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Northern Elders Forum; Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere; and the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide; have knocked the President, Muhammadu Buhari; over kidnappings and killings by bandits in the North. There were series of protests in the Federal Capital Territory and in some states in the North. The protesters had converged on the Ayuba […]
Continue ReadingNigerian rapper, hip-hop artist, songwriter, ex-beauty queen, television presenter, model and actress, Munachi Abii, has shared a seemingly disturbing post on Instagram. The former beauty queen on Thursday, December 23, said that she is tired of doing ‘this earth thing’. She wrote: “Not sure I can do this earth thing anymore. I ‘m tired.” We […]
Continue ReadingVeteran Nollywood actor, Sam Obiago aka Daddy Sam, is dead. The death of the actor was announced by the president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas. He shared the photo above on his page and wrote: “Another Sad Day RIP Daddy Sam” The AGN president however did not disclose the place of […]
Continue ReadingIt looks like another confirmation of the saying, ‘The Rich Also Cry’, as Her Majesty, Queen Naomi Silekunola, has announced her separation from the Ooni of Ife, HRM, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II. The super beautiful and elegant Olori announced an end to the three-year marriage in a statement posted on her verified Instagram handle […]
Continue Reading25-year-old housemaid, Dominion Okoro, on Tuesday, in Benin, confessed to killing Madam Maria Igbinedion, 85, the mother of a former Governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Igbinedion. describing how she carried out the act on December 2, Dominion, who was arrested in her hometown in Calabar, Cross River State, said she hit her late boss […]
Continue ReadingFormer National President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) and ex-Abia State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Bonnie Iwuoha, has died. Iwuoha, who served as the national President of the Union between 1996 to 1997, died on Monday evening, Dec. 20, in Umuahia, Abia State. He was also a former Managing Editor/Head of Editorial Department, […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has said that he doesn’t believe in rehabilitation of terrorists. Addressing state house correspondents after a meeting with President Buhari over an attack in Kaduna state which claimed lives of over 40 people, he stated that their intention is for terrorists to be killed. El-Rufai said: “There is nothing like […]
Continue ReadingPope Francis has appointed a Nigerian priest of the Catholic Diocese of Abia, Abia State, an Apostolic Nuncio to the Antilles, Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu as the Permanent Observer of the Holy See – the Vatican – to the United Nations Office and Specialised Institutions in Geneva. Pope Francis also appointed Archbishop Nwachukwu as permanent observer […]
Continue ReadingNigerian man, Benjamin Emily Charles is currently demanding justice for his cousin, Ashulee Winnie Bahago, who was allegedly strangled to death by her boyfriend in Kaduna state, Nigeria. Benjamin in a post shared on Facebook alleged that his cousin had gone to visit her boyfriend at his place. He claimed that during the visit she […]
Continue ReadingVice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina, has urged all Nigerians to see the insecurity ravaging the country as the business of all citizens, as the institution holds its combined convocation ceremonies. Fasina also appealed to the federal government to negotiate with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has finally submitted disciplinary recommendations on the alleged role of the suspended Head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) to the Police Service Commission (PSC). Kyari was indicted in an FBI investigation in a $1.1 million internet scam carried out by […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, while sending it back, has asked the National Assembly to remove the clause that has to do with direct primaries from the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Reports have it on Monday that the President, who stated this in his letter to the Senate, asked the National Assembly to remove the controversial […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court has set aside the conviction of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Joseph Nwobike. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned him before a Lagos State High Court on counts bothering on perversion of justice. The 18 counts bordered on attempting to pervert the course of justice, offering gratification to a […]
Continue ReadingIt was an evening of glory for the Tribune family on Sunday as Dr Lasisi Olagunju, the editor of the Saturday Tribune title, emerged winner at this year’s edition of the Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME) held in Lagos. Dr Olagunju won the Informed Commentary category while Mr Sulaimon Olanrewaju emerged first runner-up at […]
Continue ReadingOsita Okechukwu, the Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON), has maintained that there was no agreement to make the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, the running mate of the President, Muhammadu Buhari, in 2015. Chief Bisi Akande, former interim National Chairman of APC, had claimed in his book, ‘My Participations’, that […]
Continue ReadingA bride-to-be identified as Wezzie Msiska has died in a motor accident on her wedding day in Malawi. According to local media, she was being driven to church to get married to her fiancee, Victor Kayera on Saturday, December 18, when a Nissan Xtrail rammed into the car. Wezzie was rushed to Kasungu DHO for medical attention. […]
Continue ReadingMedia personality, best selling author, actress and reality TV show host, Toke Makinwa has revealed on Instagram that her car was smashed by someone playing golf. She shared a photo of the shattered windscreen with a sad face emoji. She added in the caption that the golf player threw a ball that hit her windscreen.
Continue Reading16 Students of Gatitu Mixed Secondary School, Kenya, were on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, arrested after they got involved in a drinking spree and sexual orgy. The students were arrested in several bars and bush hideouts in Makuyu area after engaging in a drinking spree and group sex, after their school closed for the December […]
Continue ReadingA newly wedded bride, who went into coma after a procedure for birth control at Women’s Hospital International and Fertility Clinic Bukoto in Kampala, Uganda, has died. Joan Namutebi died on Thursday night, December 16, Kampala Metropolitan Police and Criminal Investigations Directorate officers confirmed on Friday. Namutebi wedded Mr Derrick Wabwire last Friday, December 10 […]
Continue ReadingNigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday travelled with his wife, Aisha, and seven ministers to Istanbul to attend the third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit. In a statement on Thursday, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said that the President had travelled to Turkey for a summit, themed, ‘Enhanced Partnership […]
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