Popular American singer and actress, Jennifer Lopez, also known as J.Lo, has filed for divorce from her husband, Ben Affleck. The couple, who have been in romance dates since early 2000s, tied the knot in Las Vegas in July 2022. She filed for divorce on Tuesday August 20 2024, at Los Angeles County Superior Court….
Grammy-winning Afrobeats sensation, Wizkid, says football would have been his alternate career if music hadn’t worked out. The Nigerian superstar shared his passion for the sport and his admiration for the discipline required to succeed in football. Wizkid, who played on his school’s football team, acknowledged that his impatience and dislike for early morning training…
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has paid a courtesy visit to Abia State Commissioner of Police, Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, at Police Command headquarters in Umuahia. The British High Commissioner, who was accompanied by a delegation from the Commission, was welcomed by CP Onwuemelie and members of the police management team. Police Public Relations…
Borno State Government said it has shut down Gwange Muslim and Old GRA Christian cemeteries in Maiduguri, the state capital effective Sunday, 1st September, 2024. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Religious Affairs, Mohammed Lawan Abubakar stated this in a statement issued on Wednesday. According to the Permanent Secretary, the decision was made due to the congestion…
The Federal Mines Officer in Cross River State, Engr. Mayowa Omosebi, alongside the state Commissioner for Mineral Resources, and security personnel, have arrested a number of illegal miners, seized their equipment and mining sites. The development took place on Wednesday when the taskforce visited identified sites, unearthing illegal activities by illicit miners. The action was…
Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, Professor Tunji Olaopa has declared that the civil service is in dire need of total overhauling in order to tackle the current challenges. Olaopa made this declaration while delivering a paper titled “Re-Engineering the Engine Room: The Civil Service as the Fulcrum of Sustainable Development” at the maiden…
The Federal Government has confirmed that over that four million children in the Northeast and Northwest regions are malnourished. Mrs Ladidi Bako-Aiyebusi, the Director of Nutrition Department in the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, made this known on Wednesday at a five-day meeting with nutrition experts and stakeholders in Keffi local government area…
Nigeria’s government has said that it plans to invest $100 billion annually to tackle its economic challenges. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu disclosed this on Wednesday at the National Economic Dialogue organised by Nigeria Economic Summit Group in Abuja. According to him, the government had made both pleasant and unpleasant policy…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced an upward review of the fees for the Nigerian passport. DCI Kenneth Udo, the spokesman of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, said the new price would be effective from September 1, 2024. He added that the move was part of…
