Amazing Dubai’s first private floating islands (Photos)

Dubai-based Nakheel has given the go-ahead to the developer of the floating islands, which are part of Oqyana World First, an artificial archipelago of over 300 islands, according to the project developers. “Nakheel has now granted our project with all the necessary permits in order to take the next step,” Oqyana Real Estate and Amillarah Private […]

Continue Reading

Respect our culture or leave Lagos, Oodua groups warn Igbos in Lagos

Yoruba youths took to the streets in Lagos today, warning that any campaign that Lagos is  “no man’s land’ will be met with a measure of mass resistance. Leading the protest this morning were thousands of Yoruba youths under the aegis of Pan-Yoruba National Alliance, (PAYNA). “This is a symbolic rally to warn against the […]

Continue Reading

Buhari willing to work with Bukola Saraki, Yakubu Dogara

The Presidency has released a statement saying that President Buhari duly recognizes the outcome of the elections that produced Senator Bukola Saraki and Hon Yakubu Dogara as Senate President and Speaker House of Representatives respectively. President Buhari in the statement reiterated his earlier position that he doesn’t want to be drawn into the politics of the National Assembly but […]

Continue Reading

Housewife stabs self to death over her husband’s poor sexual performance

A 32-year-old housewife and evangelist, Nancy (surname withheld) in Okpanam Community, near Asaba in Delta State, allegedly committed suicide by stabbing herself to death on Saturday June 6th. Friends say she committed suicide after complaining about her husband’s poor sexual performance since they got married. Leadership reports that Nancy complained bitterly to a relative that […]

Continue Reading

Saraki Swears in Lawan, Akume as Senators

On Tuesday, the Clerk of the National Assembly, Alhaji Salisu Maikasuwa, proclaimed the Eighth session of the Nigerian Senate and subsequently conducted the election that produced principal officers. Bukola Saraki was elected as president and after the election, he administered the oath of office and allegiance on 75 other senators. The election, which had 23 APC senators […]

Continue Reading

Nigeria Police can prosecute all criminal cases, Appeal Court rules

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, held, in a ruling yesterday, that the Nigeria Police Force can prosecute all offences, including those under the National Security and Civil Defence Corps Act, 2007. The ruling was handed down in an appeal in the case: Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN) VS Daniel Abuh, where the Federal High Court, held that […]

Continue Reading

Texas Cop in viral pool party video was “out of control” & has resigned (Photos & video)

The police officer who slammed a 14-year-old black girl to the ground and pulled his gun on black teens at a pool party has resigned. McKinney Police Chief Greg Conley told reporters at a news conference Tuesday that officer Eric Casebolt’s actions were “indefensible.” The McKinney police officer whose actions at a pool party disturbance […]

Continue Reading

Fayose’s Six Longest Days With The Ekiti 19 APC Lawmakers, By Olusina Akeredolu

Fayose’s Six Longest Days With The Ekiti 19 APC Lawmakers By Olusina Akeredolu The melodrama between the executive and legislative arms of the government of Ekiti state since the second coming of Governor Ayodele Fayose till the 4th of June, 2015 was not funny at all. It may sound like an entertainment to the watchers […]

Continue Reading

APC rejects election of Saraki, Dogara as Senate President, Reps Speaker

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as totally unacceptable and the highest level of indiscipline and treachery the conduct of Tuesday’s inauguration of the National Assembly that led to the emergence of Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara as Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively. ”Senator Bukola and Hon. Dogara are […]

Continue Reading

Breaking: Yakubu Dogara emerges as Speaker, House of Reps

As it happened in the Nigerian Senate earlier today, Tambuwal method has played out again in the Nigerian House of Representatives. It looks like a pay-back in the APC national leader’s game. Member of the House of Representatives have thus elected Yakubu Dogara, who represents Bogoro/ Tafawa Balewa federal constituency in Bauchi state, as the Speaker of the […]

Continue Reading

I will uphold National Assembly’s independence, says Saraki

The newly elected president of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has pledged to be just and fair to Nigerians, and to defend the independence of the National Assembly. He made this known in his acceptance speech at the inauguration of senators at the National Assembly on Tuesday. He thanked his colleagues for electing him as […]

Continue Reading