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Nigerian rapper Tochukwu Ojogwu (commonly known as Odumodublvck) sparked debate among football fans after announcing former Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Mikel Obi as the greatest Nigerian footballer of all time.In a series of tweets on March 20, 2025, Throw Hitmaker highlighted a critical moment in Mikel’s career to support his claims. He specifically mentioned Chelsea’s dramatic UEFA Champions League semi-final against Barcelona, where Mikel moved to centre-back after a red card from John Terry, helping his side achieve a historic victory at Camp Nou.According to Odumodublvck “Stamped the greatest place he has ever played from Nigeria.” He further praised Mikel’s…
Austin Okpe presented Rolls Royce’s ghost to his wife Elizabeth. Austin is a former Marine businessman, the daughter of a Nigerian professor’s father and Russian mother who married in 2019 after divorced former supermodel and TV host Ojy Okpe. The couple has been together since 2015 and have two daughters together. Elizabeth shared her luxury travel video on Instagram on Thursday. She wrote: “The perfect gift does exist in POV!!! Thanks so much for my husband. I am obsessed with #RR #Rollsroycespectre.” She added: “Listen, this is the first time my husband is surprised and I don’t doubt what to…
A Nigerian romantic fraudster who cheated on a woman to pay him nearly 200,000 was exempted from deportation after a judge ruled that Nigeria’s health care system could not meet the medical needs of his wife and children. Emmanuel Jack, 35, was sentenced to three years in jail in 2014 when he worked as an architect on a dating website and deceived six vulnerable women to pay him 186,000. In 2022, the Home Office determined that he should be sent back to Nigeria, the country he left with his parents at the age of 10, prompting Jack to make a…
The IJAW Youth Committee (IYC) condemned the state of emergency in the Riverside State to declare President Bola Tinubu. They describe it as the darkest era of Nigerian democracy. The declaration, which has been approved by the Federal House and the Nigerian Senate, suspended Governor Siminalaye Fubara, his agent and the Rivers State Capitol for six months. The Ilya Youth Commission (IYC) has strongly condemned President Bra Tinub’s announcement of a state of emergency in Rivers, calling it the darkest era in Nigerian democracy. The declaration has been approved by the Federal House and the Nigerian Senate, suspending Governor Siminalaye…
A 42-year-old worker at Oluwole Orija, a 42-year-old electricity distribution company, has been electrocuted while working in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos state. The incident occurred around 8:15 pm on Monday, March 17, 2025. Lagos State Police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the incident in a statement Thursday, saying the victim was reconnecting and clearing the faulty wires in Borno Way in the Ayodele world when the tragic accident occurred. Hundeyin said the victim was rescued and taken to the hospital for treatment but was confirmed by the doctor on duty. “On Wednesday, March 19, at about 10:15 am, a…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde condemned President Bola Tinubu for declaring a state of emergency in Rivers State. Makinde published his two-week news “Governance Business (Issue 110)” on Thursday night, March 20. Recall that on Tuesday, March 18, President Tinob declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, suspending Governor Similayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi ODU and the State Capitol for six months. He then appointed Deputy Admiral IBOK IBAS (RTD.) as the sole administrator. Governor OYO responded, describing the move as unconstitutional and calling on all well-meaning Nigerians to oppose the action. Makinde stressed the need to uphold democratic…
Good morning in Nigeria. Welcome to Saturday, March 22, 2025, today’s Naija news roundup in Nigeria. Atiku Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi of Labor and former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai announced that it aims to challenge the coalition of opposition leaders in the 2027 general election. Naija News Atiku reportedly addressed the press issues at a meeting held on Thursday at the Yar’adua Centre in Abuja. The announcement follows ongoing discussions about the need for the coalition opposition to cancel the current government. Atiku has long advocated greater unity among opposition parties and on March…
The organizers confirmed the official nomination announcement date and the Headies Awards 205 date in the official announcement. After confirming the Nigeria Awards Ceremony (Nigeria) in 2024, organizers of the prestigious awards announced the announcement date of the nomination and the 17th event date of the ceremony.When is the next Headies award?After the initial cancellation of the 17th edition of the Headies Awards in 2024, it has been confirmed in a formal announcement on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, the awards ceremony will be held in Lagos, Nigeria on April 27, 2025, and will be held in Nigeria on April 27,…
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS)’s Mertra Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) command intercepted $578,000 in cash and handed it to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), after a further investigation was conducted after a traveler’s false currency statement. The suspect flew from Johannesburg to Lagos, South African Airlines, from Johannesburg on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, initially announced $279,000 on the currency declaration table. However, further inspections found an additional $299,000 hidden in various packages, totaling $578,000. Authorities also found 100 euros and 250 dollars forgery. According to Customs, the lawsuits of the suspect violated the Money Laundering (Injunction) Act of…
Kaduna State Police Department has arrested twelve suspects who attacked Rigasa in K, attacking the followers who prayed to tahajjud! A 23-year-old man was identified as Usman Mohammed. The headquarters spokesman DSP Mansir Hassan revealed this in a statement on Friday, March 21, 2025. “On March 21, 2025, police agents in Kaduna State received a call in distress about citizens about 0,200 hours, reporting that a large number of armed gangsters mobilized from Malalin Gabas, Tudun wada, Rafin Guza, Rafin Guza and Unguwarduko areas to attack Tahajjud of layajud of laya’laya’auga’ahajjjud of a laya’auda bila’ statement read. Source link