Anti-Buhari protesters at the UN, Sowore’s wife, Opeyemi leads

Wife of Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters, an online news platform, Mrs Opeyemi Sowore, on Tuesday led protesters to the United Nations Plaza in New York, over the detention of her husband by Nigeria’s Department of State Services. CNN reports that Mrs Sowore went to the UN office, where President Muhammadu Buhari is currently […]

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Nigerian man crashes van into residential apartment his ex-wife lived in the US, razes it

A Nigerian man identified as Anthony Imafidon has been arrested by the police after he intentionally drove a van into his ex-wife, Bisi’s building at Staten Island, causing the vehicle to burst into flames. The van which crashed into the building at 671 Bay St. in Staten Island just before 11 p.m. on Sunday September […]

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Claims for compensation begin for families of Pius Adesanmi and other victims of the two 737 MAX crashes

Families of Pius Adesanmi and other victims of the Boeing 737 Max air crashes, are to receive $ 213,242 from the plane manufacturer, if they choose to submit claims before 2020. The fund, overseen by Washington lawyers Ken Feinberg and Camille S Biros, will begin accepting claims from family members immediately and family members will not be […]

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Nigeria’s Appeal Court faces crisis over Bulkachuwa’s Successor

Nigeria’s Court of Appeal is embroiled in crisis as a result of scheming over who replaces Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa as the president of the court. She retires from office in the coming months. The situation as it were is capable of throwing the nation’s judiciary into the kind of crisis witnessed during the feud between […]

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Female Navy Commandant killed, body cut into pieces in sack, dumped inside well in Nigeria

Decomposing body of the Commandant of Command Secondary School of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, Kaduna, Navy Commander Oluwayemisi Ogundana, with service number NN/ 2367, was found on Sunday in a shallow well. Already, two suspects have been arrested. The suspects are Mr Bernard Simon, a teacher at the Command Secondary […]

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Fani-Kayode speaks on Tunde Bakare’s 2023 presidential prophecy

This is former Nigerian Aviation Minister, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode’s response to clergyman, Tunde Bakare’s dream of taking over from President Buhari in 2023. Bakare in a video which has gone viral on social medial, declared that he will succeed President Buhari as the 16th president of Nigeria, saying this is why he was born. “Take […]

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Justice Ngwuta survives the storm, returns to Supreme Court after 3-year suspension

Lucky man. After three years of what could be described as technical suspension from the bench of the Supreme Court, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta has now returned to his duties. Indication of his resumption emerged on Monday as he joined the members of the Supreme Court’s bench at the special court session marking the beginning of […]

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Sowore’s trial further stains Buhari’s human rights record –Comrade Shehu Sani

Former Nigerian Senator, comrade Shehu Sani, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s government was creating fear and a climate of intolerance in the country. Sani, an author and human rights activist who is now the Executive Director, African Centre for Peace and Development, stated this in a statement released on Monday in Abuja, Nigeria. Speaking on […]

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Over 150 communities in Kogi State submerged by flood (Photo)

Kogi Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Sanusi Yahaya, announced that over 150 communities have been submerged following flooding in nine Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the State. Yahaya made the disclosure while addressing newsmen after a stakeholders meeting at the state emergency operation centre on Saturday, September 21st in Lokoja. The commissioner noted that […]

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Akwa Ibom celebrates 32nd anniversary, Osinbajo attends (Beautiful photos)

Saturday night, the Akwa Ibom state governor, Mr Emmanuel Udom hosted a dinner party in Uyo to mark the 32nd Anniversary of the creation of Akwa Ibom State. Nigerian vice president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo was a special guests of honour at the event. Many PDP governors were in attendance also. The president, Muhammadu Buhari had […]

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Three wedding guests die in Ekiti auto crash

At least three people lost their lives in an accident along Ado-Akure Road Ekiti State on Saturday September 21. The 18-seater white Toyota hummer bus which belongs to the Ekiti State Market Women, was reportedly conveying some guests from a wedding reception when it suffered brake failure. According to reports, the driver of the bus which was on […]

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Nothing is wrong if presidency remains in the north beyond 2023 -Ango Abdullahi

The leader of Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF) and former Vice Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof Ango Abdullahi has stated that there is nothing wrong with power remaining in the north in 2023 if Nigerians decide so through majority votes. According to him, a critical evaluation of positions of different ethnic groups in the country showed […]

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Atiku, PDP to lay 70 Grounds of Appeal before Nigeria’s Supreme Court

Former Nigerian Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has concluded plans to file an appeal on Monday to challenge the outcome of the Presidential Elections Petitions Tribunal (PEPT). Ahead of Wednesday’s deadline for an appeal against the tribunal’s judgement, Atiku had put […]

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Soyinka warns Buhari over Sowore’s detention, fresh charge

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 […]

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Oluyin of Iyin-Ekiti, Oba Ademola Ajakaiye has joined his ancestors

The 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 […]

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BBNaija star, TBoss’ dad, Engr Idowu passes away

TBoss 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 […]

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