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It is no longer news that rumours on the wellbeing and health of elderly music legends fly at will. This is not unconnected with the belief that many of these elderly musicians have become feeble and suffer one health condition or the other. For some years now, legendary EBenezer Obey has had...

A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, adjourned until June 11, for continuation of settlement talks, in a suit against Chairman of the Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko and others. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke adjourned the case for report of settlement, after the first defence counsel, Mr Bode Olanipekun (SAN), informed...

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said its Lagos airport Hajj terminal is ready for transport of intending pilgrims as from May 9. The Manager, Pilgrims and Cargo Terminal, Muritala Muhammad International Airport, Mr Adedayo Alale, said this during a tour of the terminal yesterday in Lagos. Alale said that...

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has said that the party will welcome Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former Kano Governor if he decides to join. Speaking to news reporters after receiving Alhaji Yusuf Ata, Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development, Ganduje said:” The APC is deepening...

Benue State House of Assembly has described the invitation extended to Speaker Aondona Dajoh and the leadership of the House by the House of Representatives as an action taken out of ignorance. The House, in a consensus decision rejected the invitation and asked the Speaker to ignore it. The House...

A 22-year-old lady, Joy Tale, has been reportedly killed by her landlord’s son, Odunayo Olomolatan, 41, in Ode-Irele, Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was learnt that the tenant was hacked to death on Monday during an argument. DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, the spokesman for the Police Command in...

Indications have emerged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may release social media influencer Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan on Tuesday. It is also learnt that there are plans to formally charge him to court on Thursday. A senior official within the anti-graft agency, who spoke on condition of...

Out of 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), over 1.5 million of them scored less than 200 in the exam. The statistical analysis of 2025 UTME result released by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday indicated that only 420,415 candidates scored...

Customers can now book appointments on https://visa.vfsglobal.com/nga/en/gbr/ to visit Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt or Omedel Luxury Hotel in Enugu to submit their applications and enrol biometrics for the summer season. To effectively cater to the growing outbound travel to the UK, VFS Global is proud to announce that residents of Nigeria, travelling to the UK...

Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani said that traditional leaders play key role in the success of the non-kinetic approach in tackling insecurity in the state. He said by sharing intelligence with security agencies. The Governor also said that the state is now one of the most peaceful sub-nationals because there has not...