Popular actress-turned-singer, Angela Okorie is gradually getting to her musical destination. But her regret is that many people appear not happy with her sudden transformation into a mega superstar in a short while. Okorie ventured into music in the late 2019, after she made her debut on NS. Since then, …

Omawumi Turns 39 Today Omawumi Megbele (born 13 April 1982), known by her stage name Omawumi, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and actress of Itsekiri ethnicity. She is a brand ambassador for Globacom, Konga.com, and Malta Guinness. She’s also part of the campaign called “Rise with the Energy of Africa”. She …

Villagers in Younanen, Vanuatu believe the late Duke of Edinburgh was the son of a local mountain deity who married a powerful woman and have prayed to him since the 1960s The late Prince Philip has been worshipped as a god by a tribe on a Pacific island for more …

Pantami threatens legal action over reported link with insurgents, demands public apology Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, has written to the publishers of Daily Independent newspaper, demanding retraction and a public apology over a story alleging that he has ties to Boko Haram. The minister’s action follows …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s major opposition political party, is leaving no stone unturned in its quest to return to power which it lost to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 presidential election, Daily Independent has gathered. One major way the Uche Secondus-led National Working Committee …

The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday, made known his plan to disengage some public servants in the state for fiscal reasons. This was contained in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Muyiwa Adekeye. Mr Adekeye stated that the decision was one of the necessary moves to salvage the …

An army corporal serving in Borno State has allegedly committed suicide after shooting himself in the head. The deceased must have ended his life as a result of depression, one of his colleague serving with 212 Battalion, Maiduguri, has said. The incident reportedly occurred on Saturday when the soldier was …

Fact Check: Is Communications Minister Pantami on a US terrorism watchlist? There have been news reports suggesting that Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, is on a United States terrorism watchlist. According to the reports, Pantami who is a former student of Salafist ideologies, was trained in …

5 Adamawa Friends Burnt To Death In Ghastly Motor Accident Buried Amidst Tears (Photos) The remains of the five friends burnt to death in a ghastly car accident were laid to rest on Sunday, April 11 in Adamawa State, Newsextra24 reports. The accident occurred on Friday, April 9, while the …

A Nigerian man was arrested in Johannesburg, South Africa for allegedly selling drugs to schoolchildren. The suspect was charged with possession and dealing in drugs and appeared in the Hillbrow Magistrate’s Court on Monday, April 12. Police said drugs were found on him and he led them to his home …