Erik ten Hag has said he is shocked that Manchester United came crashing to a humiliating 7-0 defeat at bitter rivals Liverpool on Sunday. United’s stunning loss ranked as their worst ever defeat against Liverpool and the joint heaviest in their entire history. Ten Hag’s team collapsed after falling behind to Cody Gakpo’s opener just […]
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Ayra Starr Speaks On ‘Dating’ Rema
‘Bloody Samaritan’ crooner, Oyinkansola Sarah Aderigbigbe has shut down rumours of a love affair between her and colleague, Divine Ikubor, known professionally as Rema. Starr revealed this during a recent interview with Kenya’s Kiss FM. When asked to confirm if it’s true, Ayra Starr said Rema is like a brother to her. “I don’t know. […]
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135 Million Africans Have Hearing Problems, Says WHO
The World Health Organisation Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, has said an estimated 135 million people have ear and hearing problems in Africa Moeti also said the numbers are rising, and at the current rate, it is likely that by 2050 there could be over 338 million people affected by ear and hearing […]
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4 Days After Presidential, NASS Elections, Airlines Reduce Flights By 60%
As the Presidential election results collation continues amidst tension across the country, airlines operating domestic operations have continued to carry out skeletal operations over shortage of passengers, Daily Trust can report. Checks at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja Lagos yesterday showed that all the domestic terminals recorded very slight passenger movements. It was gathered that […]
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Man Utd Win League Cup To End Six-Year Trophy Drought
Manchester United clinched their first major trophy for six years with a ruthless 2-0 win against Newcastle in the League Cup final at Wembley on Sunday. Erik ten Hag’s side took control by half-time thanks to Casemiro’s header and a Sven Botman own goal and held firm despite Newcastle’s second-half pressure. United’s first silverware since […]
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R Kelly Gets Fresh 20-year Jail Term For Child Porn Crimes
A US judge on Thursday handed disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly a 20-year prison term for child pornography and other charges, but he will serve most of it simultaneously with a previous sentence. Kelly, 56, is already serving a 30-year sentence he received after a Brooklyn jury in a separate federal trial convicted him on […]
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Labour Party Senatorial Candidate Gunned Down 48 Hours To Election
The violence in the South East region has continued even in the week of the 2023 General Elections. Mr Oyibo Chukwu, candidate of the Labour Party in Saturday’s Enugu East Senatorial District election, was killed 48 hours to the election. Chukwu was killed at Amechi, Awkunanaw local government area of Enugu while returning from a […]
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Actress Halima Abubakar Thanks Regina Daniels, Husband For Clearing N20 Million Debt
Embattled former actress Halima Abubakar has expressed gratitude to her younger colleague, Regina Daniels and her billionaire hubby, Ned Nwoko for offsetting her N20 million debt. She thanked them for putting a big smile on her face, urging her fans to visit the couple’s pages and shower them with thanks as well as prayers. The ailing media […]
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Lover Dumps Baba De Baba Over ‘Unguarded’ Comment On Tonto Dikeh
Nigerian comedian, Chidi Uzoma, a.k.a Baba De Baba’s lover has ended the relationship with him over his controversial post amid the online drama between former actress, Tonto Dikeh and her ex-hubby, Olakunle Churchill. He suggested in a recent Instagram post that Dikeh wouldn’t mind returning to her ex-hubby as a second wife after realising husbands are […]
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Tinubu Didn’t Pay For My Support — Toyin Abraham
Ace Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham has cleared the air about her support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Asiwaju Tinubu. The actress noted that she has been receiving insults and curses over her support for Tinubu. Reacting to the negative comments she has been receiving, the actress stated that the curses […]
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Naira Scarcity: I’m Suffering, My Family Can’t Cook – Orji Kalu
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has said the cash crunch occasioned by the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is taking a toll on him. In an interview on Channels Television’s election programme, The 2023 Verdict, Orji claimed that recently, his family could not get enough money to cook. “You can see […]
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President Buhari To Address Nigerians 7am Today
President Buhari will make a national broadcast to Nigerians on Thursday (today) at 7am. This was made known in a press release late Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Femi Adesina. The statement said, “Television, radio stations and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the […]
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Court Remands Nollywood Actress In Kirikiri For Spraying Naira Notes
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has sent an actress, Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, 31, to the Kirikiri Correctional Centre pending the determination of her bail application, for spraying naira notes at a public event. The actress was apprehended by operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Fraud Related Offences […]
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2023 Elections : Actress Toyin Abraham Reacts To Her ‘Online Obituary’
Ace Nollywood movie star, Toyin Abraham, has reacted to a viral picture which is making the round on the Nigerian digital space claiming that she is dead. The actress and filmmaker posted screenshots of the obituary from YouTube via her Instagram account on Friday, 10th February 2023. It was gathered that the ‘obituary’ circulating in […]
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Popular South African Rapper, AKA Shot Dead In Durban
South African rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes was shot dead on Florida Road Friday night, police sources in Durban have confirmed. Another person believed to be AKA’s bodyguard was also wounded, while an unidentified person, who is understood to be a close friend of AKA, was also shot dead in the drive-by shooting, according to an IOL report. […]
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Why I No Longer Eat Food Cooked By My Wife – Mr Ibu
Comic actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, tells Punch about his family crisis, career, and other issues. Read excerpts below: What is the state of your marriage right now? This is my final marriage. If this one falls apart, I won’t marry again. This is my fifth and the worst marriage, because my wife adopted what […]
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Nigeria Air To Fly Soon — FG
The Federal Government said yesterday that Nigeria Air will soon start flying, having got the aircraft ready and painted in its colours. The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the […]
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New Naira: World Bank, IMF Warn CBN, Supreme Court Stops Friday Deadline
The Supreme Court on Wednesday restrained the Federal Government from implementing the Friday deadline for the currency swap. A seven-man panel of the apex court led by Justice John Okoro, in a unanimous ruling, granted an interim injunction restraining the Federal Government, the Central Bank of Nigeria and commercial banks from implementing the Friday terminal […]
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