Music

Media personality, Oriyomi Hamzat, has regained his freedom after meeting bail conditions.     Recall that on Monday, January 13, 2025, the Oyo State High Court granted bail to Hamzat, Ooni of Ife’s ex-wife, Naomi Silekunola, and Fasasi Abdullahi, the principal of the Islamic High School, Basorun, Ibadan where 35 children died in a stampede during a children funfair organised …

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has granted a licence for the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to register inmates in the over 252 custodial centres across the country for National Identity Numbers (NIN).   The approval followed a request made by the Acting Controller General of the NCoS, Sylvester Nwakuche, who paid a visit to the Director General/Chief Executive Officer …

The Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, has announced that security stakeholders have approved four checkpoints to curb the proliferation of checkpoints and extortion along the Seme border corridor.   The Zonal Public Relations Officer (ZPRO), CSP Umma Ayuba, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, January 14 in Lagos.   She said, “The stakeholders approved the checkpoints on Tuesday …

The Kano State Police Command has arraigned a 19-year-old female gang leader, Shamsiyya Adamu and four members of her gang for criminal conspiracy, trespass, and theft.    Recall that the police smashed the syndicate of thieves and arrested the suspects on December 21, 2024 following reports of stolen phones in Unguwa Uku Quarters Kano.   30 persons, including 29 females …

Former US first lady Michelle Obama will not attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, the second time in two weeks that she is not attending a gathering of former U.S. leaders and their spouses, but former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton will be there.  Laura Bush and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will join their husbands …

A lead investigator with the Kebbi State Police Command has rejected a N1,060,000 bribe offered by three suspected terrorists.   The spokesperson of the command, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, January 14, 2025.    According to the statement, the suspects offered the officer bride to compromise the investigation and prosecution of a case of banditry …

Omowunmi, the widow of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has accused her late husband’s father, Joseph Aloba, of delaying the DNA test ordered to resolve the paternity dispute of her son, Liam.  Omowunmi’s legal team, Salawu Akingbolu Chambers, accused Mr Aloba of rejecting the medical facilities she proposed for the test.  A letter dated January 9, 2025, from …

Vlogger Sisi Yemmie has warned shoppers to be vigilant and look through their receipts when they make purchases.  She shared a personal encounter alongside her advice.  She wrote: “I went to the supermarket and the bill did not look like what I mentally calculated in my head, I queried it and discovered the cashier put 10k for bread instead of …

Ebonyi prince and father of four, Nelson Igboke, has said there is no man that is satisfied with having only one woman.      “There’s no man born of a woman that is satisfied with one woman except if the man want to lie to his wife or any other,” he wrote in a Facebeook post on Tuesday.     …

Nigerian music star Davido has reacted to a post by industry figure Tosin Ashafa, who shared details about the singer’s first official music contract.   Ashafa revealed, “I signed @davido to his 1st official contract under Black Diamond Promotions with Cecil Hammond/another silent partner. We hired @GodwinTom to manage him. Dr. Adeleke realized David was really serious with pushing his …