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Retired Nigerian Supreme Court Justice, Mary Peter-Odili has denied engaging in negotiations with judges of the court of appeal and the apex court to ensure that President Bola Tinubu gets a favourable judgment at the election petition tribunal. Reacting to the claim through her spokesperson Felix Enebeli, Odili described it as “false and malicious”. She added […]
Continue ReadingA female soldier enforcing the curfew imposed by Adamawa government has killed a senior colleague, Nigerian army captain, at a checkpoint in Yola, the state capital. Daily Trust reports that the female soldier simply identified as Lance Corporal Nkiru shot a captain who tried to intervene in her altercation with civilians at Fire Service Round […]
Continue ReadingYour Excellency, the President of the ECOWAS Commission; Your Excellency, President of the African Union Commission; Your Excellency, President of the UEMOA Commission; The Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in West Africa and the Sahel; and Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen. 1. Let me commence by welcoming you all to the […]
Continue ReadingHere’s the list of the top 10 most powerful militaries in Africa in 2023, according to the most recent data from Global Fire Power. Based on the military strength, the country with the Power Index (‘PwrIndx’) score of 0.000 is considered the strongest. The military strength of countries is compared with this score. Egypt has the […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, on Wednesday inaugurated 14 new Permanent Secretaries in the civil service of the State, with a call on them to revolutionize the service through the use of technology and digital transformation. Inauguration of the new permanent secretaries came barely 24 hours after the Governor inaugurated 19 commissioners and 14 […]
Continue ReadingExecutive Chairman of Ikosi Isheri Local Council Development Area of Lagos, Mrs. Samiat Bada, has denied the allegations that she is forcing staff in her office to buy a N650,000 cloth for her 50th birthday coming up in December. There were online allegations that she is compelling her staff members to buy the N650,000 fabrics […]
Continue ReadingFounder and Senior Pastor of Fountain of Life Church, Lagos Nigeria, Pastor Taiwo Odukoya has passed away. Pastor Odukoya was said to have died on Monday August 7 at the United States of America. The church announced the sad news in a statement on its official social media pages on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. In […]
Continue ReadingThe family of the late former governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, have said they have no single piece of land on Banana Island despite that the island was developed under the Jakande administration. Jakande’s son, Seyi, while speaking on Monday during the maiden edition of Lateef Jakande Annual Memorial Lecture held at Sheraton […]
Continue ReadingA parody Twitter account with user name Shannonnn sharpes Burner @shannonsharpeee posted videos of scenes where many white men attacked a black man in a fierce fight. The Twitter user wrote: “A group of white men attacked a black security guard after the security asked them to move their pontoon boat so the big Harriot […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement, the Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana, SAN, has on Sunday, warned the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) that it is legally obligated to seek the approval of the United Nations Security Council to undertake any military interventions in Niger Republic. See the full statement below: “LEGAL REQUIREMENTS […]
Continue ReadingAmerican singer, Grammy Award winner, songwriter, actress and body-positivity advocate, Melissa Viviane Jefferson, known professionally as Lizzo, has lost a significant number of followers on Instagram as allegations emerge of sexual harassment and body-shaming. Lizzo 35, is being sued by three of her former backing dancers for alleged sexual harassment, discrimination and creating a hostile and […]
Continue ReadingEkiti State government has revealed its plan to embark on 12 rural roads interventions projects in a bid to make communities roads accessible. The state government added that the road projects would be constructed under Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) Mr. Rufus Adumo, RAAMP’s Coordinator, made the disclosure at a session with journalists […]
Continue ReadingToronto Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance locating a missing Nigerian woman, Oluwatobi, in Canada In a statement on Friday, August 4, Toronto Police said: “Oluwatobi, 26, was last seen on Monday, July 31, 2023, at 9:30 p.m., in the King Street and Church Street Area. “Oluwatobi is described as 5’6″, 160 lbs., thin build, and […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu’s proposal for a military intervention to restore democratic rule in Niger Republic has been rejected by the Nigerian senate. This is coming after the Nigerian leader who is also the Chairman of regional bloc, Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) wrote the national assembly on Friday, August 4, seeking the lawmakers’ support […]
Continue ReadingDetectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested two women believed to have overdosed a man with a stupefying substance leading to his death in Kisii county, Kenya. The suspected ‘Mchele Babes’, Kajuju Samuel and Carolyne Kawira, both 30, were nabbed by DCI sleuths at their hideout in Nairobi’s Kasarani area, after days […]
Continue ReadingConvener of a non-profit group, Concerned Nigerians and activist, Deji Adeyanju has come for the Niger Delta militant, Asari Dokubo, saying the warlord is even worse than IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking during a Mic-On podcast programme, Deji accused Asari of doing worse than Nnamdi Kanu when he was in his prime as a Niger […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has written to Nigerian Senate seeking its support for military intervention and the already cutting off of electricity to the country against the military junta in the Niger Republic. Nigeria’s president and the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Tinubu, had on Sunday met with some fellow ECOWAS […]
Continue ReadingThe immediate past Chief Judge of Bayelsa State, retired Justice Kate Abiri, has passed on. She died at the the age of 65. Like the late justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Justice C.C Nweze who died on Sunday July 30, Justice Abiri also belonged to the Nigerian Law School class of 1984. Her […]
Continue ReadingDays after a military junta ousted Niger’s elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, the Nigerian government has cut off power supplies to the neighbouring country. Niger’s electricity company, Nigelec, noted on Wednesday that the development followed an emergency meeting by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), where sanctions, including freezing utility services, were imposed on […]
Continue ReadingPresidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has through his media aide, Tai Obasi, said that his mobile phones were not stolen but in the custody of his aide at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPC) in Abuja on Tuesday. Media space had been awash with videos and memes of the perplexed former […]
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