Month: January 2025
NIQS partners Julius Berger for infrastructure excellence
The Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors Foundation has partnered with Julius Berger Nigeria Plc after it recognised the firm’s role in infrastructure development and shaping the country’s built e...
Why I shed tears after students celebrated me – OAU lecturer in viral video
Dr Ezekiel Olagunju speaks to TEMITOPE ADETUNJI about his 22-year journey as a German Language lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University, the viral moment his students celebrated him with unexpected ...
Oshiomole, retired generals trade tackles over illegal mining
A former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomole, on Friday, accused some unnamed retired military generals of complicity in illegal mining activities going on across the country. Oshiomole, who is the...
Popular Lagos-based musician, Mukaila Senwele, is dead
A Lagos-based musician of Ilorin origin, Mukaila Senwele, famed for his iconic phrase “Koni Da Fun Ebo To Se Costay,” has passed away. A family source revealed to ROYAL NEWS, that the artist died on F...
Why I dumped acting in US — Bukky Wright
Veteran actress, Oluwabukola Ajoke, aka Bukky Wright has opened up about her time away from Nigeria and how she changed careers during her stay in the United States of America. Speaking in an intervie...
36-year-old charged with defrauding 400 Americans in US
A Nigerian national, Okezie Ogbata, has been charged by a district court in Florida, United States, for defrauding more than 400 elderly and vulnerable victims of over $6m. The Southern District of Fl...
APC, PDP bicker as Edo election tribunal relocates to Abuja
The Edo State chapters of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party, on Friday, exchanged words over the relocation of the state’s governorship election petition tribunal from Ben...
Mercy Chinwo vs EeZee Tee: EFCC backs down as contract dispute rages on
In a turn of events at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, January 24, 2025, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission officially withdrew its arrest warrant for Ezekiel Onyedikachi,...
US deports hundreds as Trump begins crackdown on illegal immigrants
Hundreds of illegal immigrants have been deported from the United States following a directive from President Donald Trump to crack down on illegal immigration. Trump had on his first day in office si...