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An accident involving a truck and petrol laden tanker on Friday resulted in fuel spillage at Akin Adesola intersection, Lagos Island. According to the official handle of the Lekki Concession Company (LCC) on Twitter, the road was closed and traffic diverted in order to forestall further accidents. “Please note that there is an incident involving […]
Ex Big Brother housemate Nina Onyenobi, popular as Nina, took to her timeline to reveal how much fun she’s having with her new man in Atlanta. The beauty enthusiast, brand influencer and entrepreneur shared pictures of herself kissing her man and wrote: “I know Looks Ain’t Everything’, But i Have Them Just In Case.”
Hushpuppi and Willie XO have placed N40 million on the event. As the beef between Nigerian rappers, M.I Abaga and Vector took another leap with A-Q’s ‘Distractions 2 (Vector diss)’ a few days ago, Nigeria rap lovers proposed that M.I Abaga and Vector face off in a rap battle at Eko Hotels and Suites. On […]
For the 2020 Oscars, Genevieve Nnaji’s ‘Lionheart’ will be competing with 92 movies for the ‘best international feature’ award. Genevieve Nnaji’s ‘Lionheart’ joins 92 other films to fight for an Oscar a year after it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. [Instagram/Genevieve Nnaji] Nollywood’s representative at the upcoming 2020 Oscars, ‘Lionheart’ has been nominated alongside 92 […]
Lille forward Victor Osimhen has emerged French Ligue 1 player for the month of September 2019. The Super Eagles striker claimed 45% of total votes to emerge tops ahead of Monaco’s Islam Slimani (37%) second and Nantes’ Nicolas Pallois (18%) on third spot. The former Golden Eaglets ace will now takes over from Rennes midfielder […]
The Barcelona and Real Madrid Clasico, Spain’s biggest football league match, has been postponed because of Catalonia protests, the Spanish football federation said Friday. The clubs have until 10:00am (0800 GMT) on Monday to find a new date for the match originally scheduled for October 26, the federation said. If they fail to do so, […]
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr Timipre Sylva, says there is no plan for the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to remove subsidy on petroleum products. Sylva stated this on Thursday when he appeared before the National Assembly Joint Committee on Petroleum to defend the ministry’s budget. The Minister noted that rather than removing subsidy, […]
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that all candidates that wish to take the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) must have the National Identification Number (NIN). In a series of tweets, the examination board urged Prospective candidates to visit the nearest @nimc_ng office for their capturing. “The Board would ONLY register candidates […]
The Nigerian Government says there is no ulterior motive in its decision to close the nation’s borders. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, stated this during a meeting with two Ghanaian ministers on Thursday in Abuja. He told Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Integration, Shirley Botchwey, and the country’s Minister of Trade […]
Governors of the nine oil-producing states in the country have met with President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss issues they say are of concern to them. The meeting held on Thursday when the governors visited the President at the Aso Villa in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. Briefing State House correspondents at the end of the […]
