Ayeni Former Chairman of the defunct Skye Bank, Tunde Ayeni, has asked a Federal Capital Territory Customary Court in Dawaki, Abuja to declare that his ex-mistress Adaobi Alagwu’s daughter is not his. Ayeni and Alagwu have been locked in a paternity dispute since 2022. While she insists that her daughter belongs to the business mogul, Ayeni has repeatedly denied fathering the child. Ayeni while being led in evidence on Monday by his lawyer, Silas Onu, said Alagwu was never his wife and urged the court for pronouncement declaring the same. He said, “I want a declaration that she was never…
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Adichie Chimamanda Adichie, the award-winning author, has welcomed twins with her husband at age 47. The boys, born in April 2024, were revealed during her interview with The Guardian on Saturday. The writer revealed she kept the birth of her twin from the public to “protect” them. She said that Nigerians’ curiosity about people’s personal lives makes her even more reluctant to share. “I want to protect my children. I’m okay with having them mentioned, but I don’t want the piece to become about them,” she said. “So, here is the thing, Nigerians are sosy. They want to know about your personal…
Court The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of one Ugenyi Kalu, before Justice R.A. Oshodi of a Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, Lagos for fraud. The convict, a banker, was arraigned on a five-count charge, bordering on official corruption and gratification. One of the counts reads: “That you, Ugenyi Kalu sometime in November 2016 in Lagos within the Lagos Judicial Division being the head of Lagos Region of NEXIM Bank, received monetary benefit for yourself in the sum of N4,000,000 (Four Million Naira) from one Obi Ogoh on account of the…
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Khali In professional wrestling, fans are used to seeing men who would take up two seats on a regular-sized airplane. But some of these wrestlers are so big that the only word to describe them is “great.” The Great Khali is not known for being a great worker, for being able to put on a classic five-star match, or even for having a great game with a broomstick, primarily because there is a very good chance that the broomstick would win. But Dalip Singh Rana has had a tough life. He has had some serious health problems. Khali ended up…
Tuggar At least 450 foreign service officers in 109 Nigerian missions abroad have yet to receive their salaries for the past five to six months, The PUNCH can report. The officials, serving under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are in financial distress and cannot pay rent and children’s school fees or meet other family and social obligations. The acting spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, acknowledged the financial challenges facing the Nigerian missions and assured that the leadership was working to resolve the issue. He stated, “The ministry is aware of the difficulties faced by the missions…
Clark The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has described Pa Edwin.K. Clark as a man who had a Passionate desire for a new and greater Nigeria. Obi said that Clark’s death coming shortly after that of Pa Ayo Adebanjo can be discomforting but there is a consolation in the huge legacies they left behind. Writing in his X handle on Tuesday, Obi said, “Still in the mourning mood of the death of our revered father and leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, today, I received another rude shock of the death of another respected…
NAME: Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, former Federal Commissioner for Information and prominent South-South leader. Chief Clark, 97, was born on May 25, 1927, in Kiagbodo, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State. 3.. He died at the age of 97. 4. The elder statesman passed away on Monday night, February 17, 2025, according to a statement signed by Prof. C.C. Clark on behalf of the family. 5. He led an illustrious life marked by dedicated service, at different times, to the nation and his community as a councillor, state and federal cabinet member. 6. Clark, a towering figure in Nigerian…
Starr Ayra Starr has made history as the first woman in 16 years to win Best African Music Act at the 2025 MOBO Awards. The Nigerian star also took home the Best International Music Act award at the ceremony held in Newcastle. Ayra Starr clinched the award, by beating co-Nigerians Asake and Tems and also South Africa’s Tyla.She also beat stars like Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj, Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla, and Latto. Ayra Starr (2025) joins Wizkid (2017, 2021) and Burna Boy (2020, 2022) as the only Nigerian artists to have won the MOBO Award for Best International Act.…