Former President, Goodluck & wife, Patience Jonathan pay condolence visit to the Awolowos (Photos)

Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan and his wife Patience were at Ikenne, Ogun State on a condolence visit to the Awolowo family on the death of Chief Mrs. Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo. Also at Ikenne with Jonathan were Chief Ayo Adebanjo, former Ogun state governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, Afenifere spokesperson, Yinka Odumakin and many others. See more […]

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Rivers State PDP dares Amaechi over litigation threat for corruption Allegation

Press statement from Rivers state PDP in response to Amaechi’s N300 billion defamation lawsuit The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says its attention has been drawn to a news report in a section of the media over threat by the former State governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi to have sued the Party, […]

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Pope Francis speaks on U.S. politics, immigration and discrimination

Washington Post reports that, with the first words that Pope Francis uttered publicly on American soil, he made it clear Wednesday that he does not intend to sidestep the deeply divisive issues that are roiling this country — and indeed, that he plans to fully employ his voice and influence as the spiritual leader of […]

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Two Women Arrested For Forcefully Sleeping With Their Gym Instructor

Two middle-aged women are being held by the Nakuru police for defiling their gym instructor after they sedated him during a training session, News24 reports. According to police reports, the two women drugged the male gym instructor before sexually assaulting him inside the training facility on Tuesday morning in Nakuru, Kenya. Nakuru police boss, Bernad […]

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Lagos Governor, Akinwumi Ambode receives Hollywood actor, Danny Glover in his office (Photos)

The Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, played host to Hollywood actor, Danny Glover, Desmond Elliot, Bimbo Akintola, Bolanle Austen Peters and other cast and crew members of the movie 93,  in his office at Ikeja today September 23. Continue reading to see more photos: Credit: LIB

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Wife uses a 15ft x 10ft Billboard to tell a cheating husband she was dumping him

The woman, only known as ‘Lisa’, paid hundreds of pounds to place the giant 15ft x 10ft digital message alongside Sheffield’s busiest road to ensure ‘Paul’ and thousands of other motorists – couldn’t miss it. The billboard reads: “To my cheating husband Paul”. “You deserve each other. When you get home I won’t be there.” […]

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Gang Notorious For Trafficking Nigerian Girls To Dubai To Record unclad Videos Nabbed (Photo)

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has paraded five suspected members of a human trafficking syndicate. The suspects, Blessing Gabriel, 25; Precious Ejiro-Owoh 29; Rose Gabriel, 25; Priscilla Bassey, 33 and Terry Smooth, 38, reportedly confessed to have taken two Nigerian girls to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, to become […]

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ECOWAS leaders pressurize Burkina Faso’s military junta to reinstate interim leaders, Kafando and Zida

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday described the development in Burkina Faso as far below the democratic expectations, noting that efforts being made so far were to correct the deficiency. Buhari in his opening remarks at a one-day the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) summit in Abuja emphasised how best to find amicable resolution to the […]

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Amaechi sues PDP, others for libel, seeks N300bn damages jointly and severally

Former governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has dragged the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, its Chairman, Chief Felix Obuah, and two others to an Abuja High Court over allegations that he embezzled $757m (N80bn) belonging to the state while in office. In what appears to be a fight back by the former governor, […]

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Tinubu bars pro-Saraki senator from APC caucus meetings

According to Punch, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has barred the lawmaker representing Ondo-Central senatorial district, Senator Tayo Alasoadura, from attending South-West caucus meetings. It was learnt that the senator was ostracised for allegedly working against the interest of the party’s South-West leadership and for taking sides with Senate […]

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MTN Foundation to Impact 200 Nigerian Communities in #WhatCanWeDoTogether Campaign

MTN Foundation just launched a fantastic initiative where Nigerians now have the power to contribute immensely to their communities. The Foundation will execute 200 projects in 200 communities in the LGAs across Nigeria. You can help your community benefit from it by dialling *123*14# (MTN SUBSCRIBERS ONLY) for free or visit http://foundation.mtnonline.com/do-together These projects include; installation […]

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Man arrested for ripping out his girlfriend’s bowels for calling wrong name during sex

A Florida man is in police custody after he killed his girlfriend by disemboweling her because she called out the wrong name during sex twice, The Sun Sentinel reports. 24-year-old Fidel Lopez dialed 911 at 3:39 a.m. Sunday morning, September 20, to report that his girlfriend, Maria Nemeth, had trouble breathing. Details from the arrest […]

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Senate Says It Is Solidly Behind Senate President, Bukola Saraki

Senate Press statement on the trial of Senate President, Dr. Saraki: After majority of us, Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, witnessed the appearance of our President, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal this morning, we are happy that he appeared at the Tribunal after availing himself of the opportunity […]

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Buhari hosts ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Govt Summit (Photos)

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari today played host to some African leaders in an Extraordinary ECOWAS Summit at the presidential wing of the Nnadmdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja. The leaders discussed solely on the current political situation in Burkina Faso. Continue reading to see more photos. Source: LIB

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‘You are a jewel for Africa’ AfDB president, Akinwumi Adesina congratulates Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Akinwumi Adesina, the former Nigerian Minister of Agriculture and new President of the African Development Bank (AfDB Group) took to twitter to congratulate his former colleague, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her newly double appointments. We say congratulations too.

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Saraki’s case adjourned to October 21, 22 and 23, 2015 for trial after he pleaded ‘not guilty’

The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki was at the Code of Conduct Tribunal where he was to answer to a 13 count charge of alleged false declaration of assets while he was governor of Kwara state. He arrived with his deputy, Ike Ekweremaadu and many other senators. The tribunal reportedly barred live coverage of the proceedings. In all, […]

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