Zeenat
5 Oct
Zeenat Balogun, the daughter of Yoruba Nollywood actor Saheed Balogun, has passed away. The actor took to his Instagram account on Saturday to announce the heartbreaking news. He posted a touching image of a candlelight surrounded by flowers, adding several heartbroken emojis to express his sorrow. READ ALSO: Linda Osifo and Saheed Balogun star in…
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Worried by rising security concerns and fraudulent activities within Ogun State’s informal transport sector, the Commercial Motorcycle (Okada) Riders Associations have announced a bold digital transformation aimed at revolutionizing riders’ accountability and public safety. Speaking on behalf of the chairmen of all affiliated motorcycle riders’ associations yesterday, Kayode Showunmi said the decision was reached during…
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The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria has called on Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and other stakeholders to engage with the duly constituted Assembly to promote stability and progress in the state. In a communiqué signed by the Director General, Busari Sarafadeen, on behalf of the Chairman, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, the…
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A civil society group, the Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC), has urged the Police Service Commission (PSC) to order an independent investigation into the alleged kidnapping, extortion, and abuse of power involving members of the Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police Force. RULAAC's appeal followed allegations by one Mr. Olu Agwu,…
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At just 26, DJ Khalipha is reshaping Nigeria’s electronic dance music scene with his pioneering genre—originally known as Mara and now rebranded as Street House. In this exclusive interview, he discusses his early passion for DJing, his creative process, and his ambitious vision for the future of Nigerian EDM. Nigeria’s electronic dance music (EDM) scene…
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A founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Osita Okechukwu, has faulted the claim by Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members defecting to the APC lack conscience. Answering questions from journalists on Tambuwal’s position, Okechukwu said that Tambuwal cannot truly talk of conscience when he connived to wreck…
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Determined to address the perennial acute water shortage in Kano, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, has taken delivery of 10 heavy submersible water
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The former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has listed the construction of the Zungur/Bagel Dam as a key project designed to serve the Bauchi local government with water and generate power for about seven local councils in the state. Dogara, who spoke during the commissioning of a 2.5km road project awarded by…
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President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai on his 65th birthday. Mallam El-Rufai is an administrator, scholar, and politician. He is a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and is highly regarded for his resourcefulness and brilliance. He served as governor of Kaduna State for eight years, and prior to elective…
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Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has made history as the first African female artiste to surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify. She achieved this milestone through her contribution to Future’s hit song 'Wait For U', which also features Canadian rapper Drake. Released in May 2022, the track samples Tems’ song Higher and…
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Following the weekend killing of Hafsoh Lawal, a final-year student of the Kwara State College of Education, by a Facebook lover, Abdulrahman Bello, in Ilorin, the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has directed all Muslim clerics to prioritise moral lectures in their weekly Friday khutbah…