Israel and Hamas completed the sixth exchange of hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners on Saturday with just over two weeks remaining in the initial phase of their fragile Gaza ceasefire. The three hostages handed over on Saturday are American-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen, 36, Argentinian-Israeli Yair Horn, 46, and Russian-Israeli Alexander Troufanov, 29. In return, 369…
Fans of popular boy band Jonas Brothers, called for an “S.O.S.” after seeing the band’s latest Instagram post, which many initially thought was a break-up announcement. The boy band sent their fans into a frenzy after posting an emotional open letter on social media, reflecting on their 20-year journey together. While many initially feared the…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, to participate in the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement he signed in the early hours of Friday titled…
Popular Nigerian media personality, Chinedu Emmanuel, also known as Nedu Wazobia has stepped down from The Honest Bunch Podcast amid growing controversy involving social commentator, Martins Vincent Otse, also known as Verydarkman. The controversy begun after reality star Deeone who appeared on the Honest Bunch Podcast alleged that Verydarkman had an interest in men. However,…
The Canadian embassy seems to have ruffled the feathers of Nigeria’s security personnels, after denying Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, and other army chiefs visas. The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, while Speaking at the maiden annual lecture of the National Association of the Institute for Security Studies (AANISS), in…
The National Assembly has jacked up the size of the proposed 2025 budget from N54.2 trillion presented by President Bola Tinubu to N54.990 trillion , representing an increase of N700 billion for the fiscal years. Presenting the budget , Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriations, Solomon Olamilekan explains that the increase is as a result of…
As we keep up with the award season globally, The Headies Awards has announced nominees for its 17th edition, which will take place on April 5, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria. Top names like Tiwa Savage, Ayra Starr, Rema, and Tems have earned nominations in several categories, which include Best Collaboration and Best R&B Single. Other nominees include Shallipopi, Odumodublvck, and Qing Madi,…
Incarcerated music producer Sean Coms, popularly known as ‘Diddy’, has filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit against NBCUniversal and production company Ample for allegedly making false claims against him in their new documentary “Diddy: The Making Of A Bad Boy.” Diddy is displeased with the allegations against him in NBC’s new documentary and has taken…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned that if the telecommunications companies fail to revert to the old tariff by the end of February 2025, it will mobilize workers to shut-down their operations nationwide by March 1, 2025. Arising from its Central Working Committee meeting in Lokoja, Kogi State, the labour movement said it will…
US President Donald Trump has said he had a “lengthy and highly productive” phone call with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in which the leaders agreed to begin negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he and the Russian president had “agreed to have our respective…
