Pablo Escobar‘s brother is working to impeach U.S President Donald Trump, TMZ is reporting. Roberto Escobar, also known as El Osito started a now-taken-down GoFundMe campaign to raise $50m to achieve the goal. The money will be used to finance “intelligence research, lobby firms and lawyers” to work towards
On Tuesday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) flagged off its campaigns in Lagos. According to The Guardian, all was well until about 1.30pm when Governor Akinwunmi Ambode was delivering his speech. The paper reports that suspected rival groups of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) started shooting at each other. The Guardian’s
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will on Tuesday hold a nationwide protest in a bid to raise the minimum wage from ₦18,000 to ₦30,000. Punch reports that the commission had through a statement released by its General Secretary, Peter Ozo-Eson, clarified that the protest does not translate to strike action. The
Jim Yong Kim, the World Bank President, has announced his plan to step down from his role and join the private sector. Kim, who has headed the World Bank since 2012, will be stepping down from the role on February 12. The bank’s second in command, Kristalina
Nigerian-American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer Jidenna is currently in Nigeria. After performing at the Soundcity MVP Awards Festival a few days ago, the 33-year-old star visited the New Afrika Shrine and met with Femi Kuti, Yeni Kuti, Seun Kuti and Made Kuti. Speaking about the visit, Jidenna says: 🇳🇬 Give
Following the recent appointment of Mr. Daser David as Pioneer Director General of the recently gazettePlateau Information Communication and Technology Development Agency (PICTDA) nHub Nigeria has seen some restructuring, starting with the resignation of Mr. David as Chief Operating Officer and the appointment of Mr.
The 76th Golden Globe Awards took place Sunday night. The full list of film and television nominees follows with winners indicated in bold with an asterisk. Movies Best Motion Picture – Drama “Black Panther” “BlackKklansman” “Bohemian Rhapsody” *WINNER “If Beale Street Could Talk” “A Star Is
With the growing rate at which female pants are stolen and reportedly used for rituals, Zone 2 police PRO, Dolapo Badmos has said, ‘henceforth anyone caught stealing pants might not be charged for stealing but attempted murder’. According to her, ‘ learned the ones caught in
A couple of days ago, Nigerian footballer Emmanuel Emenike shared his newly completed home on social media and now we’ve got an exclusive inside look for you. The star striker built his new home in the heart of Owerri and for his housewarming event, he invited Phyno, Osita
The Soundcity MVP Award Festival took place last night and it honored African artists who’ve had a phenomenal year. Here are the full list of winners Viewer’s Choice YE – BURNA BOY DROGBA – AFRO B SOMISO – WANDE COAL – Winner SCIENCE STUDENT – OLAMIDE
The Presidency has finally spoken up concerning the appointment of Amina Zakari as the Chairman of the Collation Centre Committee for the 2019 General Elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Shortly after the appointment, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN),
On Friday, 8 days after police officers surrounded his residence, Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi Central, opened his door in the presence of police operatives and some senators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Channels reports that while coming out of the house, Melaye slumped and was later assisted
Oby Ezekwesili is the latest to raise eyebrows over the appointment of Amina Zakari as head of INEC collation center.
The Nigerian Air Force has announced the passing of five crew members on board the NAF Mi-35M Helicopter which crashed in combat on January 2nd, 2019, while providing close air support to troops of 145 Battalion, Damasak in Borno State. According to a statement by Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola,
Burna Boy is one of the two Nigerian music stars announced as part of the lineup for the 2019 Coachella Music Festival. The music star is however not about to reduce his worth. He went on Instagram this morning to call out the Coachella organizers for listing his