The Lagos State Police Command has arrested and paraded street pop star, Adekunle Temitope, popularly known as Small Doctor, for unlawful possession of firearms and for allegedly threatening to shoot a police officer. Edgal Imohimi, Lagos State Commissioner of Police confirmed his arrest moments ago
The World Bank Group will spearhead a five-year, $200 billion investment to fight climate change. The financing will support higher-quality forecasts, early warning systems and climate information services, the group said in a statement. That’s expected to build more climate-responsive social protection systems in 40 countries and
A middle aged man, who is yet to be identified, was on Monday Dec. 3rd run over by a train at the Phikwore Area of Kubwa, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to reports, the victim, who left a suicide note, was
Political activist Deji Adeyanju, who was arrested on November 28th while leading a protest in Abuja, was released yesterday Dec. 3rd from the federal prison in Keffi after meeting his bail condition but was re-arrested by a police team waiting around the prison. He will
The Department of State Services (DSS) yesterday paraded one Amina Mohammed for allegedly impersonating the wife of the president, Aisha Buhari. While parading the suspect before newsmen, the DSS spokesman Peter Afunanya, said Mohammed impersonated Aisha Buhari to defraud one Alexander Chika Okafor (aka Chicason) of N150
The Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Emmanuel Kofi Nti, has revealed that the country has made plans to impose taxes on anointing oil, stickers and other items sold by churches. Punch reports that the move, backed by the country’s president Nana Akufo-Addo, is backed by how churches have moved from
Also known as “Miss Environment,” 11-year-old Misimi Isimi is on a mission to save Lagos from all of its environmental waste. Speaking to BBC, Isimi shared just how annoying waste disposal is in Lagos and her efforts to rid the city of its waste. Isimi explained how a
Breaking the 10-year rule of the Ballon d’Or prize by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, Real Madrid’s Luka Modric has won the 2018 prize. The prize, exchanging hands between Ronaldo and Messi since 2008, was awarded to the Croatian team captain for his role in his club’s win of their
‘‘It’s real me, I assure you. I will soon celebrate my 76th birthday and I will still go strong.’’ These were the words of President Muhammadu Buhari in Krakow, Poland, today when he spoke at an interactive session with the Nigerian Community in the country.
Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury fought it out in a 12-round match only for it all to end as a draw. In what most analysts have described as a questionable decision, two judges scored the match for each fighter, while a third had it as a draw. Telegraph reports
Lagos State People’s Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate Jimi Agbaje has revealed that his campaign posters have been vandalized. Agbaje on his Twitter shared a video of his campaign materials on the floor, revealing that his deployment staff were also threatened with violence. He wrote: Early this morning our
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas have said their I Dos! Before they walked down the aisle, the couple held yet another traditional pre-wedding ceremony which is called ‘Mehendi’. A Mehendi ceremony is a Hindu wedding rite that typically happens one or two days before the wedding. In a typical
Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited (MESL), the concessionaire of Kainji and Jebba hydro power stations has said that it is in talks with Burkina Faso to sell “stranded energy” to the West African country. According to Premium Times, MD of the company Lamu Audu made this known on Thursday
A video of Zamfara state governor, Abdulaziz Yari threatening APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomole and members of the National Working Committee NWC of the party, is currently trending online. Although no one knows when the video was shot. The crisis between the governor, Adams Oshiomole
Jay-Z used his feature on Meek Mill’s new studio album Championships to call out Kanye West. The hip hop mogul took aim at West on “What’s Free”, a collaboration with Rick Ross and Mill, which is a take on Notorious BIG’s “What’s Beef”. In