Daniel Bwala, special adviser on policy communication to President Bola Tinubu, has dismissed recent criticisms of Nigeria by Kemi Badenoch, a UK politician and leader of the Conservative Party, describing them as politically driven attempts to gain favour within her party. Last week, Badenoch compared the UK to Nigeria during a speech about governance,…
Residents in the Aba Ringfence, encompassing nine of the 17 local government areas in Abia State, have experienced their first power outage in over a month following an attack on the Aba Power Plant’s gas pipeline by vandals. The vandals, reportedly searching for crude oil and petroleum products, targeted the Eastern Gas Network, which…
DJ Jimmy Jatt has opened up about his recent health struggles. While appearing on Rubbin Minds, the Nigerian disk jockey disclosed that his health struggles began in 2020 when he was in Nigeria during the lockdown. He revealed that he lost his eyesight in one eye and underwent surgery to restore his vision. He said in…
Three people, including a toddler, lost their lives in a boat mishap in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident which occurred on Sunday evening, January 19, 2025, involved a passenger boat travelling from Port Harcourt to Bonny Island. It was gathered that the incident was caused by a storm at…
Ice T has made his feelings clear about Donald Trump becoming the President of the United States of America again after being convicted. He questioned why job applications still ask people to indicate if they are felons on job applications, a situation which could affect their eligibility for the job. “If a FELON can become…
Donald Trump administration officials shut down a mobile app designed for migrants to schedule appointments at the U.S.-Mexico border mere minutes after the new president took office on Monday, Jan. 20. By disabling the CBP One app, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials effectively cancelled all pending appointments made by migrants without visas who were seeking entry…
IKOM – A farmer, Joseph Legon Neji is set to marry two women on the same day in Cross River state. According to the wedding invite, Joseph will be getting married to ‘sister Comfort Enagu,’ also from Cross River and ‘sister Augustina Okon,’ from Akwa Ibom State. The traditional wedding will be held in the…
The Police Special Fraud Unit in Lagos State has arrested four serving members of the National Youth Service Corps and eight students of the Gateway Polytechnic, Sapaade, Ogun State for alleged internet fraud. It was gathered that two other individuals were also arrested by operatives of the PSFU on January 15, 2025, in the…
Father of Timilehin Ajayi, the gospel singer arrested for killing a corp member he claimed was his girlfriend, Salome Eleojo Adaidu, has pleaded for the release of his son. Timileyin Ajayi was found in possession of the severed head of Salome Adaidu in a bagco sack in Agwan Sarki, Orozo, a community near the Federal Capital Territory…
Ondo State Police Command has arrested a three-man car theft syndicate that specialised in using fabricated keys to steal vehicles in Akure, the state capital. The suspects, Temidayo Folajimi, Rotimi Akinsanoye, and Waheed Adekanmbi, were arrested for car theft, selling, and buying of stolen vehicles. Speaking during the parade of the trio in…
