Ruben Enaje, a carpenter and sign painter from the Philippine province of Pampanga, submitted to crucifixion for the 35th time on Good Friday. This year, he decided to carry out this controversial act for peace in Ukraine, the Gaza Strip and other hot spots around the world, reports the AP agency. The tradition of…
The funeral plans for British monarch, King Charles are already set amid his battle with pancreatic cancer. Though he has been the British monarch for only 18 months, following his ascension to the throne on May 6, 2023, plans have been laid out for the eventual demise of King Charles III. When Queen Elizabeth…
Wunmi, the widow of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has urged the father of the deceased, Joseph Aloba to get a court order for the DNA test of her son Liam. MAGIC FM recalls that there have been calls by Mohbad’s father, and some concerned Nigerians for a DNA…
President Bola Tinubu has called on religious leaders to refrain from vilifying or denigrating the nation in their sermons. Speaking during Ramadan Iftar with traditional rulers and religious leaders at the State House on Thursday in Abuja, the President emphasized the important role of religious leaders in shaping public opinion and fostering a sense of…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has successfully restored the national grid following a system disturbance at 4:28 p.m. on Thursday. In a statement on Friday evening, the TCN said full recovery was achieved by 10:00 p.m. that same day. The TCN said that a report from the National Control Centre (NCC)…
Senator Seriake Dickson representing Bayelsa West said some very important personalities (VIPs) from Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, are behind oil theft in Niger Delta. Dickson stated this in an interview on Friday. The two-term governor of Bayelsa State said the official system and oil companies are beneficiaries of oil theft in…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has revealed that the Senate is set to recall Senator Abdul Ningi from his three-month suspension. He disclosed this while answering questions from reporters on arrival from the Inter-Parliamentary Union meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. Akpabio said the Senate will soon review the three-month suspension it slammed on Ningi for claiming…
Popular Nollywood actor, Zack Orji, on Friday, left the shores of Nigeria to the United Kingdom, where he is expected to undergo further evaluation after undergoing two brain surgeries in Nigeria. The news in December that the veteran thespian slumped in his toilet threw the entertainment industry into panic, accompanied with apprehension on his…
Joseph Aloba, father of late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad, has denied plotting an escape by Owodunni Ibrahim aka Primeboy following the death of his son. Aloba, who reacted to an interview by the deceased’s mother, Bosede Adeyemo, said he never had any encounter with Primeboy since the incident happened. In the interview, Adeyemo…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, plans to closely monitor the recapitalisation of the Nigerian banking sector, in collaboration with law enforcement agencies. The move is intended to prevent illicit financing in the sector. The Director of the CBN’s Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Haruna Mustafa, disclosed this in a circular on Friday. The…