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Fast-rising rapper Walkinggod tips for greatness

NewsDeskNgMay 10, 2025May 10, 20250

Wowed by his performance at a recent show, music fans have tipped a Nigeria’s rising music star, Mark Orji popularly known as WVLKNGXD (walkinggod) for greatness in the highly competitive music industry. Walkinggod who trilled audience at a recent musical show tagged, ‘High Voltage Doings’ to a top-level performance at...

Liquorose, Prince Nelson win best dressed at 2025 AMVCA cultural day

NewsDeskNgMay 10, 2025May 10, 20250

The 2025 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) Cultural Day was a vibrant celebration of African heritage with Big Brother Naija stars Liquorose and Prince Nelson Enwerem taking centre stage. The duo won the Best Dressed Female and Male titles, respectively, impressing the audience and judges with their stunning traditional outfits. Liquorose’s...

Driving tinted glass without permit wrong – Police

NewsDeskNgMay 10, 2025May 10, 20250

The Nigeria Police Force has reiterated the importance of obtaining a permit for vehicles with tinted glass. According to the Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Tinted Glass) Act, anyone driving a car with tinted, shaded, colored, or darkened glass must secure a valid permit. The law allows a 14-day window from the date...

Lagos LG election: APC primaries underway amid heavy security

NewsDeskNgMay 10, 2025May 10, 20250

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Local Government chairmanship primaries are currently underway at the party secretariat in Ikeja, amid heavy security. It has been reported that the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has fixed July 12 to conduct elections into the 20 Local Governments (LGs) and 37 Local Council Development Areas(LCDAs)...

VeryDarkMan breaks silence on EFCC money laundering allegation

NewsDeskNgMay 10, 2025May 10, 20250

Activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has spoken out about his recent arrest and detention by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of money laundering. In a viral video, VDM claimed that the EFCC still has his mobile phone, which he believes they may not return....

You Can’t Shield State Assemblies From Accountability — Pro-Democracy Group Replies Conference of Speakers

NewsDeskNgMay 10, 2025May 10, 20250

The Citizens Coalition for Transparency and Accountability (CCTA) has strongly condemned the recent stance of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, who rejected the summons issued by the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions to the Speakers of the Benue and Zamfara State Houses of Assembly....

Governor Yusuf Hails DSS Over Arrest of Kidnapers’ Syndicate in Kano

NewsDeskNgMay 10, 2025May 10, 20250

…. Pledges Continued Support for Security Operations, Intelligence Gathering Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has commended the efforts of the Directoratw of State Services (DSS) for its swift and decisive action in apprehending five suspects linked to the kidnapping and brutal murder of a one-year-old girl, Sakina Mamuda,...

CAN hails election of Pope Leo XIV

NewsDeskNgMay 9, 2025May 9, 20250

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost arrives on the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter’s Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Robert Francis Prevost was on Thursday elected the first pope from the United States,...

Pope Leo XVI celebrates first mass in Sistine Chapel

NewsDeskNgMay 9, 2025May 9, 20250

Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV,on Friday presided over the first large mass following his election. The new pontiff was joined by cardinals in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, a day after he was chosen on Thursday as the successor to pope Francis. The U.S.-born cleric, who also...

BREAKING: Court grants EeZeeTee ₦20m bail

NewsDeskNgMay 9, 2025May 9, 20250

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos has granted ₦20 million bail to music producer and former manager of gospel singer Mercy Chinwo, Ezekiel Onyedikachi, popularly known as EeZeeTee, over a fresh $255,000 foreign transaction fraud allegation filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In...