US, UK found whereabouts of 80 of Chibok girls but did not launch a rescue mission

The US and British governments knew where at least 80 of the Nigerian girls kidnapped by Boko Haram were but failed to launch a rescue mission, it has been revealed. Terrorists stormed a secondary boarding school in the remote town of Chibok in Borno State, northern Nigeria in April 2014, and seized 276 girls who […]

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Wives of pilot and co-pilot of FlyDubai plane that crashed are both pregnant

Wives of the pilot and co-pilot of the crashed FlyDubai flight FZ981 are expecting children, Gulf News reports. The plane crashed early on Saturday morning on approach in Rostov-on-Don, killing 62 people on board, including seven crew members. Captain Aristos Sokratous, 38 recently married, was expecting a son with his wife while the wife of […]

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The misogynists in the Nigerian Senate, By Reuben Abati

What Senator Biodun Olujimi (PDP, Ekiti South) did with her presentation of a bill on gender and equal opportunities on March 15, is the equivalent of trying one’s luck. But she deserves praise for her courage and progressive views, and for forcing the issue so well. The subject has generated useful debate and the Senate […]

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Survivor of drunk police shooting, Actor Charles Okocha discharged from hospital, returns to movie scene (Photos)

Months after Nollywood actor, Charles Okocha was hit by stray bullets shot by a reportedly drunk policemen, he has returned to what he’s good at. The actor recently held a Thanksgiving service at his Church to thank God for sparing his life. See more photos of the movie scene below: LIB

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See how a popular Pastor was disgraced by other women at his own wedding (Video)

                                                         The pastor shamed at his own wedding The special day of a popular pastor in Kenya, John Waituha, was ruined completely when several women who claimed he was also married to them stormed the venue of his secret wedding. It was total chaos at the Nairobi Pentecostal Church in Valley road where the shamed groom pastors, […]

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Thanking her South African fans for great reception, Nicki Minaj shares sexy photos on Instagram

The rapper is currently in South Africa where she performed two shows. And after her performance last night, she shared some sexy, racy photos to thank her SA fans for the great reception accorded her. She wrote “Dear South Africa, I am deeply in love with you. Can’t thank you enough for tonight’ LIB

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Saudi Prince Offers Kanye $10m To Spend One Night With Kim Kardashian

The public display by American rapper Kanye West of his financial difficulties, has brought him an unexpected offer from Saudi King Salman’s youthful son and heir, Prince Mohammed: $10 million for the opportunity to spend one night with his wife, reality television star, Kim Kardashian. Kanye West created a worldwide commotion in February, by bashfully announcing […]

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What To Look Out For To Recognise They Are Job Scam’s Adverts

Fresh, out of university or been unemployed since finishing university a year or two ago and have been searching for a job ever since. Well, this isn’t unusual considering the high unemployment rate in Nigeria. Job scams do exist, and there are scammers who have realised that graduates are an easy target. There are just […]

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Police Arrest Man For Marrying Wife Without Parents’ Consent (Photo)

Policemen attached to the Dolphin Police Division in Ikoyi have arrested a 30-year-old man, Ugo Madugba, for marrying his 28-year-old wife without the express approval of her parents. Madugba’s wife, Nono Orji, who is a medical doctor, said in a Facebook post on Thursday that there were plans by the police to hurt her husband. She […]

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Seven important facts you should know about Ekiti, the fountain of knowledge

Ekiti is a state in the southwestern part of Nigeria. It was declared a state on October 1, 1996 alongside five others by the military under the dictatorship regime of General Sani Abacha. The state, carved out of the territory of old Ondo State, covers the former twelve local government areas that made up the […]

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Ooni of Ife & Olori, Sultan Abubakar, Ambode, Tinubu, Oba Akiolu, Femi Gbaja at the Convocation Ceremony of Usman Dan Fodiyo University, Sokoto (Photos)

The Combined Convocation Ceremony of Usman Dan Fodiyo University, Sokoto held Saturday, March 19, 2016 and in attendance were the Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal; Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’adu Abubakar; former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu; Ooni of Ife, Oba Ogunwusi; Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu; Leader of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; Governor of […]

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Blood flows in Rivers elections rerun, as no fewer than 10 people killed (Graphic Photo)

According to Sunday Sun, no fewer than 10 persons, including one Immigration officer, were killed in yesterday’s elections rerun in Rivers State. Also, two National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members working as adhoc staff were abducted at Abual Odua. They were being escorted to the electoral ward, where they were to take part in the […]

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By the Rivers elections rerun, Buhari has destroyed Jonathan’s legacy of free, fair elections in Nigeria –Fayose

The Ekiti State governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has come down hard on President Muhammadu Buhari and the INEC over the conduct of the Rivers rerun polls. The governor in a series of tweets last night lamented the magnitude of violence and killings that trailed the rerun elections that held in Rivers State on Saturday, noting that […]

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Due to massive debts, Osun State gets only N6m from Federation Account as February 2016 allocation

In what is apparently to be a record, the State of Osun, South-West Nigeria, has received a mere N6 million as monthly allocation from the Federation Account. The shocking record was set last month, February 2016, according to the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) as published on Friday by the Office of the Accountant-General of […]

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Nigerian federal high court sentences 14 foreigners for stealing petroleum products

Justice Ibrahim Nasir Buba of a Lagos Federal High Court, on Friday, convicted and sentenced 14 foreigners over unlawful dealing in petroleum products in Nigeria. The names of the convicts as listed on the charge sheet, are Artur Pakhladzhian, Sergo Abbgarian, Vasily Shkundich, Vitaliy Bilours, Hlarion Regipor, Laguta Oleksiy and Cadavis Gerarado, Kretov Andry, Badurian […]

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Discharge me as you discharged Tinubu, Saraki begs CCT in his alleged false declaration of assets case

The embattled Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, yesterday, adduced reasons the 13-count criminal charge the Federal Government preferred against him before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, in Abuja, should be quashed. Saraki, who was alleged to have falsified the assets he declared while in office as the Governor of Kwara State from 2003 to […]

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