Valeria Marquez, a 23-year-old Mexican social media influencer, was shot and killed while live streaming on TikTok at her beauty salon in Guadalajara, authorities confirmed. The Jalisco state prosecutor’s office reported that a man entered the salon in the Zapopan suburb and fired at Marquez during her livestream. The video shows her sitting at a […]

An electricity distribution company, Mainpower, has issued a disconnection notice to its customers in the Abakpa, Awkunanaw, Nsukka, and Ogui districts of Enugu State. The company disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. The disco urged customers to pay up their outstanding electricity bills to avoid disconnection. “Customers are to pay their bills before the […]

Nigerian afrobeats star Tiwa Savage and American singer Usher Raymond have sparked relationship rumours after the duo were captured doing the the 30 seconds challenge in London recently. Usher brought Tiwa Savage out as a surprise guest at his ‘Past Present Future’ tour stop at London’s O2 Arena on Wednesday night. The crowd went wild […]

Three Labour Party members of the House of Representatives have dismissed their purported suspension from the party by the embattled factional chairman of the party, Julius Abure, describing it as “laughable.” This was contained in a statement by Reps Àfam Ogene, Leader of the LP caucus, Seyi Sowunmi, Deputy Leader, and Amobi Ogah, in Abuja […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has claimed it exercised its mandate of tackling economic and financial crimes, when they invited Martins Innocent Otse more popular as VeryDarkBlackMan. The EFCC have said VeryDarkBlackMan “refused to show up in spite of several invitations sent to him through his known addresses and medium of communication,” adding […]

Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, April 25, 2025, ordered the remand of musician Terry Alexander Ejeh, popularly known as Terry Apala, at a Correctional Centre over allegations of Naira note mutilation. Ejeh was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, […]

Popular American singer, Justin Bieber has broken his silence following the ongoing divorce rumours from wife, Hailey Bieber. The couple, who had faced public scrutiny over the past few months, got married in September 2018, and welcomed their first child in August 2024. However, breaking his silence in a post on his Instagram page on […]

A fully loaded truck with registration number GGE 624 YJ lost control and plunged from the Pen Cinema Bridge in Lagos on Saturday, crushing two commercial buses and leaving the driver critically injured. In a statement issued by Adebayo Taofiq, Director of the Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, […]

A student, who was earlier reported missing while en route to sit for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), has been found and safely reunited with her family. Reports emerged on Friday that a female UTME candidate had disappeared while traveling from the Epe area of Lagos to Ajah. A Twitter user identified as […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) raised a total of N1.008 trillion at its Open Market Operations (OMO) auction held on Friday, April 25, 2025. This follows an overwhelming investor demand that led to a 102 percent oversubscription. According to the apex bank data, the auction, which initially offered N500 billion across two maturities, attracted […]

The Kano Zonal Director of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Shazali, has issued a stern warning to travellers, whether businessmen, pilgrims, or tourists, that violators of Nigeria’s cash movement laws risk forfeiture of funds and a minimum of two years imprisonment. Shazali delivered the warning during a strategic sensitisation programme for stakeholders […]

Leicester City striker, Jamie Vardy, is set to leave the club at the end of this season. The Foxes announced on Thursday that Vardy will depart after 13 years at the King Power Stadium. The 38-year-old striker was signed in 2012 from non-league side Fleetwood Town. He leaves as Leicester’s record Premier League scorer, netting […]

President Donald Trump of the United States has said that high tariffs on goods from China will come down substantially. He said the tariffs would crash but won’t go down to 0%. The President stated this during a White House news conference on Tuesday. Trump stated this in response to earlier comments same day by […]

Osimhen fired a brace to help Galatasaray beat Fenerbahce 2-1 in the quarter-final of the Turkish Cup on Wednesday night. The forward fired a thunderous shot inside the box to give Okan Buruk’s side the lead in the 10th minute. He scored his second of the game from the penalty spot 17 minutes later. “As […]

Southampton manager, Ivan Juric has showered encomium on Paul Onuachu following the forward’s impressive performance in the club’s 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace. The tall striker put Southampton ahead with a superb header in the 20th minute minute. Onuachu rose to direct Mateus Fernandes’ cross past Dean Henderson. Crystal Palace stole a point through substitute […]

The naira continued appreciating against the dollar on Wednesday at the official foreign exchange market after the Eid-el-Fitr holidays. The Central Bank of Nigeria’s data showed that the naira strengthened to N1,531.25 per dollar on Wednesday from N1,536.82 recorded last Friday. This means that the naira gained N5.57 per dollar on a day-to-day basis. Meanwhile, […]

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has criticised former Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate Peter Obi over his condemnation of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. APC described Tinubu as a solid achiever who transformed difficulties into opportunities as governor of Lagos State, unlike Obi, who “bequeathed a sordid legacy of economic stagnation, infrastructural decay, ecological disaster, and […]

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has warned international airlines over complaints from passengers who are flown halfway to their destinations, only to be deported back to Nigeria. NCAA condemned the practice, claiming that it causes considerable distress for passengers and damages the reputation of Nigeria’s aviation industry. The agency’s Director of Consumer Protection and […]

The Nigerian naira continued depreciation on Friday at the foreign exchange market to end the week on a negative note. According to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s exchange rate data, the Naira fell to N1,517.24 on Friday from N1,512.30 exchanged on Thursday. On a day-to-day basis, this showed that the Naira dropped by N4.94 to […]

Nigeria’s cost of importing premium motor spirit and other petroleum products soared to N15.4 trillion in 2024 from N7.5 trillion despite the commencement and restart of local refineries in 2024. This is according to the National Bureau of Statistics combined foreign trade data for 2024. The petrol imports dominated foreign trade in the last quarter of […]

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has formerly resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and joined the Social Democratic Party, SDP. “Today, the 10th of March 2025, I have submitted a letter resigning my membership of the APC to my ward in Kaduna, effective immediately. “Subsequent to this, I had concluded consultations […]

“Content is king, but monetization is queen.” Content creators in Nigeria are increasingly looking for ways to turn their passion into income. Whether you’re a blogger, YouTuber, podcaster, or social media influencer, the key to long-term success lies in finding the right platform to monetize your content. Nigeria has a growing digital economy, and the […]

Famous American model, Amber Rose, has spoken about her romantic relationship with younger men. During a conversation with Shannon Sharpe on the Club Shay Shay podcast, Amber Rose explained that her entanglements with younger men were just for fun, emphasising that she wouldn’t be serious with them. She noted how her estranged lovers dated baddies […]

Former presidential aide, Dr. Doyin Okupe is reportedly dead. The prominent Nigerian politician passed away at the age of 72. It was gathered that Dr. Okupe died on Friday morning after battling a protracted illness suspected to be cancer. Okupe was in 2022 appointed as the Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign for the […]