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From musician to filmmaker: JJC Skillz on his career change.

NewsDeskNgAug 17, 2025August 17, 20250

JJC, who delved into filmmaking in the early 2010s, explained that he had to start afresh in Nigeria, despite his earlier success in the UK. Filmmaker and former musician JJC Skillz, alias Abdulrasheed Bello, has explained why he left the music scene for Nollywood. JJC, who made a guest appearance...

Ibom Air passenger recounts physical assault by flight hostess.

NewsDeskNgAug 17, 2025August 17, 20250

Miss Comfort Emmanson, the young woman at the center of a controversy involving Ibom Air crew, has narrated her side of the story. In a post on her verified Instagram account, @soft_commy, Emmanson alleged that a flight hostess, identified as Julian Edwards, forcefully pulled off her frontal wig, cut off her gold...

Bye-elections: Tinubu’s Minister of Defence, Badaru, Loses Polling Unit, Ward to PDP in Jigawa

NewsDeskNgAug 17, 2025August 17, 20250

In a stunning upset during Saturday’s Garki-Babura federal constituency bye-election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) suffered a significant defeat to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the polling unit of the Minister of Defence, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, in Babura Kofar Arewa Primary School, Jigawa State. Badaru, a prominent APC...

Two Ansaru Terrorist Group Leaders Arrested, Says NSA

NewsDeskNgAug 17, 2025August 17, 20250

The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, said they were responsible for masterminding several terrorist operations in Nigeria, high-profile kidnappings, and the 2022 Kuje jailbreak. The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has announced the arrest of two men he identified as leaders of the Ansaru terrorist group. Ribadu, who disclosed this...

Ondo police arrest 29-year-old for allegedly faking own kidnap to extort parents

NewsDeskNgAug 17, 2025August 17, 20250

The Ondo Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old man, Bello Azeez, for allegedly staging his own abduction in a bid to extort money from his family and friends. Azeez, a native of Ipele in Owo Local Government Area, was apprehended on Saturday after police investigations revealed that he masterminded the scheme...

House of Reps Orders Emergency Renovation of Rivers State Secretariat, Directs Immediate Staff Relocation

NewsDeskNgAug 16, 2025August 16, 20250

The Ad-Hoc Committee of the House of Representatives on Rivers State Administration has mandated an immediate overhaul of the crumbling Rivers State Secretariat complex and the urgent relocation of civil servants from unsafe work environments. The directive followed an emergency inspection led by Committee Chairman Professor Julius Ihonvbere, who assessed...

NNPCL and Corruption’s Final Throes

NewsDeskNgAug 16, 2025August 16, 20250

By Pius Olasanmi In the twilight of the Obasanjo administration, when Nigerians were still capable of being outraged, when Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of refineries was a buzzword that still held some mysticism to bamboozle citizens, during a conversation, a certain man said something profound. The man said, “As a...

Gospel singer Mercy Chinwo, husband welcome second baby

NewsDeskNgAug 16, 2025August 16, 20250

Fans and colleagues joined the couple in welcoming their new bundle of joy. Nigerian Gospel singer Mercy Chinwo and her husband, Pastor Blessed Uzochikwa, have welcomed their second child. The “You Do This One’ crooner announced the news in a joint post with her spouse on Friday on Instagram. The couple...

From prison to perks: Comfort Emmanson receives phones, jobs, and land

NewsDeskNgAug 16, 2025August 16, 20250

Comfort Emmanson, the air passenger whose altercation with Ibom Air crew on August 10 led to her detention in Kirikiri Prison, has received a series of offers from businessmen and public figures following her release. Emmanson was freed after the case against her was withdrawn, and has since been taken...

Fire guts Yinka Ayefele’s Music House, Fresh FM

NewsDeskNgAug 16, 2025August 16, 20250

Fire on Friday evening gutted the Music House, the sprawling business complex of gospel musician Dr. Yinka Ayefele, in Ibadan, Oyo State. The building, located in the Challenge area of the city, houses Ayefele’s enterprises, including the Merry Makers’ Band, Tiwantiwa Radio, Blast FM, and the popular Fresh FM station....