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One of the leaders of the pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo has raised an alarm that “Yorubaland is in danger”. Chief Adebanjo spoke in Ibadan at a book presentation and platinum recognition marking the 70th anniversary of Nigerian Tribune Newspapers, held at International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. According […]
Continue ReadingIn an ex-parte application filed and moved by the EFCC’s lawyer, Fatima Mustapha, on Friday, Justice Othman Musa of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has granted permission to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to detain the immediate-past Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke SAN, […]
Continue ReadingJuliet Mgborukwe and Chima Ojukwu’s divorce has been finalized and the former SoundCity presenter took to Instagram to celebrate while opening up about the struggles she faced during the divorce proceedings. Juliet and Chima got married in October 2011 and separated in 2012, just a few months after their wedding ceremony. At the time, Juliet […]
Continue ReadingThe Jigawa State Government has opened tender for the construction of 90 Friday congregational and five daily prayer mosques, across the 30 constituencies of the state. Isma’il Ibrahim, the spokesperson, office of the Secretary to the State Government, made this known in a statement in Dutse on Tuesday. According to him, the Chairman, Tender Board […]
Continue ReadingBig Brother Naija’s former housemate and star, Uriel, is now a British citizen. So happy is Uriel that she shared the good news on her Instagram page where she wrote: “British Babe. Off to buy a bag and drink posh British champagne. I’m officially a British Citizen 🥳 Although I was born here I was […]
Continue ReadingSome suspected herdsmen have reportedly taken over some areas in Orin-Ekiti, Ido/Osi local government area of Ekiti State near Governor Kayode Fayemi’s hometown, Isan-Ekiti. The Nation gathered that the herders had hoisted a red flag at the ‘annexed’ farmlands, where they warned the farmers to keep off or face death. Residents told journalist on Wednesday […]
Continue ReadingA seven-man panel of Nigerian Supreme Court led by Justice Mary Peter-Odili, unanimously affirmed Governor Oluseyi Makinde as the duly elected governor of Oyo State. Upturning the Court of Appeal’s majority judgment of four against one, the Supreme court restored the judgment of the Oyo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which had declared Makinde and […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senator representing Imo North Senatorial District, Imo state, Nigeria, Benjamin Uwajumogu, has died. His death was confirmed to journalists outside the Senate chamber on Wednesday by the Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District, Mr. Rochas Okorocha. The Senator was said to have slumped in the toilet while taking his bath and rushed to a […]
Continue ReadingA policeman was on Wednesday reported to have been killed by a mob at the Sotitobire Praising Chapel, Oshinle Quarters, Akure, the Ondo State capital. The angry youths also set the church ablaze following the protest over a missing one-year-old boy during church service in November. The little boy, Gold Kolawole was kidnapped in the […]
Continue ReadingA Ghanaian but resident of Virginia identified as Henry Asomani has been convicted by a US court after being found guilty of a $3 million scam that ripped off people looking for love online. The naturalized American citizen who was born in Ghana reportedly served as the middleman in the fraudulent scheme in which his accomplices persuaded […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has on Tuesday, signed the 2020 Budget Bill into law. The National Assembly, comprising of the Senate and the House of Representatives had passed the N10.59 trillion budget on December 5. On his verified Twitter handle, Buhari wrote: “It is my pleasant duty, today, on my 77th birthday, to sign the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has on Tuesday, seriously warned against using his name to canvass for votes ahead of the 2023 general elections. Buhari said anyone aspiring to occupy a political office must work hard to achieve his goal, instead of dropping his name. The president spoke at the State House, Abuja when some of […]
Continue ReadingMore than 100 women between 50 and 80 years of age from Agubia Community in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State stripped half-naked, in protest of the arrest of their children by security agents operating in the state. The women stormed the Government House gate at about 11 am on Monday, demanding the immediate […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has announced that a Deputy Commandant with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ms Adenike Ishola, has jumped bail in the case file against her. In a statement posted on the commission’s website, ICPC announced that it had secured an interim forfeiture order on […]
Continue ReadingWife of Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian President, Aisha Buhari, on Tuesday opted to refer to her husband as “General” in her birthday greeting to Buhari who turned 77. In a congratulatory message she posted on her Facebook page and Twitter handle, @aishambuhari, Mrs Buhari chose to refer to her husband as “GMB”, an acronym for […]
Continue ReadingA Chief Magistrate Court sitting at Tinubu, Lagos has ordered the police to arrest and bring for immediate arraignment, musician Afeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, over an alleged car theft. According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Naira Marley alongside two of his brothers and one of his cousins, […]
Continue ReadingAttorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Abubakar Malami SAN, on Monday, December 16, indicated that he could not ask the Department of State Service (DSS) to release Omoyele Sowore from custody. The AGF said in a statement that he could not take a unilateral decision on the release of Sowore without recourse […]
Continue ReadingA Federal High Court sitting in Kano State has dismissed the bribery suit instituted against the Kano state governor, Mr. Abdullahi Ganduje, for lack of evidence. The bribery suit was instituted by a Kano-based lawyer, Bulama Bukarti Esq. The lawyer asked the court to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate Ganduje […]
Continue ReadingLagos lawyer and rights activist, Femi Falana SAN, has written a letter to demand the immediate release of Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters and the convener of RevolutionNow Movement. Falana said, his call for Sowore’s release was necessary after two lawyers from his team, who visited the Department of State Services, DSS, to effect […]
Continue ReadingOluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, and his Jamaican wife, Chanel Chin, have ended their marriage. The marriage between the royal father and the Jamaican produced a son named Oduduwa. A statement by Oluwo’s Press Secretary, Alli Ibrahim, obtained on Sunday, said the couple ended the marriage “after irreconcilable differences.” Ibrahim, also in a telephone […]
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