressing traders at Orie…
On Friday, August 30, 2024, Nigeria mourned the loss of its famous music star Onyeka Onwenu, affectionately called the ‘Elegant Stallion.’ She was buried in Lagos after a funeral service at the Fountain of Life Church in Ilupeju, followed by a private burial in Ikoyi. This decision about the burial site has caused a strong…
