Don’t miss out on today’s summary of the major headlines that were trending on NewsNow News yesterday:
1. A private wedding ceremony was held in Lagos for Simi and Adekunle with 300 guests in attendance.
2. Forbes released its 2019 list of the richest men in Africa, with only 2 Nigerians making the top 20.
3. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo shared that he almost faced a marriage crisis due to recent fake news about him.
4. Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, a Nollywood actress, failed to congratulate Genevieve Nnaji on the success of her movie ‘Lionheart’, which premiered on Netflix. This caused some controversy as Omotola celebrated her own achievements on social media instead.
5. Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka warned that fake news could be the cause of a potential World War 3 during a symposium in Abuja.
6. Nollywood actress Ngozi Nwosu narrowly escaped the violence at the APC campaign rally in Lagos on Tuesday, in which several individuals, including journalists and an NURTW official, sustained injuries.
7. Nigerian soldiers have reportedly shut down the roads from Maiduguri to Damaturu and Damaturu to Potiskum in Borno and Yobe states due to consistent Boko Haram threats.
8. Prophet T.B. Joshua of the Synagogue Church of Nations (SCOAN) released his prophecies for 2019, labeling the year as “very fearful.”
9. A lady who dated Ronaldo 10 years ago has made shocking accusations against him.
10. The sale of registration forms for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has commenced today and will last for six weeks, ending on February 21.