Nollywood actress/ politician, Tonto Dikeh, reportedly has made a truce with her former boyfriend, Prince Kpokpogiri, and the duo has turned friends again. Ekweanaedo News reports that this information was made public by the famous entertainment journalist, Stella Dimoko Korkus. Recall that the duo has a serious fall out, leaving the social media agog with…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) reveals that over 50 percent of imported certificates of pharmaceutical products into Nigeria are are not certified. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made this revelation during a stakeholders’ engagement meeting with regulators, policymakers, and law enforcement agencies held in Abuja. The certificate…
The World Health Organisation Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, on Sunday said the rate of cancer in Africa is alarming. Dr Moeti, in a statement to commemorate the 2024 World Cancer Day, stated that “approximately 882,882 new cancer cases occurred in the WHO African Region with around 573,653 deaths”. According to her, about…
Grammy-nominated afrobeat musician Seun Kuti has revealed that his life has been under threats for quite some time now. He said some persons wants to “destroy and kill” him for speaking the “truth”, though no name was mentioned at the moment. Speaking in a recent video message shared via his Instagram page, the singer said…
Killer Mike, American rapper was arrested and taken away by police officers shortly after winning three awards at the 66th Grammys event. Ekweanaedo News reports that a senior staff writer of Hollywood Reporter, Chris Gardner, in a post via X, said the rapper was “taken away handcuffs” in the Crypto.com arena during a telecast for…
Jasmine Okafor, has finally spoken about her relationship with the John Okafor popularly known as Mr Ibu. Ibu’s daughterJasmine narrated how she met the actor, who now acted as a father figure to her. “I said I wasn’t going to talk about this issue until Mr Ibu gets back on his feet and to God…
Actress Mary Remmy Njoku has slammed married people who do not allow the single people breathe. In a post shared on her Instagram page, Mary laments that marriage in itself is not an achievement but finding the right partner is. The mum of three says that 60% of the couples claiming to be happy only…
Nigeria faces darkness once again following the collapse of the nation’s electricity grid. The grid collapsed at 11:51 AM on Sunday, February 4, reducing the system’s capacity from 2,407 megawatts to a mere 31MW by noon and reaching zero by 1 PM. Despite the Federal Government privatising the sector over eleven years ago, the grid…
The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun, has assured of a China-Nigeria collaboration for Nigerian products and commodities to be made available in Chinese markets within the next five years. The Ambassador made this known in an interview on Saturday during a temple fair organized to mark the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year on Saturday…
The Country Manager for Elizabeth Glaser Paediatric AIDS Foundation EGPAF, Dr Avese Torbunde said the existing gaps in HIV service delivery for children and the adolescent population are inimical to ending the HIV epidemic by 2030 in Nigeria. The Foundation has canvassed increased HIV programming that focuses on children and adolescents living with HIV/AIDS, saying…
