For many decades, entertainment, the music sector in particular, has played a pivotal role in laundering Nigeria’s dented image all over the world. Despite the country’s abysmal economic and political rating, some Nigerian musicians have succeeded in giving the West African country a good export value with their craft. This list of Nigeria’s music…
Macmillan Nigeria publishers, Adesanya Adelekan, and one Bola Fasasi have been charged with $156,700 book fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Before the Ikeja Special Offences Court, the defendants face an amended six-count charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. “Macmillan Nigeria Publisher, Prof. Adesanya Iyiola Adelekan (now at large) and Fasasi…
After admitting to defrauding the Public Treasury of 3,872,621 euros between 2006 and 2009, former FC Barcelona footballer Samuel Eto’o Fils and his former representative José Mara Mesalles accepted terms of 22 months and one year in prison, respectively, on Monday. In his statement to the Criminal Court number 11 in Barcelona, Eto’o agreed to…
A member of the National Youth Service Corps was apparently engaged in the boat incident that occurred between the settlements of Otuan and Ayama in the state’s Southern Ijaw Local Government Area. Last Saturday, the 15-passenger boat apparently collided with a barrier while attempting to berth near the Ayama settlement. Last Saturday, the town was…
Steph Briella Neme, a married woman from London, has accused popular artist Burna Boy of soliciting hush money in connection with the shooting incident at the Cubana club in Victoria Island, Lagos, last weekend. She claimed this after describing how Burna Boy’s assistants shot at her husband and coworkers at the Cubana Club in Victoria…
After leaving Chelsea, Antonio Rudiger has been officially presented as a Real Madrid player. After departing Chelsea at the end of his contract, the German centre-back agreed to a four-year deal at the Bernabeu. The 29-year-old had finished his medical at the Sanitas La Moraleja University Hospital earlier in the day. Rudiger will wear the…
Nigerians have denounced some Muslim clerics (Alfas) for praying for Idris Okunneye, also known as Bobrisky, a cross-dresser and lifestyle influencer, at the dedication of his new residence. Bobrisky recently showcased his mansion, which is reputedly worth at N400 million and is located in Pinnock Estate in the Lekki district of Lagos State. Bobrisky was…
A former Secretary-General of the then Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Hon. Ahmed Sani Toro, has been abducted by gunmen. He was reportedly abducted last night on Abuja-Jos road along with a former Golden Eaglets assistant coach, Garba Iliya. Both men were said to be travelling back to Bauchi after attending the…
….Donates Books, Reading Sessions Across Africa . In commemoration of the 2022 International Day of the African Child, the UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Group, on Thursday, joined the rest of the world to celebrate African children by holding reading sessions for school children across the…
Senator Godswill Akpabio, former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, and Senate President Ahmad Lawan are reportedly on the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial ticket for the 2023 general election. After losing the presidential primary of the ruling party in which they ran, the senators’ participation in the senatorial election in 2023 has sparked debate….
