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According to LIB, the girl in this picture is the daughter of the King & Queen of the Netherlands, Princess Catharina-Amalia and she was riding a bike to school here. Apparently, it seems good for the Dutch to see a member of their royal family acting normal. This should be a hard lesson to Africans at home and […]

The learned friends’ week of meet and greet, relaxation and law development. Here, President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo attended the Opening Ceremony of the Nigerian Bar Association 55th Annual General Meeting which took place at the International Conference Centre Abuja yesterday August 23. Continue reading to see more photos of the event:  Photo credit: […]

Speech of His Excellency, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, special guest of honour at the opening ceremony of the 55th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association holding at the International Conference Centre, Abuja on Sunday, August 23, 2015. Protocol 1.      It is a great pleasure to be […]

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has been accused of “public deception” by demonstrators, as his handling of the Ogoniland UNEP Report, sparked tension at Nigeria’s economic nerve center in southern Nigeria. A protest today, under the Ogoni Springtime, was part of an unlimited season of resentment – a series of civil disobedience mass protests, to end […]

Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Allison-Madueke The former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Allison Madueke, failed to sign  a long-term agreement with New Delhi, Nigeria’s Number One oil buyer, but rather used intermediaries in the annual $15 billion deal, the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ajjampur R. Ghanashyam, has revealed. Speaking in […]

According to TheCable, Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos state, has revoked the allocation of over 25 plots of land by his predecessor, Babatunde Fashola, in his final days in office. TheCable understands that the expansive land at Lekki Phase One had been allocated to the Lagos State Water Corporation in 1998 by the then military […]

According to a Palace Chief who spoke anonymously, the wives of the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, the Olubuse II, by tradition cannot re- marry as its forbidden, they can only be inherited by the new Ooni. This order was prescribed by the Ife tradition since the Ooni is not considered dead but […]

The immediate past Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, spent N139m on the drilling of two boreholes at the Lagos House, Ikeja. The project was completed by Deux Projects Limited according to a report published by the state government The report, which was part of the awarded contracts by the Lagos State Tenders Board in […]

According to Daily Sun, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has commenced investigation on the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, for alleged threat to sink the Igbo residing in Lagos State into the lagoon, if they failed to vote for the All Progres­sives Congress (APC) dur­ing the April 11, 2015 gover­norship election in the state. Checks […]

According to Punch, the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions will on Wednesday begin a probe of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Lamorde, over an allegation that he fraudulently diverted over N1tn proceeds of corruption recovered by the anti-graft agency. Part of the money alleged by a petitioner […]

It was always a matter of time. The much suppressed animosity between Lagos state governor, Akinwumi Ambode and his predecessor, Raji Fashola was going to be full-blown. Last week, it became a subject of public knowledge. The Lagos State Public Procurement Agency posted a report on its website stating that N78.3m was paid to a […]

“Blessed is the man who has delight in obeying God completely, whatsoever he does shall prosper.” A CHAMPION in a lime and spoon 100, meters race after winning a trophy, was asked by journalists which of the crowd reaction helped him to win. The crowd that cheered and praised him or the crowd that mocked […]

The Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole has alleged that a whooping N140bn was paid as consultancy fee for the construction of a second Niger bridge by the last administration. Oshiomhole  said this while reacting to insinuations that the Buhari led government was victimizing the Igbos because they did not vote for him. He said if […]

A heroic service dog saved the day by dialing 911 and pulling her blind owner to safety after the home they shared in the Holmesburg section of Philadelphia caught fire on Thursday morning. Yolanda, a golden retriever, called 911 on a specialized phone and alerted authorities about the blaze and firefighters responded. You may watch […]

Reuben Abati, former spokesperson to former President Goodluck Jonathan has clarified that against the widely held belief that the former leader was a drunk, he actually does not drink. Abati, who made the defence of his former boss during a recent interview with Rockcity 101.9 FM, Abeokuta, Ogun State, said he only saw Jonathan drink […]

The Punch reports that while some of the world’s richest people lost a sum of $182bn (N35.85tn) over the past week, Nigerian billionaire, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, and 10 others made money amid deepening global market rout. Dangote, who is President of Dangote Group, posted a $79.2m (N15.6bn) gain from Thursday to Friday, according to Bloomberg’s […]

Bishop Mathew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Dioses, Nigeria, in his usual self in this brief interview he had with The Punch. Hear the ebullient Bishop: How would you rate former President Goodluck Jonathan’s performance in office? This should be the subject of many books. I think too many of us have gotten carried […]

Boys you rock. A team of students in the University of Lagos, UNILAG, just built an eco-friendly car. They say the car doesn’t emit gas and doesn’t utilize fossil fuel. They built the car under the Project Dove Initiative and have successfully completed their first model, Dove P1, utilizing locally sourced materials and building it right […]

Girl Group – SHiiKane is back with a brand new video for their hit song Tuele. Lovely, energetic video to match a very danceable song. The video was shot at the world famous Shaka Zulu in Camden Town, London & Directed by Director Q and Moe Musa. All DJs should have this on their playlist. (Credit: […]

Jesus establishes three spiritual laws pertaining to prayer. He says: “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” (Matthew 7:7-8). Asking and receiving […]