Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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A collation of development-focussed groups and individuals has warned that privatising water services in Lagos could make water less affordable for poor residents, urging the state government to invest more in public water infrastructure. Rufus Olusesan, president of the Precision, Electrical and Related Equipment Senior Staff Association (PERESSA), gave the warning on Monday during the…
Veteran actor and filmmaker Yinka Quadri has revealed that his wife, Sadiat Adenike, knew about his extramarital affairs with actresses in the entertainment industry. Quadri married Adenike in 1989, four years after they first met in 1985. Their marriage has produced children. The 67-year-old actor made the revelation during an interview on the African A-List…
Veteran actor Hanks Anuku has urged Nigerians to be patient with President Bola Tinubu, saying the country’s challenges predate his administration and should not be blamed entirely on the president. Anuku made the call during an interview on “The Honest Bunch”, posted on the podcast’s Instagram page on Monday. The actor said the president inherited…
Temi Nkem has emerged as the winner of the Big Brother Naija Season 11 “Show Ya Sef” season, sealing her place in the show’s history as its fifth female winner. After 10 weeks of competition, Temi Nkem polled 25.87 per cent of the total votes from viewers in Nigeria and across Africa. The first and…
Nigeria marks 66 years of independence today, offering another opportunity to assess how far the country has come. More often than not, the verdict is more scathing than complimentary. Long before hashtags became tools of protest, Nigerian musicians held a mirror to the country through songs as entertaining as they were critical. From Fela Kuti’s…
What was billed as a press conference ahead of Chaos in the Ring’s Independence Day showdown lived up to its name on Tuesday as tensions boiled over at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Sheraton, Ikeja, Lagos. The build-up to the 1 October fight card quickly turned into another spectacle, with skit maker Carter Efe and rapper…
Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie and her husband, Ivara Esege, have asked the Lagos State High Court, Osborne Foreshore Estate Phase II in Ikoyi to dismiss a suit by Eurapharma Care Services Nigeria Limited seeking to stop the coroner’s inquest into the death of their son, Nkanu Adichie-Esege. The 21-month-old twin died in January under controversial…
Nigerian-American filmmaker Ose Oyamendan’s documentary, MKO, which chronicles the life and legacy of late Nigerian businessman and politician Moshood “MKO” Abiola, will debut in cinemas nationwide on 2 October. MKO tells the story of late Abiola, a politician who stood at the centre of the historic 12 June 1993 presidential election, its annulment by the…
The Director China Cultural Centre and Cultural Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria, U Yang Jisnxing, says cultural and tourism exchanges can strengthen relations between Nigeria and China. He made the remarks in Abuja at the “Shared Moon, Shared Moment: Meet in Africa — Hunan Culture and Tourism in Nigeria” cultural exchange programme, where…
Nearly two years after publicly disclosing his battle with kidney failure, Nigerian music-video director ThankGod “TG” Omori has opened up about the full extent of the illness, including a failed transplant involving his younger brother and the moment he became unsure he would survive. Omori made the revelations during a nearly two-hour interview on the…
