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Uzor Arukwe threatens legal action over rumour linking him to Bambam, Teddy A's alleged marriage crisis

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- Nigerian actor Uzor Arukwe has addressed the allegation linking him to the alleged breakdown of actress Bamike "Bambam" Olawunmi and rapper-turned-actor Tope "Teddy A" Adenibuyan's... Read More


"I don't buy wristwatches, a young man gave me watches worth $2 million" - Pastor David Ibiyeomie

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- Pastor David Ibiyeomie, founder/presiding pastor of Salvation Ministries, is in the news again, and this time for his unapologetic show of opulence. Recently, an analysis of the p... Read More


Nigeria on the brink as we handover sovereignty to the Americans, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- In my column of 9th January entitled "Nigeria in Trump world: The dangers ahead," I warned about the way in which President Tinubu is handing over our country to American imperiali... Read More


Over 60 per cent of Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan men streamed heartbreak songs around Valentine's Day - Spotify

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- Valentine's Day listening in Nigeria tells a quieter story behind the public display of romance. New data from Spotify shows that men accounted for over 60 per cent of streams of ... Read More


Kano court jails Kannywood actress for six months

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- Justice S.M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano, on Friday, convicted and sentenced a Kannywood actress, Saadatu Mohammed Inuwa (a.k.a Samha) to six months imprisonm... Read More


Ondo State at 50: Dreams, stories and sunshine, By Simbo Olorunfemi

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- Like other States created in 1976 by the military fiat of then Head of State, General Murtala Muhammed, Ondo State clocked 50 on 3rd February, 2026. Perhaps in tune with the times,... Read More


Nigerian gov't launches BOGA Fund Programme to drive economic diversification beyond oil

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- The federal government has launched the Nigeria Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA) Fund Programme to support long-term economic diversification beyond oil and gas, including in rur... Read More


UPDATED: INEC releases 2027 election timetable

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections for Saturday, 20 February 2027. It also fixed the governorship... Read More


ANALYSIS: The price Tinubu would've paid if Fubara had been impeached

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- Everyone ought to understand this by now - that the rift between Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and the state legislature is not so much about the violation of any law;... Read More


Electricity company reacts as blackout hits South-east

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has explained that the current blackout in Nigeria's south-east is due to a fault on the Mando-Shiroro Transmission line, which ha... Read More