Nollywood comic actor, John Okafor, aka Mr. Ibu is said to have been hit by stroke. The Nation reports that the actor has been ill for a while, and has asked Nigerians to pray for him at this period. The sickness was said to have started shortly after the 57-yearContinue Reading
A Labour MP who was jailed for perverting the course of justice has been slammed for her casting vote to extend Article 50 in the Commons despite her criminal record. Fiona Onasanya was sentenced to three months in prison in January after she lied to police about who was drivingContinue Reading
Barely two days he visited Senegal, President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday jetted off for an economic forum in Jordan. Buhari who promised to leave Nigeria better than he met it, stormed Amman to participate in the world economic forum in Jordan and investment summit in Dubai. He was invited by KingContinue Reading
Ethiopian Airlines pilots followed proper procedures when their Boeing MAX 8 airplane repeatedly nosedived before a March 10 crash that killed 157 people, Ethiopia’s minister of transport said on Thursday as she delivered the first official report on the disaster. “The crew performed all the procedures repeatedly provided by theContinue Reading
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has appointed Mrs. Teju Abisoye as the acting Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, LSETF. This was made known on Wednesday in a post on LSETF’s official Twitter handle. Abisoye takes over from Mr. Akin Oyebode who was recently appointed as the Special AdviserContinue Reading
The Presidency said on Wednesday that President Muhammadu Buhari had yet to sign the National Minimum Wage Bill just passed by the National Assembly into law, contrary to reports last week that he had done so. The Senate had on March 19 passed the bill, approving N30,000 as the newContinue Reading
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has profferred reasons why the Northern Nigeria is poor inspite of its huge agricultural potentials. Speaking at the fourth Economic and Investment summit in Kaduna on Wednesday, Dangote, who was the guest speaker noted that more than 60 per cent of the populace in the NorthContinue Reading
The National Judicial Commission, NJC, has finally taken a decision on the allegations of misconduct brought against suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Walter Onnoghen. They also reached a decision on allegation against Acting CJN, Tanko Muhammad. The Council decided that the allegations relating to assets declaration that were levelledContinue Reading
Jeremy Corbyn says he was “shocked” by footage apparently showing British paratroopers using his photograph as a target. An image of the Labour was apparently used as target practice by four soldiers, thought to be based in Kabul, Afghanistan with the 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment. The opposition leader said: “I’mContinue Reading
Brazil soccer great Pele was hospitalised in Paris late on Tuesday with a strong fever but his condition is not life-threatening, RMC Sport reported. The 78-year-old was admitted as a precaution after attending an event in the French capital with France’s World Cup winning youngster Kylian Mbappe. A representative forContinue Reading
