A former governorship candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu, has been released from the custody of the Department of State Services.The secret police had on Monday evening arrested and detained Adebutu over alleged disturbances during the local government elections held on November 16, 2024, in which the All Progressives Congress…
Nigerian music star Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has unveiled the tracklist for his much-anticipated sixth studio album, Morayo. The album, a follow-up to his 2022 release More Love, Less Ego, is deeply personal, serving as a tribute to his late mother, Morayo, who passed away in 2023. Scheduled for release on November…
Russia military said Tuesday that Ukraine fired US-supplied long-range missiles at a military facility in the Bryansk border region, in what would be the first attack since Washington authorised the use of its weapons. “At 03:25 am (0025 GMT), the enemy struck a site in the Bryansk region with six ballistic missiles. According to confirmed…
Nancy Umeh, the Nigerian chef and public health scientist, and her husband have welcomed their third child via surrogacy. Surrogacy is when a woman carries and delivers a child for a couple or individual. This is done by fertilizing eggs from the surrogate or an egg donor with sperm from a donor to create an…
Michael Ajereh, the Nigerian music executive better known as Don Jazzy, has lamented his relationship status. In an Instagram post on Monday, the founder of Mavin Records expressed his desire to participate in a trend ‘suspect challenge’. The ‘suspect challenge’ is a new social media trend in which couples take turns to playfully tease each…
Wizkid, the Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, has unveiled the tracklist for his upcoming album ‘Morayo’. The highly anticipated project, scheduled for November 22, is a tribute to Jane Dolapo Balogun, Wizkid’s late mother, who passed away in August 2023. In the tracklist, released on Monday, the singer features artistes like Asake, Brent Faiyaz, Jazmine Sullivan, Anaïs,…
Dayo Amusa, the Nigerian actress, has announced the arrival of her first child — a baby boy. Seun Oloketuyi, the founder of the Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards, first broke the news on Monday via Instagram. “@dayoamusa delivers baby in the US. Congratulations,” he wrote. Dayo also confirmed the report, sharing her excitement on social…
The Southwest Zonal Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Olalekan Folorunsho, aka Lekan Salami, has declared that the embattled National President of the Union, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, is no longer a member.Salami maintained that MC Oluomo is not ineligible to hold any position within NURTW. In a…
A series of knife attacks across Manhattan on Monday left two men dead and a woman critically injured, according to the New York Police Department (NYPD). The alleged attacker, a 51-year-old homeless man, was arrested following the “unprovoked” stabbings at three separate locations, authorities said. Mayor Eric Adams revealed that the suspect had recently been…
The Nigeria Youths Frontiers and Peace Advocates (NYFPA) has knocked social media activist, Reno Omokri for his recent comments about Nigerian clerics, particularly Pastor Becky Enenche of Dunamis International Gospel Centre.Omokri recently referred to Pastor Enenche as a “Yahoo girl on the altar,” sparking outrage among members of the Christian community. His comment came after…
