Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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The management and legal team of Nigerian dancer and entertainer Iweh Pascal Odinaka, popularly known as Poco Lee, have urged the public to refrain from spreading unverified claims about the entertainer’s legal proceedings in the United Kingdom. PREMIUM TIMES reported that Poco Lee is reportedly being held on remand in the United Kingdom and is…
One of the academics who spearheaded the plagiarism allegation against Jason Arday has been suspended from his post as a postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University in Belgium. The academic, Nathan Cofnas, announced the development in a post on X, adding that he expects to be fired. “I was just suspended by Ghent University. They will…
For nine months, the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Complex has remained mostly idle after lawmakers and staff vacated the premises for a rehabilitation project that has had little progress despite billions of naira allocated. But a few metres away, construction workers are busy on three hospitality projects that the state government is funding…
Arsenal began the 2026/27 season in style with a 3-0 win over Manchester City to lift the Community Shield at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on Sunday. The Gunners took the lead just 24 seconds into the game through Riccardo Calafiori before Kai Havertz doubled the advantage in the 28th minute. Martin Odegaard then added a third…
Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has urged election officials to use the front camera on the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) when the device’s other camera is not working. Davido advised in a tweet on his X handle on Saturday, as voting was underway in the Osun governorship election. “If your BVAS…
Tomi Falade, a Nigerian journalist and writer, has released two new historical plays as she returns to storytelling. Ms Falade’s Alayemore: The Twice-Crowned King and Orompotoniyun: 12 Nights For A Crown are her third and fourth books, respectively. The books were launched at The Tomi Falade Book Party 2.0: A Cocktail Affair, hosted by comedian…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a man, Nuhu Dahiru, for allegedly impersonating an operative of the commission and obtaining N3 million from unsuspecting members of the public under false pretences. The EFCC disclosed this in a statement by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, on Monday. According to the…
Peter “Mr P” Okoye has recorded significant growth across his music, social media and fashion platforms amid a wave of public support over the renewed P-Square family feud. The 44-year-old singer has crossed one million subscribers on YouTube, surpassed 500,000 monthly listeners on Spotify for the first time in his solo career, and said nearly…
The long-running feud involving P-Square singers Peter and Paul Okoye and their elder brother and former manager, Jude Okoye, has taken another turn, with another member of the Okoye family publicly weighing in on the dispute. Henry Okoye, who identified himself as the brother directly older than Jude and senior to Peter and Paul, has…
Lara Kudayisi Don-Momoh, the wife of renowned radio presenter Teddy Don-Momoh, has died. She was 42. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Mr Teddy Don-Momoh married Lara, a certified relationship expert, in 2023, nine years after his wife, gospel music star, Kefee, died at a hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, in June 2014. Lara’s…
