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Nigerian Idol return for season 10 as Iyanya joins judges

NewsDeskNgMar 21, 2025March 21, 20250

Popular singing talent show, Nigerian Idol, will return for a 10th edition on April 20, 2025 and music star, Iyanya will join the judges. MultiChoice Nigeria, producers of the talent show, made the revelation on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at a press briefing which was held at the Ilupeju studios of...

Nigerians in Diaspora Reject Emergency Rule in Rivers, Threaten Protest Across America

NewsDeskNgMar 20, 2025March 20, 20250

The Nigerians in Diaspora Association (NDA-USA) has strongly condemned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, describing it as a “war against Nigerians and the international community.” The association rejected the emergency rule, which suspended the Rivers State Governor, his deputy, and all elected...

Ndididamaka Akpaumontia spreads love as Sangdid foundation empowers over 100 widows, others

NewsDeskNgMar 19, 2025March 19, 20250

The week-long event, organized by SANGDID Foundation kicked off from February 24 to March 01, 2025 at TA Lagbaja Cantonment , Ikeja, Lagos. It was a fresh touch on the beneficiaries and participants of the event, as free food items were distributed to widows and other vulnerable members of the...

CRCC petitions justice Egbe of the federal high court over biased partisanship

NewsDeskNgMar 18, 2025March 18, 20250

*Accusations of Nepotism Against Justice Tsoho Emerge The Coalition of Registered Political Parties (CRPP) in Benue State under the leadership of Comrade Simon Ogbe has formally petitioned Justice Raphael Joshua Egbe of the Federal High Court, Makurdi Division, over what it perceives as an egregious abuse of judicial office, overt...

Court reserves judgment in Lagos Assembly speakership tussle

NewsDeskNgMar 18, 2025March 18, 20250

Justice Yetunde Pinheiro of the Ikeja High Court has reserved judgment in the suit filed by the reinstated Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa. Obasa is challenging the legality of his initial removal as Speaker. It was reported that Pinheiro reserved the judgment after hearing not less than 15...

Tinubu Appoints Bishop Kukah Pro-Chancellor Federal University Of Applied Sciences Kachia

NewsDeskNgMar 17, 2025March 17, 20250

President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and...

World Water Day: Poor maintenance, hardship preventing access to clean, safe water – Expert

NewsDeskNgMar 17, 2025March 17, 20250

A Development and Water Resources Expert, Engr. Micheal Ale, has attributed the palpable inaccessibility of clean and safe water to the Nigerian masses, to lack of maintenance culture and economic hardship which has been making it difficult for the middle class Nigerians to afford the luxury of safe and clean...

Police officer shoots self-dead in Ogun

NewsDeskNgMar 17, 2025March 17, 20250

Ogun Police Command has confirmed that a police officer, Insp Ajele Oloyede, allegedly shot himself in the Igbesa area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday. Ms Odutola said that before the incident at about 1:20 p.m. on Friday, the deceased...

CBN moves to widen access to finance

NewsDeskNgMar 17, 2025March 17, 20250

With macroeconomic stabilisation taking hold, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is shifting its focus toward broader financial sector reforms, with financial inclusion as a key priority. Deputy Governor, Corporate Services Directorate of the CBN, Ms. Emem Usoro, made this known during her presentation titled “Accelerating Women’s Financial Inclusion: Unlocking...

Season of migration to APC

NewsDeskNgMar 17, 2025March 17, 20250

Valentine Ozigbo, one of Peter Obi’s staunch allies in the Labour Party (LP), recently announced his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). A former LP governorship aspirant in Anambra State, Ozigbo formally joined the APC on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at his ward in Amesi community, Aguata Local Government Area,...