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The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has described “Almajiri children” as the victims of northern Muslim elites. The cleric who made the blistering remark in a paper in which he also accused northern Muslims of perpetrating the “domination” and “persecution” Christians in the region, averred that the almajiri system was ordinarily […]
Continue ReadingSenator Ali Ndume, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, has said the presidential system of government was not designed for poor countries like Nigeria. Ndume, therefore, advocated the reversion to the parliamentary system of government as a means of reducing the cost of governance in the country. The Senator, who stated this in an interview […]
Continue ReadingThe woman you see above in those pictures is dead. Yes she is dead! She didn’t die of a natural causes, nor by accident, but was brutally murdered by her partner, the father of her two kids. Though details of the brutal murder hasn’t been made available, her friends and other women pained by her […]
Continue ReadingThe crisis rocking the Edo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress has taken a different turn as a Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo state on Monday June 8 granted an order restraining the All Progressives Congress and its national chairman from conducting any primary election in Edo State. Six aspirants drawn […]
Continue ReadingBurundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, the government says. He was admitted to hospital on Saturday after feeling unwell, his condition improved but on Monday he had a cardiac arrest and efforts to revive him were unsuccessful, officials say. After 15 years in power, Mr Nkurunziza was due […]
Continue ReadingThe Lagos state police command has arrested a police Sergeant, Okema Azuquo, for allegedly stabbing an Inspector, Francis Adekunle, to death and injuring another victim while under the influence of alcohol over the weekend. The erring officer who is currently being detained at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) Yaba, lives in the same […]
Continue ReadingSenator Orji Uzor Kalu on Tuesday morning returned to the senate to resume as the chamber’s Chief Whip, the position he held before he was sentenced which has now been quashed by the Supreme Court. The former Abia state governor was given a rousing welcome by his colleagues and staff of the National Assembly […]
Continue ReadingFormer Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abubakar Tsav is dead. He was 83. He died at the Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi, Benue State after a brief illness. His son Mohammed announced on Facebook: “Inna Lilahi wa inna ilahi raji’un. WE lost our beloved father Alhaji Abubakar B. Tsav today. May the Almighty Allah have mercy […]
Continue ReadingThere was a mild drama at the Senate on Monday when the Director-General of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council, Professor Hussain Ibrahim, identified the development of Kilishi technology as its major breakthrough since the agency’s creation, 33 years ago. Ibrahim, who appeared before the Senate Committee on Science and Technology to brief the […]
Continue ReadingA chief superintendent of police, CSP Lasaka Habila, has been confirmed dead after he was electrocuted in the federal capital territory (FCT), Abuja, Nigeria. Habila’s death was confirmed in a statement released by the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Sunday June 7. The policeman who was electrocuted while cutting branches off a tree opposite the […]
Continue ReadingLagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, today, crowned and presented the staff of office and instrument of appointment to new Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan Lawal, Abisogun II, as the 15th Oniru of Iruland, Eti-Osa Local Government Area of the state. Also in attendance were traditional leaders led by Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwanu Akiolu I and also […]
Continue ReadingCanadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau took a knee during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Ottawa on Friday, June 5. Trudeau showed up unannounced to the anti-racism protest on Parliament Hill to hear speeches from activists demanding fairer treatment from police for minorities. Trudeau joined the large crowd in kneeling in silence for eight minutes and 46 […]
Continue ReadingAn imminent UNO State of Cameroon is fiction, both Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations Office in Nigeria said on Friday. A Nigerian newspaper had reported the imminent birth of a new African nation, sandwiched between Nigeria and Cameroon. According to the false report, the new country whose name is UNO State […]
Continue ReadingNigerian government has seized a private jet believed to be owned by former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Dan Etete, over his alleged involvement in the $1.1 billion Malabu oil deal. The Bombardier 6000 jet with tail number M-MYNA which touched down at Montréal-Trudeau International Airport in Canada on Friday evening, was seized on Saturday morning after a Quebec judge granted […]
Continue ReadingMrs Queen Igbinevbo, the pregnant wife of Comrade Promise Igbinevbo has died after she was raped and murdered at home. Mrs Igbinevbo was alone at her home in Benin when her attackers gained entrance into the home through the ceiling. A source who spoke to LIB said the intruders had come in search of her husband, […]
Continue ReadingThe family of Late Majek Fashek has made a public plea for financial assistance to fly home the deceased reggae legend who died on June 1, 2020 in New York City, United States of America. Former member of the House of Representatives, representing Egor/Ikpoba Okha Federal Constituency and music enthusiast and owner of U&I Records, […]
Continue ReadingBeautiful Nollywood actress and founder of Passion Against Rape and Abuse Africa (PARAA), Foluke Daramola-Salako has said that 75 percent of the rape cases her organization has handle were perpetrated by religious leaders. Daramola disclosed this during an interview with media personality, Funmi Iyanda. The actress who was raped by her tenant when she was […]
Continue ReadingBritish-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua delivered an impassioned speech during a Black Lives Matter rally in his native town of Watford. The unified world heavyweight champion was attending the march in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The 30-year-old was wearing a jumper with the words ‘Black Lives Matter’ and was […]
Continue ReadingThe Director of Online media of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Ambrose Nwogwugwu has been arraigned before a Magistrate court sitting in Owerri on charges bordering on terrorism and defamation following some of his Facebook posts “targeted” at Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state. In the charge sheet marked 0W/217c/2020, it was alleged that the […]
Continue ReadingA Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Sir Jadegoke Adebonajo Badejo, slumped as he was walking out of his home and died. Badejo, 61, the Principal Partner of Bonajo Badejo & Co, died on Friday, June 5. A source who spoke to The Nation narrated how he died, saying: “He was fully dressed about to step out […]
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