As militants attack gunboats in Onitsha, 8 soldiers were feared dead

Niger Delta militant group, Concerned Militant Leaders (CML), has claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attack at Onitsha river, Anambra State, where eight soldiers were feared dead. Spokesman of the group, popularly known as General Ben, revealed this yesterday in the social media. He also claimed the group executed the attack in Nkpor where three persons were […]

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Buhari’s Confession: ‘Ex-president Jonathan shocked me in 2015’

The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday told State House correspondents in Abuja that he was shocked when the former President, Goodluck Jonathan, called him before the 2015 Presidential election was concluded to concede defeat. At a launch with the reporters, president Buhari again commended the former President for the decision which he said came […]

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Travelling restriction: Fayose tells Buhari that Governors are not President’s appointees

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said the alleged plot by the Federal Government to prevent him from travelling abroad was inherently unconstitutional and dictatorial. Surprised at the development, Fayose said; “Under the federal system of government, state governors are not appendages of the President and as a leading opposition figure in Nigeria, he […]

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I pity the Nigerian Minister of Information, Mr. Lai Mohammed —Buhari

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has said that he pitied the Minister of Information, Mr. Lai Mohammed who took pains in explaining the actions and inactions of government to the people. “For you to talk to whoever came to visit us throughout that year, I wonder how each of your diaries would be, because people were expecting […]

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Nigerian-British actor, John Boyega finally visits Nigeria for the first time, reunites with family (Photos)

Nigerian-British actor, John Boyega, famous for his role in 2015 blockbuster, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is currently visiting Nigeria. John was born in Peckham, London to Nigerian parents and this is his first time in Nigeria. John, who first announced his intention to visit his ancestral homeland back in March this year, visited his […]

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Reminding Tiwa Savage and Tunji Balogun of those vows they made in Dubai (Video)

When a couple says ‘for better, for worse’, it should be real. How long ago did Tiwa and Tunji do this? The rest of us should remind them of that day and tell them that by their recent crisis, they have disappointed us. (Video credit: HiP TV) Watch brief part of their wedding ceremony below:

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Soldier smashes side mirrors of traffic offenders on Lagos-Ore expressway, road cleared (Video)

A Nigerian Soldier came to rescue people travelling on Lagos- Ore Expressway two days ago when he dropped from a bus and realized that some vehicles were on the wrong lane and wrong side of the road. Without looking at anybody’s face or quality of any vehicle, according to Nairanaijanews,, he broke side mirrors of […]

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Nigerian government to publish the list of recovered loot this week

The hope of Nigerians to know the identities of those who dipped their hands in the national cof­fers has been suspended as President Muhammadu Buhari, in his Democracy Day speech, failed to name and shame looters of public funds. However, following his directive, a list of recovered looted funds and assets would be made known […]

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Tanko Yakassai, Junaid Mohammed differ on Buhari’s achievements claims

Doctor Junaid Mohammed and chairman of Northern Elders Council, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai have differed on yesterday’s Democracy Day speech by President Muhammadu Buhari. While Mohammed hailed the decision by the presi­dent to rescind his earlier promise to name those who have returned money looted from the national trea­sury, Yakassai said Buhari exaggerated his achieve­ments in […]

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Pro-Buhari group tells northerners to cut off food supply to South-South over Avengers’ militancy

The Muhammadu Buhari Legacy Foundation has called on northerners to cut off food supply to the South-South for 30 days until the Niger Delta Avengers militant group stops its attacks on petroleum pipelines in the South-South Region. The Foundation’s Coordinator, Sani Bello Maikusa, said they have ordered Northerners doing business in South-South region to stop […]

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The Buhari Government – Pacing Out One Year After, By Tope Fasua

As a former General in the Nigerian Army – one who attended the US Army War College alongside a number of local and foreign elite training programmes – President Muhammadu Buhari must be a strategist, right? But the strategy he has adopted for delivering on the economy now that he is a civilian president must […]

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10 suspected Niger Delta Avengers arrested by Nigerian military

The Nigerian military said, on Sunday, it arrested 10 suspected militants and pipeline vandals in the Niger Delta region. The Commander, 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Benin City, Brigadier General Farouk Yahaya, while addressing newsmen, said that they were arrested during a cordon and search exercise conducted in Oporozoa community and its environs in Delta State. However, […]

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Why Buhari did not release details of stolen asset recovered from corrupt officials –Lai Mohammed

President Muhammadu Buhari did not release details of looted asset, recovered from corrupt persons, due to “legal reasons”, an official has said. The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Sunday evening, hours after Mr. Buhari’s Democracy Day broadcast. “Yes, he initially said so (that he’ll give specific details about recovered loot), but he […]

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PDP Governors are solidly behind Makarfi as Interim National Chairman of PDP —Dickson

Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson has met with the Interim National Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, saying during the meeting that all PDP Governors are solidly behind his leadership. Governor Dickson, who stormed the Kaduna residence of Makarfi on a solidarity visit on Saturday, said PDP now has […]

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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s ex-wife, Anita, debunks rumours that she reunited with ex-husband

Pastor Anita Ebhodaghe, ex wife of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has debunked rumours circulating on social media that she is back with the founder of popular church, Christ Embassy. The mother of two took to her official blog on May 26 to put to rest the persistent rumours and misinformation. Her full statement: “It has been […]

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