Year: 2023

  • Popular Online Forum, Nairaland Taken Down for Abusive Content

    Popular Online Forum, Nairaland Taken Down for Abusive Content

    Nairaland a popular online news content forum has been taken down over an abusive content. The founder, Seun Osewa made this known in a series of tweets on Tuesday. He said the site was taken down due to an abusive report which he had “overlooked” after it was “originally sent on the 14th.” Osewa added…

  • ‘How I Moved out of Davido’s House after Chioma Got Pregnant’ – Peruzzi

    ‘How I Moved out of Davido’s House after Chioma Got Pregnant’ – Peruzzi

    Singer and songwriter, Peruzzi has opened up on the reason he left Davido’s house after finding out that Chioma was pregnant for him. Peruzzi said he was informed that Chioma would be coming over to live in the house and he believed it was only right for him to get his own place. According to…

  • 3,963 Teachers Fail Professional Qualifying Exams

    3,963 Teachers Fail Professional Qualifying Exams

    The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has disclosed that a total of 3,963 teachers who took the Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) in November 2023 did not pass the exam. According to the TRCN, this accounts for approximately 27.1% of the candidates who participated in the examination. The Registrar of the TRCN, Prof Josiah Ajiboye, disclosed…

  • List of Stakeholders at Peace Meeting between Wike and Fubara

    List of Stakeholders at Peace Meeting between Wike and Fubara

    President Bola Tinubu on Monday, convened a meeting where the rift between the immediate past Governor of Rivers State and the incumbent was resolved. Senior government officials and Rivers State elders were also in attendance. After meeting the stakeholders, some resolutions were reached to forestall a breakdown of law and order. It was also aimed…

  • Wike/Fubara Crisis: Reactions Trail the Peace Agreement Brokered by President Tinubu

    Wike/Fubara Crisis: Reactions Trail the Peace Agreement Brokered by President Tinubu

    Reactions have continued to trail the peace agreement signed by the former governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike and the incumbent governor, Siminalayi Fubara. The agreement was reached following the intervention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the ongoing crisis in Rivers State. The document surfaced online after president Bola Ahmed Tinubu held a crucial…

  • Supreme Court Sets Date to Deliver Judgment on Kano Governorship Election

    Supreme Court Sets Date to Deliver Judgment on Kano Governorship Election

    The Supreme Court has scheduled its judgment on the Kano Governorship Election Petition for Thursday, December 21st. Governor Kabir Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) appealed the Appeal Court’s decision to proclaim Dr Nasiru Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the March 11 governorship election. Barrister Bashir Tudun…

  • JUST IN ! Tinubu Issues Directive on Impeachment of Fubara, Status of 25 Lawmakers

    JUST IN ! Tinubu Issues Directive on Impeachment of Fubara, Status of 25 Lawmakers

    President Bola Tinubu has directed that all impeachment proceedings initiated against Governor Siminalayi Fubara by the Rivers State House of Assembly be dropped with immediate effect. The recently decamped lawmakers led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule had kick-started the process to remove the governor. The process was however, halted during the meeting convened by president Tinubu…

  • Pope Francis Authorizes Same S*x Unions but with Conditions

    Pope Francis Authorizes Same S*x Unions but with Conditions

    The Vatican, on Monday authorized blessings for same-s*x couples but insisted they must not be established as a Catholic rite nor given in contexts related to civil unions or weddings. According to a document approved by Pope Francis, the Vatican backed “the possibility of blessings for couples in irregular situations and for couples of the…

  • Court Restrains Pauline Tallen from Holding Public Office

    Court Restrains Pauline Tallen from Holding Public Office

    The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has demanded a public apology from a former Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Pauline Tallen for court disrespect. Justice U.P. Kekemeke ruled that if Tallen fails to apologize within 30 days, she will face a permanent ban from holding public office. Tallen’s criticism of…

  • Mohbad: Iyabo Ojo Replies Naira Marley, Slams Him with N1 Billion Law Suit

    Mohbad: Iyabo Ojo Replies Naira Marley, Slams Him with N1 Billion Law Suit

    Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo has reacted to the N500 million defamation lawsuit brought against her by Nigerian singer Naira Marley. Iyabo took to her social media pages to state that Marley’s suit was not received by her even if it has made the rounds of social media. The record label boss for late Signee, Mohbad…