A British journalist and presenter, Kevin O’Sullivan, has criticised the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, for visiting Nigeria. This comes after another British journalist, Christopher Wilson, drew backlash for comparing Nigerians to Nazis due to the royal couple’s visit. The couple visited Nigeria to celebrate the Invictus Games, Harry’s…
The leadership of the Labour Party says its 2023 presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi, is yet to reveal the outcome of his recent meetings with some political allies in Abuja. The media was awash with viral photographs of Obi’s closed-door meeting with three chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party on Monday. They include former…
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has announced the temporary suspension of the issuance of communications licences in three categories. This was contained in a statement signed by Reuben Muoka, Director, Public Affairs of NCC The Commission said the suspension was in line with its powers under the Nigerian Communications Act, NCA, 2003 to grant and…
Nollywood actresses, Rita Edochie and Chinwe Owoh, have passionately appealed to Nigerians over their late colleague, Junior Pope’s wife, Jennifer Awele. The Nollywood veterans appealed to Nigerians in a viral video captured at the late actor’s burial in Enugu State on Friday, to let his wife to mourn her husband, noting that misunderstandings…
The funeral service for the late Nollywood actor, John Odonwodo, popularly called Junior Pope, has commenced at St. Peter’s Catholic Parish, Ukehe, in Enugu State. The 43-year-old actor died alongside four others on April 10 when their boat capsized in the Anam River while returning from a movie shoot. His family had earlier revealed…
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has held that a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) regulation, which requires financial institutions to demand and collect the social media handles of their customers, as part of the standard Know-Your-Customer procedure, is not a breach of the right to privacy. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba struck out a suit…
The Federal Government says there are no plans to “illegally access” workers’ savings and pension contributions. There were reports that the Federal Government plans to top from the pension and life insurance to develop infrastructure in the country. But clarifying the comment attributed to him, the Minister of Finance and the Coordinator of the…
The student loan application portal will open on May 24, 2024, the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) said on Thursday. “The management of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) led by its Managing Director, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr are thrilled to announce the 24th of May, 2024 as the official date for the opening of…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said West African countries must unite to crush banditry, terrorism and other criminal activities plaguing the region. Tinubu stated this at the Presidential Villa in Abuja while receiving President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal where he called for an alignment of purpose and structure in West Africa to effectively address…
The founder of Stanbic IBTC and ANAP Foundation, Atedo Peterside, says the urgency with which the President Bola Tinubu-led administration wants the naira to appreciate against the dollar and other foreign currencies is not the best approach to return the currency to a stronger position. Peterside, who spoke on Thursday, exonerated the current administration…