Femi Fani-Kayode, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday asked security agencies to “beef up security at the airports and keep an eagle eye on all passengers”. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Fani-Kayode’s call comes following the arrest of a protesting male passenger. The man was carried off an Abuja to Lagos flight on Ibom Air on...

There was a drama between acclaimed supporter of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), and flight attendants at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Friday evening. The unidentified man was said to have protested that the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, must never be sworn in as President. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC),...

A video shared by Ukraine's military appears to show a drone striking a Russian Tor-M2 missile system. Russia has previously touted the missile system as one of its most prized weapons. The Tor-M2 is a surface-to-air missile system designed to destroy airplanes, guided missiles, and drones. A video appears shows a Ukrainian drone strike destroying a prized Russian Tor-M2 missile system.The video,...

Levi's responded to backlash over its decision to use new AI-generated diverse models. The denimwear label said it did not regard AI models as a substitute for real action. Levi's was criticized for using AI as a replacement for hiring and paying diverse models. Levi's said its decision to use AI-generated diverse models was not a "means to advance diversity" or substitute...

Policemen have arrested three lawyers who are reportedly filing processes for the All Progressives Congress at the election petition tribunal in Port Harcourt.The lawyers are said to be preparing petitions against the results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the just concluded governorship election in Rivers State.They were reportedly picked on Friday night at a hotel they...

 The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) says the Department of State Services (DSS) is heating the polity by issuing statements and not making any arrests.   The NGF said this in reaction to a statement issued by the secret police.   On Wednesday, the DSS said it confirmed a plot “by some key players” to install an interim government and stop Bola Ahmed Tinubu from being inaugurated as president.   In...

CLAIM: A blogpost has gone viral on social media with the claim that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmoud Yakubu, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and former Governor Ayodele Fayose, among others are on a US visa ban list. VERDICT: False! FULL TEXT Reactions are still trailing the 2023 general elections characterized by violence, manipulations and intimidation in...

The operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have made the arrest of the Eze Igbo of Ajao Estate, Lagos state, Fredrick Nwajagu, over inciting statements. The Eze Igbo made vow to bring Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to Lagos to secure properties of Igbo people in the state. Chief Frederick Nwajagu was picked earlier today, Saturday, in a joint...

Ghana’s multi-award winning fashion stylist, fashion designer and creative director – Kelvin Vincent – celebrates womanhood in grand style with a new volume of his Women on The March project featuring three (3) Ghanaian actresses who are also humanitarians and prominent media personalities – Joselyn Dumas, Naa Ashorkor, and Nana Ama McBrown.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by...

Jereshia Hawk is the founder of Leverage, an online coaching business for women of color. She quit her engineering job to pursue coaching full time and started by identifying her clientele. To grow from there, she hired a support team and started shaping the business to run without her. In July 2017, Jereshia Hawk quit her engineering job at Consumers Energy to...

Hello, readers. Hallam Bullock here, coming to you from London on April Fools' Day. My advice for you today would be to not believe everything you hear, but that's my mantra most days. We've spoken about college majors here before. If you want to make a lot of money in your first job, we broke down the best and...

A MUM has revealed the disgusting reason she decided to quit OnlyFans despite making a profit. Model Juju Ferrari,  who splashed £42,000 on surgery in a bid to get “the world’s biggest bum”, announced she has not left the platform. NewsflashJuju Ferrari has revealed she has left OnlyFans Newsflash CO PRESS OFFICE / INSTAGRAM - JUJUFERRARIThe new mum was asked to sell her breast...

A MUM has been left fuming after she was told she failed her house inspection for the pettiest reason. Mum Samantha Smith was told by a real estate agent that she had failed the rental inspection of her home in Newcastle, Australia. Instagram The mum posted a video on TikTok explaining the reasons she was given- with the main one being that...

Media scholar, Farooq Kperogi, on Saturday said the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, did not contest the 2023 election because he wanted to win. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that writing in his weekly column, Kperogi said the former Kano State governor “only wanted to leverage his presidential run to help his son-in-law get elected as...

