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Playwright and Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has said that the Muhammadu Buhari administration has attained an “unprecedented level of paranoia”, following the charge of treason, cybercrime and money laundering filed against the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore. A day before the expiration of the 45 days detention order made by the Federal High […]
Continue ReadingAbout 10 days ago, this young Nigerian rapper and singer, Olanrewaju Pelepele shared an emotional video online talking about how depressed he was and his plans to take his own life. At the time, he was not taken seriously and now, he has made good on his promise and has taken his life. He did […]
Continue ReadingThe Oluyin of Iyin-Ekiti, in Irepodun Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State, HRM Oba Ademola Ajakaiye, has joined his ancestors. According to reports, the Ekiti State police command on Friday evening confirmed the death of the Oluyin. HRM Oba Ademola Ajakaiye retired as the Chief Judge of Ekiti State. There has been palpable uncertainty […]
Continue ReadingTBoss is currently bereaved as her father, Engr Vincent Idowu, passed away on Friday, September 20. The former reality TV star’s brother, Christopher, announced the passing of their dad on Instagram this evening. Posting the photo above of their dad, Christopher wrote: “To say that I’m devastated is an understatement. Rest in peace Dad! We […]
Continue ReadingDr Pogu Bitrus, National President of the Middle-Belt Forum, has revealed the reason behind the move by the Middle-Belt to quit the hegemonic Northern arrangement led by the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), and work with the Southern socio-political groups like Afenifere, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF). According to him, since Nigeria’s independence, […]
Continue ReadingA disciple of Chief Obafemi Awolowo and chieftain of the Yoruba apex socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has noted that constitutional crisis in Nigeria and the imbalance in the polity are the main causes of agitation for a break-up by different groups in the country. The elder statesman maintained that it would be better […]
Continue ReadingPopular Nigerian child star, Oluyomi Victoria Olaniyi-Toluwalope (née Adeyemi-Wilson) is dead. Late Yomi who became popular in the 1980s and 1990s with the popular TV series ‘Third Eye’ which aired on NTA died at the age of 39. Born on May 31, 1980, Yomi is an ex-student of Queens College, Lagos. She played the role of ‘Uze’, the […]
Continue ReadingA leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ondo State chapter, Mrs Toyin Ajinde, who was involved in an auto accident has died. Mrs Ajinde, who passed away at the Trauma Centre in Ondo, had been in coma since the ghastly accident, which occurred on September 6. In a statement issued by Zadok Akintoye, the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian banks have notified customers about the extra cash they will lose to the treasury when they make cash withdrawals above N500,000 as individuals or N3million as companies in six states and Abuja. It is a Central Bank of Nigeria directive, meant to give the existing cashless policy a big leap and enhance the efficiency […]
Continue ReadingEx-Interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, has called on Nigerian leaders to work together in unity. Chief Akande made the call on Thursday during the public presentation and launch of a book in his honour which was held at the University of Lagos, Akoka. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
Continue ReadingProcess and Industrial Development Ltd (P&ID) has responded to the ruling delivered by Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo of Nigeria’s Federal High Court in Abuja forfeiting its assets in Nigeria over charges of fraud and tax evasion. Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, arraigned those it said were linked to a controversial oil […]
Continue ReadingThe recent rain witnessed across the country has left Nigeria’s Court of Appeal premises located at Ralph Shodeinde Street, in Asokoro area of Abuja, Nigeria, flooded. Some properties and hard copies of documents (which may be records of cases) belonging to the court of appeal were destroyed by the flood. See some more photos below: […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Sunday for New York, United States to participate in the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA74) which opened on Tuesday, September 17. A statement signed and released on Thursday by Femi Adesina said that the President’s participation at this year’s gathering of world leaders is […]
Continue ReadingRepresentatives of the Process and Industrial Development Ltd (P&ID Ltd), on Thursday, pleaded guilty before the Federal High Court in Abuja to charges of fraud and tax evasion instituted against them in respect of the contract leading to the recent controversial judgment of a British court empowering the firm to seize about $9.6bn worth of […]
Continue ReadingJustice Jude Okeke of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, September 18, heard how evidence linking the company used by the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, to allegedly defraud the federal government to the tune of N500 million was extracted from a telephone. Lawal and his […]
Continue ReadingNigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Mrs. Folashade Yemi-Esan as the Acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation with immediate effect. Dr. Mrs. Yemi-Esan, who is the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources takes over from Mrs. Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita, who has been directed to proceed on an indefinite […]
Continue ReadingFormer Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Alfa Belgore, who has been a regular visitor at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Headquarters, Abuja for a couple of weeks, might have been indicted by the anti-graft agency for misconduct, THISDAY has learnt. The commission’s conclusion might have arisen from his alleged breach of Section 5 […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode has raised alarm over perceived plot to implicate the Acting Chief Judge of Nigeria’s Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho. Fani-Kayode raised the alarm in a statement he personally signed and released to newsmen on Wednesday. In the statement, the former Aviation Minister said that one “fake […]
Continue ReadingYoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, says from the look of things, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo’s office has been rendered useless, impotent and irrelevant. The group, however, said it would be too early to speculate if Osinbajo’s “ordeal” was caused by any misdemeanor on his part or if it was based on permutations ahead of the 2023 general […]
Continue ReadingSoldiers and policemen have been mobilised to the Lagos office of the SaharaReporters, the online publishing platform of Omoyele Sowore, the convener of Revolution Now protest, who is currently being detained by the Department of State Services (DSS). The armed security operatives, according to an inside source, arrived the SaharaReporters premises as early as 6:00 […]
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