Nollywood actress Elvina Ibru disclosed on Tuesday that she tested positive for the dreaded novel-coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The actress made the revelation in a video she posted on her Instagram page where she said she has been in isolation and…
The Nigerian film industry has lost another veteran Yoruba actor, Folake Aremu, popularly known as Orisabunmi. President of the Theatre Arts And Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) Bolaji Amusan, aka Mr. Latin, confirmed her death on Wednesday morning.…
Recording Academy has announced 14 March as the new date for the 63rd Annual Grammy awards, due to concerns over the spread of COVID- 19. The organiser, who made the announcement on its Instagram handle @recordingacademy, stated that postponing the…
A law firm Ntephe, Smith and Wills (NSW), on Monday called for channeling of gas flare and oil pollution fines to ameliorate adverse effects of oil and gas production on host communities. It advocated a reform that would prioritise giving…
The General Manager, Plateau State Environmental and Sanitation Agency (PEPSA), Mr Gabriel Bako, has blamed protest by staff of 17 LGAs for waste accumulation in Jos metropolis. He said the protesters hindered waste disposal trucks from leaving the state government…
An Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan, on Tuesday dissolved a four -year-old marriage between Abosede Adesonwo and husband, Wasiu over drunkenness and threat to life. Delivering judgment, President of the Court, Chief Henry Agbaje said that the court dissolved the…
Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo The Osun State Police Command has rescued six persons kidnapped along Ila road and arrested two suspected kidnappers. It was gathered that the six persons were kidnapped while travelling along Ila road. The six persons were rescued…
A 25-year old man, Titus Tyozum, was, on Tuesday, sentenced to 18 months imprisonment by a Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court, for defrauding his boss of the sum of N83,700. Tyozum, of Divine School, Adeke, Makurdi, was charged with criminal conspiracy…
Ekiti state government, on Tuesday, said that its payment of N7.3bn Universal Basic Education (UBEC) counterpart fund was part of its intervention to reposition the education sector. The Chairman, Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Prof. Femi Akinwumi disclosed…
The Kano State Government says it has spent over seven billion naira to settle unpaid scholarship for Kano students in various countries from 2015 to 2021. The Chairman, Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission, Mr Muhyi Magaji disclosed this…
