Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima has cancelled his scheduled trip to the 2024 Commonwealth Heads Of Government Summit in Samoa.In a statement on Thursday night, the Presidency revealed that “a foreign object hit his plane during a stopover at JFK Airport in New York”. Nigeria’s delegation will now be led by the Environment Minister, Balarabe…
The Catholic Church in Nigeria has condemned in strong terms the Federal Government’s alleged plan to legalize abortion in the country. This is coming in the wake of reports that the Health Promotion Department of the Federal Ministry of Health is reviewing sections of the Criminal Code to decriminalize abortion. This move is reportedly aimed…
Former federal lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has urged the Nigerian government to demand an investigation and explanation from its United States counterpart over an incident at JFK Airport in New York affecting Vice President Kashim Shettima’s plane. reports that a statement issued on Thursday by a presidential media aide, Bayo Onanuga, said the VP’s plane…
There was panic on Thursday as the Five-Star foot pedestrian bridge on the ever-busy Oshodi-Apapa Expressway in Lagos collapsed on Thursday.It was gathered that the bridge partially collapsed around 6:30 a.m., blocking a part of the road. Fortunately, no lives were lost in the incident. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said preliminary investigations…
The Osun State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has vowed that it will vote out Governor Ademola Adeleke in 2026. This decision was taken by the leadership of the Osun NURTW at a meeting in Ilesa on Wednesday. Addressing journalists on behalf of the Osun NURTW Central Working Committee (CWC),…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has said the leadership deficit in the world, especially in Africa and particularly in Nigeria, is responsible for the situation the country has found itself in. Obasanjo accused an unnamed Nigerian president of coming to office without a plan. He said the President made a pronouncement on an issue that hadn’t…
Simi, the award-winning Nigerian singer, has emphasized the importance of financial independence for women.In a recent video shared on her TikTok page, the songstress urged parents to raise their daughters to be financially self-sufficient, rather than relying on people for money.“Please do not raise your daughters to think that when they grow up, all they…
American rapper Cardi B has announced her intention to take legal action against the person who made an anonymous call to the Child Protective Services (CPS), leading to an unwarranted visit to her home. Enraged by the visit, the rapper, who had been hospitalised before the incident, took to her Instagram live session on October…
Kamala Harris said Tuesday that America is “absolutely” ready to elect its first woman president but downplayed her historic bid, saying she simply wants to turn the page for a nation “exhausted” by Donald Trump. With two weeks to Election Day, Harris and Trump are saturating swing states with rallies and taking to the airwaves…
Controversial crossdresser, Okuneye Idris, popularly known as Bobrisky, has reportedly fallen ill while in detention at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Alagbon, Lagos. After spending the night in a police cell, Bobrisky was rushed to Falomo Police Hospital for medical attention. A source confirmed the development, stating that he was transferred from the…
