Joshua Samuel, Author at Wakenews Nigeria

November 23, 2024

Etim Effiong announces the birth of a new baby

March 14, 2024 Joshua Samuel

Nollywood star, Daniel Etim Effiong has just welcomed a new baby girl. The Nigerian-born actor took to Instagram to reveal the birth of his baby girl with a picture where he was seen standing side by side with his wife while holding the cute baby girl. The caption for the […]

Mercy Chinwo set to hold free concert in Lagos

March 14, 2024 Joshua Samuel

Nigerian sensational gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo is set to hold a free concert in Lagos to celebrate Easter. The concert titled ‘Overwhelming Joy’ has been confirmed as free and accessible to the public. It will be held on March 29, 2024, at Eko Hotels and Suites. Mercy Chinwo’s record label, […]

Tinubu Sends New Bills to National Assembly Concerning Student loan

March 14, 2024 Joshua Samuel

Less than 48 hours after the federal government announced the indefinite suspension of the student loan scheme, President Bola Tinubu sent a bill to the National Assembly requesting the repeal of the current Act and the passage of a new one. In a letter to Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, President Tinubu […]

I want to be like Beyonce, Venita tells man who chastised her for nudity

March 13, 2024 Joshua Samuel

Venita Akpofure, a Big Brother Naija reality star, and actress-turned-rapper, has reacted to a social media fan who criticized her for nudity in her latest rap video, ‘Gen Z Cypher’ with Magnito. Venita had published a portion of the film in which she was scantily dressed on her X handle, […]

Ex Chief of staff to Buhari bags International appointment after exiting office

March 13, 2024 Joshua Samuel

Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, former Chief of Staff under President Muhammadu Buhari, has been nominated to lead a 120-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Election Observation Mission (EOM) to Senegal’s presidential election on March 24, 2024. The key election, previously slated for February 25, 2024, contains 19 presidential contenders, […]

Fubara spends state funds recklessly- Rivers APC

March 13, 2024 Joshua Samuel

Tony Okocha, the Rivers State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has accused Governor Siminialayi Fubara of frivolously wasting money meant for the state’s development. Okocha made the charge on Tuesday in Port Harcourt while addressing reporters on Rivers’ development over the last ten months of Fubara’s administration. Okocha […]

Information about President Tinubu’s close door meeting with Babangida surfaces

March 12, 2024 Joshua Samuel

Yesterday, as part of his one-day state visit to Niger, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met privately with former military president Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida in Minna. Tinubu left the launching of Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago’s Agric Mechanisation Revolution Project and went straight to the former Nigerian leader’s mansion. According to sources, […]

INEC, PDP Ighodalo dragged to court over Edo primary Election

March 12, 2024 Joshua Samuel

Philip Shaibu, the deputy governor of Edo State, has taken Asue Ighodalo and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to court over the outcome of the recently ended governorship primary election. Shaibu’s complaint also names the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Recall that the PDP proclaimed Ighodalo, Governor Agodwin Obaseki’s favored […]

Senators, Ex governors including Atiku set to build a major party ahead of 2027 Elections

March 12, 2024 Joshua Samuel

The former vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar alongside some ex-governors and senators has planned to forge a major party ahead of the 2027 elections. Though Atiku contested for the presidency in the 2023 elections against Bola Ahmed Tinubu, he did not win. Yari also lost his campaign for Senate […]

Tinubu is taking Nigeria backward – LP Chairman Abure

March 11, 2024 Joshua Samuel

Comrade Julius Abure, the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), has sharply criticized President Bola Tinubu’s administration, claiming that Nigeria is regressing in a variety of fields. Abure urged opposition parties and Nigerians to take action against what he called a terrible government. He voiced discontent with the country’s […]