Appointment of Court of Appeal Justices: FJSC’s List Versus PCA’s List, By Yemi Gbolade

This article by Yemi Gbolade discusses the issue of the recruitment process for Judges vis-a-vis that which was adopted recently to shortlist candidates for the position of Justices of the Court of Appeal, insisting that the process which was followed is flawed, because the list painstakingly compiled by President of the Court of Appeal was […]

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EFCC intensifies Tinubu’s investigation, says its now a tech-driven anti-corruption war

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has requested Bola Tinubu’s asset declaration documents from the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), in a politically-charged inquiry that could see the former Lagos governor and the ruling party chieftain arrested and prosecuted before 2023. The anti-graft office in November 2020 asked the asset fraud investigation office to […]

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Mummy G.O. celebrates husband, Pastor Adeboye on his 79th birthday

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, turns 79 on Tuesday March 2. His wife of over 50 years took to social media this afternoon, to express her gratitude to God for giving him to her as a husband. According to the clergywoman, Pastor Adeboye is the husband […]

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Step-By-Step Guide To Decommissioning The 1999 Nigeria Constitution Via A Constitutional Force Majeure, By Ndidi Uwechue

There is rising disgust among young people of Nigeria, finding themselves in a land where members of the legal profession and politicians have been deceiving them since 1999 with the make believe that the country has a Constitution. The Nigerian Bar Association, the Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs), and politicians serving since 1999 to date […]

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Babalawo (traditional spiritualist) shielded Omoyele Sowore to court premises (Photos)

It was dramatic at the Wuse, Zone 2 Magistrate Court premises, Abuja, Nigeria, on Tuesday, when one Babalawo (traditional spiritualist) who dressed in full regalia, accompanied the human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore to the court premises in solidarity. Sowore was arrested alongside four others on New Year’s Eve for organising a candlelight procession and charged […]

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35-year-old wife, her four children die in house fire in Nigeria

35-year-old woman, Ebere Precious Ogbodo and her four children, Rejoice, Merkel, Harmony and Engel were killed in a deadly fire house fire in Jos, Plateau state. The very sad incident occurred in Gyel community, Jos South Local Government Area of the state on Thursday night, February 25. The children died instantly while their mother was rushed to Dee […]

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Nigerian Senate confirms appointment of new Service Chiefs

Nigerian Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of the new service chiefs following the consideration of the report of the Committee on Defence which recommended their confirmation. The new service chiefs are Maj. Gen. Lucky Eluonye Onyenuchea lrabor as Chief of Defence Staff; Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru (Chief of Army Staff); Rear Admiral Awwal Zubairu […]

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First batch of AstraZeneca/Oxford Coronavirus vaccines arrive Nigeria

Nigeria has received its first batch of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and shipped through the COVAX Facility, in a working partnership with CEPI, Gavi, UNICEF and WHO. The 3.92 million doses of the vaccines arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on board an Emirates Boeing 777-300 on Tuesday afternoon […]

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Saraki visits Obasanjo, holds closed-door meeting with him

Former Nigerian Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, is presently in a closed-door meeting with ex-Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. Saraki arrived Obasanjo’s Penthouse in the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta this afternoon The former senate president is presently in a closed-door meeting with the former president. Reason or reasons for the closed-door meeting is […]

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Buhari, Osinbajo, will both receive COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday

President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha and other prominent Nigerians will be receiving the COVID-19 vaccine on live television on Saturday March 6. Executive Director/CEO, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib disclosed this on Monday March 1 at the joint […]

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Renowned novelist, Chimamanda Adichie’s mum, dies (Photos)

Nigerian prolific writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has lost her mother, Mrs. Grace Ifeoma Adichie. The mother of the renowned Nigerian novelist died on Monday, March 1, in Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. She was 78 years old. “It was very sudden and we are devastated,” a family spokesperson said according to Guardian. She is survived by […]

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Middle-aged man caught with two fresh human heads arrested in Nigeria (Graphic photo)

A middle-aged man, Hassan Saka, was arrested in Ondo state for being in possession of two human heads on Monday, March 1. The arrest was effected by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the state. The exhibits were discovered in a vehicle along Owo/Akure road, concealed in a brown carton. Confirming the arrest, […]

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Politics and the Court of Appeal, By Reuben Abati

It is most unfortunate that the proposed appointment of new judges for Nigeria’s Court of Appeal has been controversial since the announcement of a shortlist in December 2020. The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem has now found herself in an uncomfortable situation where she has to defend the integrity of her […]

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Nigerian lady wins Central Bank of Ireland’s highest staff award

A Nigerian lady who works with the Central Bank of Ireland, has expressed her excitement after winning the bank’s highest award. According to @Nono_Okeke_29, she won the “Spotlight Award” which is the highest award you can ever win as an employee of the Central Bank of Ireland. She also dedicated the award to Director-General of […]

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Former French president, Sarkozy convicted on corruption charges

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption on Monday and handed a three-year prison sentence after a court in Paris convicted him for trying to illegally influence a judge during his time in office. The sentence includes two years suspended, which means it is unlikely Sarkozy will physically go to prison. He […]

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Kidnappers lead police to where they bury woman after collecting ransom from her children (Photos)

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command at the weekend exhumed the decomposing body of a 54-year-old woman killed and buried in a shallow grave by kidnappers after collecting N650,000 ransom from her family. The woman identified as Mrs Philomina Ogadi from Otolokpo in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta was abducted last week by a […]

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The High Cost of Federal Procurement, By Chido Nwakanma

Firms and individuals seeking to do business with Ministries Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government must scale a high barrier. The Government requires that they secure a “certificate of compliance” from no fewer than seven government agencies. Without those certificates, they cannot offer services. The mandatories are CAC certificate of business registration, registration with […]

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Campaign against cows, beef consumption in Nigeria launched by Afenifere, Gani Adams, OPC, and Igboho

Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere; Yoruba Youths Leader (YYL) and activist, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho; the Are Ona Kankanfo, Iba Gani Adams; and the Odua Peoples Congress (OPC) under the leadership of Prince Segun Osinbote are set to launch a campaign against cows. There is an advertorial to that extent which was published in The […]

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Lady and man who had sex on their first date, wed (Photo)

A lady who had sex with a man on their first date has taken to her Twitter handle to celebrate their wedding. The lady with the Twitter handle, Jania_Aiko (https://twitter.com/search?q=Jania_Aiko%20wedding&src=typed_query) posted a photo from her wedding day on her handle and wrote: “Men: a woman who fucks/sucks on the first date not wifey material Me, […]

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Toyin Lawani bares it all to show her amazing body artwork to mark her birthday (Photos 18+)

Owner and CEO of Tiannah’s Empire Place, hot and celebrity stylist, mother of two, Nigerian fashion designer and entrepreneur, Toyin Lawani, took to her Instagram page to share these photos of herself posing completely naked to show off her amazing body artwork in celebration of her 39th birthday on Monday, March 1. This is going […]

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