Amazon Prime Video today announced the launch of the localized version of its streaming service in one of Africa’s biggest markets: Nigeria. Just as it did in Southeast Asia some days back, the tech giant is attempting to boost its subscriber push in new markets like Africa by increasing its investment in local production, unveiling slates of localized originals and introducing…
A Mother, Bolatito Adeniyi, has accused her erstwhile lover, Mayowa Oke, of tricking her and disappearing with their twin children, Taiwo and Kehinde. Speaking to our correspondent on Wednesday, the 25-year-old said her former boyfriend called off their relationship two months after she became pregnant. She Said, “Mayowa (Oke) never rendered any financial support throughout the period of my…
FG declares disconnecting customers’ electricity supply without 10-day notice illegal “The massive disconnection of communities because of debt is not only illegal, it is outrageous and an abuse of the people’s right.” The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it is illegal to disconnect a consumer from a power supply source without a…
The trial of the former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who has been in detention in the UK for the past 42 days, will continue Thursday. Mr Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice Ekweremadu, were on 23 June arrested in the UK by London Met Police and charged with conspiracy to traffic a child to the…
Popular Entrepreneur and Business Executive Vivian Lam Bags International Women Power Conference Award, Speaks on GBV A Nigeria publisher, author and business executive, Lady Vivian Lam, has been honoured at the just concluded Int’l Women Power Conference which took place in Abuja. Lam who is the CEO Vivian Lam Glamour Magazine & VGlamour World Boutique was honoured in the…
Former Edo governor Adams Oshiomhole says Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential flag bearer, has played no part in President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime and as such could not be blamed for any infraction by the government. “I think in appropriating or apportioning blame or crediting people, you will look at their role. It is a fact…
Stop jungle justice!!! Today on Eko Bridge, four adults (including one grandmother) were beaten black and blue after they were suspected of being kidnappers because they had with them in their vehicle twelve children (ranging from 7 months to 12 years old). Police officers from Ebute-Ero Division and the RRS were on time to rescue…
A 17-year-old student of Offa Grammar School, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, Adegoke Adeyemi, has reportedly committed suicide as a result of his failure to pass his promotion examination from SS1 to SS2. Adegoke, who was found hanging on a tree, was asked to repeat the class, according to the state Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Okasanmi Ajayi,…
National Youth Leader of the Labour Party, Anselm Ergabe says the Labour Party have developed a national mobilisation site to digitise and harmonise membership for “effective planning ahead of electioneering.” He says “in the first 72 hours, close to 1000 support groups registered on the portal who will receive membership certificates”, adding that this will help…
PRESS RELEASE: BURSTED: LAGOS STATE ENTRANCE EXAM CHRISTIANISED – MURIC An Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has accused the Lagos State Ministry of Education of inserting Bible knowledge questions in the 2022 entrance examination for Lagos State public schools. The group alleged that the development gave Christian candidates an edge over their Muslim…