Gambian-born Nigerian actress, Rosaline Meurer, aka Rosy Meurer has dismissed rumours suggesting that her husband, Olakunle Churchill, is considering marrying another woman.   Speaking in an interview with Punch, Meurer said: “About the rumours that my husband is taking a second wife, nothing could be farther from the truth.” She …

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has removed the economic sanctions imposed on Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea.   The decision was adopted on Saturday, February 24, in Abuja during the extraordinary summit on the political, security, and peace conditions in the ECOWAS subregion.     …

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, will today commence the sale of seized bags of rice to the public at the rate of N10,000 per 25kg .     Disclosing this to newsmen in Lagos, Comptroller General of the NCS, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, said the process for the sale of the …

Senator Monday Okpebholo has been declared winner of the Edo All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primary election.   Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River who was the Chairman of Edo APC shadow poll, made the declaration after collating the results from the 18 local government areas. Okpebholo scored 12,433 votes …

British authorities on Friday said they had found more than 12,500 pounds of cocaine hidden in a shipment of bananas, shattering the record for the biggest single seizure of hard drugs in the country. The National Crime Agency said 5.7 tons of cocaine were found in a container of bananas …

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday announced Washington would issue more than 500 new sanctions targeting Russia as the United States seeks to increase pressure on Moscow to mark the second anniversary of its war in Ukraine.   The United States will also impose new export restrictions on nearly 100 …

Former National President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Olumide Akpata, has emerged as the Labour Party, LP, governorship candidate in Edo State.   Akpata won the LP primary election held in Benin City, the state capital, on Friday.   He was declared the winner of the primary after polling …

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, said his administration would be reducing public servants working days as part of plans to cushion the cost of living crisis in the country.     “We want to start with our public servants, immediately from next week, Civil servants from the …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of DCG Kemi Nanna Nandap to serve as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service.   According to a statement by Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Wednesday, DCG Nandap takes over from Mrs. Caroline Wura-Ola Adepoju, whose term in office expires on …

The Senate has passed a resolution urging the federal government to maintain the electricity subsidy in light of the prevailing hardship in the country.   The lawmakers also kicked against the plans by the Ministry of Power to increase the electricity tariff. The Senate’s stance on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, …