Precious Nwonu, Enugu Singer Peter Okoye, one half of the defunct music duo P-Square, has told the Federal High Court in Lagos that he received more than $800,000 in royalties from French music-rights organisation, SACEM, for the group’s musical works but did not give any portion of the money to his elder brother, Jude Okoye. … [Read more…]
Precious Nwonu, Enugu Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, says his planned three-night residency at the National Theatre in Lagos will demonstrate that African artists can stage major international-standard entertainment events on the continent. Davido is scheduled to perform at the newly renovated National Theatre from December 17 to 19, combining songs from … [Read more…]
Precious Nwonu, Enugu Enugu State-owned airline, Enugu Air, is set to expand into international operations with the launch of direct commercial flights between Enugu and Douala, Cameroon, on September 23. The new route will mark the airline’s first international service and is expected to strengthen air connectivity between South-East Nigeria and Cameroon while providing a … [Read more…]
It was a black Sunday in Lagos and Ondo yesterday as no fewer than twenty people lost their lives in separate accidents that occurred in the two South-West States. While a truck conveying a 20ft container lost control and landed on a commercial bus and killing nine people at Oluejegba in Lagos, 11 persons were … [Read more…]
…North-West, South-West top zones A breakdown of the 93.469 million voters shows that the 20 states of the North have 50,161,722 voters while the South has 43,305,286 votes Among the six geo-political zones, the North-West has the highest number of voters with 22,255,562 voters. It is followed by South-West which has 17,958,966 and North-Central including … [Read more…]
In continuation of its onslaught against forex dealers over the current dollar crisis in the country, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday arrested no fewer than 87 forex dealers in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Lagos and Kano. Findings by The reporter revealed that the EFCC detectives stormed several forex trading hubs in … [Read more…]
The federal government, states, and local councils on Thursday shared N760billion as revenue allocation for September. The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) disclosed this in a communiqué issued at the end of its meeting in Abuja. A breakdown of the figure revealed that N502.135 billion was for statutory revenue, N189.928 billion for Value-Added Tax (VAT), … [Read more…]
Bayelsa State government, yesterday, said it has received over N500million in cash and pledges from Akwa Ibom and Lagos governments as well as top politicians and philanthropists to assist flood victims. Governor Douye Diri disclosed this during the State Executive Council meeting. He said Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, donated N50 million; Udom Emmanuel of Akwa … [Read more…]
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said that if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) fails to take advantage of the failure of the All Progressives Congress (APC), by doing the right thing, then the outcome of the 2023 presidential election will be a shocker. In a media chat on Friday in Port Harcourt, Wike, … [Read more…]
The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested 16 suspects in the Lekki area of the state for alleged Internet fraud. Some of the suspects are Habeeb Adebayo, Marcus Wisdom, Caleb Ezekiel, Akinduro Henry, Osarobo Osasere, and Oyelami Olatunji. Others are Pelumi Glory, Ehibor Joseph, Emmanuel Timileyin, Jefta … [Read more…]
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Anchor University, Lagos State, Prof. Johnson Fatokun, has been kidnapped. Anchor University is a faith-based institution in Ayobo, Lagos, owned by the Deeper Christian Life Ministry. PUNCH Metro learnt that the victim left Lagos on Sunday to drop off his two children, who were schooling in the North. … [Read more…]
The Lagos State Government has shut down Airport Bridge at Toyota on the Oshodi-Isolo Expressway over a recent tanker fire that affected the bridge. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, in a statement he personally signed on Sunday, said the closure of the bridge to vehicular movement was to enable the … [Read more…]