Chikere Consummate filmmaker and one of the leading names in Nollywood, Tchidi Chikere is poised to drop his long-awaited debut album as a musician. The star-studded effort, according to the University of Calabar graduate is a potpourri of songs with no particular genre. Immensely gifted Chikere with over 30 flicks to his credit as a tested director said the work is titled Slaps and Kisses and is expected to hit shelves and the airwaves soon. In a recent encounter with Azuh Amatus, he spoke more on the project, his love for music, movies, the creative world, and rumoured romances with some Nollywood…
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There was a buzz on social media on Saturday, January 6, 2024, as popular afrobeats artistes— David Adeleke (Davido) and Tiwatope Savage—unfollowed each other on Instagram. Davido and Savage were known to have had a cordial relationship over the years, with their children, Imade Adeleke and Jamil Balogun, following in their parents’ footsteps. Both children attended the same school and had been seen on several occasions enjoying each other’s company. However, there have been diverse speculations as to what could have informed both top artistes unfollowing each other, with some fans opining that the move could be a result of the…
Dangote Refinery appears set to commence production of refined petroleum products with the receipt of the sixth batch of barrels of crude supplied by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL). The fresh one million Agbami barrels of crude via MT ALMI SUN is the last cargo to complete the initial scheduled 6 million barrels consignment to be delivered to the Dangote facility for commencement of operations by the world’s largest single-train refinery. Exactly a month ago, Dangote Refinery received the first one million barrels of Agbami crude grade from Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited (STASCO), one of the…
Primary and secondary schools resume across several states in the country today with some parents expected to pay fees for the new term. Many schools resumed the second term after the Christmas and New Year holidays. “My children are resuming tomorrow,” Pastor Samuel who is a Lagos resident told The PUNCH on Sunday. “Everyone is planning to pay second-term fees. I have paid my children’s fees,” Samuel said, adding “There are signs that the transport fare may go up from tomorrow,” citing a rush for vehicles. Our correspondent on Sunday afternoon saw many children with luggage as they boarded vehicles at different…
President Bola Tinubu congratulates President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo on his re-election. President Tinubu commends the government and the people of DR Congo for ensuring a successful conduct of the last elections. The President also congratulates the people of DR Congo for deepening democratic norms by exercising their rights without resorting to acts inimical to the sustenance of democracy. “It is welcoming that the last elections in DR Congo were well-concluded. Democracy is sustainable on the continent. I congratulate President Tshisekedi on his victory. The President has demonstrated statesmanship in his handling of regional and continental…
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has demanded the immediate sack and prosecution of the embattled Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, over alleged looting of N44 billion National Social Investment Programme Agency, NSIPA, fund, including the N585.2 million audaciously diverted by her to a private account. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba, made the party’s position public in Abuja yesterday. He said the alleged fraud, which had just been exposed in the ministry of humanitarian affairs, was just a tip of the iceberg of the mismanagement by the present administration which, according to him, has brough the nation’s economy…
Mrs Deborah Olaki’s life is changing right before her eyes. The Lagos State-based mother has become a millionaire in less than 48 hours. As of December 29, 2023, Olaki, a graduate of Geophysics, begged Santa Claus for a Christmas gift of a small bedside fridge. Posting a picture of the sample of the fridge, she added that some of her meals were getting bad too quickly because of the night heat that accompanies the dry season. The tweet got 230 likes, 70 retweets, and 16 comments, but none made her dream come true. She wrote, “Dear Santa, I don’t want…
At the close of trading on January 8, the share price of United Bank for Africa crossed N29.90, taking the bank’s market capitalization to N1.02 trillion, making the bank the latest member of the SWOOT category. Companies with over N1 trillion market cap in the NGX are categorized as SWOOTs (Stocks worth over one trillion Naira). Current members of the category include MTN Nigeria, Airtel Africa, Dangote Cement, BUA Foods, BUA Cement, GTCO Holdings, Zenith Bank, and Seplat Energy. On December 6, 2023, FBNH, the parent group of First Bank Limited also crossed the N1 trillion mark, however, it dropped…
President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, from office with immediate effect. Ajuri Ngelale, Presidential spokesman, announced the minister’s suspension in a statement on Monday afternoon. Controversy had enveloped Edu’s alleged involvement in the approval of N585,198,500.00 to be disbursed into a personal account. ‘’ The spirit of God says some of Tinubu ministers will run into crises and troubles that will make them to run helter-skelter.’’ Furthermore, on Page 19, Primate Ayodele made it known that not all ministers or aides of the president will finish their tenure. Although he didn’t…
…. Commodity worth Millions of Naira destroyed …God can avert the Danger if Market Men and Women Pray. The Senior Pastor Grace Nation world-wide better known as the Generational Prophet of God Dr Chris Okafor has warn Nigerian Particularly the Market Men and woman to come together to Pray Against what God reveals to him, the Man of God said he saw a popular Market in Flames. The Generational Prophet of God said God reveals to Redeemed, therefore , if the people concern can pray , God can avert the Danger because if Prayer is not said Goods worth Millions…