Nigeria’s House of Reps to reduce age of presidential, governorship candidates to 30 years

Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has given an assurance that the House is committed to passing the “Not Too Young To Run” Bill in order to lower the age requirements for elective offices in the country. Addressing the plenary session of the Nigerian Youth Parliament on Wednesday in Abuja, Dogara said the […]

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Osinbajo cannot replace Buhari in 2019, Northern elders insist

The Northern Elders Forum yesterday declared that the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, cannot replace President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 should anything happen to Buhari, who has been abroad for medical check-up. Chairman of Northern Elders Forum, Professor Ango Abdullahi, said should Buhari fail to seek re-election in 2019, the North must retain the presidency […]

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Nigerian Military corruption undermining war against Boko Haram -Transparency International

Military corruption is weakening Nigeria’s efforts to battle the Islamist insurgency of Boko Haram, the watchdog Transparency International said on Thursday. Its report underlines the difficulty of achieving two key promises of President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2015 election campaign: tackling endemic corruption and defeating an insurgency that has claimed over 20,000 lives and displaced millions. “Corrupt […]

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Former Plateau State Governor’s media aide apologises for wiping his shoes with PDP flag

Ayuba Pam Dangwong was the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to former Governor of Plateau State, Jonah David Jang. His Facebook page says that he is currently a Senior Legislative Aide at the House of Representatives.  Well, he knows why he wiped his shoes with his ‘former party’s flag. Below is his apology: “Last Monday, 15 May, […]

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BREAKING: Another kidnapped Chibok school girl regains freedom

A schoolgirl who was abducted by Nigeria’s militant Islamists, Boko Haram in 2014 has escaped from captivity, a presidential aide has told the BBC. The girl was found by government troops while she was escaping, Femi Adesina said, without giving details. She was among 276 girls seized by Boko Haram from north-eastern Chibok town in 2014, […]

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Isiaka Adeleke’s family rejects autopsy result, threatens legal action

The family of the late Senator Isiaka Adeleke on Wednesday rejected the outcome of autopsy carried out to ascertain the cause of the death of the deceased. DAILY POST reports that the autopsy report indicated that the late politician died of asphyxiation, due to drug overdose. But the family’s position on the autopsy at a […]

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Junaid Mohammed’s bunkum and the final battle for Nigeria’s independence, By Femi Fani-Kayode

“If anything happens to Buhari the north will insist on being in power till 2027…..those who see Buhari as their representative and are not being treated justly are going to claim their own rights and the only way you are going to resolve the issue is that after Buhari’s administration, you have it zoned to […]

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Guidelines on how to prevent cyber-attack released by Nigerian Communications Commission

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has listed protective measures needed to guide against cyber-attack which has affected more than 200,000 computers in over 200 countries. Described by experts as the biggest cyber attack the world has ever seen, the virus locks people out of their computer files until they pay a ransom. It installs discreetly […]

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The First Class degrees galore, By Reuben Abati

The Daily Trust newspaper has published an interesting feature story (May 15), on the sudden surge in the number of First Class degrees being churned out by Nigerian universities. Daily Trust reports that its investigation reveals that in the last five years, 16 Nigerian universities have produced a total of 3, 499 first class graduates. Between 2011 […]

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Obasanjo, Osinbajo, Soludo, Elumelu, others deliberate on the way forward for Africa

Ex-Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, and UBA Chairman Tony Elumelu are among dignitaries at the 10th year anniversary of the African Finance Corporation (AFC) holding in Abuja. The focus of their deliberations is how to fashion out ways to develop and improve African economies, […]

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Assailants kill Alfa, his wife and four children in Nigeria

A 35-year-old Muslim cleric, Sheikh Yusuf Amzat-Salam, also known as Alfa Abu, his wife and four children were killed by hoodlums in the early hours of Tuesday in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. The incident occurred at Atiba area of Odogbolu Local Government Area. The eldest child, a girl aged 11, her twin brothers, aged 8 and […]

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Air force man who killed girlfriend faces court-martial Friday

An aircraftman of the Nigerian Air Force, Ben Kalu, who has been in custody for the alleged murder of his girlfriend, Solape Oladipupo, at the NAF base in Makurdi, Benue State, will face a court-martial on Friday. PUNCH Metro gathered that Kalu, who had been in custody for over two months at the NAF Tactical Command, […]

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Police getting set to arraign Lagos DPO who killed tailor apprentice

The Lagos State Police Command says it is rounding off plans to prosecute the Divisonal Police Officer, Ijeshatedo Police Station, CSP Mohammed Yakubu, who allegedly shot dead a tailor apprentice, Jamiu Ayoade. The command stated that investigations into the case would be concluded this week, adding that Yakubu would be arraigned thereafter. The state Commissioner […]

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Politicians wooing soldiers, Buratai warns officers of Nigerian Army

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General TY Buratai, has warned officers of the Nigerian Army to desist from having anything to do with politics and politicians. The COAS issued the warning following allegations that some individuals have been approaching some officers and soldiers for undisclosed political reasons. He also reminded them that Nigerian Army is a […]

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Pathologist reveals cause of death of Senator Isiaka Adeleke

A Consultant Anatomic Pathologist, Mr. Olufemi Solaja, on Wednesday declared that was no trace of poison or heavy metals in the result of toxicology carried out on the corpse of Senator Isiaka Adeleke. Solaja made the disclosure while testifying before the coroner heads by Olusegun Ayilara, in Osogbo, Osun State. The Pathologist, however, said the […]

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Ag. President, Yemi Osinbajo condemns coup in Cote d’Ivoire amid similar fears in Nigeria

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria condemned in strong terms the recent developments in Cote d’Ivoire in which a small fraction of the country’s Armed Forces mutinied against the Government. This is contained in a statement by Laolu Akande, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity. It […]

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Popular plus-size model, Jennifer Enujiugha talks about her s*x appeal (Photos)

A Nigerian model of South-eastern descent has made interesting revelations about her modeling career as well as how men see physically endowed ladies.    Jennifer Enujiugha When you meet Jennifer Enujiugha, what you notice about her isn’t just her intimidating physique, but also her confidence. The Anambra State born graduate of Crop Production is a […]

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Chinese mum looks so hot people think she’s her son’s girlfriend (Photos)

Believe it or not, the woman above is 49-years-old and she has a 22-year-old son who looks like her age mate. Liu Yelin has been called China’s fittest mum because of how young and fit she looks.  Photos of the almost 50-year-old mother showing off her toned frame have gone viral since it hit the […]

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