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Talented singer, Tiwa Savage has bared her mind on the state of the nation. The ‘Koroba’ crooner in a video shared on her Instagram page on Thursday, 15th of October 2020, lamented over the dire state of the nation. Tiwa said: “Nigeria is bad. I have so much to tell you guys. My heart is beating fast, my voice is shaking I am nervous....

The mother of Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, Mrs. Abigail Makinde, is dead. According to a statement by the elder brother of the governor on behalf of the family, Chief Muyiwa Makinde, Madam Makinde departed in the early hours of yesterday in Ibadan at the age of 81. The elder Makinde, who is the Jagun Olubadan said: “With total submission to...

Here is the moment where Nigerian Soldiers beat policemen extorting motorists, cyclists in Aba, forced to refund victims. Nigerians may have reason to restore trust in security agents following a surfaced footage involving soldiers and mobile policemen clashed over extortion. https://youtu.be/t_RyXRoqmM4

End SARS protesters have accused hoodlums of attacking them on Friday, October 16, as they continued their protests at the Lekki toll gate. The protesters who have been demanding an end to police brutality alleged that they were attacked early this morning as a truck rammed into cars parked around the area. Photos from the scene show cars destroyed, including a...

Chelsea winger, Victor Moses has completed a season-long loan to Spartak Moscow in a deal worth over 50,000 pounds per week. The Russian club also has the option to sign Moses permanently for £8million when his loan comes to an end. The Nigeria international, 29, who spent the second half of the 2019-20 season at Inter Milan, was surplus to requirements at...

Actress Idowu Philips aka Mama Rainbow has shared some stunning new photos to mark her 78th birthday today, October 16.  See more photos below.  

Falz has appealed to #EndSARS protesters not to forget the objective of the protest. In a post shared on his Twitter handle this morning, the singer who is also a frontline organizer of the #EndSARS protest asked the protesters to remember it is a protest, not a party. He asked that there should be no Drugs, Alcohol and no partying...

The federal government on Thursday, October 15, reached an agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in a meeting convened to end the seven-month strike declared by the union. The federal government agreed to release N30bn earned academic allowance to the university lecturers in tranches between May 2021 and February 2022. It was also learned that the FG promised to spend...

Nollywood actress Beverly Osu on Thursday alleged she had been beaten and arrested by the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). In an Instagram post, Beverly wrote: “We want a total Reformation of the Nigerian police force …I’ve been beaten and arrested by SARS, Taken from IKATE to OJUELEGBA around 1am �. “I literally had to be BAILED OUT of prison after...

It looks like Seun Kuti and his lover, Yeide, have tied the knot. Yeide shared the photo above on her Instagram page to appreciate everyone who wished her a happy birthday yesterday October 14. In the post, the mum of one described Seun as her husband. ''Yesterday was a special day and you guys made my day with all the love, gifts...

The rights group, Amnesty International has reacted to alleged attacks on peaceful #EndSars demonstrators in Lagos State by supposedly sponsored thugs which was captured on social media. AI in a tweet on Thursday stated that; “Sponsored armed thugs have so far unleashed violence on peaceful protesters in; Abuja; Alausa in Lagos; and in Kano” It also claimed that; “From Kano, we...

The Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has revealed the names of the policemen who harassed protesters at the Area C Command Police Station in the Surulere area of the state. Sanwo-Olu, in a media briefing on Thursday, gave their names as Bagou Michael, Ekpoudom Etop, Nnamdi Madura, and Akinyemi Benson. According to him, they have arrested all officers involved. Sanwo-Olu once...

Cardi B is confirming what people are saying — she and Offset are back together, and to hell with that pending divorce. During the rapper’s birthday celebration last weekend and another outing in Atlanta together this week, they seemed way more like a happily married couple than exes moving on… and Cardi says the reason is simple. Cardi denies she’s gone...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said it was time EndSARS protesters to sit back and see if the government would fulfill its promise to reform the police. According to him, the  EndSARS protests , going on in many parts of the country since last week, exposed the “stinking underbelly of our nation’s policing system.” Gbajabiamila spoke...

The House of Representatives ad hoc committee on Thursday summoned the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to appear before the lawmakers over the ongoing protest against the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in various parts of the country. The committee was set up by the lower legislative chamber during the week to fashion out a long-term solution to the crisis. The ...

An Islamic preacher, Sheikh Musa Asadus Sunnah, has asked the Nigerian Government to be brutal on #EndSARS protesters so as to get them off the streets of major cities across the country. The cleric said that the same treatment meted on members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria in Zaria, Kaduna State, in 2015 where over 300 Shiites were killed...

When Stripe announced earlier this year that it had picked up another $600 million in funding, it said one big reason for the funding was to expand its API-based payments services into more geographies. Today the company is coming good on that plan in the form of some M&A. Stripe is acquiring Paystack, a startup out of Lagos, Nigeria that,...

Wizkid Scolds Reekado Banks On Twitter After Trying To Drop Their Track In the heat of the #EndSars protests, it seems Wizkid is very uncomfortable with Reekado Banks’ plan of dropping a collabo with Wizkid later today. In his tweet, Wizkid said “Delete this dude ! Can’t believe you’re even doing this at a time like this. Old song ! #endsars...

INEC Announces Date For 2023 Presidential Election The 2023 presidential election will hold on February 18, 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed. Chairman of the Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Thursday. In his goodwill message at the inauguration of the special adhoc committee on the review of the 1999 constitution, the INEC Chairman told members of...

MC Oluomo Denies Sending NURTW Thugs To Disrupt Endsars Protest In Alausa Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Lagos Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo is not behind the attack on #EndSARS protesters, his spokesman Jimoh Buhari has said. Armed men disrupted #EndSARS protest on Thursday in Alausa, Ikeja. It was gathered that one person was...