TEMS REVEALS SHE WAS BOOED OFF STAGE EARLY IN HER CAREER
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has shared the struggles she faced at the start of her music career, including being booed off stage during a school performance. In an interview she revealed that she had expected a standing ovation but was instead met with jeers and even had plastic bottles thrown […]
KWARA GOVERNMENT INTENSIFIES FIGHT AGAINST FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
The Kwara State Government has renewed its commitment to eradicating Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, through a coordinated, multi-sectoral approach. Speaking during a stakeholders’ review meeting in Ilorin, the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Opeyemi Oluwakemi Afolashade, emphasized that ending FGM requires collaboration between government, traditional and religious leaders, civil society, law enforcement, and community members. Afolashade […]
Tinubu Decorates Disu as Acting IGP
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday decorated Tunji Disu with his new rank as Acting Inspector-General of Police at the State House in Abuja. The ceremony, held at about 4 p.m. in the President’s office, was attended by the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; Secretary to the […]
Disu Arrives as Acting IGP After Egbetokun’s Exit
Assistant Inspector-General of Police Tunji Disu arrived at about 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, accompanied by two officers, ahead of his formal decoration as Acting Inspector-General of Police. His appointment followed the resignation of Kayode Egbetokun, which was accepted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced on […]
Okonkwo Alleges Assassination Attempt Over Edo Political Attack
A member of the National Working Committee of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kenneth Okonkwo, has described the attack on former presidential candidate Peter Obi in Edo State as an attempted assassination and a politically motivated assault. Okonkwo made the allegation during an interview on Arise TV, saying he obtained details of the incident from […]
AGF Files 12-Count Charge Against Ozekhome
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has filed a 12-count criminal charge against constitutional lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Agbedor Abu Ozekhome, over an alleged scheme to fraudulently claim ownership of a property in London. The charges, filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory by the […]
Mother, Son Survive SUV Crash on LASU-Isheri Expressway
A mother and her son escaped death on Wednesday morning after their Lexus SUV somersaulted multiple times along the LASU-Isheri Expressway in Lagos. The lone accident occurred near the NYSC bus stop as the vehicle, with registration number KJA 39 JT, was travelling from Isheri towards Igando. According to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority […]
Court Fixes April 23 for El-Rufai’s Arraignment
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed April 23 for the arraignment of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, over alleged cybercrimes and breaches of telecommunications laws. The planned arraignment on Wednesday could not proceed due to the defendant’s absence in court. Counsel to the Department of State Services (DSS), […]
EFCC Arraigns Ex-NRC MD Over Alleged $385,000 Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria Edetanle, over alleged fraud involving $385,000 and ₦165.4 million. Edetanle was brought before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on a seven-count charge bordering on abuse of […]
Emir Sulu-Gambari hails Olupo of Ajasse-Ipo, Oba Alebiosu on birthday
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has congratulated the Olupo of Ajasse-Ipo, Ismail Yahaya Alebiosu I, on the occasion of his birthday. In a goodwill message issued on Wednesday through his Press Secretary, Dr. Abdulazeez Arowona, the Emir commended the monarch’s commitment to the development of […]
