Author: Taiwo Okanlawon
Undergraduate student nabbed over N850,000 investment scam
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal Office, have arrested an undergraduate, Nnamdi Henry Chimezulem…
Tyler Perry speaks on midlife crisis at 51
Multiple award-winning American actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry has revealed that he is currently going through a midlife crisis.
Lord of the Rings star McKellen receives Covid-19 vaccine
X-Men and Lord of the Rings actor, Sir Ian Murray McKellen CH CBE has received the Covid-19 vaccine at the…
Laycon gets verified on Twitter, fans react
Big Brother Naija Lockdown season 5 winner Olamilekan Agbeleshe popularly known as Laycon has finally got a verification badge on…
UATH honours 80 COVID-19 frontline healthcare workers
The University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Gwagwalada, FCT, on Wednesday honoured 80 COVID-19 frontline healthcare workers for their dedication…
Music changed my life, I would have been on street – Wizkid
Multiple award-winning musician, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid has revealed that he would have ended up hustling on…
Simi reacts to NCC’s new directive on SIM registration
Nigerian singer, Simisola Ogunleye Kosoko, better known as Simi, has reacted to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) directive on disconnecting…
Experts urge more women to develop interest in statistics
Experts in Statistics have advised more women to develop interest in Statistics and Data Science in order to harness their…
Sani Yerima declares intention to succeed Buhari in 2023
Former Governor of Zamfara State, Senator Sani Yerima, has declared his intention to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.
COVID-19 : Matawalle dissolves coronation organizing committee
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has dissolved the committee he set up earlier to organize his coronation ceremony as…
Ugwuanyi receives Enugu’s 2020 Maltina Teacher of the Year
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Wednesday received the Champion of the Enugu State 2020 Maltina Teacher of the…
Restructuring should not be seen as secession – Falana
Human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana, (SAN), on Wednesday, stated that the issue of restructuring, if it succeeded will only…
Health minister reveals when Nigerians will get COVID-19 vaccine
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has revealed that Nigerians would start getting the COVID-19 vaccine from January 2021.
China releases shortened negative list for market access
The Chinese authorities on Wednesday released the 2020 negative list for market access, which cut the number of items on…
Nephrologist reveals cause of death among kidney disease patients
Dr Chimezie Okwuonu, Founder of Beatitudes Kidney and Eye Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, has stated that malnutrition remains a leading…
Tragedy as two workers get electrocuted at Lagos Boulos
An electric power accident has been reported at Bel Implex, a subshdiary of Boulos, a Nigerian distribution company for motorcycles,…
I had to smile through performance while I cry myself to sleep – Chigul opens on depression
Nigerian comedian, singer and actress, Chioma ‘Chigul’ Omeruah opens up to host and founder of Joy Inc., Chude Jideonwo, about…
Davido cancels DMW Live In Concert
Award-winning Afropop singer, David Adeleke also known as Davido has cancelled his first-ever DMW live in concert which was slated…
Kankara abduction: CAN calls for protection of schools
The Christian Association of Nigeria has called for the closure of boarding facilities in all private and government schools in…
Reps ask NCC to extend deadline for NIN update on SIM registration
The House of Representatives has asked the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) to extend the deadline for the provision of the…
I would have been buried politically in 2015 – Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has said several allegations of corruption levelled against him by the current administration would have…
Ruptured gas leak causes traffic on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Passers-by and motorists were stranded at the Arepo-Magboro axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway when a gas pipeline ‘exploded’ near the…
Sanwo-Olu, Tinubu, Soyinka, others to grace 19th Bola Ige Symposium
Every arrangement has been concluded by the Bola Ige Centre for Justice to stage the 19th year Bola Ige Memorial…
How Litigation Attorney, Tina Odjaghian inspired next generation of female business owners
Ltigation attorney and business owner, Tina Odjaghian speaks on how hard work Shaped her and now inspiring female business owners.
My intention was to change Nigeria through education – Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that his administration's intere was to change the society through education.
Okonjo-Iweala charges FG to rescue abducted school boys
Former Nigerian Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged the Federal Government to ensure everything possible is done to bring…
Court rejects bail application of jailed Pastor, Israel Ogundipe
Embattled pastor and shepherd-in-charge of Celestial Church of Christ, Global Genesis Parish, Lagos, Israel Ogundipe, has lost the post-conviction bail…
Governor AbdulRazaq presents N123bn budget to Kwara Assembly
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has presented a budget proposal of N123,091,307,468 to the House of Assembly.
PDP, APGA lose Reps members to APC
Two members from the House of Representatives, Hon. Aliyu Datti Yakwo (PDP, Kano) and Hon. Danjuma Usman (APGA, Taraba) have…
Environmental offenders jailed in Ekiti
Ten people have been sentenced to two months imprisonment each by a mobile Magistrate Court in Ado Ekiti for involving…