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The remains of Gift Ameh, daughter of actress, Ada Ameh, was laid to rest at a cemetery in Abuja, on Saturday. Gift died on Tuesday, October 20 after surgery. Actors, Charles Onojie, Emperess Njama, Lancelot Imasuen, and others attended the funeral. So sad! May her soul rest in peace See more photos below:
Continue ReadingElder statesmen, opinion leaders, activists, clerics, singers and socio-cultural leaders converged on Saturday, saying Nigeria was long overdue for restructuring while warning the Federal Government that the country was bleeding from bad leadership and poor policies. The statesmen added that the government must not take Nigerians for granted, as the security and socioeconomic situations of […]
Continue ReadingU.S. forces on Saturday, October 31, rescued an American citizen taken hostage by armed men in Niger and held in the northern part of Nigeria. The mission was undertaken by elite commandos as part of a major effort to free the U.S. citizen, Philip Walton, 27, before his abductors could get far after taking him […]
Continue ReadingThe first James Bond actor, Sir Sean Connery has died. He passed away at the age of 90. The multiple award-winning Scottish actor was best known for his portrayal of James Bond, and was the first to bring the role to the big screen. The news of his death was confirmed in a statement to […]
Continue ReadingUS military forces rescued an American citizen in Nigeria, the Pentagon said on Saturday, days after he was kidnapped by gunmen in the south of neighbouring Niger and apparently taken across the border. The hostage, Philip Walton, was abducted Monday night on the outskirts of Massalata, a village about 10 kilometres (six miles) from the […]
Continue ReadingChief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Catherine Ugorji of the Nigerian police and serving with the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), has been selected by the UN as one of two runners-up for the prestigious UN Woman Police Officer of the Year award for 2020. According to the National Information Officer of the […]
Continue ReadingTanzanian President John Magufuli won a resounding election victory Friday with 84 percent of votes in a poll his main rival said was riddled with irregularities such as ballot box stuffing. Magufuli’s main challenger, the Chadema party candidate Tundu Lissu, 52, won only 13 percent of the vote, after denouncing widespread fraud, intimidation and oppression […]
Continue ReadingBusinessman and art collector husband of Isabel dos Santos, the Angolan billionaire and Africa’s richest woman, Sindika Dokolo, has died in a diving accident in Dubai, a colleague and two family members said on Friday. They said the exact cause of the 48-year-old’s death on Thursday was not clear. Dokolo and dos Santos, the daughter […]
Continue Reading43-year-old security guard has been beheaded by a yet-to-be identified persons suspected to be ritualists in Oka-Akoko community, the headquarters of Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was learnt that the victim identified as Rotimi Olukoju, who worked with a microfinance bank in the town, was found dead on Thursday evening, […]
Continue ReadingSoldiers manning the gate at the Military Hospital in Ikoyi, Lagos prevented the Lagos judicial panel on End SARS from accessing the hospital’s mortuary as they investigate Lekki tollgate shootings. The panel visited the hospital unannounced on Friday, October 30, to carry out an investigation into the shooting at Lekki tollgate where 15 protesters were […]
Continue ReadingOne of the most accurate pollsters in US political history has stated that incumbent US president Donald Trump has a 91% chance of holding on to the White House even though most polls put his rival, Joe Biden ahead. Pollster Helmut Norpoth correctly predicted Donald Trump’s shock election win back in 2016 and four years […]
Continue ReadingFree distribution of electricity meters to Nigerians will commence today (Friday) with the simultaneous inauguration of the scheme in Kano, Kaduna, Eko and Ikeja electricity distribution companies’ franchise areas. A source in the Presidency, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, disclosed this to journalists on […]
Continue ReadingIt is no longer news that the United States is opposing Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the consensus candidate to lead the World Trade Organisation (WTO). United States said it is supporting South Korean trade minister, Yoo Myung-hee, to become the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation because she is a “trade expert”. US Trade Representative, […]
Continue ReadingFormer Presidential spokesperson, Reno Omokri has also taken a swipe at Desmond Elliot over his comment on the negative impact of social media following the violence that erupted in Lagos. Recall that in a video which captured Desmond Elliot’s submission at the House of Assembly, he was heard calling on the speaker of the Lagos […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement posted on its website Wednesday, the International human rights group, Amnesty International (AI), has released the timeline of the October 20, 2020 shootings at the Lekki toll plaza, and warned the federal government against covering up the incident. The group, which stated last week that at least 10 persons were killed at […]
Continue ReadingA video of Nollywood star actor but now a full time politician, Desmond Elliot speaking on the negative impact of social media at the Lagos State House of Assembly has been made public. Days ago, social media influencer, Dr Olufunmilayo had stated that the Lagos State House of Assembly “is developing a bill to regulate […]
Continue ReadingJust six days before the U.S. election in which trade is a hot topic, Washington struck another blow at the WTO, which U.S. President Donald Trump has described as “horrible” and biased towards China. Washington has already paralysed the WTO’s role as global arbiter on trade by blocking appointments to its appeals panel. Now it […]
Continue ReadingThe Chairman, North East Commodity Association (NECAS) Alhaji Sadiq Umar-Daware, has said hoodlums who took advantage of the #EndSARS protests, have carted away 110 new tractors and implements from the association’s warehouse in Yola. Umar-Daware, who made this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said the hoodlums also broke […]
Continue ReadingEx-deputy national chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has called for the immediate dismantling of tollgates at Lekki and Ikoyi where #EndSARS protesters were shot at Tuesday last week, while also calling for scrapping of the privately-owned AlphaBeta and Lekki Concession Company (LCC). Chief George made the call at a press conference […]
Continue ReadingNigeria Air Force (NAF) authority says it has arrested its personnel seen in a viral video flogging curfew defaulters in Ilesha, Osun state, Nigeria. The video which made rounds on social media on Tuesday, October 27, showed the curfew defaulters inside muddy water while being flogged by the security agents. In a statement released on […]
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