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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

Frank Edoho has taken to X to jokingly question why women drool over certain “overhyped” men.  The media personality shared photos of Hollywood actors Aaron Pierre and Michael B Jordan and made a lighthearted post about women crushing on them.  He wrote: “Women drooling over overhyped men like Aaron Pierre the way they did Micheal B Jordan. Only to dump …

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, on Tuesday, January 14, said the arrest of Simon Ekpa in Finland has greatly reduced the tension in the South East.    This development alongside Operation Udoka by the Defence Headquarters, is restoring peace in the region, he added.   Operation Udoka was established to flush banditry and end the sit-at-home situation …

Salome Adaidu, the young lady allegedly m#rdered by gospel singer Timileyin Ajayi, in Nasarawa state over the weekend, has been laid to rest.    Ajayi was apprehended in Nasarawa State after allegedly being caught with the severed head of Adaidu, concealed in a polythene bag.   The gruesome incident reportedly occurred on Sunday, January 12, in Agwan Sarki, Orozo, a …

The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Chief Wole Olanipekun, says the institution is yet to fully recover from the impact of mass migration, aka Japa.  The Pro-Chancellor stated this while speaking during the presentation of the award of first degrees to graduating students of the faculty of education and social science at the ongoing …

The Rivers State Police Command has identified the expatriate who drowned at Aleto River in the Eleme local government area of the State on Monday night, Jan. 13, as Mr Gibson Reuben.  Reuben, a Dutch and the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Rivers State Cassava Project Limited, drowned when his vehicle fell off the Aleto bridge, while trying to …