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Betking Launches New Local Casino Game

BetKing sports gaming platform has launched a new street football-themed crash casino game named ‘JJ BallX’ — to honour Nigerian former Super Eagles captain: Austin Jay-Jay Okocha. The game which was launched in Lagos, is to pay tribute to Nigeria’s…

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Gov Uzodinma Receives Remains of Ohanaeze Ndigbo President Iwuanyanwu (Photos) 

The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has received the body of Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the President-General of the Igbo cultural organization Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, at the Government House. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, a respected elder statesman, will be buried on Friday, November…

Tension As Gunmen Kill Businessman In Ebonyi State, Set Corpse Ablaze

Suspected gunmen on Tuesday night shot dead a 48-year-old man, Michael Nnaji, in Ngbo Community, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The slain entrepreneur was a member of a local security outfit in Ngbo. According to a family source,…

JUST IN!!! Sanwo-Olu Performs Groundbreaking Of 18-Floor Ibom Towers In Lagos

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, performed a groundbreaking ceremony of an 18 storey multipurpose building called Ibom Towers in Lagos by Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday, saying the landmark project represents not only physical growth but a symbol…

Lagbaja Out As Tinubu Appoints Chief Of Army Staff

President Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as acting Chief of Army Staff. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has appointed…

Drama As Senate President, Akpabio Warns Senator To Stop Admiring Bianca Ojukwu During Screening

There was mild drama today as Senate President Godswill Akpabio cautioned Senator Osita Ngwu for praising the beauty of Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu during a ministerial screening on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Wednesday. Bianca, like six other ministerial…

Senate Begins Screening Of Bianca Ojukwu, Others As Ministers

The Nigerian Senate has begun screening seven new ministerial nominees sent by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approval. The nominees up for screening include Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, Bianca Odinaka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, Idi Mukhtar Maiha,…

Two Notorious Fraudsters, Donald Etege And Emmanuel Wisdom Sentenced To Prison (Photos)

A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted and sentenced two internet fraudsters, Emmanuel Wisdom and Donald Etege, to two years imprisonment each for impersonation and obtaining money under false pretense. Justice S. Pam handed down the…

SHOCKING!!! Foreign Contractor Arrested In Abuja For Damaging Streetlights In Order To Get New Contract

The arrest of a foreign contractor who is said to be engaged in the vandalization of street lights in Abuja, has been announced by the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC). According to the AMMC Coordinator, Felix Obuah, the contractor damages…

Tension In Rivers State As Court Bars CBN From Giving Allocations To Governor Fubara

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to halt further financial allocations to the Rivers State Government. The court ruled that funds should not be disbursed until a legitimate appropriation act is passed…

Peter Obi Finally Breaks Silence Over New Presidential Jet For Vice President, Shettima

Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has criticized a call for a new jet for Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, calling it “insensitive” amidst the country’s economic struggles. The former Anambra state governor stated that Nigeria’s…