By Bayo Onanuga Although the Tinubu Administration’s midterm is five months away, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu can proudly reflect on his administration’s journey over the last 19 months. After initial turbulence, the government concluded 2024 stronger than 2023, as many policies began yielding significant results that even the most ardent detractors could not ignore. Under President Tinubu’s leadership, NNPC Limited has fixed two of the four state-owned oil refineries, achieving what many had cynically regarded as improbable. The administration’s efforts have led to a rise in crude oil production, with an expected inflow of more dollars into the Federation Account…
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One crew member died and two others were missing when a Philippine-flagged cargo ship sank off an island in the centre of the country. Coast Guard station commander, Bryhl Amay, the cargo ship, Jerlyn Kathness, was taken down by big waves in the San Bernardino Strait off the island of Samar on Monday, 30 December, 2024 with passing vessels rescuing 11 of the 15 crew members overnight. Amay further stated that after over 25 hours in the water, another crew member managed to swim ashore to the tiny island of San Juan before dawn Tuesday, 31 December, 2024. The Coast…
Famous Nigerian disc jockey Kudirat Gbemisola, professionally known as DJ Kulet, has announced separation from her husband, Ohis Emmanuel. Their separation came eight months after their marriage. Recall that that the couple married early this year in a lavish ceremony. Speaking in a trending post on her Instagram page on Monday, the first female Fuji DJ accused Ohis of infidelity. “I’m publicly disassociating myself from my ex husband, Ohis Emmanuel (aka Benjamin) @hemmarsnoop due to his egregious & reprehensible actions. “Despite overwhelming evidence including chats, photos, videos, and voice notes of his infidelity, he has refused to change his ways.…
Ace music executive and CEO of Kennis Music, Kenny Ogungbe, has revealed that his record label made efforts to prevent iconic singer, 2Face, aka 2Baba, from womanising while he was signed to the label. Speaking in a recent episode of The Honest Bunch podcast, Baba Keke said women were seeking the young 2Face’s attention but the label denied him access to them. According to him, after 2Face exited Kennis Music, the label couldn’t do much to prevent him from womanising. “When 2face was with us [at Kennis Music], we prevented him from seeing girls. Girls come to look for him…
Ace music executive and CEO of Kennis Music, Kenny Ogungbe, has denied the rumour making the round that he was responsible for Plantashun Boiz’s split. There have been rumours that Plantashun Boiz broke up after Kennis Music signed the star singer, 2Face. Addressing the in a recent episode of The Honest Bunch podcast, Baba Keke said the group had already broken up when 2Face came to him for assistance. “People have been saying l’m the one responsible for the breakup of Plantashun Boiz. “That’s not true. 2face came to me himself after the group had broken up that he wanted…
Famous Nigerian singer, Ayra Starr, has promised to make her love interest public. Her private life has remains secret to her fans as nothing is known about her love interest. The 22-year-old singer said she would be unveiling her lover in the music video of her hit song, ‘Lagos Love Story.’ Starr said she would use her true love as a vixen in the video because she wants everything to be “real.”
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have finally reached a divorce settlement after a bitter eight-year legal battle, According to the Daily Mail, the Hollywood duo officially signed off on the divorce paperwork on Monday, 30 December, 2024. However, the battle over a French chateau they once jointly owned is still ongoing. “Frankly, Angelina is exhausted,” Divorce Lawyer James Simon, said. “More than eight years ago, Angelina filed for divorce from Mr. Pitt. “She and the children left all of the properties they had shared with Mr. Pitt, and since that time she has focused on finding peace and healing for…
No fewer than seven terrorists belonging to the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, have been killed in an explosion. The development occurred while the terrorists were attempting to prepare improvised explosive devices, IEDs. A Lake Chad Basin counterterrorism and insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, made this disclosure in a post on his X handle on Tuesday, 31 December, 2024. Makama said that impeccable sources confirmed to him that the incident occurred on 30 December, 2024, in a locality between Ba’anfani and Koleram in the far Lake Chad Basin of Borno state.
Investors at the moment are in a joyous moodas the Nigerian stock market, on Monday, 30 December, 2024 recorded a significant gain of N987 billion, or 0.99 percent, in a single day. This comes as investors’ interest in MTN Nigeria, BUA Foods, FBN Holdings, and other advanced equities were the primary drivers of the overall market’s upward performance. Accordingly, the market capitalisation added N987 billion, or 0.99 percent, to an opening of N61.912 trillion on Monday, to close at N62.899 trillion. The All-Share Index, which opened at 102,133.30, also advanced by 0.99 percent, or 1,016 points, to settle at 103,149.35.…
Jigawa State House of Assembly has passed the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N698.3 billion. Thegazellenews.com recalls that Governor Malam Umar Namadi presented a total of N698.3 billion as the 2025 budget before the state House of Assembly. The budget tagged, “Budget of Innovation & Transformation for Greater Jigawa,” is higher than the previous year’s 2023 estimate of N383.55 by 82%. Chairman House committee on appropriation, Hon. Hamza Ibrahim, who said the amount presented remained unchanged, said the budget reports presented contained over 62 recommendations in which the lawmakers unanimously adopted the reports after the third reading. According to him, the…