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Controversial Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has said that he will answer in the affirmative if his ‘crush’ and Grammy Award-winning singer, Wizkid, asks him out. Okuneye disclosed this when a skitmaker, Bae U Barbi, asked about his celebrity crush during a recent podcast interview. He said, “Everybody knows the celebrity I have a crush on, Wizkid. “If he asks me out, I would say yes. He should not ask me out; just hook up. I am down.” Bobrisky, who was also asked about his first kiss, said his first kiss happened at the University of Lagos…

President Bola Tinubu has cleared the outstanding payment that the Federal Government owed the Super Eagles and other sporting teams in the country. According to a statement on the X handle of Tinubu’s Media Centre, on Sunday, the payment entails the clearing of the senior national team coach salaries running up to 15 months and payments of allowances and promises due to the senior national teams, females, and Under-20 national team. The statement reads, “President Bola Tinubu has approved the payment of the N12 billion outstanding backlog for Nigeria’s National teams in various sports, which includes Super Eagles and others.…

No fewer than 30,000 youths will be recruited to join the Nigeria Police Force in the ongoing recruitment exercise. A statement by the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Solomon Arase, confirmed this on Sunday. Arase, a former Inspector General of Police, said over 400,000 Nigerians had applied for the police constable job after six weeks of receiving applications. According to the statement on the commission’s website, the recruitment exercise starts on Monday, January 8, throughout the federation, with physical and credentials screening of successful applicants. The statement quoted Arase as admonishing staff of the commission at a pre-deployment briefing…

Nigerian Breweries, Nestle Nigeria and other leading companies in the West African country have lost about N472 billion to the dip in local currency, the naira, according to Meristem report. The report by Meristem, a wealth management company traced the high inflation and pressure on production costs especially on consumer goods as indicators for the loss. The report also identified the high cost of purchasing raw materials like grains, dairy, and meat directly impacted production as consumers are paying more for fast-moving consumer goods. “For the majority of companies in the consumer goods sector, which heavily rely on the importation…

Some villagers in Ondo State have begun to flee their homes, following incessant attacks suffered from the herdsmen-cum-bandits’ invasion. This has become the fate of residents in some villages in the state after longtime reported cases of attacks, kidnappings, and sometimes killings, which have continued to disrupt business activities, undermine food security, displace a large number of inhabitants, and also cast heavy doubt on the safety of lives and property. Research has shown that over 4,000 farmers have been killed in the south-western part of Nigeria from 2015 to date. According to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data, Nigeria…

Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua, is gearing up for a showdown with former UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Joshua will face UFC legend Francis in his next fight; this was confirmed by promotional teams Matchroom and Queensberry on Friday night. Ngannou shocked the world when he made his professional boxing debut last October against Tyson Fury. Although the former UFC fighter lost by points via a split decision. Joshua’s show promoter, Hearn, also confirmed the fight via X. Tyson Fury’s split decision victory over Francis Ngannou is a joke -Luke Campbell He wrote, “Tonight we confirm it’s…

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum has called for the cancellation of the proposed computer-based test (CBT) format in the forthcoming West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) in Nigeria. According to the forum, such a mode of examination, if allowed, will result in mass failure for students, particularly in rural areas of northern states where computer skills are scarce or completely absent. The National President of AYCF, Yerima Shettima, in a statement released in Kaduna on Friday, asserted that the CBT exams should have been optional, allowing candidates to choose between the traditional pen-and-paper format and the computer-based approach. This,…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the launch of the Nigerian naira (cNGN) stablecoin, which is set to launch on February 27, 2024. The cNGN is powered by the Africa Stablecoin Consortium (ASC), a consortium of Nigerian financial institutions, fintechs, and blockchain experts. Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies uniquely designed to maintain a constant value, as they are often pegged to or tied to another currency, commodity, or financial instrument. The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), and the CBN all established regulatory standards and requirements for the cNGN stablecoin, according to a statement…

The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has said that President Bola Tinubu is having sleepless nights over the hike in drug prices and scarcity of essential medicines in the country. The minister noted that the high cost of drugs and the exit of some multinational pharmaceutical companies from Nigeria were key issues the president was working tirelessly to address. Recall that in August 2023, British multinational drug maker and biotechnology company GlaxoSmithKline announced its exit from Nigeria. Following its exit, the prices of the drugs produced by the company reportedly skyrocketed and became scarce.…

Kylian Mbappe’s future is back in the spotlight after the Liverpool transfer target entered the final six months of his lucrative contract with Paris Saint-Germain. Mbappe has already agreed to forgo a loyalty bonus worth £69 million in order to secure a more amicable exit from Paris Saint-Germain this summer as Liverpool prepare to make their move. Twenty-five-year-old Mbappe has just entered the final six months of his lucrative PSG contract, which was only signed in 2022 after Parc des Princes chiefs managed to fend off strong interest from Real Madrid. At the beginning of this campaign, however, the Ligue…