The Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE) has declared a two-day lockdown across the South-East region of Nigeria to mark the court appearance of its Prime Minister, Simon Ekpa, in Finland on Thursday, May 29. The lockdown, the group said is set for May 29 and 30, is intended to honour Ekpa’s court appearance and celebrate the Biafra cause. BRGIE’s ...
The US government intends to cancel all remaining financial contracts with Harvard, a senior official said Tuesday, in President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to force the prestigious university to submit to unprecedented oversight. The administration “will send a letter to federal agencies today asking them to identify any contracts with Harvard, and whether they can be canceled or redirected elsewhere,” ...
Nollywood actress Adunni Ade has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to online media platforms circulating claims that her beauty has not secured her a husband. The 48-year-old took to her verified X account on Monday to refute the reports, describing them as “completely false” and “a desperate attempt for engagement.” Over the weekend, blogs had shared a quote attributed to the ...
Mavin Records singer, Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr, has made history as the first Nigerian female artiste to cross one billion views on YouTube. The 21-year-old music star achieved the milestone over the weekend, overtaking Yemi Alade’s record of 805 million cumulative views on the platform. The bulk of Ayra’s numbers came from her Grammy-nominated single “Rush”, ...
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have struck again as they abducted three members of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. The victims were kidnapped while on their way from a Bible study session at the Kasemola axis of Ogbese in the Akure North Local Government Area of the state. According to ...
The Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has called on Nigerians to unite in building a nation where every child is protected, valued, and free from the threat of bullying. Delivering her goodwill message to children across the country, the First Lady extended warm wishes and expressed her affection for Nigeria’s young citizens, whom she described as “the light ...
The Igbo apex group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Tuesday, told President Bola Tinubu to be ready to lose the Southeast in the 2027 general election if he failed to dialogue with Biafra agitators. In a statement in Abakaliki, the National Deputy President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo faction, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, revealed that failure to initiate dialogue will underscore a missed opportunity to ...
Questions swirled over Cristiano Ronaldo’s future in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, hours after the superstar indicated he might be leaving Al Nassr in a social media post, just hours following the end of the Saudi Pro League season. The 40-year-old Portuguese forward joined Al Nassr in 2022 from Manchester United and his contract with the Saudi club ends this summer. ...
Labour Party 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has slammed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for demanding ₦700,000 from shop owners to reopen their businesses at the Onitsha Head Bridge Market. Obi’s reaction follows a viral video by social media commentator VeryDarkMan (VDM), who accused NAFDAC of demanding the hefty sum from traders whose shop ...
Hundreds of young professionals from various fields in Nigeria on Wednesday stormed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Embassy in Abuja, demanding the deportation of Mele Kyari, former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, to continue the ongoing probe over alleged corruption and sabotage. The Young Professionals Forum (YPF) noted that Kyari’s alleged corrupt practices ...