By, Onome Jackson Congratulations to my dear brother, Aliko Dangote, on the success achieved so far since the Dangote Refinery commenced operations. It is a historic leap for Nigeria’s energy independence and economic future. But more importantly, credit must go to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for doing what no other leader before him had the political will to execute, the ...
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September, 2025
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16 September
Hilda Baci, Mum, cry as Guinness Confirms Jollof Rice World Record
By, Kola Alawiye Hilda and her mum who is also a chef YOUNEWS learnt shed tears of joy yesterday when Guiness Book of Records confirmed her Jollof Cooking. Largest serving of Nigerian style jollof rice. “It truly has been an emotional but beautiful journey,” says Hilda. It took “nine hours of fire, passion and teamwork” and 1,200 kg of gas ...
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8 September
Femi Otedola tops Amazon best seller list !
This almost look incredible, but YOUNEWS has confirmed it that, within days of hitting the shelves, Femi Otedola’s business memoir, ‘Making It Big: Lessons from a Life in Business’ has continued its fast rise to the top of the best seller list on amazon.co.uk. On the fourth week of its release, ‘Making It Big’ has settled on the number 1 ...
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8 September
Nigerian Oil Mogul, ‘Surrybee’ Adebisi Bada, Is Dead
By, John Okokobioko Bada, a former chairman of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Mosimi depot is dead. He died early hours of this morning 4Va.m on Monday, September 8, 2025. He was until his death, the Chief Executive Officer of Surrybee Nigeria Limited, a past President and Trustee of the Abeokuta Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines andAgriculture (ABEOCCIMA). ...
August, 2025
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25 August
It’s baby boy for Priscilla Ojo, Juma Jux in Canada
By, Biola Davies Nollywood star Iyabo Ojo is now a proud grandmother as her daughter, Priscilla Ojo, and Tanzanian musician, Juma Jux, have welcomed their first child, a baby boy named Rakeem Ayomide Mkambala, in Canada. The news was confirmed by Iyabo Ojo in a post shared on her social media handles on Sunday, August 24, 2025, where she expressed ...
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20 August
Actor Fabian Adibie is Dead
By, Emeka Echewodor Things Fall Apart Actor Fabian Adibie is Dead. He died 2:30 a m this Wednesday morning. Fabian Adibe, a celebrated Nigerian actor, was born on December 1, 1943, in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. A proud son of the Igbo ethnic group. Fabian was a very modest and charming gentleman. Before he started acting more or less full ...
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6 August
TVC’s Morayo Afolabi-Brown’s resigns
TVC Communications, the parent company of TVC News, TVC Entertainment, Max FM, Adaba FM, and Yanga FM, has confirmed the resignation of Morayo Afolabi-Brown—Managing Director of TVC Entertainment and host of its flagship all-women’s show Your View. This is confirmed in a statement by the company’s Public Relations Manager, Edward Akintara, adding that Morayo’s final day with the organization will ...
June, 2025
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5 June
22-yr-old perish after big Fall from Cocoa House’s 26th floor in Ibadan…
By, Onome Jackson Feranmi Akin-Akinye, the 22-year-old graduate who fell from the 26th floor of the iconic Cocoa House building in Ibadan, Oyo State, has been buried. YOUNEWS learnt, he was instructed to mount a large wall banner at the top of Cocoa House, a task typically reserved for professionals equipped with the proper tools and machineries. It was gathered ...
May, 2025
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9 May
EFCC summons Iyabo Ojo over spraying money @ daughters’ wedding
By, Joke Thomas Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo appeared before EFCC officials recently, after she was summoned. EFCC summoned Iyabo Ojo over Priscilla and Juma Jux wedding. Actress Iyabo Ojo confirmed that she was recently questioned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) regarding money spraying at her daughter’s lavish wedding ceremony. In a post shared via Instagram on Tuesday, ...
April, 2025
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26 April
Kollington replies K1 tags him ‘a liar, propagandist’
By, Joke Thomas K1 made a mistake with the English. He didn’t finance GKA ‘s mother’s burial 100%, he wanted to say that he handled the cash inflows very well completely. He was in charge of Finance for the GKA ‘s mother’s burial. K1 lied. He was the Coordinator of the burial committee for Kollington’s mother. Other members included Alhaji ...