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Police arrest Inspector over fatal shooting of colleagues in Rivers
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Police arrest Inspector over fatal shooting of colleagues in Rivers

Ifunanya Obeme-Ndukwe

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested Inspector Victor Okus over the killing of his colleague, Inspector Ibrahim Sani ‘m’, while on duty at Next Cash and Carry Supermart, Trans-Amadi, Port Harcourt. In a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations…

‘Fela pioneered rap music’ – Seun Kuti claims
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‘Fela pioneered rap music’ – Seun Kuti claims

Sunny Green Itodo

Maverick singer, Seun Kuti, has claimed that his father Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the late Afrobeat pioneer, also pioneered rap music. Speaking in a recent episode of the Hits Don’t Lie podcast, Kuti claimed that Fela was the first person to rap, stressing that he did a little bit…

NPFL: Mangut thumbs up new players performance in win over Tornadoes
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NPFL: Mangut thumbs up new players performance in win over Tornadoes

Taiwo Adesanya

Nasarawa United technical adviser, Mbwas Mangut has expressed satisfaction with the performance of their newly recruited players in the 2-1 over Niger Tornadoes. Adekunle Oluwasegun, who was among the newly recruited players, scored the winning goal for the hosts in the game.…

NPFL: Kwara United apologise for poor start to second stanza
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NPFL: Kwara United apologise for poor start to second stanza

Taiwo Adesanya

Kwara United have tendered an unreserved apology for their poor start to the second half of the season. The Harmony Boys are without a win in their last two games Kwara United suffered a 1-0 defeat to Ikorodu City at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos on Sunday. The…

Police arrest six over alleged sale of Nasarawa child for N3m
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Police arrest six over alleged sale of Nasarawa child for N3m

Hadiza Musa

The police in Nasarawa State have arrested six persons over the alleged sale of an eight-year-old boy for N3 million. The arrests followed intelligence reports indicating that a missing child was being held by the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the Abia…

Learn to sort your problems yourselves – Shehu Sani tells Africa
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Learn to sort your problems yourselves – Shehu Sani tells Africa

Matthew Atungwu

Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has called on African countries to learn to sort their problems without depending on the the Western countries. Sani gave this advice in a statement posted on his verified X handle on Monday. He wrote: “The European Union is busy…

Phyna denies saying she has not received BBNaija winner’s prize money
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Phyna denies saying she has not received BBNaija winner’s prize money

Sunny Green Itodo

Reality star, Josephine Ijioma Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, has denied saying she hasn’t received her N100 million grand prize for winning the Big Brother Naija Reality Show in 2022. DAILY POST recalls that Phyna called out the organisers in 2023, claiming that she was…

Tinubu hails Customs boss Adeniyi at 60
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Tinubu hails Customs boss Adeniyi at 60

Ogaga Ariemu

President Bola Tinubu has felicitated with the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Dr Adewale Bashir Adeniyi, on his 60th birthday. In a statement by a presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, the president congratulated the Comptroller-General on the…

Why I’m still relevant years after BBNaija fame – Mercy Eke
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Why I’m still relevant years after BBNaija fame – Mercy Eke

Sunny Green Itodo

Reality TV star Mercy Eke has opened up about how she maintains her grip on the spotlight. Unlike some of her colleagues who left the spotlight at the end of the buzz, Mercy Eke, who first came to limelight after winning the Big Brother Naija Reality Show Season 4 in 2019,…