Channels TV Maupe Ogun, Hubby Welcome Second Child
Channels TV Presenter, Mauer Ogun -Yesufu and her husband, Mohammed Yesufu have welcomed their second child- a baby girl. The TV personality took to her Twitter handle on Friday to break the good news. ”On Thursday, 10th of September,@MoYusuf83017329 & I were blessed with a brand new addition to our family, Maryam Toluwanile, a beautiful […]
WTO DG job: Okonjo-Iweala makes shortlist
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been listed among the five candidates that will proceed to the next stage in the race for the position of the director-general of the World Trade Organisation. In a statement, the WTO said member countries showed a preference for five out of the eight candidates who expressed interest in the position. […]
COVID-19: PTF asks schools to conduct weekly assessments
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has directed schools to carry out weekly risk assessments. It also asked states and local governments to conduct monthly and quarterly risk assessments. The Head, Department of Surveillance and Epidemiology, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Elsie Ilori, while speaking at the joint PTF briefing on COVID-19 said they […]
Boko Haram: Soldier commits suicide
*Leaves note for wife A soldier fighting Boko Haram insurgents in the north-east has reportedly committed suicide. According to sources, the soldier a lance corporal attached to the army’s 27 task force brigade in Buni Gari, Gujba local government area of Yobe state, killed himself at his duty post. It is not clear what led […]
Kogi governor protests US visa ban
The Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, has protested the visa restrictions placed by the United States government on sponsors of violence in the Kogi and Bayelsa states governorship elections. Although the list of those restricted have not been made public. The American government had imposed visa restrictions on some Nigerians for what it called undermining […]
Govt apologises over tweets on registration for account holders
*Says no need to register again The federal government has apologised for its tweets on the self-certification procedure. A tweet on the federal government’s verified handle had said all account holders must proceed to their financial institutions for what the tweet called recertification. It had said individuals who hold accounts in different financial institutions would […]
Despite BVN, govt asks bank account holders to register again
In what many critics have described as ill-advised, the federal government has said all owners of an account with financial institutions must undergo a self-certification process. The directive was announced on the federal government’s Twitter handle. According to it, account-holders are required to obtain, complete and submit the self-certification forms to their respective financial institutions. […]
Babalakin resigns as UNILAG pro-chancellor
*Faults visitation panel Dr. Wale Babalakin has resigned as pro-chancellor of the University of Lagos. He tendered his letter of resignation on the day the visitation panel raised by the federal government to look into the crisis in the institution submitted its report. The senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in a letter dated September […]
BREAKING: Veteran Nollywood Actor Jimoh Aliu Dies At 86
Popular veteran Nollywood actor, Chief Jimoh Aliu popularly known as Aworo is dead. Aliu died on Thursday at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, aged 86. According to his close associate, the body of the deceased would be moved to his residence at Adebayo area in Ado-Ekiti before being taken to his […]
Nollywood Actress Bukunmi Oluwasina Ties Knot With Lover
Nollywood actress, Bukunmi Oluwasina has tied the knot with her heartthrob of 11years. The Yoruba movie star took to her Instagram page to break the good news on Thursday. In the post, Oluwasina went down memory lane how their relationship started 10 years ago before they left for the university, adding that he supported her […]
