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South African rapper, AKA shot dead, family confirms death
Family of Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, South African rapper, popularly known as AKA has confirmed his death. The rapper was shot dead in a drive-by shooting on Florida Road on Friday night The family expressed extreme sadness over the death and appealed for compassion, space and time to congregate. “It is with extreme sadness that we acknowledge the passing of our beloved son, and confirm his untimely and tragic passing on the evening of February 10,…
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2023: The only opportunity LP had to win was for us to come together – Kwankwaso
Presidential candidate of the The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso has expressed that the only chance the Labour Party had to win the 2023 Presidential Election was by forming a merger with the NNPP. He said this while appearing on Channels Television’s ‘The 2023 Verdict’ Friday evening. He said; “You see, I can tell you, and I’ve said it here on this chair when we were about to come together, and I said…
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CBN lists money bouquet as naira abuse
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has listed money bouquets as a form of naira abuse. It listed other forms of Naira abuse as spraying, selling, squeezing, and defacing. The apex bank made this known in a post on its Twitter handle on Friday. “It is your civic duty to protect the Naira. Report Naira abuse today.#StopNairaAbuse #RespectTheNaira #BePatriotic,” the apex bank tweeted.
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You are sent by Satan to torment Nigerians – FFK tells Emefiele over Naira scarcity
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC Femi Fani-Kayode has described the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele as a satan sent to torment Nigerians He said Emefiele would soon be abandoned by the satan using him. He shared this in a tweet, he wrote: “Godwin, you were sent by Satan to torment Nigeria. You are an inglorious bastard & a beast. “The satan that is using you will soon…
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They want to buy votes with the available old notes – Shehu Sani reacts to recent pushbacks against Naira swap policy
Former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has said that the reason for the recent pushbacks against Naira swap policy instituted by the Central Bank of Nigeria is because politicians want to buy votes with the available old notes He shared this in a tweet he shared via his Twitter handle. He wrote; They want to buy votes with the available old notes.Thats all
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I campaigned for Tinubu in 1999 because I was a fool – Seun Kuti
Seun Kuti, son of late Fela Anikulapo Kuti has revealed that he campaigned for Tinubu in 1999. According to him, he was young and naive Seun stated this in a trending video shared on his Instagram page to address his alleged support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC. He said: “I campaigned for Tinubu in 1999 because I knew him with my late father. I did Yoruba politics. Yoruba would be…
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Naira Scarcity: I have been surviving on N20,000 for one week – Femi Adesina
Presidential aide, Femi Adesina, has revealed that the Naira scarcity made him survive on N20,000 for a week He made this revelation in an article titled ”Living on shoestring budget”, disclosed how he has been surviving despite the new cash scarcity affecting Nigeria following the CBN’s currency redesign. ”We left Abuja on the 23rd of January on a journey that would take us to Bauchi, Senegal, Lagos, Katsina, Jigawa and Kano States. And return on…
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We don’t have the technology but we have the story – Nkem Owoh says Nollywood better then Hollywood, Bollywood
Veteran actor, Nkem Owoh has said that Nollywood movies’ stories are far better than that of their Bollywood and Hollywood counterparts. He said Nigerian movies present real life stories and happenings around them and so should not be compared with those coming from the advanced countries. He said this during an interview on with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The thespian stated that with the available technology in place, Nollywood had been to the…
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You can’t say film gave you this money – Angela Okorie calls out female colleagues buying cars and houses
Nollywood actress, Angela Okorie has called out her female colleagues in the movie industry buying cars and houses after being in less than ten movies. She told them to stop lying and reveal the real source of their wealth as it is definitely not from the movie industry. The actress made this known in an interview on Factory 78 where she was asked why it seems actresses are wealthier than actors. She said: “You’ll see…
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‘PDP has brought us shame, should not retain power’ – Ayu says at Kano campaign
The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, on Thursday made a gaffe during the party’s presidential campaign held in Kano State. Ayu who intended to mean the All Progressives Congress, APC said that his party, the PDP had brought shame and should not be retained in power. One of the spokespersons for the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, posted the video clip on his verified Twitter handle. He tweeted; “In…
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“I am no longer interested in the kingdom of heaven” – Nigerian man says as he begs to get his investment back so he can survive on earth.
A frustrated Nigerian man has called on his church to return the money he has made to pay in the name of investing in the Kingdom of heaven. The man explained in a video that, for years, his pastor used the Bible verse Matthew chapter 6 VS 19 – 21 to make him invest in the church. He expressed that he was brainwashed by those teachings and went on to invest so much in the…
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To avoid arrest, Nigerians print “fake party money” which they spray celebrants at events (video)
In a bid to avoid being arrested by security agents, Nigerians have devised a new way of giving out money at events. It has been reported that party organizers print out paper notes with the different denominations of the Naira and their faces on them. When guests arrive at their events, they transfer the amount of money they plan to spray to the party organisers who in turn give them the equivalent in form of…
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