A housewife, Mary Okunade, has appealed to an Ado-Ekiti Customary Court in Ekiti State, for the dissolution of her 25-year-old marriage to her husband, Tokunbo Okunade, on grounds that he was a drunk and also a wife beater. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the mother of three told the court that her…
One Bilkisu Surajo, 20, and Ibrahim Sani,13 have died after they consumed food suspected to be laced with poisonous substances at a wedding in Katsina. The Katsina State Police Command while confirming the incident on Thursday said that 19 victims who consumed the food at a wedding which was held in Mani local government area…
Nigeria’s Mnister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Farouq, has asked members of the National Assembly to nominate individuals from their constituency to oversee the implementation of the Social Investment Programme in the country. This comes after a meeting between the minister and President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of the House…
Popular Nigerian Singer and actor, Bankole Wellington, aka Banky W has criticized the decision of state governors to suspend lockdown in order to celebrate Easter. Some state governors on Thursday announced that the lockdown order will be relaxed in order for residents to celebrate Easter. This did not go down well with Banky W, as…
Robert Koleoso, the lawmaker who represented Oyo North senatorial district between 2003 and 2007 has died. Robert who is from the Saki area of Oyo died at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan on Thursday, April 9. The former lawmaker is the elder brother to Michael Koleoso, former Secretary to Oyo State government during the administration of late…
Moved by the need to support the spirited efforts of all in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, one of the most popular churches in the world, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, has donated the sum of N50million to the Federal Government of Nigeria. Our correspondent gathered that the donation was made recently by the…
Legendary Nigerian music producer, DonJazzy, on Wednesday revealed that he had slept with an adult movie star before. He revealed this during a question and answer session with his fans on the Instagram page where the fan threw the question to him.
Controversial musician Afeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley has agreed to shoot a video against the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in collaboration with the Lagos State Government. Marley told an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos via an April 9 letter that he would make the video at his cost. The video will be…
Members of the National Association of Nurses and Midwives working at the General Hospital, Ilorin on Thursday downed tools in protest against what they described as poor and risky condition of work. They also complained of non supply of Personal Protective Equipment to safeguard them while treating suspected COVID-19 patients brought to the hospital. Speaking…
The second COVID-19 patient in Ekiti state has recovered from the virus as the person tested negative twice, Governor Kayode Fayemi has disclosed. The Ekiti state governor who made this known on Twitter on Thursday evening, April 9, added that the patient has been discharged from the state’s Infectious Disease Hospital on the same day….