Author: Rashaad Harris

The standard bearer of Labour Party, Peter Obi met with the son of Nigerian music legend, Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti on Wednesday. With them was also Charles Oputa, better known as Charly Boy. Femi, 60, is the eldest son of afrobeat legend, Fela.

Liverpool forward, Mohamed Salah has opted to pay for the rebuilding of a church that was gutted by in his native, Egypt. Salah, a Muslim, who is the highest paid Liverpool player donated 3 million Egyptian pounds, the equivalent of £156, 664. This sum translates to 79,288,592 Nigerian Naira, at the current exchange rate. Reports confirm that a church located in Giza, Egypt went up in flames on Sunday, killing 41 people in the process. Many others were left injured in the incident.

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture has told a House of Representatives’ committee that it spent N18.9 billion on bush clearing during the COVID-19 lockdown. This was disclosed byWole Oke, chairman of the House of Representatives committee on public accounts. The Committee is probing the Ministry’s claims. He said the Ministry told the committee that it awarded contracts to different firms and people that amounted to N18.9 billion, in order to do away with grass for the building of COVID facilities. “During the lockdown of the country as a result of COVID-19, some companies took contracts worth about N18 billion for…

The world’s richest man, Elon Musk has said he will purchase Manchester United. The 51 year old said this in a tweet on Tuesday, thereby causing a meltdown on Twitter especially amongst fans of the English club. Manchester United is in crisis on and off the pitch, with the fans calling for the owners to sell the club. There are rumored plans to boycott their next home game against eternal rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford this weekend. “To be clear, I support the left half of the Republican Party and the right half of the Democratic Party! Also, I’m buying…

Data has revealed that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has allowed ASUU strike to last the longest since democracy returned in 1999. In the data chart released by Pulse, during the reign of late Umaru Yar’Adua, ASUU went on strike twice, during which time students were at home and the universities were shut for 127 days. However, things go worse when Jonathan succeeded him in 2010. Under Goodluck Jonathan, Nigerian University students spent 359 days at home on three different ASUU strike actions. Meanwhile during General Olusegun Obasanjo’s(retired) 8 year regime, students went on strike seven times, which translated to…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said it has recovered an additional sum of One Billion, Four Hundred Million Naira (N1.4 Billion) for the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS. Wilson Uwujaren, Spokesman for the EFCC disclosed this in terse statement issued on Tuesday. According to him, the money which was released to the NHIS on August 5, 2022, is part of the funds which some commercial banks “fraudulently” refused to transmit to the Treasury Single Account, TSA, since 2015. It will be recalled that the commission had in similar fashion on February 10, 2022 released a sum of N1.500,…

Popular skit maker, Debo Adedayo, better known by his stage name of Mr. Macaroni has said he will never vote for APC or PDP. The 29-year-old said this in a tweet he posted on on Sunday. He however failed to indicate which party he will vote for. The comic who was vociferous during the End Sars saga, added that his life has been under constant threat just because he refused to endorse a certain candidate he didn’t name. In his follow-up tweets, Mr. Debo said his followers are free to vote whoever they want, adding that they should “vote wisely.”…

The biggest island nation off the Eastern Coast of Africa, Madagascar is home to the satanic leaf-tailed gecko, which scientists have named Uroplatus phantasticus. The animal which looks much like the chameleon, especially for its camouflage abilities, is one of many species that have adapted to resemble plants. Only the island of Madagascar, which is located off the coast of Africa, is home to the Satanic leaf-tailed gecko. It can be found in the country’s northern and central jungles. However, this is not the only strange-looking animal native to Madagascar. Due to Madagascar’s isolation from its closest landmass, Africa, the…

Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 25 suspected internet fraudsters in some parts of Lagos State. The anti-graft agency paraded the suspects on Monday. The Commission gave the names of the suspects as: “Oyewole Damilola, Ovin Adekunle, Ovin Nicholas, Ridwan Iyiola, Aregbesola Tobiloba, Oladosu Saheed, Oseni Omotara, Abel Durotimi, Oyeneye Rilwan Adetola, Omoregbe Destiny Nosa, Evbonaye Olaleye, Adeyemo Abiola, Temitope Ajetonmobi, Dare-Ilori Oreoluwa David, Adekanye Ayodeji Ezekiel, Osagie Harry Odosa and Arowolo Oluwafemi Isaac. Others are: “Agbaje Jackson Babatunde, Owolabi Temiloluwa Dominion, Fadipe Biodun Idris, Agbayo Moshood Oriyomi, Sylvester Evans,…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal Command,  have arrested one hundred and twenty (120) suspects for alleged illegal oil bunkering in a joint operation with with personnel of the 6 Division Garrison, Nigerian Army Port Harcourt A press release issued by EFCC Spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said the suspects were arrested on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at Ndoni, Rivers State. According to Uwujaren, the suspects were nabbed where suspected illegally refined stolen petroleum products are off-loaded into vehicles at the waterfronts for distribution within and outside Rivers State. He said the arrest of the suspects was…