Author: AIGBOKHAEBHO OKHUELEIGBE
Three men have allegedly been arrested in Cape Town, Western Cape, on Sunday, 26 March, in connection with the murder of rapper Kiernan Jarryd Forbes also known as AKA. IOL reports that police had been keeping a very close eye on the suspects during the course of the week. And that they will be conveyed […]
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has suspended the manual confirmation or stamping of certificates of candidates who sat the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination from 1999 till date. This was made known in a statement by Moyosola Adesina, acting head of the public affairs department, WAEC Nigeria. She said individuals and institutions seeking […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is expected to depart Abuja today for an official visit to London, the United Kingdom. Osinbajo’s media aide, Laolu Akande in a release, stated that the Vice President will be speaking tomorrow at the King’s College, London where he has been invited to deliver a public lecture following the school’s annual […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the demise of former Chief of General Staft (cOS), Lt. General Oladipo Diya (rtd), who also served as Vice Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council (PRC) between 1994 and 1997. The President, in a release issued today by his Media Adviser. Femi Adesina, paid tribute to General Diya’s bold and […]
The Federal Government says the 2023 National Population and housing Census is to commence on May 3 this year. A member of the Publicity and Advocacy Committee on the 2023 National Population and Housing Census, Garba Abari confirmed this today in Abuja. He said that the three-day exercise would commence on May 3 and end […]
American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and business mogul, Shawn Corey Carter, known professionally as Jay-Z is now worth $2.5b according to Forbes estimation, following the sale of his alcohol brand. The updated ranking from Friday makes the owner of Roc Nation Record Label, the 1,203rd richest person in the world. Back in February, Jay-Z sold […]
The re-arraignment of a former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Professor Dibu Ojerinde on a 17-count criminal charge suffered an adjournment at the instance of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. The re-arraignment which was supposed to kick off today was adjourned to April 19 due to the […]
Former Nigerian Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, his wife and a medical “middleman” have been found guilty of an organ-trafficking plot, which saw them bring a 21-year-old man to the UK from Lagos. Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and Dr. Obinna Obeta, 50, were convicted of conspiring to exploit the man for his kidney, […]
Governor of Osun State, Sen. Ademola Adeleke has called on members of the opposition parties in the state to come together and join him in building the state. The Governor made this known at his country home in Ede, following the Appeal Court’s affirmation of his victory as the duly elected Governor of the state. […]
Canadian Pop Singer, Music Star and Producer, Abel Tesfaye, commonly known as the Weeknd has officially been recognised as the most popular music artist on the planet, a feat that has seen him set two new Guinness World Records titles. The 33-year-old and only child of Ethiopian immigrants Makkonen Tesfaye and Samrawit Hailu, achieved this […]
