Nigerian Activist Omoyele Sowore Ordered to Remain in Kuje Prison

A Magistrate Court in Abuja has ordered the detention of Omoyele Sowore, leader of the #RevolutionNow movement, and four other activists at Kuje Correctional Centre. Chief Magistrate Mabel Segun-Bello made the ruling pending a bail application hearing scheduled for January 5, 2021. Charges Against Sowore Sowore and the other activists face three-count charges of: 1. […]

A second Osun LG chairman has been suspended due to suspected financial misbehavior.

Less than a week after the suspension of the Osogbo South Local Council Development Area Chairman, another local government leader in Osun, Munirudeen Anisu of Olorunda Local Government, has been suspended by the council’s parliament over accusations of financial mismanagement. Anisu was suspended on Monday after failing to respond to allegations of “financial misconduct and […]

NIPOST workers protest at Ministry of Finance over stamp duty collection

Workers from the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) staged a protest at the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja on Thursday, opposing the decision to transfer the collection of stamp duties to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The protest was sparked by Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed’s directive to hand over the stamp duty collection to […]

FG: CBN holds N43 billion in stamp duty charges from banks

The Federal Government has revealed that N43 billion collected as stamp duty from domestic transactions is currently held by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, explained that the funds are with the CBN due to an ongoing legal dispute between the Nigerian Postal Service (NPS) […]

Davido and Kiddominant Shine on Chris Brown’s Latest Album ‘Indigo Extended’

Nigerian music stars David ‘Davido’ Adeleke and Ayoola Agboola, popularly known as Kiddominant, have made their mark on American artist Chris Brown’s new album, Indigo Extended. Released on Friday at midnight, the album boasts 32 tracks and serves as a follow-up to Brown’s original Indigo album. Chris Brown, a global sensation with over 100 million […]

Celebrity Housemates Transforms into ‘Nigeria on the Go,’ Embracing Nigerian Culture

The popular reality TV show ‘Celebrity Housemates’ is shifting its focus after completing just one season. The company behind the show, Heartlink Ventures Ltd, has decided to discontinue the original project and take things in a new direction. In a recent interview with the press in Lagos, Bolatito Adebola, spokesperson for Heartlink Group, the parent […]