Popular Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, has shared how she was raped 5 times. She recalled the first incident was when she was just 14. She spoke throughout the latest episode of her YouTube series titled ‘Bare it all with I.Y‘ The actress explained she determined to share her story to encourage others who’ve had a similar experience to speak up …
A don, Augustine Ikelegbe has faulted the presidential order of shoot-at-sight and the imposition of no-flying-zones as a solution to the insecurity within the nation, describing it as a belated choice. Ikelegbe, who’s a Professor of Political Science in the Department of Political Science at the University of Benin (UNIBEN) stated if such measures had been taken years earlier, it …
Nigerian musicians, Burna Boy and Wizkid received Grammy Awards for categories they were nominated in. This was introduced by the Recording Academy on Sunday evening. Burna Boy gained the Best Global Music Album category after being a nominee for a second consecutive year. The album “Twice as Tall” was nominated alongside albums corresponding to FU Chronicles by Antibalas, Agora by …
Arsenal came from behind to beat Tottenham 2-1 for a first north London derby win in three years, as Kelechi Iheanacho’s hat-trick moved Leicester into second within the Premier League with a 5-0 thrashing of managerless Sheffield United on Sunday. Erik Lamela opened the scoring in sensational style as he wrapped his left foot around his right to fireplace into …
The President of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Melvin Pinnick, Friday afternoon emerged winner of one of the six FIFA Council seats allotted to Africa. The election, which held during the forty-third General Meeting of CAF in Rabat, Morocco, saw the Delta-born football administrator polling forty-three of the accessible fifty-one votes to become the third Nigerian ever to occupy …
Popular comedian, Debo Adebayo, known as Mr. Macaroni, has called on youths within the nation to get their PVCs and take voting seriously in 2023. The comedian in a post on his verified Twitter page stated all politicians within the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are identical and united in corruption. The comedian told youths …
The Niger Ministry of Education has directed the closure of all public secondary schools for two weeks to enable the state government asses security threats and its impact on schools. The schools would be closed between Friday, March 12 and Friday, March 27, according to the state Commissioner of Education, Hajiya Hannatu Salihu. The commissioner is famous that the closure …
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has warned traders to desist from trading along road corridors or threat getting their goods confiscated. Chairman of the FCTA Ministerial Taskforce on Traffic Administration, Mr Ikaro Attah, gave the warning during an inspection of Nyanya Market and busy road corridors on Wednesday in Abuja. Read Also: Insecurity: FCTA begins demolition of 2,400 Shanties on …
Women from Umuleri in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State, yesterday, of their numbers, protested half-naked over what they described as grabbing their land by the state authorities under the pretext of building an airport within the state. The women accused the state governor, Willie Obiano, and top authorities officials of partitioning their land for private use. They …
In a statement issued on Wednesday, his Special Assistant (Media), Kevin Ebiri, quoted the governor as saying despite Amaechi’s opposition to his political ambition, he has been able to get elected twice as governor. “They said we will not be Governor, we taught them a lesson in politics. In 2015, they said over their dead body will we be Governor, …
Assailants yesterday hacked the village chief of Osewu community in Toto Local Government area of Nasarawa State, Abubakar Omazi and 16 others within the area to loss of life. A resident, who identified himself as Yahaya, stated the incident happened at 6 am. He stated the assailants invaded the community in their large number with sophisticated weapons and attacked some …
A new State Coordinator has been appointed by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), to head its Ondo state office. She is Mrs. Victoria Nnenna Ani. A seasoned and cerebral media ad public relations professional, she began her educational pursuit at the Community Primary School, Idedu Amokwe, between 1970 and 1975. Upon completing her primary school studies, Mrs. Ani proceeded to …
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday stated the state would start the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine at the weekend. Sanwo-Olu, who stated this when he received the country representative of the World Health Organisation, Dr Walter Mulombo, on the State House, Alausa, noted that the committee arranges for the vaccine administration was within the final stage of …
Arsenal legend, Kanu Nwankwo, on Wednesday, revealed that he walked 7km to play football without boots while he was growing up as a teenager in Nigeria. The former Super Eagles captain disclosed this while advising Nigerian youths not to surrender to their dreams. According to him, he didn’t rely on the government, including he didn’t quit on his dreams as …
The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged President Muhamadu Buhari to get foreign mercenaries to help in the fight against insurgents. The House on Wednesday made the decision following a motion moved by Abdulkadir Rahis from Borno State on the recent spike in Boko Haram’s assaults on Maiduguri. A modification by Mansur Sorro from Bauchi State urged the federal government …
Angry youths of Ihitte-Uboma LGA in Imo State have taken to the streets of the Isinweke community to protest the alleged killing of an indigene of the area by a suspected policeman. It was gathered that the protesting youths had set on fire, the LG council headquarters in Isinweke, the Ihitte-Uboma Divisional Police Headquarters and a court building in the …
A convicted internet fraudster, Akinrinmade Adeniyi, who was sentenced to three months imprisonment in Abeokuta, is to forfeit his car, a laptop and a cellphone to the Federal Government. The Economic and Monetary Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office, stated it secured the conviction of Adeniyi on Tuesday for impersonation. He was discovered guilty of the charge preferred against him …
The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, has disclosed that the organized labour will embark on an indefinite strike if the bill to change the law on minimum wage is allowed to pass. The bill sponsored by Garba Datti, which has scaled second reading within the House of Representatives has been referred to the House Committee on …
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the deployment of additional 6,000 soldiers to Zamfara in an effort to bring lasting peace to the state. The state governor, Bello Matawalle, made the disclosure on Tuesday in a statewide broadcast on the current security challenges within the state. The governor additionally said the federal government had given an ultimatum of two months within …
Hauwa Saidu Mohammed, Popular Kayan Mata merchant and Nigerian sex therapist, AKA Jaruma, has reacted to reports that Kayan Mata is responsible for the alarming rate of divorce in Nigeria. Recall that in a quest to determine the causes of the increasing rate of divorce within the Federal Capital Territory Abuja and other states, gathered that desperate and chronic single …
