Diamond Celebrities

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday urged Nigerians to make the right choice during the 2023 general elections. He warned that making the wrong choice in the election may consume the nation. Obasanjo spoke as the special guest of honour at the Wilson Badejo Foundation’s 15th annual lecture with the theme, ‘Overcoming the twin challenge […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has alerted Nigerians about a new malware, (app), which has infiltrated Google play and capable of compromising handset devices and computers. The authorities called it HiddenAds, which can also impact device performance and jeopardize users’ privacy. A statement by the Director of Public Affairs […]

Amid the worsening insecurity across the country, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor has assured Nigerians that the 2023 general elections will hold. There have been serious concerns by Nigerians as to whether the polls will be conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) across the country as terrorists and bandits keep […]

Tennis legend Serena Williams announced her retirement in a Vogue article published Tuesday. “I have never liked the word ‘retirement,‘” Williams wrote. “Maybe the best word to describe what I’m up to is ‘evolution.’ I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me.” Williams, who turns 41 next month, has […]

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said that some people mocked him when he lost his biological son last year. He stated this on Tuesday night during the ongoing 70th Annual Convention of the church along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway monitored by Punch. The programme with the theme, ‘Perfect Jubilee’ began […]

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command has released two former governors, Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame, as well as three others from custodial centres. The Public Relations Officer, FCT command, Chukwuedo Humphrey, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. Mr Humphrey said the letter of their release was […]

Call and data tariffs may increase by as much as 100 per cent if plan by the federal government to hike consumption tax on telecom services scales through, Daily Trust can report.   Daily Trust reports that the federal government had recently disclosed plan to implement a 5 percent excise duty tax on telecoms services, increasing the total consumption […]

Renowned Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has criticised political leadership in Nigeria, saying the nation has a weak justice system. Gumi made the remark while speaking at a peace building symposium organised in Maiduguri as part of initiatives to reintegrate former Boko Haram insurgents into society. “Whoever has any interest in our country, we have […]

A 35-year-old female passenger, Jatau Lydia Lami, who was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for drug trafficking has claimed she wanted to raise N5m ransom to pay bandits who blamed her action on bandits.  The mother of three was nabbed at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, for attempting to export […]

Another wave of airline cancellations and delays was felt across the United States on Sunday. According to the flight tracking website, FlightAware, about 912 flights was canceled on Sunday. A total of 6,378 flights was delayed across the United States same Sunday. It has been a chaotic summer travel season for the airline industry, which is […]

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has said he is confident that the electorates in the state will re-elect him to steer the affairs of the state for another four years. He spoke during a chat on Channels TV’s Sunday Politics programme. Mr Sanwo-Olu, alongside 14 others, will be jostling for the governorship seat in 2023. He […]

Hon. Fatuhu Muhammadu, a nephew to President Muhammadu Buhari, has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The son of President Buhari’s elder sister represents Daura/Mai’Adua/Sandamu Federal Constituency of Katsina State in the House of Representatives. He had failed to secure his reelection ticket. In the primary election, Fatuhu got only 30 votes while his […]

The opposition lawmakers in the National Assembly have said there is no going back on their resolve to impeach President Buhari, if he fails to address the insecurity in the country within six weeks. The lawmakers in separate interviews with Punch on Sunday, dismissed a report that they had backed down on the plan to remove the […]

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, on Friday said it was unrealistic for the Federal Government to borrow money to end the months-long strike embarked by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. He made the comment while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “Should we go and borrow to pay N1.2 […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says extending the voter registration exercise will hamper its preparations for the 2023 general elections.  This is according to the Akwa Ibom State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Mike Igini who spoke during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. “Now that we have officially suspended the CVR process, we have […]

Popular American musician, John Legend, has opened up about the strains in his relationship with Rapper Kanye West and why it ended. In an interview with CNN’s David Axelrod on ‘The Axe Files’ podcast, the singer revealed that they were no longer friends due to their political differences. Legend said he didn’t approve of his […]