Nollywood actress cum politician, Tonto Dikeh, has called out her estranged husband, Olakunle Churchill, over neglect to child support. This comes after Churchill took to Instagram on Friday to celebrate his son, King Andre on his 7th birthday and expressed how he has yearned to see him. Reacting to the emotional social media epistle, Tonto Dikeh, in a series of social media posts labeled Churchill as a ‘deadbeat father and questioned his role as a father to their son. According to the actress, Churchill and his family members have always claimed they won the child custody case in court but…
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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has warned Nigerians against making comments capable of triggering crisis in the country. Muyiwa Adejobi, force spokesperson, in a statement on Saturday, urged Nigerians to remain calm and embrace peace, as the federal government is working hard to address the naira and fuel scarcity. Adejobi also called on Nigerians to desist from any act of violence that may jeopardize the forthcoming elections. Also Read: Naira Redesign: Buhari Disobey Supreme Court order – Ozekhome “Amidst the prevailing outcries and reactions on the new naira policy in the country, the Nigeria Police Force has deemed it necessary…
On Friday, Qatari Islamic Bank (QIB) chairman Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani confirmed that an official bid has been made for the complete takeover of Manchester United. Sir Jim Ratcliffe has since joined the race to purchase the Red Devils, but it has been reported that Sheikh Jassim could be the early front-runner to take control of the club. He has made the highest bid on the table at £4.5 billion. The next few days should give a clear indication whether the Glazers are prepared to walk away for that fee. If QIB’s bid is successful, there could be…
Gunmen bombed the Ogidi Police Station in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing three policemen in the process. The attack happened in the early hours of Saturday, according to sources. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident, saying more security operatives had been deployed in the area. Ikenga said,” Anambra State Police Command has reinforced security in the Idemili North area of the State following the attack on the Ogidi area command in the early hours of today(Saturday) 18/2/2023, where three police operatives paid the supreme price. “The hoodlums started shooting sporadically…
The presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in next Saturday’s election, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has denied asking state governors on the platform of the party to disregard President Muhammadu Buhari’s directives on the cash swap policy. In a statement yesterday by the Director, Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu described the report that he gave such directive to the governors as fake. The statement read: “Our attention has been drawn to a fake viral news published by the Peoples Gazette, claiming Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate has asked APC governors to…
Barely 7 days to the presidential election, the spokesperson for the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, on Saturday said that the group will not be pressured to endorse the candidacy of Peter Obi-Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, is the presidential flag-bearer of the Labour Party. Datti Baba-Ahmed, a former Senator, is the younger brother of the NEF spokesman, Meridianspy reports. Also Read: Lagos Police begins investigate Attack on Peter Obi’s supporters While many Nigerian commenters have expressed their disappointment with the two main political parties who have governed the nation for a combined…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied reports making the rounds that it has authorized deposit money banks to collect the old N500 and N1,000 banknotes. In a statement by Osita Nwanisobi, CBN’s Director of Corporate Communications on Friday, the apex bank said for the avoidance of doubt the CBN is only reissuing and recirculating the old N200 banknotes and which is expected to circulate as legal tender for 60 days up to April 10, 2023, in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s national broadcast on Thursday. The CBN advised members of the public to disregard any message and/or information…
The Kwara State Government has approved the release of N120 million as bail- out funds to four Tertiary Institutions in the state. A statement from the Press Secretary, Ministry of Tertiary Education, Mrs Mansurat Amuda-Kannike, said that the institutions are Colleges of Education in Ilorin, Oro and Lafiagi as well as the College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies, Ilorin. Amuda-kannike said that the state Commissioner for Tertiary Education Dr Alabi Afees-Abolore, disclosed that the approval was an intervention to aid the smooth running of the institutions. ”We will recall that several similar interventions of this nature have been witnessed…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has directed Deposit Money Banks to collect old N500, and N1,000 notes from customers with reference code generated from its website. Multiple bank sources told Vanguard that the branches received a directive from the head office some hours ago that they should collect the old notes from their customers who have enrolled and generated reference code from the CBN website. A top CBN official confirmed the directive: “Yes we have directed them to collect the old N500 and N1,000 from customers.” Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari directed that the old N500 and N1,000 notes…
Afrobeats songstress, Tiwa Savage is set to make her acting debut as the lead cast in a new movie. The singing sensation will also be making her directing debut in the movie titled: ‘Water and Garri’. The title coincidentally happens to be the same with Tiwa’s second EP, which houses five tracks and was released in August 20, 2021. Also Read: Burma Boy, Tem, Rema to Headline at NBA All-Star Game 2023 In the movie, while in the city of Cape Coast in Ghana, the Number 1 African Bad Gyal plays the role of a fashion designer with a budding…
The Jigawa State Government has said the old naira notes remain legal tender in the state pending the judgment of the Supreme Court. The state Commissioner for Information, Youths Sports and Culture Bala Ibrahim Mamsa stated this in a statement issued to media organizations on Thursday. Also Read: Naira Redesign: Buhari Disobey Supreme Court order – Ozekhome According to him “Jigawa State is among the states before the Supreme Court of Nigeria the CBN and the court have issued an order “…restraining the CBN from suspending or determining or ending on the 10th of February, 2023 the time frame within…
Fighting erupted in some areas on the popular Lagos-Ikorodu expressway in Lagos State over the scarcity of the new naira notes and the hardship the policy has thrown Nigerians. On Friday morning, it was gathered that suspected louts in Mile 12, Ketu and Ojota areas on the expressway, took to the road attacking commuters and creating chaos. A driver, attached to one of the cab-hailing firms operating in the state who does not want his name mentioned over fears of harassment, said he had to turn into one of the streets due to the chaos. Tweeps, who shared details of…