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National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula shut down death rumors about Kwanza MP Ferdinand Wanyonyi by confirming the legislator is getting specialized care at an Indian hospital after spending about a month at Nairobi Hospital. Wanyonyi got shipped overseas on doctor's orders, and Wetang'ula...

The US Institute of Peace building in Washington got rebranded with Trump's name slapped on it in giant letters right before Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo showed up to sign some peace deal. The State Department posted about it on social media, calling him the greatest dealmaker...

Titi Oyemade got TV host Marian Anazodo and journalist Adesuwa Onyenokwe to show up at her Hangoutwithtee the Ladies Event at the University of Lagos, and hundreds of women packed the Multipurpose Hall in Akoka for the eighth edition themed No Dull Yourself. The event mixed wellness stuff like...

Idia Aisien just dropped her sleepwear brand Rich Sleep, and it's basically her attempt at flipping the script on how Africans think about rest and luxury loungewear. The Nigerian actress and influencer designed the line for literally everyone instead of just targeting women as most high-end...

The corruption trial for ex-Acting Accountant General Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku got postponed at the Federal High Court in Abuja after his main lawyer, Norrison Quakers, didn't show up. EFCC hit him with nine charges over allegedly laundering and stealing 868 million naira while he was...

Tinubu hit up the Imo Economic Stakeholders Summit in Owerri through his VP Kashim Shettima and basically said the Igbo are Nigeria's MVPs when it comes to keeping the country running. The president pointed out how they own huge chunks of real estate in Abuja and make up a massive part of Lagos...

Sheikh Ahmad Gumi dropped a fiery prayer on Facebook asking Allah to expose and punish whoever's behind Nigeria's security crisis, whether they're foreign actors, local citizens, or just people sitting back doing nothing while the violence spirals. The controversial Islamic scholar specifically...

Tinubu welcomed 21 diplomats to the State House after they handed over their credentials, with representatives coming from Japan, Chad, Gabon, Turkey, Palestine, Spain, Indonesia, Mauritania, Austria, Thailand, Bangladesh, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Liberia, Ghana, India, Poland, Italy...

Nnamdi Kanu filed paperwork asking the Federal High Court in Abuja to move him out of Sokoto prison after getting hit with a life sentence on terrorism charges. The IPOB leader signed the motion himself, and his younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, brought it to court on his behalf. Kanu...

UNIOSUN's top administrator, Prof Odunayo Clement Adebooye, told freshmen at the 19th matriculation ceremony in Osogbo that the school has a hard line against cultism, cheating on tests, scamming, internet crimes, and getting hooked on substances. He warned the new batch that messing with any of...

Nigerian forces grabbed three guys who allegedly torched a Wurkun family's home in Karim Town, which sits in Taraba State's Karim Lamido area. The military rounded up Bitrus Ishaya and Mamman Ibrahim from Wudumpi, plus Emmanuel Adi from Step 2, right after the house got lit up. Brigade Commander...

Burn specialist Dr. Olubunmi Aderibigbe from University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital told transport union members to quit hauling extra petrol in their rides after 441 people died from road fires last year. The Nigerian Burn Injuries Society member said keeping fuel jerrycans at home or stashing...

Isaac Balami University locked down a deal with Auxano Aviation to grab 30 Jabiru J430 training planes over three years, with Aviation Minister Festus Kayamo watching the MoU get signed at the Nigeria International Airshow in Abuja. Vice Chancellor Prof. Jemitola and founder Isaac Balami both...

Queen Mercy Atang from Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye finally admitted her marriage to David Oyekanmi tanked after tying the knot last March while beefing with her baby daddy, Lord Lamba. The reality star scrubbed wedding photos off Instagram months back and unfollowed her husband, which sparked...

Entertainment guy Stanley Udeh dropped thoughts about how Nigerian artists basically ditched radio tours and magazine spreads to chase Spotify and Apple Music playlist spots instead, saying platforms like African Heat or New Music Friday Naija can blow someone up faster than months of...

Olamide Baddo told Flow 98.7FM he finally decided to stop babysitting everyone else and actually work on himself for once after spending years helping other artists blow up. The YBNL founder said he basically lived his whole life jumping between supporting random people and handling his stuff...

Portable went off, claiming he helps way more people in music than heavyweights like Olamide, Don Jazzy, Wizkid, and Davido combined, and he said most celebs just run business deals while pretending to be charitable. The Zazu singer argued real assistance means giving homeless folks shelter plus...

Nollywood actress Bisola Badmus hit her birthday and dropped a long post about surviving a brain tumor that doctors caught back in 2022, saying the whole ordeal drained everything she worked for and almost took her out completely. She thanked God for pulling through and gave props to everyone...

Stella Damasus grabbed a posthumous award for her late husband, Jaiye Aboderin, at the AMAN ceremony and posted on Instagram with their daughters about keeping his memory going strong two decades after his death. She talked about how proud he would be of how their kids turned out and thanked God...

Isaac Balami University of Aeronautics and Management locked down a deal with Auxano Aviation to grab 30 Jabiru J430 training planes over three years, with Aviation Minister Festus Kayamo watching the MoU get signed at the Nigeria International Airshow in Abuja. Vice Chancellor Prof. Jemitola...