Diamond Celebrities

Veteran Nollywood actor, Hanks Anuku, has debunked death rumours about him. Hanks Anuku, in a live video on Facebook, insisted that he is alive and well. His disclaimer became necessary as multiple reports stated the actor died on Thursday due to short illness. Anuku, however, told the general public to disregard the fake news. He […]

Since young Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa was raped and killed in Benin, Edo State, the conversation around rape has popped up its ugly head again in Nigeria. After the uproar on the demand to arrest and arraign the culprits behind the death of the 100 level student of the University of Benin, Edo State. Following […]

The Federal Government has announced its decision to support the Nigerian creative industry with a sum of N50 billion after eradicating COVID-19. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the announcement in a recent statement while responding to the demands of the sector, which has been negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. […]

Popular Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels, and her husband, Ned Nwoko, are expecting their first child together. The pregnancy has come less than a year after their controversial marriage. Nwoko, a lawyer, revealed the pregnancy news on Instagram Saturday when he shared photos of Regina cradling her baby bump. “It is now official. I am excited […]

The Premier League season is set to restart on June 17, three months after it was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, British media reported on Thursday. No matches have been played since Leicester’s 4-0 win over Aston Villa on March 9, with Liverpool just two wins away from securing the title. Top-flight clubs voted […]

Police detectives from Abuja, on Thursday, arrested cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, over an alleged N30m fraud. It was gathered that Bobrisky was arrested at the Lekki area of Lagos State. Punch learnt that a yet-to-be-identified businesswoman petitioned the police and alleged that Bobrisky fraudulently collected the sum of N30m from her. Punch correspondent […]

The organisers of reality TV show, Big Brother Naija, has begun auditions for the season five of the show. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the auditions which start on Wednesday will take place online. The organisers said in a statement that the auditions for the show, in which contestants live in a house and […]

The Chairman, Five Star Group, Emeka Okonkwo aka E-Money, left police custody yesterday after six hours of interrogation. E-Money, it was learnt, arrived at the Police Headquarters Annex, Kam Salem, Obalende, Ikoyi, around 1pm in a wine-coloured suit. He was subsequently grilled for about six hours by the Inspector-General of Police, Monitoring Department. A top […]

US President Donald Trump says Nigeria desperately needs ventilators to boost its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. At the presidential task force on COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday, Lai Mohammed, minister of information, had announced that President Muhammadu Buhari spoke with Trump on the peculiarities of how the COVID-19 pandemic was being addressed in Nigeria. “The conversation centred […]

Davido’s fiancée, Chioma, has tested negative for coronavirus. Davido earlier announced that his fiancée tested positive on March 27. While giving an update on Sunday, the ‘If’ singer said Chioma had tested negative twice. He made this known via his Twitter handle. The pop star tweeted, “Glory be to God .. Chioma has now tested negative twice […]

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, on Tuesday, commended the Lagos State Police Command for the prosecution and conviction of high-profile violators of the lockdown order by President Buhari. This may not be unrelated to a birthday party organised by popular actress, Funke Akindele, aka Jenifa, and her musician husband, Abdul Rasheed Bello, at their […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Dettol have denied Nollywood actress Funke Akindele popularly as Jenifa, as its brand ambassador. Funke Akindele was arrested on Sunday by Lagos police command for violating the social dancing directive issued by the Federal government and Lagos state government to be able to contain the spread of […]