The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited [NNPC] has again failed to begin fuel production at the Port Harcourt refinery in Rivers State after about six postponements as of August 2024. After the failure of the early August promise, the Chief Financial Officer of the NNPC, Umar Ajiya, said the Port Harcourt refinery will commence operations in September…
Nigerian singer Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has sparked reactions on social media after he told a female fan that he is married with children. The incident occurred during the Grammy-winning artist’s ladies-only party in London on Tuesday. A video from the event which went viral on Wednesday, showed Wizkid surrounded by a crowd of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former governor of Taraba State, Darius Dickson Ishaku, and a former permanent secretary in the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero, before Justice S. C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, over alleged N27billion fraud….
Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has disclosed that his administration’s economic reforms have attracted foreign direct investments worth more than $30 billion in the past year. The president announced this during his Independence Day speech, commemorating Nigeria’s 64th anniversary on Tuesday. According to him, various economic reform policies initiated by his administration have led to foreign direct…
Nigerian rapper and activist, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has disclosed that Idris Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky begged him for N3m to secure a VIP section at the Correctional Centre. This clarification comes on Wednesday after Falana’s legal team, Falana & Falana Chambers, issued a letter to Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan,…
The Federal Government through the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission has stated that the payment of the new minimum wage will commence from July 2024. Tis was disclosed by the NSIWC Chairman, Ekpo Nta at a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja. The commission stated that this was because the date in question was when…
Bankole Wellington, Nigerian R&B star popularly known as Banky W, has relocated to the United States with his family. The Empire Mates Entertainment boss disclosed his move on Instagram, sharing that he will be pursuing a Master’s degree at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Alongside a photo of himself, his wife, actress Adesua Etomi-Wellington, and their child at…
Director General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General YD Ahmed, has pleaded with corps members to accept their postings to serve at different communities and various places of primary assignments in good faith. General Ahmed equally begged them to adjust quickly and settle down to the task of nation building and development in their…
Unspecified Number of students of the University of Benin have been trapped in a three-storey building that collapsed in Ekosodin, an off-campus aftr a heavy downpour that started in the early hours of Saturday which fell till about 10 am. “The incident happened earlier morning on Saturday. We were on duty when we got the call…
In response to several mockery videos of testimonies emanating from The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries,the church has responded that it does not fabricate testimonies. Head of Public Relations and Media, Pastor Chidi Louis, clarirified that a viral video, purportedly showing a member claiming to have disarmed four armed robbers and taking possession of an “AK-27,” was fabricated.Louis…
