Northern Elders Forum says Buhari has failed the north

Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has issued a statement lambasting Buhari for failing to tackle insecurity in northern Nigeria. In a statement released on Sunday, the convener of the forum, Prof Ango Abdullahi, said the issue of insecurity in the north is getting worse by the day. Abdullahi added that the constant attacks by bandits and […]

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Buhari presidency has crippled independence of National Assembly and the Judiciary –Dele Momodu

Ovation International publisher and former presidential candidate, Dele Momodu has disclosed why he switched camps in the 2019 Presidential election and supported Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Momodu said in an interview with Osasu Igbinedion on The Osasu Show, that nothing was changing with the Buhari presidency which has crippled the […]

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Another female student raped, killed inside another church building in Nigeria (Photos)

Weeks after a UNIBEN student, Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, was raped and murdered inside a church in Edo state, another student, Grace Oshiagwu, was allegedly raped and murdered inside a church in Ibadan Oyo state on Saturday, June 13. According to reports, Grace, a 21-year-old National Diploma student of Oke Ogun Polytechnic, was allegedly raped and then murdered inside […]

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I ‘ll make my next moves known after meeting with Buhari –Obaseki

Embattled Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has stated that he will make his next political moves known after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. Obaseki, who was disqualified from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in the state, said he would also consult his supporters to know what next to do. The governor, […]

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Ex-beauty queen and Pastor Ighodalo’s wife, Ibidunni Ighodalo, is dead

Ex-beauty queen and wife of Pastor Ituah Ighodalo, of the Trinity House, Ibidunni Ighodalo, is dead Ibidunni, a humble and caring woman, died on Sunday morning of heart attack in Port Harcourt where she was handling COVID-19  isolation centre projects. Announcing her death in a statement issued on behalf of the family, Asue Ighodalo said: “The Ighodalo […]

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Nigeria’s current governance structure, too expensive, unsustainable —Lamido Sanusi

Ex-Emir of Kano and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Muhammad Lamido Sanusi, has again said it is inevitable for Nigeria to be bankrupt with its current governance structure, which he described as too expensive and unsustainable. The vociferous and very frank economist, who has repeatedly complained about the cost of governance in […]

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The 50,000-year-old Lake in India that turns pink and experts don’t know why (Photo)

Lake Lonar What caused the lake to turn pink? That was the question on people’s minds across India after Lonar Lake in the state of Maharashtra suddenly changed hues in recent days. Experts believe that the change is likely due to either increased salinity in the water, the presence of algae or a combination of […]

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Obaseki’s disqualification upheld by APC appeal committee

Screening Appeal Committee of the All Progressives Congress has upheld the disqualification of Governor Godwin Obaseki. The appeal committee presented its report to the National Working Committee headed by Adams Oshiomhole on Saturday. The committee led by Dr Abubakar Fari cited discrepancies in the dates on Obaseki’s University of Ibadan certificate. Presenting the committee’s report, Fari said, […]

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Black lady causes change in definition of Racism in Merriam-Webster dictionary

American dictionary, Merriam-Webster has announced that it will be redefining the meaning of the word “racism” after receiving an email from a young black woman from Missouri. 22-year-old Kennedy Mitchum who is a recent graduate of Drake University in Iowa, had said in her email that the dictionary’s current definition of racism to mean “a belief that race is the primary determinant […]

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As INTERPOL and FBI arrest Hushpuppi, Magu says EFCC not involved

Acting chairman of Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has reacted to the arrest of Instagram celebrity, Ramon Igbalode popularly known as Hushpuppi. Hushpuppi was on Wednesday June 10 arrested in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) alongside his colleagues by International Police (INTERPOL) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) […]

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Aisha Buhari asks IGP to release her aides put in detention

Wife of Nigerian President, Aisha Buhari, has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to immediately release her aides in Police custody. Mrs. Buhari made the call in a series of tweets on Friday. Her aides were reportedly detained based on the orders of the Chief Security Officer to the President, Idris Kassim. Sahara […]

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BBNaija’s Khafi mourns, as her brother was shot dead in London

BBNaija celebrity, Khafi Kareem, is presently mourning the death of her younger brother, Alexander, who was attacked in west London on Monday, June 8. Alexander, 20, was reported to have been shot close to his family house in Shepherd’s Bush, West London. He was said to have been walking back home from a convenience store […]

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As new Oniru moves to freeze family bank accounts, Omowumi Abisogun Oniru royal family rejects Oba Lawal

A sharp crisis seems to be brewing within the Oniru monarchy as the new Oniru of Iruland, Oba Gbolahan Lawal, has asked all banks housing funds belonging to the family to immediately place a ‘Post No Debit’ order on all the accounts of the family, according to Punch. The warning was directed to First Bank […]

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Nigerian govt to retain passports of travellers to Nigeria

Citizens or foreigners coming into Nigeria will henceforth leave their passports with the Nigeria Immigration Service for two weeks, till their health status is verified. In a circular dated June 10, 2020 and addressed to all diplomatic, consular and international organisations accredited to Nigeria, it was gathered that only those with diplomatic passport are exempted […]

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8-months-pregnant South African woman stabbed, hung on a tree

South African women are questioning when their men will come out to fight for them after another South African woman was brutally murdered in the country. Tshegofatso Pule, 28, a South African woman who was 8-months-pregnant, was found Monday, June 8, hanging from a tree with a stab wound to her chest in South Africa. She had gone […]

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Boko Haram newly executes Nigerian soldier and policeman (Graphic video)

Boko Haram has released a new video showing the execution of a Nigerian soldier and policeman. SaharaReporters reports that the video dated Thursday, June 11, 2020, was made by a branch of Boko Haram that has sworn allegiance to the Islamic State West Africa. The video showed the two security officers kneeling in a field at execution, […]

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As he denies story, Okorocha challenges EFCC to publish bank accounts of N7.9bn

  Former governor of Imo State, now Senator Rochas Okorocha, has denied claims by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that N7.9 billion was recovered from him. Head of the Port Harcourt zone of the EFCC, Mr. Usman Imam, had during a press conference on Thursday said the commission recovered N7.9 billion from the […]

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Obaseki not appealing his disqualification from Edo governorship race

Governor of Edo state, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has reacted to the decision of the APC to disqualify him from participating in the party’s governorship primaries slated for June 22, 2020. The chairman of the screening committee, Prof. Jonathan Ayuba, today announced that Obaseki and two others did not meet the requirement set by the APC […]

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Buhari knows he has not done well, may need third term to fulfill his promises –Afenifere

Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, on Friday mocked President Muhammadu Buhari over his Democracy Day nationwide speech. Spokesman of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin said Buhari may consider running for a third term before actualizing all the promises he keeps making to Nigerians. Odumakin told Daily Post that Buhari’s latest nationwide speech was full of promises. Afenifere’s National Publicity […]

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