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Farida Fasasi, the widow of the late Nigerian music icon, Sound Sultan, recently paid a poignant visit to his gravesite with their children.    The emotional moment was shared in a heartfelt video posted on social media.   Farida captioned the video with a touching tribute: “May Allah ease your pain and grant you comfort. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi …

    The United States on Tuesday warned Iran against attacking Israel, saying it had credible intelligence that Iran is preparing an imminent ballistic missile attack against Israel.   “The United States has indications that Iran is preparing to imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel. We are actively supporting defensive preparations to defend Israel against this attack. A …

Arsenal legend, Martin Keown, has insinuated that his old rival Ruud van Nistelrooy is “waiting” for Manchester United to sack Erik ten Hag. Van Nistelrooy rejected the Burnley head coach role in the summer to join the United boss’ backroom team after Ten Hag was handed a new contract. But United’s form has not improved since last season’s worst-ever Premier …

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported a significant year-on-year (YoY) decline in the distribution of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, in 2023. According to the NBS Petroleum Products Distribution Statistics released today, October 1, the volume of petrol distributed fell by 12.6%, dropping to 20.29 billion litres from 23.24 billion litres in 2022.   The …

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has strongly refuted claims that its officers attacked protesters at the Utako Market in Abuja earlier today. In a press statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, the command labeled the reports as “false and misleading.”   According to the statement, police operatives were deployed to the scene based …

Sofia, the talented daughter of Nigerian music star Flavour and beauty queen Anna Banner, celebrated Nigeria’s Independence Day in a special way.    In a heartwarming display of patriotism and musical talent, Sofia played a beautiful rendition of the Nigerian national anthem on the piano.   The video was shared on social media by her mother with the caption “Beautiful …

Nigerian entrepreneur and software developer, Mark Essien, has said that building mansions in villages is one of the worst investments Nigerians make.    “One of the worst investments Nigerians regularly make are to build mansions in their isolated villages. Massive mansions inhabited only by 20 lizards and a goat,” he wrote on Tuesday.     

A Nigerian lady, Remi Oluwole, has revealed that the first decision she made as an adult was to stop going to church.   “First thing I did when I could make my own choices was to stop going to church. I was going against my will at least twice a week for 16 years,” she wrote on Tuesday.  

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, and a former Permanent Secretary of the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero, before Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja for fraud.   Ishaku and Yero are being prosecuted on a 15-count …

Police officers in the FCT have fired teargas at “Fearless In October” protest over bad governance in Abuja today October 1.    The protesters had gathered at the Utako area in Abuja, waving the Nigerian Green-White-Green flag and placards with various inscriptions such as “EndBadGovernance”, “DiasporaVoting”, “EndHighLivingCosts”, amongst others but were dispersed by policemen.   Videos shared online show the …