Nigerian singer, Blackface has considered taking legal action against Kenny Ogungbe’s shocking disclosure about the controversial song, African Queen. Recall that Blackface had for years accused his former Plantashun Boiz group member, 2Baba, of denying him due credit and royalties for the 2004 hit. Following revelation by Kennis Music CEO Kenny Ogungbe, who confessed to…
The family of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has accused President Bola Tinubu of reneging on an agreement to facilitate Kanu’s release. Kanu’s brother, Kanunta, revealed that he entered into an agreement with Tinubu’s son, Seyi, during the build-up to the 2023 presidential election. Kanunta disclosed that the meeting,…
On Thursday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) criticized the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, for presenting himself as an all-knowing figure and a “philosopher’s stone” in tackling national challenges. The APC argued that the former Anambra state governor left behind no notable achievements during his eight years in office…
Five months after the federal government announced a 150-day window for free importation of food items, the policy is yet to be implemented. The government had on July 8, 2024, announced the duty-free import window for food commodities so as to ensure a reduction in food inflation in the country. The window ought to have…
The Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has announced a N10m bounty each for information leading to the capture of each of the gunmen responsible for the killing that occurred in a compound at Umuike, Ubahuekwem community in Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. According to reports, no fewer than seven persons, comprising five…
An Osun State-based clergy, Bishop Shina Olaribigbe of Rapture Empowerment International, Osogbo, was in the early hours of Thursday stabbed to death while settling a fight between a couple. Although details about the couple involved were not immediately available, security sources hinted to Punch that the woman fighting her husband was attending Olaribigbe’s church located…
A Zambian police officer reportedly under the influence of alcohol released 13 detainees to celebrate the New Year, sparking a manhunt for the escaped suspects. The Inspector Titus Phiri allegedly took cell keys from Constable Serah Banda at Leonard Cheelo police station in Lusaka on New Year’s Eve, freeing individuals held for crimes including assault,…
Senegal’s President, Bassirou Dioumaye Faye, said that 2025 would see an end to all foreign military presence in the West African country, in a speech on Tuesday to mark the new year. Faye’s statement came a month after he announced that former colonial master France would have to close its military bases in Senegal. “I…
A Catholic priest has allegedly shot a boy dead after the latter ignited fireworks within the church grounds. The incident, which took place during the New Year Mass on January 1, 2025, in Amaimo, Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State, has sparked significant reactions on social media. However, at the time of this report,…
The Immediate Past Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and a frontline Anambra Labour Party governorship aspirant, Chief Dr George moghalu has met with 21 local government women leaders of the party, led by the state woman leader, on December 28, 2024, in Nnewi to inform them of his governorship ambition through the…