The Rivers State Government, on Friday, embarked on the demolition of structures around the expansive premises of AIT/Raypower in Port Harcourt, the state capital. Goldennewsng reports that the expansive compound housing the radio/television outfits is located around the Ozuoba area of the Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of the state capital. However, structures housing the radio and television stations have not been...

It is usually a headline-grabbing event whenever a celebrity receives a political appointment. Over the years a good number of popular Nigerian celebrities have left the glamour of the showbiz world to serve in various capacities in government. In this piece LEADERSHIP Weekend takes a look at some Nigerian celebrities who received political appointments.   Bob-Manuel Udokwu Veteran Nollywood Bob-Manuel has featured in...

When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more.It's all-pro heavyweight boxing time, and there's not a YouTuber in sight! No belts are on the line, but career prospects certainly are, so take a look at our global guide on how to watch a Joshua vs. Franklin live stream today. It's fairly simple in...

Cory Rockwell is an underground miner at Nevada Copper in the town of Yerington, Nevada.  He works 12-hour shifts for seven days straight under tough conditions and makes six-figures. This is what a typical day at the mine looks like, as told to Insider's Aaron Mok.  This as-told-to essay is based on e-mail exchanges with Cory Rockwell, a 38-year-old underground miner at...

The Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate in Lagos State, Fredrick Nwajagu, has been arrested.Speaking in a video that went viral on Friday, Nwajagu threatened to invite members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra to secure the properties of Igbo people in the state.He said, “IPOB, we will invite them. They have no job. All of the IPOB will...

 Paris Saint-Germain forward, Lionel Messi, is set to leave the club at the end of the season.   This claim was made by respected ESPN journalist Martin Alvaro.   According to Alvaro, Messi’s happiness is in Barcelona Football Club and the Argentina World Cup star could make a return to the Spanish La Liga giant this summer.   Messi, 35, is yet to sign a new contract with PSG...

 Famous Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has disclosed that his fourth studio album’s title was suggested by veteran producer, Don Jazzy.   The singer, who revealed this while answering questions about his latest project, said the Mavin boss suggested the title ‘Timeless’ to him via Instagram message sometime last year.   He said he almost chose a different album name but eventually settled for ‘Timeless’, as suggested...

The Eze Igbo of Ajao Estate, Lagos, Fredrick Nwajagu, has been nabbed in a midnight raid by operatives of the Nigeria Police and Department of State Security (DSS). It was gathered that Nwajagu was arrested by the police in the early hours of Saturday at a hotel in Ejigbo were he was reportedly hiding. Nwajagu had in a viral video threatened...

The famous Nigerian singer, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido has said that the 2023 general elections were not credible ones. He made this remark about the just concluded general elections in a recent radio interview in Lagos. The Informant247 recalls that the music superstar went on break on social media for 6 months following the death of his son, Ifeanyi...

Chairperson of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Lauretta Onochie has been suspended by the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State. POLITICS NIGERIA learned that after a review of her conduct during the just concluded general elections, executives of the party in Onicha-Olona, Ward 4 in Aniocha North approved her suspension from the party. According to a statement issued by the...

A Federal High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja has granted an order freezing all the monies of the Abia State government domiciled in about 27 banks. Justice Bello Kawu in an exparte motion no: M/6686/2023 also barred all the banks from cooperating with the financial aides of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu pending the determination of the motion. The suit was filed by...

Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly called Davido, has opened up about his  performance at the FIFA World Cup closing in 2022, despite the death of his son, Ifeanyi Adeleke. Goldennewsng reports that the ‘OBO crooner’ during an interview with Beat FM on Friday, disclosed that he didn’t expect the huge opportunity. According to him, the death of his son left him...

 NPC Server Under Attack : During the ‘Bloggers/Social Media Interactive Workshop for a Successful 2023 Population and Housing Census’ in Abuja, Dr. Inuwa Jalingo, Manager of the National Population Commission (NPC), revealed that over 1,000 hackers had breached the commission’s server ahead of the census. However, he assured the audience that the situation had been brought under control through the...