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Mrs. Diezani K. Alison-Madueke, immediate past Minister for Petroleum Resources has dismissed allegations made by the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria to the effect that as former minister she “sat” on a $15 billion oil deal, describing it as spurious, unfounded and libelous. Alison-Madueke [image above] who spoke through her lawyers, Messers Chike Amobi and […]

According to Naij.com, this is for those who have always wanted to have a sneaky peek at what the inside of the house of the richest man in Africa looks like. Africa Cradle reports that they have been allowed to visit the mansion of the successful businessman, Aliko Dangote, in Abuja. The media portal says that […]

Bishop Emmanuel Jatau is the presiding head of Faith Hill Prophetic Assembly in Abuja and is known for his fiery but precise prophetic utterances. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo once described him as a prophet of doom because of his style of prophecy. He spoke to SUNNY IDACHABA about the new Nigeria project As a servant […]

The Peoples Democratic Party says the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, does not want the former Lagos Governor, Babatunde Fashola to be appointed as a minister by President Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu had, in a statement last week, denied reports that he was the one sponsoring reports of Fashola’s excessive spending. […]

According to Tempoonline, a Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday granted bail to a blogger, Seun Oloketuyi in the sum of N3m. He was arraigned by the police for allegedly publishing a defamatory story against the Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank Plc, Nnamdi Okonkwo. Oloketuyi had been remanded in Ikoyi Prisons since August 25, 2015 […]

Daily Post recalls that the the late Inokoba was recently reported to have slumped at a political function in the state. The 68-year-old ex-PDP chairman had some two weeks ago defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, along with other political heavyweights in the state. Until his death, the retired Colonel was an APC governorship […]

According to Daily Sun, the uproar over alleged lopsidedness in the appointments  into key positions by President Muhammadu Buhari has metamorphosed into a legal action by an Abuja based legal practitioner, Marcel Dim-Udebuani. In the suit filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, the plaintiff prayed the court for “an order compelling  President Buhari (1st defendant) […]

Former Nigeria international, mathematical and ace footballer, Segun Odegbami has announced his intention to become the next FIFA president. The 63-year-old, who won the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations as a player, is the third African to go for football’s top job, after his fellow Nigerian, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu and Liberia’s Musa Bility. “Africa must […]

Nigeria’s international business mogul and former diplomat, Ambassador Dehinde Fernandez, has passed on. He died last night at the age of 79. The news of his death was broken by his friend, the Ovation Publisher, Chief Dele Momodu, who tweeted late last night: “Breaking news: Nigeria, and indeed Africa, has just lost one of its greatest […]

A Police officer, Godwin Hosea who produces bullet proof jackets locally was today decorated as a sergeant at the Bauchi state command. Sgt Hosea had on July 22 presented his work to the IGP, Solomon Arase at a police function in Bauchi state. The elated IG ordered he be promoted with immediate effect. He was […]

Why did this lady do this to Bovi? One can rightly guess what was going on in Bovi’s head there. Bovi was just wishing that backside could be his. He was just feeling it even though he could not touch it. Ol boy.

Former National Security Adviser to former president Jonathan, Col. Sambo Dasuki, who was charged to court on August 24 by the Department of State Services (DSS) for possession of fire arms without a license was pictured at the Federal High Court Abuja on Tuesday at the hearing of the case. He was granted bail in […]

In 418 B.C. Herodotus, the Greek philosopher who is known as the “father of history”, said “a man who does not know anything about the events that took place before he or she was born will remain forever a child.” Not only was he right but one must go a step further by saying that […]

The Punch has reported that about 17 years after she was born through In Vitro Fertilisation, Nigeria’s first test tube baby, Miss Hannatu Kupchi, has secured admission into a Hungarian University to study medicine. The medical doctor that supervised the first IVF experiment in Nigeria, Dr. Ibrahim Wada, said Hannatu’s birth on February 11, 1998, […]

The Presidency and the ruling All Progressives Congress have come under fire for saying that President Muhammadu Buhari never promised Nigerians that he would achieve specific things within his first 100 days in office. Nigerians on social media expressed disappointment at the party and Presidency’s excuses. The protest on Twitter, which was titled, #100dayspromise, was […]

The Peoples Democratic Party recorded numerous achievements that cut across all sectors of the nation’s economy during its 16 years of governance of Nigeria, Chief Olisa Metuh, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, has said. Metuh made the statement on Monday in Abuja while briefing newsmen as part of activities to mark the 17th anniversary of […]

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has said a critical look at President Mohammadu Buhari operation since his emergence in May 29, 2015, portrays him as a president of the Northern Nigeria only. Fayose, who described such development as tainted in ethnic and tribal colouration, posited that if such steps are not immediately addressed for […]

Oshiomhole Has Forgotten So Soon By Reno Omokri On July 17, 2012, a recently re-elected Governor Adams Oshiomhole visited the Aso Rock Presidential Villa and on his way out he had a chat with State House Correspondents and said as follows “what the Edo election has confirmed is that when the President and Commander-in-Chief puts […]

Nollywood star actress, Tonto Dikeh-Churchil who had her traditional wedding yesterday August 29, shared this photo of herself and her husband kissing and wrote about how marriage has made her happy and settled. See what she wrote below: “29-08-15: My best friend paid my dowry and I traditionally now belong to him.. In my culture […]

The above picture shows Governor Ayo Fayose driving a tipper lorry as he went on inspection of the Channelization Project at Arowa-Darlimore area of Ado Ekiti. Excited residents surrounded his lorry to say hello. See more photos below:  Photo credit: LIB