According to a viral video seen on social media on Sunday, Obi and Portable met briefly at the airport in Benin City, the Edo State capital, where the two exchanged pleasantries. Habeeb Okikiola, the controversial Nigerian singer, who is popularly known as Portable, has met with the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the…
Iyabo Ojo, a Nollywood actress, has criticised President Asiwaju Bola Tinubu for his silence on the ongoing nationwide protests. In a lengthy post on her Instagram page on Friday, she queried where the president is, noting that his silence is deafening and disappointing. According to Iyabo, the president must speak to the people, hear their…
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…
Folarin Falana often known as Falz, a Nigerian artist and rapper, has reacted to the ongoing national protests against bad administration. Nigerians began a nationwide demonstration to end bad governance on August 1st, and Friday marked the second day of the protest. Renowned for his unwavering opposition to poor leadership, Falz took to the microblogging…
The Managing Director of the Fund, Akintunde Sawyer, made this known during an ongoing press briefing in Abuja. On Tuesday, July 30, the Nigerian Educational Loan Fund said it would disburse the sum of N850M to institutions as fees Today (Wednesday). This is apart from the over N1.7Bn that has been disbursed to about 20,000…
Nigerian actor Yul Edochie has faced backlash from social media users for advising Nigerians not to protest against the economic hardships in the nation. The controversial actor took to Instagram on July 19, 2024, to advise Nigerians to exercise patience and continue speaking out instead of protesting. “I acknowledge the hardships. Protest is not the…
Here is New Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today Tuesday, July 30, 2024 Nationwide Protest: National Assembly Holds Emergency Session The National Assembly has recalled its members from annual recess to hold an emergency plenary session on Wednesday, to discuss issues of national importance. New Telegraph learnt from…
In a move that has raised more than a few eyebrows, Betta Edu recently extended her condolences to the victims of the Jos school building collapse using the letterhead of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. This act, seemingly benign on the surface, carries profound implications. Edu’s use of the ministry’s official…
In a shocking revelation, Zacch Adelabu Adedeji, the immediate past executive secretary of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) and current executive chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has been accused of nepotism and illegal employment practices. Documents obtained by SaharaReporters allege that Adedeji unlawfully employed his wife, Oluwatosin Adedeji, as Chief Accountant…
Vice President Kashim Shettima says the death toll from the suicide bomb attacks in the Gwoza area of Borno State on Saturday has risen to 32, as of Monday, July 1. Shettima confirmed the figure after a visit to the wounded at a general hospital in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Monday, where he…
