At least 100 people missing after a boat capsized in northern Nigeria (AfricaNews) At least 100 people, most of them women, were missing after a boat transporting them to a food market capsized along the River Niger in northern Nigeria,…
*5.1m voters elect Imo, Bayelsa, Kogi govs today (Punch)*Saudi Govt to invest in Nigeria’s refineries, support CBN reforms (Vanguard)
5.1m voters elect Imo, Bayelsa, Kogi govs today (Punch) After months of campaigns and preparations by the various stakeholders, voters in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states will on Saturday (today) elect their new governors. In the three states, the Independent…
*Why Abba Kyari will remain in Kuje Prison despite N50m bail (DailyTrust)*Tinubu sets up committee on tax reforms, names Taiwo Oyedele as chairman (Channels)
Why Abba Kyari will remain in Kuje Prison despite N50m bail (DailyTrust) Although a Federal High Court in Abuja granted him bail in the sum of N50 million, suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, will not be released, Daily…
Ron Howard and Variety’s 10 Actors to watch among honourees in Newport Beach Film Festival TV special
PBS SoCal and KCET are partnering with the Newport Beach Film Festival for a broadcast premiere of the “Newport Beach Film Festival Honours,” scheduled to air Sunday. The 30-minute special will be hosted by Jenelle Riley, Variety’s deputy awards and…
*How my mother went from grace to grass — Actress Bisola Aiyeola (DailyTrust)*Suspension of Doyin Okupe unconstitutional — Labour Party (Leadership)
How my mother went from grace to grass — Actress Bisola Aiyeola (DailyTrust) Nollywood actress and Big Brother Naija star, Bisola Aiyeola, has shared the grace to grass story of her mother and how it affected her while growing up.…
*Ataga: I was forced to sign prepared police statement, says Chidinma (Punch)*Many escape death as explosion rocks storey building in Lagos (Vanguard)
Ataga: I was forced to sign prepared police statement, says Chidinma (Punch) Chidinma Ojukwu, the alleged killer of the Chief Executive Officer, Super TV, Usifo Ataga, on Thursday, told a Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos,…
Keke Palmer wants to team with Will Smith on ‘‘Look Who’s Talking’‘-style comedy
Keke Palmer delivered all the laughs on Tuesday night as the host of the annual Time 100 Next gala, which honoured 100 rising stars who are shaping the future of their fields. “This is like a high school reunion but…
*Police officers gunned down as kidnappers abduct Indians in Kogi (DailyTrust)*Police arrest man for drugging, robbing 6 women in Lagos (Guardian)
Police officers gunned down as kidnappers abduct Indians in Kogi (DailyTrust) Gunmen have attacked the Ajaokuta Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi state, killing some policemen and abducting 14 Indians. At least two police officers were killed in the attack…
Keke Palmer shuts down comparisons to Zendaya or ‘anyone’
Keke Palmer stood up for herself as an “incomparable talent” following a comparison to Zendaya that went viral on social media. A tweet posted July 23 compared Palmer and Zendaya’s careers as an example of “how colorism plays out in…