The Beyoncé and Wizkid collaboration, ‘Brown Skin Girl’ has been nominated in the Best Musical Moment Category at the 2021 MTV Movie and TV Award. The song is nominated as part of Beyonce’s visual album for the Lion King, ‘Black Is King.’ In a congratulatory tweet, MTV Awardswrote that, “@Beyonce @SAINtJHN @wizkidayo CONGRATULATIONS. “Brown Skin Girl” from Black Is…
The Federal Government has reintroduced COVID-19 restrictions across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Dr Mukhtar Mohammed, declared that this new directive is to take effect by midnight of Tuesday, a member of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, . Mohammed, who is the Head of Technical Secretariat of the PSC, made the announcement while briefing…
On Monday, the Ebube Agu security network in Ebonyi State arrested seven armed robbery suspects for alleged theft of tricycles, drugs dealings, and other crimes. They were arrested from various locations in the state. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Border Peace, Chief Stanley Okoro-Emegha, stated this in Abakaliki while parading the suspects, adding that the suspects were in…
Two ex-students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok in Borno state, Joy Bishara and Lydia Pogu, who escaped from Boko Haram militants in 2014, have graduated from Southeastern University in the United States. Bishara and Pogu were among the 276 girls first kidnapped by the insurgent group on April 14, 2014. The duo managed to escape captivity by jumping off the truck…
Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a well-known Islamic cleric, has stated that if his child is abducted, he will lock Aso Rock. In an interview with BBC Pidgin on Friday, he reported this. Speaking during the interview, the cleric reiterated his view that ransom should be paid to bandits to free their captives. Recall that on Wednesday, the cleric urged…
A Kubwa Grade I Area Court, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), recently ordered a 17-year-old housewife, Khadija Akarami, to return to her matrimonial home. According to newsmen, delivering judgment, the judge, Muhammad Adamu, held that Khadija, in her testimony admitted to introducing her 51-year-old husband, Abubakar Aliyu, to her parents as her fiancé before they eventually got married. Adamu, however, made his ruling based on the petition…
Men of Sango-Ota Area Command, Ogun State, have raided Kolab Hotel along Ayetoro Road, Itele area of the state and rescued 22 ladies including underage girls used for prostitution at the facility. The manager of the hotel, its supervisor and eight other male workers were also arrested during the operation on Friday evening shortly after…
A comedian and Instagram sensation, Abimbola Olasunbo who is popularly known as Sir Koro have alleged that Comedienne Princess and Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo deliberately set up the embattled Yoruba actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha. The police had in April arrested Baba Ijesha for sexually harassing a 14-year-old girl. Announcing his arrest…
Founder of The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, MFM, Pastor Daniel Olukoya has reacted to the death of Pastor Dare Adeboye, son of the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye, who died on Wednesday aged 42. Olukoya, in a statement jointly signed by him and his wife,…
The United States has warned that Al-Qaeda and ISIS are planning to penetrate Southern Nigeria. In a media briefing seen by TheCable, Dagvin Anderson, Commander of the US special operations command, Africa, said Al-Qaeda is also expanding to other parts of West Africa. The US added that Al-Qaeda has started penetrating the north-western part of…