Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Peter Nwaoboshi has been rearrested after he went underground for eight months after the Court of Appeal in Lagos convicted and sentenced him to seven years imprisonment. He was convicted for money laundering to the tune of N805 million when he was Commissioner for Works in Delta State. He…
Following the continued arguments over political support in the 2023 elections, Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye, has stated that Seun Kuti, a Nigerian musician and youngest son of the Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo Kuti is irrelevant without his father’s name. Peter blasted Seun in a series of posts shared on his Twitter handle on Wednesday. Trouble…
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced the reduction of transportation fare in the state by 50 per cent. He made the announcement on Wednesday while addressing journalists at the Lagos House in the Marina area of the state. According to the governor, the price reduction in all state public transportation on the road,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned a suspect identified as Ali Bello, a nephew of the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court Abuja. In a statement, Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said Bello was arraigned alongside Abba Adauda, Yakubu Siyaka Adabenege,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday re-arraigned a social media influencer and comedienne, Adedamola Adewale alias Adeherself, for alleged N7.9 million internet fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Adewale was charged alongside two others at large, on a three-count of conspiracy to obtain money by false pretences, attempt to obtain money…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has approved the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Elekahia, Port Harcourt, for the campaign of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, slated on February 15, 2023. The Rivers State Coordinator of Bola Tinubu Campaign Organisation, Tony Okocha, disclosed this at a news briefing in Port Harcourt on…
Singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has broken her silence on her Grammy WIN. The singer is now appreciating God and her fans days after she clinched her first Grammy Awards. The singer on Monday won the Best Melodic Rap Performance category for her contribution on Future’s ‘Wait For U’ featuring Drake. She tweeted…
The family of an undergraduate of the University of Lagos, Samuel Omolaye, has accused the management of the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta, Lagos, of negligence resulting in his death at the facility in Lagos State. Punch Metro gathered that Samuel complained that he was feeling unwell and his family members rushed him to the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has ‘unliked’ a post criticising the presidential candidate of the Labour Party after Nigerians’ reactions to the earlier liked post. The official verified INEC Twitter handle had liked a post on the micro-blogging site, Twitter, that was made by a news media outlet where Seun Kuti, son of the…
A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, on Wednesday sentenced a 35-year-old woman, Success James, to prison for child labour and abduction of female minors for prostitution in the state. The presiding magistrate, Genevieve Osakwe, found James guilty of seven charges of the eight-count preferred against him. Delivering the sentence, Osakwe, who found James…
