Tinubu pays tribute to Solanke
President Bola Tinubu has mourned the passing of Nigeria’s creative icon, Mr. Jimi Solanke, who died on Monday. Baba Solanke was an actor, dramatist, folk singer, poet, and playwright. President Tinubu mourns the literary and cultural virtuoso and describes him as one of the finest of Nigeria’s creative artists and bastion of our cherished mores […]
Abiodun mourns veteran folk singer Solanke
Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has described the death of renowned African culture ambassador, Olujimi Solanke as a colossal loss to the theatre community and the state. Abiodun stated this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Lekan Adeniran. Solanke was born on July 4, 1942, in Ipara-Remo, […]
Economic hardship: Kano gov to meet Tinubu
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has said he will meet President Bola Tunibu over the economic hardship being experienced by Nigerians. He said in Kano on Monday, “I will personally meet President Tinubu to intimate him about the hardship the people of Kano State are encountering due to inflation with a view to providing […]
Navy extracts nine stowaways from Spain-bound motor vessel
The patrol team of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT, have extracted nine stowaways in the rudder compartment of Spain-bound Motor Tanker vessel LYSIAS VALETTA. The Commander of the Ship, Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga, on Monday said that the stowaways were discovered on February 3 aboard the vessel trying to leave the country illegally. He said […]
Jimmy Solanke dies at 81
Jimmy Solanke, the folk musician and leading artist has died. He was 81. Solanke who along with Tunji Oyelana and others formed the fulcrum of entertainment in the sixties along with Prof Wole Soyinka dies on February 5, 2024. According to a tribute by Ms Bimbo Esho, the managing director of Evergreen Music, the legend […]
Residents groan as water scarcity worsens in Karu
Residents of Karu, a suburb in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), are groaning over the lingering water scarcity in the area in the past three months. The residents told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews on Monday in Abuja that the situation was disheartening, especially […]
Learn from Gbajabiamila, Lagos APC chair tells Laguda
Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, Lagos State APC Chairman, has congratulated Mr Fuad Laguda on his victory in the Saturday’s by-election in Surulere Federal Constituency I, advising him to take cue from his predecessor, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday declared Laguda of APC […]
66th Grammys: Nigerians react as Davido, Burna Boy, others miss out
In a shocking turn of events at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles, on Sunday, Nigerian music sensations, including Davido and Burna Boy, faced a disappointing defeat as they lost in all their nominated categories. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the other three Nigerian artistes nominated— Ayra Starr, Olamide […]
Ekiti/Kwara Kidnap Kingpin Nabbed
The leader of kidnap syndicate terrorising Ekiti, Kogi and Kwara states, one Pa Olowofela, has been arrested. His arrest came after the apprehension of one Baboga Alhaji, one of the suspected kidnappers responsible for the killing of the two Ekiti traditional rulers recently. Olowofela, an octogenarian, is based in Igbara Odo, Ekiti State with a […]
ADP wins Plateau North rerun poll
Mr Pam Dachungyang of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) has been declared the winner of the Saturday’s Plateau North senatorial rerun election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, Prof. Nestor Chagok, declared the result in the early hours of Monday. Chagok said that Dachnggyang polled 122,442 votes to defeat 10 other candidates in […]
