Nkechi Blessing Sunday, a well-known Nollywood actress, has expressed dissatisfaction with the increase in airline ticket costs in Nigeria. The voluptuous actress, who typically flies in first or business class, is considering taking an economy ticket overseas because the cost of a ticket has increased to N9 million. Nkechi Blessing posted a screenshot of the…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Hafsat Abubakar Bakari to serve as the Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, pending her confirmation by the Senate. This was confirmed in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. The statement by Ngelale on Tuesday…
The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction and sentencing of two undergraduates of Obafemi Awolowo University, and four others to various jail terms for their involvement in internet fraud. This was disclosed in a statement on the official X handle of the EFCC on Tuesday. According to…
The well-known singer and actress Bukunmi Oluwasina has given an explanation for her decision to stop reading her social media messages. She says that although she wants to focus on her issues this year, the emotional toll is making it challenging. She underlined that even though she wanted to avoid talking this year since it…
The Nigeria Customs Service said it has concluded plans to commence the direct disposal of seized food items to Nigerians. The National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, disclosed this in a statement released on Tuesday. Maiwada said that the move was in response to the critical challenges of food security and the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested six persons in Lagos over alleged involvement in currency racketeering and the sale of new naira notes for commercial purposes. Its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, the suspects are Adebayo Amupitan, Alimat Oyebode, Isiaka Yusuf, Adeoti Folake,…
Nollywood actor Deyemi Okanlawon suppressed his tears when his coworkers Adesua Etomi and Kunle Remi gave him a large alert. After receiving an alert from Adesua Etomi for N200k to promote his project, the actor—who recently welcomed a baby boy—posted a voice recording of their phone conversation on his Instagram page. He told the actress…
The National Association of Block Moulders of Nigeria says the agreement between the Federal Government and three major cement manufacturers that a 50kg bag of cement, for now, is not supposed to sell for more than N7,000 to N8,000 is faulty. The National President, Adesegun Banjoko, said this in an interview with the News Agency…
The Senate, on Tuesday, resolved to probe the N30tn Ways and Means spent by the former President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government. The Upper chamber resolved that the fund was recklessly spent. It further stated that reckless spending of the overdraft collected from the Central Bank of Nigeria under Godwin Emefiele largely accounted for food and…
Tochukwu Ojogwu, better known by his stage name Odumodublvck, is a Nigerian rapper who has claimed that no musician ever helped Wizkid, Burna Boy, or any other artist. Remember that in a previous podcast interview, legendary singer Eedris Abdulkareem asserted that he cleared the path for Nigerian musicians Davido, Burna Boy, Wizkid, and others. Odumodublvck,…
