Ike Nollywood actress Chika Ike has dismissed rumours linking billionaire Ned Nwoko to her pregnancy, labelling the speculation as false and baseless. Rumours began circulating after Ike shared her pregnancy announcement through maternity photos on social media, with speculation growing further when actress Regina Daniels, who is married to Nwoko, reportedly deactivated her Instagram account. Reacting to the claims on her Instagram page on Tuesday, Ike expressed frustration over the constant media scrutiny of her personal life but stated that she had previously chosen to ignore such rumours until now. However, she denied any connection between Nwoko and her child,…
Author: Lilian Azuh
Billionaire Aliko Dangote has seen his wealth nearly double to $23.9 billion, according to Forbes, which ranks the Nigerian entrepreneur as the wealthiest person in Africa and 86th in the world. It would be recalled that Forbes ranked Aliko Dangote as the 144th richest person in the world in 2024 with $13.4 billion. Forbes estimates Dangote’s net worth at $23.9 billion, primarily due to his 92.3 percent stake in Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals. At 67 years old, Dangote is once again one of the top 100 richest individuals worldwide, a position he has not held since 2018, according to the Forbes…
In continuation of his infrastructural development of Anambra State, Governor Charles Soludo is constructing a primary healthcare centre for Nawfia community and has just completed the Afor Nawfia Bypass to the Onitsha-Enugu Expressway, in Njikoka Local Government Area (LGA). Daniel Okoye, the President General of Nawfia, stated that before now, the road used to be in terrible condition, especially in the rainy season when it becomes difficult for people to move easily. He said, “But now we can testify that the newly constructed road is of a 21st century standard. It is not the kind of road we used to…
The attention of the Anambra State Government has been drawn to the misrepresentations of the unambiguous provisions of the new Anambra State Homeland Security Law 2025 and its express demands on the citizens and residents of the state by some town criers. A town crier, in a misleading statement, was said to have been telling the people that henceforth, those wearing dreadlocks or sagging their trousers would be arrested. Similarly, another was said to have mentioned that women not wearing pants and bras would now be arrested. These misleading statements made by these town criers are neither part of the…
Abuja map Two suspected one-chance operators were killed by a mob in the Lugbe area of the Federal Capital Territory on Saturday. Our correspondent gathered that the mob set ablaze the vehicle allegedly used to perpetrate their crimes. A commercial driver, who identified himself as Ahmed, told our correspondent that the suspects had thrown a victim out of the moving vehicle. He said the mob pursued the vehicle and caught up with it after Dunamis church. “What happened was that after a victim of one chance was thrown out of a moving vehicle, some people chased the vehicle and caught…
LP logo The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure on Sunday said he has no regret zoning the presidential ticket of LP again to the South-East ahead of the 2027 election. Abure also pledged that the party is still available to support Ndigbo to realise the ambition of ruling the country in future. The party’s national chair disclosed this at a rally organised by LP members from the South-East ahead of the Abuja Area Council election slated for next year. While assuring the aspirants who came in their numbers that the party would not impose candidates on them,…
Labour leaders The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Sunday warned the Nigeria Labour Congress against its planned March 1 shutdown of telecommunication services in response to the recent 50 per cent tariff hike. The Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria similarly pushed back against the NLC’s planned boycott of telecom services and shutdown of telecom infrastructure, arguing that such actions are misguided and could harm the industry. The spokesman for the NSCDC, Babawale Afolabi, in a chat with The PUNCH on Sunday, said the agency had deployed…
Name: Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie, better known by his stage name “Patoranking. 2. He hails from Onicha in Ebonyi State. 3. Patoranking was born and raised in Ebute Metta, on 27 May 1990, in Lagos. 4. He is a Nigerian Afrobeats and reggae–dancehall singer and songwriter who starred out in life as a street musical performer. 5. Patoranking signed a record deal with K- Solo’s Igberaga Records in 2010, releasing “Up in D Club” under the outfit. 6. He signed a record deal with Foston Musik and released “Girl O”, in 2015, a single that put him in limelight. 7. Patoranking, a lover of dark shades,…
Patoranking African Voices, the popular magazine programme of the Cable News Network (CNN) International, will this weekend feature Nigerian music star, Patoranking. Host of the show, Larry Madowo, leads the musician to tell the story of how he rose from the slums of Lagos to global fame. The programme equally hosts Derrick Cobinnah who has been using his Forces Help Africa to turn the fortunes of Ghanaian war veterans round for good. Patoranking, whose full name is Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie, hails from Onicha in Ebonyi State. He was born in Lagos on 27 May 1990. He is a Nigerian Afrobeats and reggae–dancehall singer and songwriter…
Dangote Doing A Very Good Job-Tinubu The Federal Government has affirmed the Dangote Group’s pivotal role in the country’s push towards industrialization, as the company took the center stage at the ongoing Kaduna International Trade Fair. Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Dafang I. Sule, who represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, thanked the company for “doing a good job” in Nigeria. Dangote Group is one of the sponsors of the 46th Kaduna International Trade Fair that was declared open by the President on Saturday.…