The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old lady simply identified as Chidinma for allegedly killing the Chief Executive Officer, Super TV, Usifo Ataga, in the Lekki area of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, disclosed that Chidinma has confessed to the murder and was paraded at the Police command headquarters…
The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, said on Tuesday that attempts by the Federal Government to censor the media was worse than the infamous Decree 4 of 1984, which was promulgated during the military era, and vowed to resist it. NGE President, Mustapha Isah, who stated in Lagos, condemned the recent anti-media actions of the Federal…
An Onicha ugbo indigene, Eze Asia has disowned a purported voice conversation with Azuka Jebose on Idumuje ugboko crisis. Speaking from Turkey where he resides, Asia dismissed the voice note in circulation by Azuka as fake and labeled him serial blackmailer Below is a recorded voice message along with transcript of Asia ‘s rejoinder, disclaiming…
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Farouq, has said the Federal Government expended over $5bn since 2016 to fight poverty in the country. The minister said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), since 2016 has backed his pledge to pull out 100 million Nigerians out of poverty by…
In January 2021, emerging Nigerian Afrobeats and Afro-norteño singer/songwriter Lariano had a minute play of ‘Symphony’ on Clubhouse, an unreleased song from his forthcoming EP ‘Hyphenate.’ This song caught the attention of the moderators and he was immediately scheduled for an interview by one of them (Richardine Bartee, CEO Grungecake) on California-based radio station KXGO…
Entrepreneurs have completed the business management training globally likened to an MBA The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy empowering young African entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries, has successfully trained over 200,000 entrepreneurs in core business management skills as part of its 2021 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. The Business Management training was conducted exclusively on TEFConnect, the Foundation’s…
All is now set for the 10th anniversary lecture of one of Nigeria’s most respected celebrity journals – YES INTERNATIONAL! Magazine. Slated for Saturday, June 19, 2021, this year’s event, unlike the previous ones, will hold virtually. Mr. Steve Babaeko, MD/CEO of X3M Ideas, one of Nigeria’s leading advertising agencies, is the guest speaker. He…
From the 27-year partnership of Bill and Melinda Gates to the 28-day union of Kirk Kerkorian, a look back at some of America’s high-stakes relationships. Nùews that Bill and Melinda Gates are divorcing after 27 years may have shocked the world, but probably came as less of a surprise to fellow members of The Forbes 400. They know…
Veteran journalist and CNN host Christiane Amanpour announced Monday she has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. In a message to viewers, Amanpour said the past four weeks, during which she has not appeared on CNN’s international outlets, has been “a roller coaster” for her and announced her diagnosis. “During that time, like millions of women around the world,…
……We’ve arrested 19 traffic robbers, say police Motorists and commuters plying the Eko Bridge, Lagos State, have lamented increasing attacks by armed robbers on them. PUNCH Metro gathered that while robbers broke into cars and commercial vehicles in broad daylight and dispossessed people of their valuables, the police were nowhere to be found. Our correspondents, who…
