Fear and Tension as Ondo goes to polls to elect a new Governor

There was palpable tension in Ondo State yesterday as residents prepare to exercise their franchise to elect the next governor of the state. All public institutions and banks were closed while the state government declared public holiday for the students and civil servants to prepare for the election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had […]

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Cuba’s ex-president, Fidel Castro is dead, aged 90; dies with shouts of revolutionary slogan

Former President Fidel Castro, who led a rebel army to victory in Cuba, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half century rule, has died at age 90. With a shaking voice, President Raul Castro said on state television that his older brother died at 10:29 p.m. Friday. He […]

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I deliberately kept Mimiko, Jegede out of State for 3 weeks –Jimoh Ibrahim (Video)

Former factional governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Jimoh Ibrahim, has stated that his legal battle to fly the party’s flag was to stop Ondo State Governor, Segun Mimiko, from helping his protege win. Eyitayo Jegede, who was declared the authentic candidate of the PDP by the Appeal Court, served as Commissioner for […]

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The husband I want is he that will let me share my naked photos online –Actress Moyo Lawal

Petite Nollywood actress, Moyo Lawal, says her future husband should be one that can stand up for her and give her freedom in all ramification. The curvy actress insisted she was desperately in need of a husband like American rapper, Kanye West. Envisaging her future, the thespian noted that she wanted what Kanye and his […]

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I made sex tape with Maje Ayida, my ex-husband -Toke Makinwa

Radio on-air personality, Toke Makinwa, has revealed that she made a sex tape with her estranged husband, Maje Ayida. This and more are revealed in his new book “Becoming”, of which excerpts have started hitting the Internet. Toke, who also claimed Maje called off their wedding three times, says she stumbled on the sex tape […]

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Rig Ondo election and see the dogs of war –Fani-Kayode warns INEC, APC

A former minister of aviation and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Femi Fani-Kayode has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, against rigging Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo state. Fani-Kayode told the electoral umpire that any attempt to rig the Ondo election just like it did in Edo State would be consequential. He […]

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Why is it impossible for Children to sustain Parents’ businesses in Nigeria? By Pius Adesanmi

Here, you go to a restaurant, they say it’s a family business and it’s been in the family since 19 gbogboro. The other day, I stopped by a small natural honey store in a village outside Ottawa. Small talk with the avuncular owner. Oh, it’s been in the family since 1916. Everywhere I turn to, […]

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146 migrants including pregnant women, unaccompained minors from Nigeria and other WA countries rescued in the Mediterranean Sea (Photos)

Despite the rough seas and the unfavorable conditions, Malta-based foundation, Migrant Offshore Aid Station managed to safely rescue 146 African migrants from an overcrowded rubber boat. Among them were 16 women, two of whom are pregnant, a child, and 27 unaccompanied minors. Most of the people rescued were coming from Nigeria and other West African […]

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Drunk Kenyan ladies offer policemen sex for their freedom (Photo & Video)

A video of two Kenyan ladies arrested for being drunk and behaving in a disorderly manner has emerged on social media. The video shared on Facebook by one Jacob Vikey shows the unidentified drunk ladies ranting at the police officers in Swahili, with one of them even offering sex for her freedom. She can be […]

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Nigerian Supreme Court confirms Jegede as Ondo PDP gubernatorial candidate

The Supreme Court yesterday in Abuja gave a red card to moves by the Ali Modu-Sheriff’s faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The apex court struck out all the 14 multiple interlocutory motions brought against the ruling of the Court of Appeal allowing Mr. Eyitayo Jegede to appeal the October 14, 2016 judgment of […]

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BREAKING: EFCC charged ex-works minister, Ogunlewe; FUNAAB VC, bursar to Court

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday arraigned the former Minister of Works and Housing and pro-chancellor of the  Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Senator Oluseye Ogunlewe, the vice-chancellor of the institution, Prof. Olusola Oyewole and the institution’s bursar, Moses Ilesanmi. They are currently being arraigned at the State High Court 6, Isabo, Abeokuta […]

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You are a grandfather of corruption in Nigeria –Reps tell Obasanjo

For describing the National Assembly as being peopled by a gang of unarmed robbers, the House of Representatives has lashed out at ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, calling him the grandfather of corruption. The Reps described Obasanjo as the most corrupt Nigerian that ever held a public office, adding that he, however, saw himself as the only […]

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US presidential candidate initiates process of vote recount in key states where Hillary Clinton is suspected to have been edged out

US presidential candidate Jill Stein has launched an attempt to force recounts in three decisive states that won President-elect Donald Trump the November 8 election. In a statement on her Twitter account on Wednesday evening, the Green Party leader said allegations of hacking by foreign states and voting anomalies made the results in Wisconsin, Michigan […]

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Lufthansa Airline ‘fights for survival’ following crippling strike by pilots

Deutsche Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr says Europe’s third-largest airline must hold its nerve and face down striking pilots if it is to deliver meaningful savings and survive as a force in aviation. Taking on the pilots “is not about being tough” but “about the future of Lufthansa”, Spohr said in Berlin on the eve of […]

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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) seeks probe of $16bn spent on electricity by Obasanjo

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent a letter to Justice Water Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, Chief Justice of Nigeria, requesting him to urgently use his good offices and position “to appoint an independent counsel to investigate allegations of corruption in the spending of $16 billion on electricity by the government of former President […]

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Kenyan couple commits suicide, leaves a note behind requesting to be buried together (Photo)

Residents of Githurai 44 area in Nairobi, Kenya are still reeling from shock after a couple committed suicide on Tuesday morning, November 22. The couple left a suicide note requesting that they be buried together. According to reports, Esther Muthoni took her life first and few hours later, her husband Simon Maina Kiarie, killed himself. Simon had […]

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As they celebrate 32nd wedding anniversary, Pastor Tunde Bakare and wife share Photos from the 1984 ceremony

Popular Lagos pastor‎/former Vice Presidential candidate, Tunde Bakare, and his wife, Olayide, are celebrating their 32nd wedding anniversary today November 24th. The couple got married in 1984. Congrats to them. See more photos from their wedding below: Credit: Tunde Bakare

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