A female student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) identified as Adekolore Idowu Glory has been reportedly raped to death. Glory, 22, a recent graduate of the university, was said to have been beaten and raped to death at Iyowa Community, Benin City on June 13. In an X post, a user who identified as Glory’s…
Charles Inojie has advised Ani Amatosero, the filmmaker, to reveal the names of actors she claimed are owing her millions. In a video shared on Instagram, Amatosero alleged that she paid three actors over N2.7 million for movie roles but they failed to show up. The filmmaker claimed she paid one of the actors N1.3 million over…
The family of late singer Mohbad has rejected the result of the autopsy conducted on him. Born Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, Mohbad died under mysterious circumstances on September 12 and was buried the next day. On September 21, the body of the artiste was exhumed. An autopsy was carried out that same day after which the police announced that they were awaiting the results. In…
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has upbraided the federal government for contemplating the purchase of new aircraft to add to the existing presidential fleet. Mr Obi described the move as unacceptable and a clear show of insensitivity to the suffering of the Nigerian people. House of Representatives Committee on…
Nigerians are finding it more difficult to feed themselves, as food inflation rose to 40.66 per cent in May. This was as the cost of food rose by 61 per cent from 25.25 per cent in June 2023 to 40.66 per cent in May 2024, highlighting a steady rise in the cost of living. This…
Some parts of Ghana and other West African countries are currently experiencing blackouts due to a lingering disruption in gas supply from Nigeria. According to findings by our correspondent, there have been blackouts in several cities in Ghana, Republic of Benin and Togo, following the development. The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited in Accra,…
The Celtics are back on top. Boston defeated the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 at TD Garden Arena on Monday to win the 2024 NBA title in five games. The result marked Boston’s 18th championship, breaking a tie with the Los Angeles Lakers for the most in league history. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 31 points,…
There were no survivors aboard a twin-engine Cessna airplane that crashed in a residential area in north-central Colorado on Monday, starting a fire that burned two mobile homes, officials said. The Federal Aviation Administration said it was not immediately known how many people were aboard the Cessna 421, which went down near the Steamboat Springs…
‘Calm Down’, the hit track by Rema, the Nigerian singer, has broken another remarkable record in the United States. On Sunday, Chart Data disclosed that ‘Calm Down’ has become the first Afrobeats song to secure over one billion on-demand streams in the US. “Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ becomes the first Afrobeats song in history to earn over 1 billion…
Abdul Mumuni, the son of the late MKO Abiola, says his elder brother Kola, “is unfit to rule Nigeria”. Abiola was a Nigerian businessman, publisher, and politician. The acclaimed winner of the 1993 presidential election died in military detention on July 7, 1998. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), former head of state, inexplicably annulled the June 12, 1993, general…
