British-Nigerian singer and record producer Maleek Berry recently shared a fascinating story from his early career, revealing how the now-famous Nigerian music star Davido cleverly pretended to be poor during his early days in the music industry. Speaking on the ’90s Baby’ podcast, Maleek Berry recounted his experiences working with Davido when they were both…
Nelly and Anita, often known as Nelita, have won the Head of House challenge for the second time in a row. On Monday, August 19th, the pair won the title after a challenge, defeating the Mbadiwe twins and Chekas. They finished faster than their fellow housemates, clocking in at 1:52. Starting this week, the HOH…
A former employee of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Adesuwa Ezenwa, has accused billionaire industrialist Pa Oba Otudeko popularly known as ‘Mr Let Us Pray’of massive fraud during his time as chairman of FBN Holdings Plc, the parent company of the bank. Bisi Onasanya, the bank’s managing director/chief executive officer at the time, was also…
Nigeria was awash with news recently about the quantum leap in the quantity of fuel imports from Malta after revelations by Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Petroleum Refinery. – Advertisement – In 2023, Nigeria’s petroleum importation from Malta surged significantly to $2.08 billion, compared to zero between 2017 and 2022, and a mere $13.32 million…
Fr Kelvin Ugwu, a Nigerian Catholic priest on a mission in Gambia, has said if he were VeryDarkMan, he’d sue Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin, the founder of Christ MercyLand Deliverance Ministry (CMDM). The priest comments came after Pastor Fufeyin reportedly dropped a lawsuit against VDM after being called out on social media for allegedly selling miracle…
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Union Bank of Nigeria Plc (UBN) Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) to ‘CCC’ from ‘B-‘ and its National Long-Term Rating to ‘B+(nga)’ from ‘BBB(nga). Union Bank of Nigeria’s viability rating (VR) has also been downgraded to ‘ccc’ from ‘b-‘, according to Fitch. The downgrades reflect the Fitch-estimated prolonged breach of the…
A High Court in Lagos has awarded N112,050,000 against Union Bank Plc for wrongly selling a property located at No. 6, Moore Road, Ikoyi, Lagos State, at a grossly undervalued price of N60 million. Justice I.O. Harrison delivered the judgment in a suit filed by Mrs. Olubunmi Ogunde, Yewande Ogunde, and others, with Union Bank…
Maverick entertainer Charles Oputa, also known as Charly Boy, has stated that the only solution to Nigeria’s poor governance is revolution. According to Mr Oputa, the nationwide protest from August 1 to 10, was a ‘mere rehearsal’ for the main event. The popular performer and advocate predicted that the revolution would occur unexpectedly, emphasising that…
First Bank sacked over 100 employees in July 2024, four months after discovering that Tijani Muiz Adeyinka, a manager on the operations team, allegedly diverted ₦40 billion over two years. In details first reported by TechCabal, Adeyinka, who is still on the run, used his authorisation to approve chargebacks to accounts he controlled. Two people…
Nigerian artist Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable, has distributed food to the poor on the streets. The controversial musician released a video on Instagram of himself sharing food items including noodles, spaghetti, and more with the pøor. This is coming hours after he drew huge condemnation on social media for branding endbadgovernance demonstrators as…
