FUTA students who ganged up to beat female student identified, arrested (Photos)

Nigerians got enraged yesterday November 16 after a video of Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) students who ganged up to beat a 100 level female student of the institution surfaced. Earlier reports say that the 100 Level Ecotourism and Wildlife Management student identified as Bolu had an issue with one of those that assaulted her. It […]

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Nigeria may confront own ‘Brexit experience’ –Fashola

Nigerian Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has expressed fears that Nigeria may experience the Brexit experience. Fashola said Brexit’s experience is inevitable unless youths in the country are given political education to make them understand the issue of restructuring. He aired his opinion while speaking as a guest speaker at the 76th anniversary […]

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Goodluck Jonathan voted, but feels disappointed in INEC

Former Nigerian President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Patience, voted on Saturday at unit 39, Ward 13 at the Otazi Playground, Otuoke in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa. Jonathan voted at 11.30 a.m., while his wife voted at 11.35 a.m. Speaking on the voting process, Jonathan said, “We must conduct ourselves if we […]

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Buhari back in Nigeria, two days earlier than scheduled

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Nigeria after his foreign trip, first, to Saudi Arabia and later to London. Buhari returned two days early as he was scheduled to be back on Sunday, 17th November, 2019. Presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie, confirmed Buhari’s arrival Friday night on Twitter. Buhari had been in London since November 2 […]

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Nigerian University student test-runs Aeroplane he built for his final year project (Video)

A Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) final year student of mechanical engineering was spotted in a viral video test running an aeroplane prototype he built for his final year project defence. The aeroplane prototype flew to the amazement of his friends who turned up to support him. His name was however not immediately available. […]

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We are shocked at Supreme Court reasons in Atiku Vs Buhari’s verdict -CUPP

The Nigerian opposition Political Parties under the umbrella of Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), on Friday expressed shock at the reason the Supreme Court gave in the appeal filed by the consensus opposition candidate in the last Presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. In a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by it’s National […]

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Court of Appeal orders Bayelsa APC gov candidate to remain on Saturday’s ballot

Nigeria’s Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt on Friday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission not to remove the All Progressives Congress and its governorship candidate, David Lyon, from the ballot, to enable him to participate in the forthcoming governorship election in Bayelsa State slated for Saturday. The court gave the order following an […]

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Former Nigerian Minister of Information, Alex Akinyele, passes away

Nigerian Minister of Information during Ibrahim Babangida’s military regime, Mr. Alex Akinyele, has died. He was aged 81. One of the children of the deceased, Mr Constantine Akinyele, said the former minister died on Thursday night after a brief illness. Akinyele, who was a public relations expert, was a pioneer spokesperson of the Nigerian Customs […]

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Hakeem Odumosu (Tango One) is new Commissioner of Police for Lagos State

One-time Commander of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in Lagos, Mr Hakeem Olusegun Odumosu fondly called Tango One, has been appointed the new Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state. He is to take over from the newly promoted Assistant Inspector General Of Police, AIG Zubairu Muazu, who has been at the helm of affairs […]

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Nigerian Reps members having no pen and jotter, meet Japanese govt officials, (Photos and how Nigerians on Twitter react)

Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shared these photos of other lawmakers who accompanied him to a meeting with Prime Minister of Japan, Shinz Abe, at the Government House in Tokyo on Monday November 11. Nigerians are however appalled that the Nigerian delegation at the meeting did not deem it fit to […]

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Busola Dakolo loses case against COZA pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo

A High Court sitting in Bwari, Abuja, Nigeria has dismissed a suit filed by Busola Dakolo, photographer and wife of musician, Timi Dakolo against the Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo. In the suit, filed by Busola in September, she had accused Fatoyinbo of rape, adding that the alleged action […]

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Chief Judge freed 27 awaiting trial detainees in Bauchi prisons

Twenty seven awaiting trial detainees regained freedom from the Bauchi Custodial Centre and other correctional service centres across the state, courtesy of the state chief judge, Justice Rabi Talatu Umar. Justice Rabi Umar was the head of the State Administration of Justice Committee constituted by the Kauran Bauchi led administration to undertake a routine quarterly […]

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Court shuts out APC candidate from Bayelsa gov election

The All Progressives Congress has been disqualified from participating in the Bayelsa State governorship on Saturday. The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa ruled in a judgment on Thursday that the APC does not have a candidate for the election. Delivering judgment, Justice Jane Inyang, held that the primaries were conducted arbitrarily outside the rules […]

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Olujimi returns to Nigerian Senate, sworn-in

President of the Nigerian Senate, Mr Ahmad Lawan, on Thursday, administered the oath of office on Senator Biodun Olujimi as Senator representing Ekiti South Senatorial District. Olujimi replaced the former Senate Spokesperson, Adedayo Adeyeye, whose election was nullified by both the Ekiti State Election Petitions Tribunal and the Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna recently. […]

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PDP condemns hate speech bill, and its prescription of death penalty

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the Hate Speech Prohibition Bill currently receiving attention at the Nigerian Senate and described it as savage, repressive, cruel and murderous especially its prescription of death penalty. This was contained in a statement released on Wednesday by the spokesman of the PDP, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan. He said: “Much as […]

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Lawyer dragged Nigerian President, Senate & 2 others to court over hate speech bill

One lawyer, Tope Akinyode, has dragged Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian Senate and two others to court over the proposed ‘Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill 2019.” In the suit he filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos, Akinyode is seeking an order of perpetual injunction prohibiting the respondents from enacting the […]

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Osinbajo denies praying for Buhari’s death anywhere —Akande, VP’s spokesman

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo’s spokesman, Mr. Laolu Akande, has denied allegations that his principal visited a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God where he and other congregants allegedly prayed for the death of President Muhammadu Buhari. Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity (Office of the Vice-President), […]

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Woman locked up in a dark room for 2 years in Nigeria freed

The Kaduna State Police Command has rescued a woman who was locked up in a dark room by her biological brother for two years. The police and an NGO, Arida Relief Foundation found the lady identified as Hassana Sale in a sad state in the room she was locked up in at Rigasa area of Kaduna by her brother Lawal […]

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Soyinka lambastes DSS for keeping Sowore despite court’s release warrant

Playwright and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has in a statement, charged Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) to stop the display of crude and naked power by releasing Omoyele Sowore, convener of RevolutionNow Movement as ordered by the court. The statement reads: “The weaponry of lies having been exploded in their faces, they resorted […]

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