VETERAN Nollywood comic actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu, has suffered a big loss following the amputation of one of his legs. The actor’s daughter, on behalf of the Okafor family, made this known in a post on her father’s Instagram page on Monday, Naija News reports. She stated that …

THE Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday agreed to implement a wage award that will see workers in the state receive a sum of N25,000, while pensioners will receive N15,000 for six months. The decision was reached by Governor Makinde after members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and …

GOVERNOR Charles Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has lost his father, Simon Soludo. It was gathered that the nonagenarian died in the early hours of Monday after an illness. However, no official announcement has been made about the demise. When contacted on the telephone, Soludo’s Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, told …

THE presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 elections, Adewole Adebayo has urged his counterparts in the Labour Party (LP), and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar respectively to stop blaming the court for their loss. Adebayo in a post via his …

Vows more action on filthy markets and business facilities THE Lagos State Government has shut Ogba City Mall, Ikeja, and Ajah Market, Etti-Osa, for sundry waste disposal offences. The action was carried out by the combined enforcement teams of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA; State Task Force on Environmental …

A former Information and Orientation Commissioner understand Governor Adams Aliu Oshiomhole’s administration, Prince Kassim Afegbua has thrown his hat in the ring for Edo Governorship ticket under the All Progressives Congress (APC). In this interview with our Correspondent in Abuja, the nation’s seat of power, the Communication Specialist said he …

THE Network Against Corruption and Trafficking, NACAT, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory to investigate the Executive Director, Procurement of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Mr. Onsachi …

PEOPLES Democratic Party, PDP, in Ebonyi State has berated Senator Obinna Ogba, who represented Ebonyi Central Senatorial Zone for eight years in the National Assembly, over his alleged plans to defect to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The PDP said Ogba decided to leave the party because he failed to …

A former Special Adviser to the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Umar Ardo, has suggested that the party might expel the former Vice President. Ardo said Atiku might be expelled from the PDP if he fails to dump his presidential ambition. He made the remark while …

MEDIA personality and movie producer, Toyosi Etim-Effiong, has recounted her husband’s reaction when she opened up to him, saying that she doesn’t want to “outshine” him. She said that being aware of her massive potential, she was bothered that she could outshine her actor husband but he encouraged her when …