US President-elect, Donald Trump makes first capacity visit to the White House (Photo)

President-elect Donald Trump swooped into Washington, D.C., on Thursday for his first-ever visit to the White House since his historic election, huddling with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office for more than an hour and a half. The brash entrepreneur then headed off for meetings with leaders of the Republican majorities in Congress. Obama […]

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BREAKING: Fani-Kayode charged to Court, granted N50 Million bail, to be remanded in Kuje prison

The former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has been arraigned and granted bail by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. Fani-Kayode will be remanded in Kuje prison pending the time, he met up bail application. The bail condition is in the sum of N50 million with one surety who shall present the document of […]

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Jealous student slits girlfriend’s throat at Adamawa State Polytechnic (Graphic Photos)

A student of the department of leisure and tourism of the Adamawa state polytechnic, Yola has been accused of slitting his girlfriend’s throat out of jealousy. The girlfriend, Ishaya, a diploma 2 student of same department, is presently at the specialist hospital Yola. According to Facebook user, Mustapha Atiku Ribadu who shared the story, the […]

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Buhari swears in Justice Walter Onnoghen as Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (Photos)

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, today swore in the new Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen at the State House in Abuja. Onnoghen takes over from Justice Mahmud Mohammed who retired yesterday after attaining the mandatory retirement age of 70 years. Justice Onnoghen becomes the first southerner since 1980 to assume the […]

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Succession talk: Trump and Obama to meet at the White House

President Obama is to welcome his successor Donald Trump to the White House for talks aimed at smoothing over the transition of power. It could prove a difficult meeting with Mr Trump having questioned Mr Obama’s US citizenship and promising to dismantle some of his key policies. Mr Obama though has said he is “rooting” […]

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Ex-wife, Rahma Indimi alleges that Muhammed Babangida, son of IBB, tries to abduct their kids

Powerful people. The messy marriage fight between Mohammed Babangida, son of former Nigerian military president, Ibrahim Babangida and his ex-wife, Rahma Indimi is getting messier as she is now claiming he is trying to abduct the kids. Read what she wrote below: “Mr Muhammad Babangida,pls understand sending thugs to abduct my children is not helping […]

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First Somali-American lawmaker emerges in the United States (Photos)

A female Minneapolis organizer, Ilhan Omar made history Tuesday when she won a Minnesota House seat and prepared to become the nation’s first Somali-American legislator. Ilhan Omar, 34, won House District 60B, which comprises parts of the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, southeast Minneapolis and the University of Minnesota. It was represented for decades by DFLer Phyllis Kahn. […]

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As Trump has won, Professor Soyinka insists he will tear his green card

Don’t forget that Professor Wole Soyinka said he will destroy his green card if Donald Trump wins the US elections. Prof Soyinka made the promise sometime ago while giving a speech to students at the Oxford University in England. According to the literary icon, “If in the unlikely event he does win, the first thing he’ll do is […]

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Star singer, Dbanj landed in UK with unclad pretty ladies for his upcoming concert (Photos)

Dbanj who last performed in the UK four years ago landed at Heathrow Airport and stunned other travellers with his beautiful Kokolet. Dbanj will be performing with special guests live in Manchester 11th November, Birmingham 12th November and London 13th November. For more information www.shoobs.com, www.cokobar.com Michael Tubes Photojournalist Manager | Michael Tubes Creations T:+44 […]

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Hausa actress, Ummi Ibrahim Zeezee may have been engaged to ex-military president IBB (Photos)

A well known Hausa actress Ummi Ibrahim Zeezee has sparked marriage rumours after she posted a series of love struck messages referring to former military head of state Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) as her husband to be. One of the post goes thus 75 year old IBB lost his first wife of 40 years, Maryam […]

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Thousands around US flood streets to protest Trump’s election victory

According to AP, the raw divisions exposed by the presidential race were on full display across America on Wednesday, as protesters flooded city streets to condemn Donald Trump’s election in demonstrations that police said were mostly peaceful. From New England to heartland cities like Kansas City and along the West Coast, many thousands of demonstrators […]

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WHAT A GREAT MISS – a sonnet for Hillary on the 2016 US election, By Goke Omidiran 

All signs were there to see  Save a few, we all chose the wrong turn Many miles apart our goal we missed Signals from the polls wrong like a compass gone bad Only leading down a wilderness of no return Did we think it not ripe yet for high-fives and back-slaps  And right yet for […]

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We can work together, Buhari tells Trump; also congratulates him

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has joined other world leaders in congratulating the United States President-elect Donald Trump on his victory in the country’s election. At the same time, the Nigerian leader offered his hand of fellowship to the new US helmsman who will succeed Barack Obama in January. President Buhari also congratulated American citizens on […]

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Buhari holds a closed-door meeting with Saraki, Ekweremadu, others

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday afternoon held a closed-door meeting with the leadership of the Nigerian Senate. The senators at the meeting, held at the President’s office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, were led by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu. After the meeting with the lawmakers, they exited while Mr. […]

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Soyinka, TB Joshua face sharp criticism over Trump’s election victory

Prophet T.B. Joshua has been at the centre of criticisms on social media platforms for predicting that ‘the U.S. election would be won by a woman’. With the emergence of Donald Trump as the winner of the election, Nigerians have bashed the General Overseer of The Synagogue accusing him of false prophesy. While some called […]

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Nigerian Reps direct crackdown on promoters of ‘MMM’ scheme

The House of Representatives on Wednesday called on law enforcement agencies to track down promoters of a “questionable” investment scheme popularly known as ‘MMM.’ The lower chamber also mandated its committees on banking and currency and financial crimes to investigate the scheme. The MMM is a deposit money scheme that promises a 30 per cent […]

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Nigeria’s House of Reps launches investigation into MMM activities in Nigeria

Members of the House of Reps have ordered its committee on Banking, Currency, and Financial Crimes to investigate the activities of Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox (MMM) scheme in Nigeria. According to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, the house called for the investigation following growing concerns that the scheme is a scam. They […]

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