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The controversial Enugu Catholic priest, and Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu State, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has accused some of the aides of President Buhari of working against him so that the change he promised during the elections would not be accomplished. The clergy man made the allegations when he spoke with some newsmen […]

Unknown assailants have gruesomely murdered a woman in her sleep at her home in Rumuekini, Obio Akpor Local government area of Rivers state. The shocking incident took place on Saturday, September 10. It was gathered that her husband, a popular man in ther community was not around when the incident took place. A Facebook user, […]

These are the currency exchange rates for today, September 13, 2016 as powered by Zenith Bank. The Nigerian currency has retained yesterday’s exchange value against the dollar. (The Guardian)

According to LIB, these photos were shared on Facebook by a Thai user. Images: LIB

Following the recent outburst over reports that former First lady Patience Jonathan had claimed ownership of a $31.4 million found in the account of a company currently under investigations for fraud(read here), the Chairperson of Ijaw Mothers Union, Doris McDaniels, has replied Patience Jonathan’s critics, stating that the former first lady can own any amount […]

There have been interesting arguments over Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun’s observation that “recession is just a word”, and NAN MD,  Bayo Onanuga claiming that reports of hardship in the land is exaggerated propaganda. I think we need to break down the subject further from a layman’s perspective. Recession is a word, no doubt, but […]

The Lagos state police command has arrested a total of 65 police officers in various parts of the state for extortions and other offences in August. Fatai Owoseni, police commissioner for the state dropped this hint Monday saying that the arrests were made by officers from the anti-extortionist squad of the command. According to Owoseni, […]

If Nigeria fails to start producing rice, by December 2016, the price of a bag of rice could be N40,000, says the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri. Lokpobiri, who made this known at a town hall meeting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Saturday, said that Nigeria spends about $22bn a […]

A Facebook user, Ajani Islamiyat T shared this picture on her Facebook wall and wrote: “This is another river Benue in Ondo town located at Itanla Ondo.” She didn’t state the date it happened but she shared the picture on her Facebook wall on September 11. This is serious o.

Public Presentation and Launch of the Book: “The Indigenous African Criminal Justice System for the Modern World” authored by lawyer Olusina Akeredolu in pictures. Copies of the book can be purchased from Carolina Academic Press and Amazon websites. Arrangement is on for availability of copies of the book in Nigeria and other African countries. On that, […]

Wells Fargo will pay a total of $185 million for illegal banking practices, the country’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced Thursday. Employees of the world’s biggest bank by market capitalisation opened unauthorised deposit and credit card accounts, and funded them through transfers from consumers’ authorised accounts without their knowledge or consent, according to a […]

The US Federal Aviation Administration strongly urged passengers Thursday not to turn on or charge Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on aircraft following recent reports of explosions from faulty batteries. The South Korean smartphone maker last week suspended sales of the “phablet” and recalled 2.5 million units following the reports. “In light of recent incidents […]

When Hillary Clinton was secretary of state, friends of her high-powered husband sought favors–and nothing much happened. She met with some of them. Aides sent follow-up emails. Later, as a private citizen, she earned a lot of money giving paid speeches. These are the main takeaways from years of digging by Clinton’s worst enemies, armed […]

‘The Wedding Party’ premiered on the opening night of TIFF 2016 as a selection and the most talked about film in the Spotlight City to City programme. The premiere received an arousing response from the full capacity Elgin Theatre audience in Toronto, Canada. RMD and Sola Sobowale were huge hits with the audience who laughed […]

As schools all over Nigeria are about to resume for a new session, Nollywood actor Prince Eke ponders on the expensive fee of schools owned by churches. According to him: “How can a church own a school and the poor can’t attend it…? How can you be teaching people how they can make it to […]

Nigerian Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday said the economic recession being experienced presently in Nigeria will be shortlived. Prof Osinbajo said this while speaking to journalists in Osun state. According to him, life will not be bleak for Nigerians as government is putting in eforts to ensure that the economy bounces back and that […]

After his boss, President Buhari launched the “Change begins with me” campaign in Abuja yesterday, Femi Adesina took to his twitter handle to reiterate what President Buhari said during his speech. The responses he got are hilarious but not what he may want as feed back to his tweet. Check some of them out below: […]

Forget stumbling out of bed bleary-eyed with your head all fuzzy. Rather than the dreary wake up routine, you can jump-start your day with an orgasm thanks to a new device. The Little Roster is a small plastic alarm worn in the underwear and in such a way that it sits nicely on the clitoris. […]

A Magistrate Court sitting in Oke Eda, Akure, Ondo State, on Thursday ordered for the remand of a police inspector, Anthony Nwadike, in prison custody for allegedly killing an okada rider in Omifon in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that the deceased, Sunday Joseph and two other persons were allegedly […]

Oil prices surged over 4 percent on Thursday, with Brent briefly touching $50 (37.5992 pounds) a barrel for the first time in two weeks, after a surprisingly huge drawdown in U.S. crude stocks as Gulf Coast imports slumped to a record low. Brent (LCOc1) rose $2.01, or 4.2 percent, to settle at $49.99 a barrel, […]