Politics

A video of Chioma Rowland’s Aunt narrating how they tried to scatter her relationship with Davido have surfaced online. In the video, she revealed that they tried all they could to separate Chioma and Davido because they didn’t want her to get married to the afrobeats super star. Chioma’s Aunt revealed that anytime they chase […]

A yet-to-be-identified woman, on Saturday morning, mounted the Ekpan-Refinery flyover at Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State and took a plunge backwards to her death. Details of why the woman decided to end it all are still unknown as of the time of filing the report, but it is believed that it’s not unconnected

Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa state said his government will negotiate with civil servants in the state irrespective of the amount President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government picks as the new minimum wage. NATURENEX recalls that President Tinubu has announced an N62,000 offer as the amount that the government will pay as the new minimum

Doris Uzoka-Anite, Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment has announced that the federal government will begin disbursement of N150 billion in loans to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by the end of July 2024. The minister made this disclosure in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, June 27, 2024. FG disburses

A newlywed couple is facing criticism after they posed nude with their groomsmen and bridesmaids at their wedding. Brazilian influencer Luiza Marcato and her husband, Máximo García, who is from Spain, were officially married earlier this month before a pastor at the wedding registry office in the southeastern Brazil city of São Paulo. After exchanging vows and trading

A 42-year-old woman from Maphisa, Kezi in Zimbabwe named Sindiaso Ndlovu, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murder of her husband over infidelity issues.  The Bulawayo High Court convicted Ndlovu under Section 47 of the Criminal Law Act Chapter 9:23. According to a post by the National Prosecution Authority of Zimbabwe,

The scary moment a girl narrowly escaped being struck by lightning while making a video in the rain has gone viral. In the video, the 15-year-old girl is seen dancing on the roof of a building as it rains. Suddenly, lightning struck the rooftop where the girl was dancing. She managed to escape to safety. The

According to Al Jazeera, Israel has confirmed carrying out an attack in the town of Sohmor in Lebanon’s western Bekaa district, resulting in the death of one person on a motorcycle. In a statement on Telegram, the Israeli army said the target was “a terrorist operative in Hezbollah’s Aerial Array who launched UAVs [drones] toward

President Bola Tinubu has approved an uplift grant under the National Construction and Household Support Programme for 3.6m households This initiative according to a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson on Thursday will deliver N50,000 to 100,000 families in each state for three months. He said the disbursement of the Tinubu uplift grant to families

In what is coming as a really devastating development, no fewer than twenty young ladies have been r@p3d on Tuesday night while working at a nylon producing factory in Akegbeugwu community, Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State. The factory, situated between New Gariki and Total Junction at Akegbeugwu, is owned by an entrepreneur

A young Nigerian man, identified as Amuche has been killed during a public fight involving operatives of the Nigerian police force. The incident happened at Echara Road in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State on Sunday night. According to eyewitnesses, a group of plainclothes police officers had gone out for a night of relaxation

Veteran Nollywood actor, John Okafor, better known as Mr Ibu, has been laid to rest in his hometown of Amuri, in the Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State. Mr Ibu died on 2nd March 2024 at the age of 62 after a prolonged battle with illness. The Nigeria Actors Guild (AGN), alongside the

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited disputes any changes made to its fuel pricing model. In a phone conversation with the New Telegraph, Olufemi Soneye, the Chief Corporate Communication Officer of NNPC Ltd., stated that suggestions of a fuel price increase are “fake news.” According to him, NNPC Ltd. would have notified the public if

Nigerian governors, under the umbrella of the Southern Governors’ Forum, have called on stakeholders to consider granting each state the opportunity to negotiate the minimum wage it can pay workers. The governors made the call on Thursday, June 27, a day after the Nigerian Governors’ Forum promised continuous engagement of stakeholders to consider mutually agreeable

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who participated in the supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The supplementary UTME was conducted between Friday, June 21st and Saturday, June 22nd, 2024. The examination board’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this via a statement on Friday, in Abuja. As reported by

The Nigerian naira was stable on Thursday, 27, as it traded at N1,510 against the dollar. According to official data from FMDQ securities, the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), the amount represents a 0.15% decline compared to the closing rate of N1,507.83 on Wednesday, 26. During trading hours, the local currency was priced as

President Bola Tinubu may end up as another one-term president in Nigeria since the return of democracy in the country in 1999. He may lose the 2027 presidential election as things appear to be turning against him. Among the factors currently working against Tinubu are his economic policies and his northern alliance. Tinubu’s economic policies

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said the claim that President Bola Tinubu is working against the north is untrue. As reported by The Nation newspaper, Shettima spoke in Kano on Wednesday, June 26, while receiving a federal government delegation led by the chief of staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, on a condolence visit over the

The first national minimum wage legislation was signed into law by the late President Shehu Shagari in September 1981. The wage was 125 naira per month. Using the exchange rate of US$1 = 0.61 naira as of 1981, this wage was about US$204. Before that time, in 1974, the Nigerian government followed the recommendations of

Communities in the Niger Delta have threatened to cripple oil production in the region if the Federal Government continues to remain adamant over the growing clamour for the release of the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu has remained in a solitary confinement at the Abuja headquarters of

The Ishieke Police Division in Ebonyi local government area of Ebonyi State came under heavy attack by unknown gunmen on Wednesday night. During the gun duel, five of the unknown gunmen were reportedly killed by the police. NATURENEX learnt that the incident started around 9:30 pm with heavy shootings, forcing residents into hiding. One of

Lekki, Lagos state – A former chief executive officer of Konga, Nick Imudia, has reportedly taken his life by jumping from the balcony of his apartment in the Lekki area of Lagos state. It was gathered that the tragic incident happened on Tuesday evening, June 25. The deceased hails from the Ika South local government

Six siblings have broken the Guinness World Record with their combined age, which is 570. The siblings are born between 1923 and 1935 and all of them are still alive after growing old together. The siblings have witnessed a lot of world events, having lived through the period of nine decades. According to the Guinness

The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal’s (CCPT) decision to impose a N150 million fine and a “free monthly subscription order” on Multichoice Nigeria has been appealed. In an appeal filed with the Court of Appeal in Abuja, the Pay TV provider presented further arguments for why the appellate court ought to overturn the CCPT verdict.

Bauchi – Amid the dethronement saga, on Wednesday, June 26, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar lll, called on the Nigerian Army not to allow tribalism into their affairs. He noted that such could divide the army and the country at large. As reported by Daily Trust, the Sultan made the plea during the

Catholic priests have gone on Facebook to caution Catholics who attend Zion Ministry owned by Evangelist Ebuka Obi. Fr Kelvin Ugwu and Father Kay both claimed that Zion Ministry is not a Catholic Ministry and has no approval of the Catholic Church. Fr Kelvin Ugwu said Zion Minsitry “was founded on deception”. He added that