On Friday, Naim Qassem, the Hezbollah deputy chief, said that the group would not be swayed by calls for it to stay on the sidelines of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, saying the party was “fully ready” to contribute to the fighting. “The behind-the-scenes calls with us by great powers, Arab countries,…
On Saturday, many people were feared dead when an electric transformer exploded in Gada Biu community, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, The PUNCH reports. It was learnt that the incident which occurred around 3: a.m. on Saturday also destroyed some residential buildings and shops in the area. Residents said the transformer…
Law professor, Benedicta Daudu has failed to make the final list of the 2023 recipients of the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) rank. Her failure to make the list was allegedly due to her being caught cheating in an examination at the University of Jos (UNIJOS) and subsequently suspended by the institution sometime ago….
Dino Melaye, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming Kogi governorship election has lashed out at Governor Yahaya Bello. Melaye accused Bello of turning Kogi state into an “evil forest”. The former Kogi West Senator also accused the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) led state government of causing chaos and…
One of Nigeria’s most well-known media personalities, Daddy Freeze has referred himself by a new name. He referred to himself as Lucifer in his WhatsApp bio. The media personality shared a link to his WhatsApp channel and the bio shows the description, “LUCIFER, Servant of YHWH most high, Scripture Teacher.”
The National Broadcasting Commission has revealed that it will engage social media platforms after sending a bill to regulate social media to the national assembly. NBC said this through its Director, Broadcast Monitoring of the NBC, Francisca Aiyetan on Friday while speaking with Daily Trust on the plan of the commission to regulate social…
Music executive, Kenny Ogungbe, completed the mandatory National Youth Service Corps programme at 53. Ogungbe, who is famous for shaping the Nigerian music scene through his Kennis Music label in the early 2000s, posted pictures from his Passing Out Parade on Thursday. He captioned the photos on his Instagram page, “NYSC graduation/POP today. Lagos/12C…
The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has passed a bill for a law that allows it to manage funds accruing to it from the consolidated revenue fund of the state. The law was passed after the third reading on Thursday, October 12, 2023. The lead sponsor of the bill and Deputy Leader of…
Men of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, have busted alleged robbers’ hideout and retrieved stolen properties. Five suspects including husband and wife were arrested and taken to the Amotekun office for further investigations. The officers traced the suspects to their hideout a few minutes past noon on Friday, October 13, 2023,…
A Nigerian woman, Mary Obeten has taken to social media to call out her younger sister. She alleged that her younger sister, Hannah snatched her husband, Peter Obeten. Mary called out her sister in a Facebook post on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. According to her, trouble started when Hannah came to help her after…