Madonna is recovering after falling ill with a “serious bacterial infection” that landed her in an…
Month: June 2023
NUJ blacklists Akwa Ibom Assembly
* Bars members from covering House proceedings The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa Ibom…
JUST IN: Nollywood’s veteran actress ‘Iyabo Oko’ is dead
A veteran Nollywood actress, Sidikat Odunkanwi aka Iyabo Oko, has reportedly passed on. Her daughter, Bisi…
Nigerian Navy redeploys 56 Rear Admirals, 1 Commodore in major shake-up
The Nigerian Navy has redeployed 57 senior officers amid a major shake-up in the establishment. The…
IPMAN projects petrol to cost N700 per liter in northern region, N600 in Lagos axis
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has projected petrol to cost about N700 per litre.…
FG stops budgetary allocation to boards of professional bodies
Professional bodies in the country are required to start fending for themselves following their exclusion from…
Los Angeles ’84 Olympics hero, Nigeria’s Jerry Okorodudu, dies in Lagos aged 64
Nigeria’s former middleweight boxing champion, Jerry Okorodudu, who came to prominence at the Los Angeles 1984…
HURIWA demands arrest of Asari Dokubo over illegal arms possession, threat to lives
A civil rights advocacy group – the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) – has…
Ladoja insists on Olubadan crown, nothing less
High Chief Rashidi Ladoja, the Otun-Olubadan of Ibadanland, has clarified that he is not interested in…
NDLEA decries high level of drug abuse in Abia
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has decried the high level of drug abuse in…