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Akinwumi Adesina has been re-elected as President of the Africa Development Bank AfDB for a second term of five years. The election took place electronically at the virtual annual general meeting of the bank on Thursday August 27. In 2015, Adesina, the son of a farming family, became the first Nigerian to head the bank, one […]
Continue ReadingNigerian-born, Kaycee Madu, has been reappointed as Minister of Justice and Solicitor General for the Government of Alberta in Canada and Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, rejoices with him. In a statement by Femi Adesina, Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, the president sent congratulatory message to him The statement was titled “President […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate berated the Minister of State for Employment, Labour and Productivity, Mr Festus Keyamo SAN, again on Wednesday over the recruitment of 774,000 Nigerians for the Federal Government’s Special Public Works programme. The Senate spokesperson, Dr. Ajibola Basiru, who chatted with The Punch, described as false, a claim by the Minister that each member […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian pastor of the The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Church, Nduka Anyanwu has pleaded guilty to defiling and impregnating two underage sisters. This came after Police Prosecutor ASP Roman Unuigbe told the court that the defendant committed the offences sometime in June, in Oshodi area of Lagos. Unuigbe also disclosed that the randy Pastor impregnated the two sisters […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari who spoke at the 60th annual general conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), proposed a 12-month time limit for criminal cases to be heard and decided upon. He recalled how long it took the Tribunal to hear and pass verdict on the lawsuits he filed following his loss in the 2003, […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, recently took a tour of some Southsouth and southeast states and as part of his activities, had media briefings with some of the journalists in the state. However, at the press conference in Calabar, Cross Rivers state, a journalist asked him if he was being ”bankrolled by […]
Continue ReadingNigerian music star, 2Face has shown off his massive farm land in Benue state which has been named “Innobia Farms”. Sharing a video of the farm land, the singer described it as the beginning of another chapter and also revealed that his crops are growing nicely. 2Face wrote: “It’s official!!! INNOBIA FARMS. Crops growing healthy […]
Continue ReadingA video which captured moment a lady’s long braid got stuck in wheels of a commercial motorcycle, has gone viral after it was shared on social media. Some sympathizers were spotted at the scene trying to help the unidentified lady get her braids untangled from the wheels of the bike. Watch the video below: Video: […]
Continue ReadingA date night ended tragically in Mt Hampden, Zimbabwe as a 49-year-old man identified as Christopher Muchenga died after his lover pulled his private parts during a scuffle. The man’s lover has been identified as Mbuya Ropafadzo and it was gathered the incident occurred last week. Muchenga died after his private part was pulled while being pinned on the ground by […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, who is also the Visitor to the University of Lagos, has appointed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Channels Television, Mr. John Momoh, as the acting chairman of UNILAG Governing Council. The appointment is contained in a letter dated August 21, 2020 and signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo SAN, has again called for the reform of the appointment process for judges, saying it ought to be merit-based. Prof. Osinbajo said there was a need for those aspiring to be judges to take a mandatory test to ensure that only competent people end up on the bench. The […]
Continue ReadingInternational human rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI), has disclosed that bandits killed 1,126 villagers in Nigeria between January and June 2020. In report issued yesterday by its Director, Osai Ojigho, the rights group said the most affected villages were in Southern Kaduna, where it claimed that bandits killed at least 366 people during the period […]
Continue ReadingThe junta that seized power in Mali wants a military-led transitional body to rule for three years and has agreed to release the ousted president, a source in a visiting West African delegation and the rebel soldiers said Sunday. Last week’s coup — Mali’s second in eight years — followed months of protests calling for […]
Continue ReadingThe former Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode has taken to his Twitter handle to knock Nigerian youths who are more focused on Big Brother Naija reality TV show than on national issues. In his tweet, he mentioned that a 25-year-old in Mali led a coup to reclaim his nation while a 30-year-old in […]
Continue ReadingA clash between members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) has left at least three persons dead and several others injured at Emene, Enugu state, Nigeria, on Sunday August 23. According to reports, trouble started at about 7:00am when some policemen invaded Community Secondary School in […]
Continue ReadingThe Anglican bishop of Zaria diocese, Abiodun Ogunyemi, has been arraigned before a Chief Magistrate’s court in Kaduna over alleged ‘defamatory remarks’ he made against Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir el-Rufai. The Bishop who was arraigned on charges bordering on criminal defamation, injurious falsehood and criminal intimidation, had criticised the governor over the planned demolition of 110-year-old […]
Continue ReadingThe police in Oyo state have re-arrested Sunday Sodipe, the prime suspect in the series of ritual killings at the Akinyele Local government Area of Oyo State. He was recently declared wanted by the Police following his illegal escape from Police custody on August 11. The spokesperson of the state police command, SP. Olugbenga Fadeyi, confirmed his rearrest […]
Continue Reading13 year-old boy allegedly abused by his father and stepmothers, has been rescued by the police in Borno state, Nigeria. Humanitarian worker, Junaid Jibril Maiva, who shared the story online, said Aminu’s mother and father are separated and he had to stay with his father. The father and his other wives forced him to sleep in […]
Continue ReadingPresidential panel probing the suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, might have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the EFCC boss. The Judicial Commission of Inquiry led by Justice Ayo Salami (rtd) set up by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), to investigate the suspended acting Chairman […]
Continue ReadingNigeria was saved from a national disaster and calamity over the weekend when the private jet returning the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha, and her daughter, Hanan, from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, lost control for about 10 minutes after five hours of flying, according to Saharareporters. Saharareporters had earlier on reported that the First […]
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