Author: Bode Dolu

A judge, sitting at the federal capital territory (FCT) Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, sentenced a former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, to 14 years in prison. The judge found him guilty of misappropriating N1.16 billion Ecological Fund meant for the state. Justice Banjoko also found Senator Joshua Dariye guilty of criminal breach of trust as […]

Friday June 5, 1998, was a cool bright day. Before we left the Villa, the Press Corps was informed that the leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation, Yasser Arafat, would be making a brief stop-over at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, enroute Morocco. And he was expected to hold a brief discussion with the […]

Suicide is on the increase daily and it is quite saddening when the victims keep multiplying. Depression or thoughts of suicide can affect anybody irrespective of your age, gender or financial status. The encouraging news is that depression is very treatable and thoughts of suicide can be turned into thoughts of hope. Here’s everything you […]

It is no longer news that Forbes Africa has released their yearly list of Africa 30 under 30 individuals that are making waves in the areas of business, technology, and creativity in Africa. We were super excited that 29 Nigerians made it to the 2018 edition of the Forbes Africa under 30 lists. Of these […]

Playwright, Poet and Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has told President Muhammadu Buhari that he cannot honour MKO Abiola in one breath and admire his tormentor Sani Abacha in the same breath. Soyinka who spoke at the national honours investiture for heroes of democracy., said that although he understood Buhari’s official loyalty to Abacha, it […]

Two lovebirds have released their pictures ahead of their wedding ceremony coming up in a few weeks time and that has got them trending online for the obvious reason. The soon-to-be bride who hails from Urualla in Rivers state posted the pre-wedding pictures of her and her partner on Facebook and got tongues wagging in […]

Two former Nigerian presidents, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (retd) were conspicuously absent at a ceremony for the conferment of national honours on the presumed winner of June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola; foremost human right lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi and others. Secretary to the federal government of Nigeria, Mr. Boss […]

Secretary to the federal government of Nigeria, Mr. Boss Mustapha, Tuesday, disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari has given approval to conferring national honours to some more Nigerians for their contributions to democracy. Mustapha said this at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, venue of the post-humous investiture of Chief Moshood Abiola as Grand Commander of the Federal […]

U.S. President Donald Trump said he had forged a “good relationship” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the start of a historic summit in Singapore on Tuesday, as the two men sought ways to end a nuclear standoff on the Korean peninsula. Should they succeed in making a diplomatic breakthrough, it could bring […]

Nigeria’s Super Eagles as a national team jetted out to Russia in matching outfits. The players will have their first match with Croatia. We wish them good luck in the tournament. See more photos below: Photo: Ebiwalisgossip

Ex-Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s adopted party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has spoken on the change of the Democracy Day from May 29 to June 12 and the awards to be given to late MKO Abiola and Chief Gani Fawehinmi. ADC, in a statement by its spokesperson, Mr Akin Osuntokun, applauded President Muhammadu Buhari’s […]

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has returned to the country after a two-day working visit to Morocco. Buhari arrived Abuja on Monday evening, having been away for two days to meet with the Moroccan leader, King Mohammed VI.

Two amorous lovers got stuck while having sex in a hotel room on Friday, 8 June, 2018. The two locked themselves up in a room in Baraka Hotel and soon after, they were heard shouting while begging for help. The shocking incident happened in Kitale area of Kenya. According to reports, the man’s wife was […]

New report has emerged about the woman who parked her car on 3rd Mainland bridge in Lagos and jumped into the lagoon. According to Nick Sparkles, the woman who committed suicide is based in Texas in the United States and was married with 3 kids.. It was alleged that her husband Tunde works or used […]

A woman parked her car on 3rd Mainland Bridge, Lagos, in the night of June 10, 2018, and reportedly jumped into the lagoon. Spirited efforts by locals and fishermen has so far yielded no fruits as the body of the woman is yet to be seen.

The Catholic community in Igbo – Ukwu village, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State – has been thrown into mourning again after losing another parish priest to the cold hands of death. The deceased identified as Reverend Father Christopher Azolibe, was the Catholic parish priest of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, the foremost […]

The Lagos State police command has arrested four persons for alleged murder of their friend for moneymaking rituals. The suspects are presently being interrogated at the homicide section of the State Criminal and Intelligence Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. One of the suspects, simply identified as Daniel, confessed that: “We are from Chibok in […]

One Nigerian Customs official has been forced to cry out as her pictures are being used by scammers regularly to defraud unsuspecting victims. National Helm earlier reported how a man raised an alarm after falling victim to the scam of a fake Customs official on Facebook. It was revealed that a particular lady, who goes […]

One time Nigerian Aviation Minister, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode has raised an alarm over alleged plan by the Buhari administration to arrest and detain former president Olusegun Obasanjo and other vocal critics as well as opposition leaders. Fani-Kayode stated this in a statement he personally signed and issued on Sunday. The statement reads: “I have read […]

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has spoken on the freezing of its accounts. A federal judge sitting in Abuja, last week, ordered the freezing of INEC accounts over a N34bn contract. The judge also ordered the deduction of over N17 billion from the accounts of the electoral body in favour of one of its contractors, Beddings […]