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According to a report prepared by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Earth Institute at Columbia University, Denmark overtook Switzerland as the world’s happiest place. Nigeria ranks 103 on the list with 4875 points higher than Cameroon which ranks 114 on the list with 4.513 points and Ghana ranked 114 with 4.276 points. […]

The business and real estate mogul turned politician, Donald Trump, appears more confident about picking the presidential nomination ticket on the platform of the Republican Party while warning of an unrest if he is denied nomination. In an interview with CNN, Trump says: “I don’t think you can say that we don’t get it automatically. I think you’d […]

Nigerian government, on Tuesday, announced the approval of 14 solar projects, which would generate about 2,260 megawatts, with a view to easing problems of epileptic power supply in the country. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Raji Babatunde Fashola announced this during a meeting with French Minister of Environment and Power, Mrs S. Royal […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has stepped up investigations into the Malabu oil block deal, with the scrutiny of the bank accounts of the immediate past Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke. According to reports some other past public officers are also being probed over the $2billion […]

The EKITI State House of Assembly members have declared that their lives and that of the governor, Ayodele Fayose, are not safe, following several revelations, after the abduction of their colleagues – Honourable Sina Animasaun (Ekiti West II), Honourable Musa Arogundade (Ado II), Honourable Afolabi Akanni (Efon) and Honourable Badejo Anifowose (Moba I), at the […]

The Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, on Wednesday, had a closed-door meeting with paramount rulers of Ijebu and Egbaland, Oba Kayode Adetona and Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, over supremacy feud between them. Nigerian Tribune recalled that the duo Oba Gbadebo and Oba Adetona, had been at loggerheads over the ranking of Obas in Yorubaland. The […]

According to AFP, Nigeria’s former chief of defence staff bought property including a $5.5 million mansion with air force money, passing off his fraudulent withdrawals as staff salaries, a court heard Wednesday.  Retired air chief marshal Alex Badeh is on trial at a federal high court in Abuja, accused of diverting 3.97 billion naira ($19.8 […]

One time Minister of Education, Ms. Oby Ezekwesili has expressed her disappointment over the Senate’s rejection of the Gender and Equal Opportunity Bill, yesterday March 15. See more of her tweets below:  

Actress Elise Neal celebrated her 50th birthday on Monday March 14th and shared these photos to show off her amazing body at such an age. She also threw herself a birthday party in Miami. See the beautiful photos below: Signature role: She is best known for starring in sitcom The Hughleys from 1998 to 2002 […]

Patience Paul, the 15 year old Benue state born girl who was abducted on August 12th last year and forced into Marriage in Sokoto state where she resides with her family, has narrated how she was abducted and sexually abused by her abductor for 7 months. Patience was freed on March 4th after the Sokoto […]

Former Nigerian Eagles midfielder, John Ene Okon, died yesterday March 15 at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital in Cross Rivers state where he was being treated for Liver problems. Sadly he died on his birthday. He was born March 15, 1969. He was 47 years old. Okon who is a CAF licensed coach, until […]

Biola Giwa-Adeyemi is late Dr Giwa’s sister and she wanted to shed more light on the case between Ibinabo Fiberersima Vs Lagos State. Read what she writes below: First of all, the case was between Lagos state Government Vs Ibinabo Febresima but not Giwa Vs Ibinabo Febresima. On this faithful day of Feb 26th 2006 along […]

Below is what one Bello Lukman wrote about the unfortunate incident: “What a world, Hezekiah Paul a student of University of Jos who’s on a three months Industrial attachment in a shop in Ahmadu Bello way was shot dead yesterday around 3pm by a trigger happy DSS officer. The officers came to arrest one John […]

25 people were reportedly killed while 17 others were seriously injured after a suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber attacked a Muslim praying ground in Umurari village on the outskirts of Maiduguri, Borno state this morning. The dead bodies have been evacuated from the scene while those injured have been taken to the government hospital for […]

If there is anything most Nigerians do too well, it is self medication. Some Nigerians can count the number of times they’ve visited a doctor in their life time. The reason most give for ditching doctors and hospital is that it’s a waste of time and money; they’re always like, why go see a doctor […]

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Tuesday ordered the seal-off of the Lekki Gardens following the collapse of a five-story building within the site on March 8. Ambode announced the decision during a news conference at the Lagos House, Alausa shortly after an inspection tour of the site at Ikusenla Road, Ikate-Elegushi in Lekki […]

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have rescued three teenage girls, who were abducted in Bauchi State and forcefully converted to Islam. The Prison Inmate Development Initiative, a non-governmental organisation, handling the matter, told one of our correspondents that the girls were handed over to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 12, Bauchi, Mr. Tunde […]

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday vowed that his administration would not show mercy to any person in its ongoing anti-corruption war. He said his administration would pursue the anti-graft war relentlessly until Nigerians began to see how the nation’s elite conspired to run the country down. According to a statement by his Special Adviser […]

The Federal Ministry of Finance has disclosed that discussions with local and international airlines to secure discounts for travel by government officials are yielding positive results. This was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser on Media to Minister of Finance, Mr Festus Akanbi, on Tuesday. The statement added that “a review of Government […]

Protesting youths in Ndokwa communities of Delta State have allegedly blown up pipelines following a violent face-off between an oil company, Sterling Global, and the Okpai Community in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State. The angry youths also seized 11 oil tankers belonging to the oil company after they reportedly hijacked what was […]