Presidential system of govt no longer affordable in Nigeria –Former Minister, Aganga

Two-time Nigeria Minister of Finance, Mr Olusegun Aganga, has said that the presidential system of government is too expensive for Nigeria. The former Minister said the coronavirus pandemic should be a special opportunity for Nigeria to make needed structural changes. Aganga served as Nigerian Minister of Finance from 2010 to 2011, after which he was […]

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Man killed in front of his girlfriend in Nigeria (Graphic photo)

Nigerian police in Rivers state is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the gruesome murder of a young man, Leonard Chika, in front of his girlfriend in the Mile 3 axis of Diobu in Port Harcourt the state capital on Friday. May 15. Facebook user, Ezebunwo Ichemati, who shared the story online, wrote: “Another promising innocent […]

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What Femi Adesina wrote at the Sun in 2008 about Prof. Gambari, the newly appointed Chief of Staff to Buhari

The story below is from an unknown author. It is about what Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari wrote in 2008 about Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the newly appointed Chief of Staff to President Buhari. Enjoy: “I just stumbled on an article written by Femi Adesina while he was […]

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Nigerian couple sentenced to 19 years in prison in the U.K

Nigerian couple living in Rochdale, U.K., has been jailed for a string of child abuse and sexual assault. 49-year-old male, Shola Ogundare, has been jailed for 15 years after appearing at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court on Friday, May 15, whilst Olwafunmilayo Emmanuel, 35, has been jailed for 4 years for her role in the […]

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Chinese men who offered EFCC official N100m bribe charged to court (Photos)

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Sokoto Zonal office, on Friday, May 15, 2020, arraigned the duo of Meng Wei Kun and Xui Kuoi, both Chinese, before Justice Mohammed Sa’idu Sifawa of the State High Court Sokoto on two-count charge of conspiracy and offering a bribe to a public servant to the tune of […]

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Buhari greets Dele Momodu as he turns 60

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari today felicitated with journalist/publisher, Ayobamidele Abayomi Momodu, popularly known as Dele Momodu, as he turns 60 on Saturday, May 16, 2020. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, in Abuja, the President congratulated Momodu on hitting the milestone in good health and a sound […]

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Woman poisons her children, hangs self, suicide note blames husband

A tragic incident occurred on Wednesday night in Komarock, Nairobi County, as a 33-year-old woman identified as Jane Mwende committed suicide by hanging herself. The woman who hanged herself with an iron box cable, also gave a poisonous substance to her children. Her two children said to be a boy aged seven and a girl aged 3, were rescued by neighbours […]

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Atiku advises Buhari to sell presidential jets, cancel N27bn National Assembly renovation fund

Former Nigerian Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has faulted the latest review of the 2020 budget by the Federal Government, saying it shows that the regime has lost touch with current global economic realities. Instead of reviewing the budget, Atiku advised the government to sell eight or nine of the presidential jets and cancel the N27bn […]

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Nigerian couple die of coronavirus 10 days apart in UK

Nigerian doctor and his wife have been struck dead by coronavirus in the United Kingdom 10 days apart. According to MailOnline, the Nigerian doctor and his care home director wife died from coronavirus complications just 10-days apart. Dr James Oniah, a retired radiologist, succumbed to coronavirus on April 24 while Mary passed away from the […]

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Man kills cousin over mango fruits in Nigeria (Graphic photo)

The Abia state police command has confirmed the arrest of a middle-aged man identified as Chinedu Omeonu who allegedly killed his cousin, Solomon Monday Orji, in Mgboko Umuoria community in Obingwa Local Government area of Abia State. It was gathered that one of the Orji’s sons had gone into the compound of his uncle Chinedu […]

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Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau reportedly weeps in new audio (Tape)

In a newly released audio, the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, who usually sounds pompous, wasn’t sounding anything near that as he was reportedly heard crying all through. Reports say that he also sought Allah’s protection for him and his rag-tag terror gang from the firepower of the military. In a 1 minute 22 […]

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Man who batters wife, shares photos of her bleeding face, arrested in Lagos

The man, Afobaje Maiyegun, who battered his wife, shared photos of her bleeding face on Facebook and bragged about it, has been arrested by the police in Lagos for grievously assaulting his wife. Lagos Coordinator of Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT), Mrs Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, said he will be charged to court on Friday. […]

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Oyo State Commissioner, Kehinde Ayoola, is dead

The Commissioner for Environment in Oyo State, Kehinde Ayoola, has been reported dead. Reports have it that Ayoola, former Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, had been sick for some time before his death on Thursday. Ayoola was Speaker between 1999 and 2003, representing Oyo East/West State Constituency under the Alliance for Democracy, during the administration of […]

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98-year-old woman successfully treated, recovers from COVID-19 in Lagos

A 98-year-old woman has recovered from coronavirus ailment in Lagos State, according to Punch. The Governor of the State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who made this known via his Twitter handle, said the woman was part of the 26 patients who were discharged in the state on Wednesday. According to the governor, she is the oldest […]

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Gov Wike converts site of demolished hotel to school

Rivers state government on Wednesday May 13, announced the conversion of the demolished hotel site to a primary school following the alleged death of one of the members of the state’s Taskforce on COVID-19, who were allegedly attacked by hoodlums at the facility. Recall Governor Nyesom Wike ordered the demolition of  Prodest Hotel in Port Harcourt […]

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Ex-soldier, other security men kidnap, kill a young man in Nigeria (Graphic photos)

  A young man known as Leo has allegedly been murdered in Nigeria. According to reports, Leo was kidnapped around Willow Wood Hotel in Owerri, Imo State last week. The men that kidnapped him were reportedly in Army uniform . They took him from Imo state to  Anambra state, where they allegedly emptied his bank […]

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Man who dismembered eight year-old-girl in Rivers state in 2017, sentenced to death (Graphic photo)

A Rivers State High Court has sentenced 21-year-old Ifeanyi Maxwell Dike, to death by hanging, for raping, killing, and dismembering an eight-year-old girl named, Chikamso Victory Nmezurumba, in August 2017. Dike who is said to be related to the deceased, raped Chikamso at Messiah Close, in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, killed her, and then removed her tongue, breasts, […]

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