Veteran Nollywood actor Amaechi Muonagor has begged Nigerians for financial assistance over an illness he has been battling with for a while now. The actor was recorded on his hospital bed as he explained how he got paralyzed after suffering a stroke; however his condition showed no signs of recovery, after he was referred to…
The Nigerian record producer and the CEO of Mavin Records, sent N500,000 to one Otutu Laura after she cried out for help via her social media handle on X. According to Laura, her family needs N400,000 before November 6 so her mom could be discharged from National Orthopedic Hospital in Igbobi, Lagos. “We need to…
The Anambra State Government will soon domesticate the Correctional Service bill, the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof Sylvia Chika Ifemeje, has said. Ifemeje disclosed this when the Anambra State Controller of Correctional Services, Usifo Joseph paid her a courtesy visit in her office at Jerome Udoji Secretariat Complex, Awka. Recall that former President…
The Rector of Federal Polytechnic Oko, Engr. Mrs Francisca Nwafulugo has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to use sports to promote friendliness amongst multiethnic Nigerians with different religious and political affiliations. She noted that the general election which has come and gone frayed some nerves nationwide and advised that sports be used to…
Organised labour has vowed to take action against the Imo State governor of Governor Hope Uzodimma, following the brutalisation of NLC President, Joe Ajaero, in Owerri, the Imo State capital on Wednesday. This was as Uzodimma, while reacting to the Wednesday crisis on Thursday, accused the NLC President, who is an indigene of Imo State,…
The Supreme Court has fixed January 26, 2024, for judgment in the appeal by a former member of the House of Representatives Farouk Lawan who is presently in jail. A five-member panel led by Justice John Okoro chose the date after lawyers to parties made their final submissions and adopted their written briefs. Lawan’s appeal…
Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, says the problems the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is facing in conducting credible elections would be complicated by the appointment of members of political parties as Resident Electoral Officers. Falana was commenting on the newly-appointed INEC RECs confirmed by the Senate on Wednesday and Thursday, some of whom…
Senator Dr Tony Nwoye of the Labour Party (LP) was affirmed on Thursday as the duly elected Senator for Anambra North Senatorial District, by the court of appeal sitting in Lagos. The three-member panel held that the appeals against the lawmakers lacked merit and unmeritorious. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had, on Feb. 25,…
The Governor of Ebonyi State, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has commenced the distribution of 2 million naira each to beneficiaries of his skill acquisition empowerment scheme. In a statement by the Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Leo Ekene Oketa, he emphasized that the scheme is geared towards empowering 1500…
Unconfirmed report says Russian President Vladimir Putin is dead. According to a mysterious Russian Telegram channel called “General SVR” and Valery Solovey, a prominent Russian political analyst, Putin died on Thursday, Oct. 26. So the big question is who is the man parading himself as Russia’s President? Valery Solovey says the Putin we see now…
