Author: niyidaram

Niyi is a senior data editor at NiyiDaram

Four World Bank officials have drowned at Egbe Dam in Egbe Ekiti, Gbonyin Local Government Area of Ekiti State, South-West Nigeria…Egbe Dam is the biggest of the six dams in the state.Folasade Akinrinmola, the chairman of the council and the state police command confirmed the incident to journalists on Thursday.Mr. Akinrinmola said the incident which occurred on Wednesday night involved a team of seven contractors employed by the World Bank on an assessment mission to the dam.She said the team commenced work on Tuesday night from a section of the dam and that the incident happened when they moved to…

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It’s no news that Basket Mouth and Freeze are not the best of friends at the moment..It appears Freeze is taking the beef to another level after sharing a throwback photo of him and a lady who really looks like Basketmouth’s wife, Elsie..Though he alluded to the fact that they were family friends and the picture was taken a long time ago.His post may be triggered by the fact that, Basketmouth’s close friend and comedian,Bovi appeared to have thrown shade at him earlier today ..I hope not! Checkout a recent pic of Mrs Elsie Okpocha and be the judge ..

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Kanye West loves to speak without being censored.It appears MTV agrees as they have reportedly given him 4 minutes to do whatever he wants at the MTV VMAs.According to TMZ Kanye West will have free reign over the stage at this weekend’s MTV VMAs and show producers are expecting something big … they just have no idea WHAT it will be.  A source close to production tells us MTV honchos are giving ‘Ye 4 minutes to do with as he pleases. He can rap, sing, dance or even just stay silent … and we’re told show producers are totally clueless which door…

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Bovi’s anticipated romantic comedy is set to premiere and hit cinemas on the 9th of September nationwide!The exclusive premiere which is sponsored by Diamond bank also holds onthe 9th of September at the Genesis Deluxe Cinemas. The red carpetstarts from 6pm and the screening is billed for 8pm.

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Delta state is celebrating its 25 years of existence and as part of activities for the celebration, the state government today organized a cultural parade which took place at the Cenotaph, Asaba. More photos after the cut.

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Kaduna state governor, Nasir El Rufai, says that the worst job to do in Nigeria today is to be a state governor. According to El Rufai, state governors are presently dealing with unpaid salaries and other issues which they did not create. He said this today while speaking at the ongoing 4th APC Progressive governors lecture series in Kaduna state”The worst job to do in Nigeria today is to be a state governor. We(governors) are dealing with problems we didn’t create but we are to solve”he said

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