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I never steal Nigeria’s money and didn’t have intimacy with Chris Aire, Kola Aluko, Tonye Cole -Diezani

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Former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke has denied claims made by the Buhari-led administration and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that she embezzled Nigeria’s money while she was in office. The former Minister had a no-holds barred interview with media personality, Dele Momodu, where she refuted claims that she embezzled Nigeria’s money […]

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Emir of Kano’s 4th wife moves into the palace, 4 years after wedding

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History tells us that the most dangerous adversary for a hero isn’t a rival for power or supremacy, a belligerent, well-fortified kingdom, or even his inner demons. The most dangerous adversary for a hero is a beauty. They come quietly, thieves without arms, and charm the mightiest of men into submission. With soft voices and […]

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16 principal Obas drag Fayemi, 2 others to court over appointment of Ekiti traditional council chairman

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Following the appointment of Oba Adebanji Alabi, the Alawe of Ilawe Ekiti, as the Chairman of the Ekiti State Traditional Council, some aggrieved obas have gone to court to seek the nullification of the action taken by Governor Kayode Fayemi. The 16 principal monarchs from principal kingdoms called ‘Pelupelu Obas’ described the action taken by […]

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Nigeria will disintegrate, North will suffer from it –Sheikh Gumi

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Notable Islamic cleric and scholar in the north of Nigeria, Dr Ahmad Abubakar Mahmud Gumi, has declared that Nigeria will disintegrate and that the North will suffer most compared to the other regions. Gumi said, in the face of a possible break up of Nigeria, the Southwest will be relatively stable; Southeast will be stable, […]

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Adeyinka Grandson, Yoruba nationality campaigner in UK arrested by Scotland Yard

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The British police arrested Adeyinka Grandson, president of the Young Yorubas for Freedom (YYF) secessionist group, in London over his alleged social media posts against some ethnic groups in Nigeria. Grandson, a UK-based Nigerian of Yoruba descent, is known for his social media attacks on people of Igbo extraction as well as criticism of the […]

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S*x trafficking suspect, Jeffrey Epstein commits suicide in jail

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US billionaire financier, Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide at the Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center where he is being held pending trial on federal sex trafficking charges. Law enforcement officials told newsmen that he was placed on “suicide watch”, but got successful on his second attempt. Epstein who hanged himself overnight and found dangling by 7:30a.m on Saturday August 10, was reportedly […]

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As he hosts Wole Soyinka in Akure, Gov Akeredolu personally drives him around (Photos)

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Playwright and Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, who was in Ondo state for the 2019 Fagunwa Study Group International Conference, was personally driven and conducted round some projects of the present administration in Akure by the State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN. Gov Akeredolu and other members of the state executive council, alongside Soyinka were at […]

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Forced by bandits at gun point to lay face down on Nigerian road, PhD student crushed to death by truck (Photos)

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Dr. Joseph Imoter Ukpanya was crushed to death by a truck along the Makurdi-Lafia road last weekend. According to reports, late Ukpanya, who was pursuing his PhD in History and War studies at the Nigerian Defence Academy, was on his way home from Jos, Plateau state, when he ran into a gang of armed robbers. […]

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Names of the three gallant police officers killed by soldiers released

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Nigeria’s Force Headquarters, on Thursday, paid an emotional tribute to the three officers killed by Nigerian soldiers while on an operation in Taraba State. The inspector and two sergeants were amongst a team of crime-busting detectives who came under fire while transporting a suspected kidnap kingpin in a police bus on Tuesday evening. Many other […]

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Sowore’s court-ordered detention will be challenged –Femi Falana

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Whether or not it is constitutional for a judge to order the detention of a citizen for 90 days as provided under the Terrorism Prevention Act, activist and lawyer, Femi Falana SAN said yesterday that it is time to find out. The senior lawyer said the detention of the convener of #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore, […]

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#RevolutionNow, Southwest’s conspiracy to overthrow Buhari – Northern group

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Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), has accused the Southwest of attempting to overthrow President Buhari through the RevolutionNow protest called by former presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore. The CNG claimed that the RevolutionNow was a Southwest conspiracy, hence Northerners refused to take part in the protest. in a statement by  the […]

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Justice Taiwo permits DSS to detain Sowore for 45 days

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Nigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday granted permission to detain the publisher of SaharaReporters and convener of RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, for 45 days. Ruling on an ex-parte application by the Department of State Services (DSS), whose operatives arrested Sowore last Saturday, Justice Taiwo Taiwo held that the detention order would be renewable after […]

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Lawmaker kicked out of Parliament for bringing her baby to the chamber (Video & Photos)

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A Kenyan lawmaker was kicked out of the Parliament for binging her baby to the chambers. Kwale woman Representative, Zulekha Hassan was on Wednesday, August 7, ordered out of the National Assembly for disrupting a parliamentary session. Speaker of the National Assembly Hon. Chris Omulele, MP Luanda described her move as unprecedented, and then ordered her out of the chambers. […]

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Kaduna govt wants 7 stiff conditions attached to El-Zakzaky medical leave

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Kaduna State Govt has filed at the Kaduna High Court terms for strict supervision of the leave granted to the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat, by the State High Court to seek medical treatment in India. The state High Court had on Monday granted […]

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Nigerian becomes Obama Foundation president, Dabiri-Erewa hails the appointment

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Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has described the appointment of Nigeria-born Mr. Adeyemo Adewale as President of the Obama Foundation in the US as a well-deserved appointment. In the letter of congratulations signed by Dabiri-Erewa and addressed to Mr. Adeyemo Adewale, she said it was gratifying that the US-based Nigerian was […]

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Clamping down on protesters won’t solve problems –Catholic Bishop

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The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Adewale Martins, has urged the Federal Government to see the ongoing “#RevolutionNow” protest as a wake-up call to address the untold hardship Nigerians were undergoing. Martins made the plea on Wednesday in Lagos while reacting to the ongoing agitations for better living conditions for Nigerians, urging the government […]

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