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Operatives of the Lagos State police command are on manhunt to bring Nigerian Afrobeat singer Seun Kuti to justice for allegedly assaulting a police officer in uniform. Viral video shows how Seun, son of Fela Kuti, pushed and slapped an unidentified policeman at Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos. It was unclear what led to the confrontation, but the police officer who leaned a car was calm during the incident. It is also uncertain when this incident occurred, but the person who shared the video on social media claimed it happened Saturday, May 13. Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali…

Some prominent Nigerians have thrown their weight behind chef Hilda Bassey Effiong (Baci) as she attempts to break the Guinness World Record for the ‘longest cooking time.’ In a quest to achieve the record, the 27-year-old from Akwa Ibom State on Thursday began a four-day ‘cook-a-thon’ at Amore Gardens, Lekki, Lagos State. Hilda Baci is attempting to cook for 96 hours, using extra 9 hours to break the world record as the first human on earth to spend such an amount of time cooking a marathon. The current record for the world’s longest cooking marathon is held by Lata Tondon…

The Association of Licensed Telecom Operators in Nigeria (ALTON) has announced withdrawal of USSD services it provides to Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) over N120 billion debt. A statement issued on Friday, May 12, and signed by the Chairman and Head of Operations of ALTON, Gbenga Adebayo and Gbolahan Awonuga, said the approval was granted because banks have continued to incur greater and greater debt, without making the commensurate payments. ALTON, an umbrella body of the telcom companies in the country, noted this done despite multi-party stakeholder efforts to resolve the situation and prevent any impact on its services. The statement read…

An Akwa Ibom son, Efremfon Usenideh, has officially  assumed duty as the pioneer Managing Director and Chief Executive of NDDC Coop Microfinance Bank Limited. Mr. Usenideh, an indigene of Ukanafun Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, has 31 years’ post call experience as a lawyer and spent over two decades in foremost Investment and Global Banking brands such as FBN (Merchant Bankers Ltd), the erstwhile Investment Banking arm of First Bank of Nig. plc. He has worked for the globally respected then Nigeria Acceptances Limited, popularly then known as NAL Merchant Bank. NAL, as then known trained Atedo Peterside who…

Nigerians in Cameroon have risen in support of the recent zoning of the Senate President to the South South geopolitical zone particularly Senator Godswill Akpabio. Under the aegis of Coalition of Nigerians in Cameroon, the people said Akpabio has the requisite credentials and experience to lead the 10th Senate and help the Asiwaju Bola Tinubu administration to turn the fortunes of the country around. “We have observed with very keen interest the intrigues, aspirations, aspersions, campaigns of calumny, struggle for power and offices, backstabbing to outsmart others, even by those who never believed in the ruling party and or the candidature…

The Bank Verification Number (BVN) issued in Nigeria remains for life and has no expiry date, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has maintained. CBN acting-Director, Corporate Communications, Alhaji Isa Abdulmumin, said this in a statement on Wednesday. Abdulmumin said that the claim was completely false and therefore advised bank customers to be guided, accordingly. “The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria has been drawn to reports suggesting that the Bank Verification Number issued by the Bank in collaboration with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) expires after a ten-year period. “Contrary to these claims, we wish to clarify that the BVN…

Fresh plot by Senate President Ahmad Lawan to rope in Senator Godswill Akpabio in the alleged ‘missing’ N1.4 trillion to stall him from becoming the Senate President in the 10th National Assembly has been diffused by NDDC, Straightnews online has learnt. This was as Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) issued a statement to derobe Akpabio of the ‘missing’ NDDC’s N1.4 trillion misappropriation tag the Upper House wanted to hang on him as Niger Delta Affairs Minister. Akpabio, the Senator-elect representing Akwa Ibom North West, served as the Minister from August 21, 2019 to May 2022. Akpabio and Lawan collected forms…

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have been eliminated after losing to Burkina Faso 2-1  in the quarterfinals of the 2023 U17 Africa Cup of Nations clash. The Eaglets would not play in the 2023 U17 FIFA World Cup slot. Nigeria trailed 2-0 in the first half, pulling one back in the second half of the explosive encounter, but they were unable to find the back of the net to level the tie at the Nelson Mandela Stadium on Thursday. Aboubacar Camara was the hero for the Baby Stallions after he scored in either half while Abubakar Abdullahi scored a late consolation for…

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has approved 75 Host Community Development Trusts. Of the number, 41 have been fully incorporated by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). Speaking at the Host Community sensitization workshop for implementation of the HCDT on Wednesday in Abuja, the Commission’s Chief Executive, Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, said 19 Fund Managers hand have been pre-qualified to commence the process of establishing a baseline of ongoing community development projects, in preparation for their migration to the HCDTs. Also read:  Buhari directs government establishments to recognise NUPRC in crude oil export Engr. Komolafe, however, stated that the commission…

The Chairman of Transcorp, Tony Elumelu, Tuesday, knocked the billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola over sale of his shares in the Nigerian conglomerate, Transnational Corporation Plc. Though Elumelu and Otedola have been entangled in what can be easily described as a cold war, Elumelu has not responded 24 hours after the bombshell. Otedola hit at the Chairman of Heirs Holdings and founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation, for allegedly betraying him on different occasions. He also revealed his offer to buy the conglomerate for N250 billion was rejected. Last month, Otedola disposed of the 6% shares he owned in Transcorp to Heirs…