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The National Working Committee of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), led by Senator Ali Modu Sheriff and chairman of the party’s National Caretaker Committee, Senator Ahmed Makarfi have bickered over Nigeria’s restructuring agitations. While Makarfi said there was nothing wrong with the clamour for restructuring of the country, the Sheriff-led NWC said restructuring is not […]

A Lagos High Court, Ikeja, has remanded a United States citizen, Mr. Marco Antonio Ramirez, in Kirikiri Prison for allegedly defrauding three Nigerians of $565,000. The defendant, who claimed to be the Managing Director of three companies – USA Now Plc, Eagleford Instalodge Group and USA Now Energy Capital Group – will remain in prison […]

30-year-old native doctor, Lucky Okon, who allegedly raped a woman for days and defrauded her of N800,000, on Thursday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. The accused was arraigned before Magistrate J.A Adigun on a two-count charge. Okon, who resides on Ajasa Command Road, Ipaja, Lagos, however, pleaded not guilty, and was admitted to  bail […]

What else shall we write? That was the title of a column written by Prof Olatunji Dare in the nineties. It attests to the fact that for every columnist, a moment comes when you look at practically all the issues dominating the news and you wonder what new things you have to say. I am […]

A group under the auspices of Niger Delta Elders and Leaders Forum, NDELF, yesterday advocated for true federalism and increase of derivation from the current 13 per cent to 50 per cent for the region. The coordinator of NDELF, Chief Mike Loyibo, said that, the Niger Delta people were averse to the Federal Government’s “cosmetic […]

Nostra Cancer Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation based in Lagos and founded by a Nasopharyngeal cancer survivor Mr. Frank Aja Ukpabi is set to break the ground of its recently acquired 6 plots of land in Epe, area of Lagos for its proposed holistic and up-to-date cancer treatment centre to help cancer patients in Nigeria beat cancer […]

Singer Dencia has warned Biafrans agitating for a separation from Nigeria that they will still be betrayed by whoever becomes their new leader. This she passed across in a message on social media yesterday, while also addressing Cameroonians demanding a separation from their French speaking side. (LIB)

The World Economic Forum recently released their Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report, which analyses the travel and tourism sectors in 136 countries. The report includes a ranking of how safe those 136 countries are for tourists.The ranking is based on the prevalence of violence and terrorism, and not on petty crime. The top five most […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has received signatures from the electorates in Kogi West Senatorial District, asking for the recall of Senator Dino Melaye from the Senate. Six bags, which contained the signatures of 52.3 percent of the electorates from the zone and other petitions, were submitted to the Commission in Abuja on Wednesday. Kogi […]

The Federal Government has approached the Court of Appeal in Abuja to file an appeal against the judgment of the Code of Conduct Tribunal CCT that discharged and acquitted Senate President Bukola Saraki of 18 counts of false asset declaration and other related offences. The tribunal had on June 14th, dismissed the case on the […]

The notorious kidnapper, Chikwudubem Onwuamadike alias Evans, who was recently arrested in Lagos has a Ghanaian passport and owns houses in the country. The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, who disclosed this yesterday at the ongoing West Africa National Security Conference in Accra, Ghana, further affirmed that Evans’ family resides in Ghana. Idris, who underscored […]

Nigeria’s 36 state governors have been scheduled to meet with the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo today to conclude his consultative sessions in relation to recent ethnic agitations. In a tweet by the presidency on Tuesday, it stated: ”Tomorrow AgP @ProfOsinbajo will meet with all State Governors to conclude his consultative sessions in relation to recent ethnic agitations.” Osinbajo […]

A Thai woman who advertised herself as having dated over 5,000 rich men is currently trending after launching an online course designed to guide other Thai women in catching and keeping rich foreign guys. The woman from Khon Kaen, Thailand, who calls herself Praiya Suriya on Facebook, is opening a “club” that recruits eligible Thai […]

A veteran Yoruba actress who goes by the name Biodun Okeowo with a popular movie “Omo butty” uploaded the photos below on her Instagram page today and everyone went crazy. She uploaded the photo and captioned it “Sexy”. See the photos she posted: We wonder why a Woman who got kids and also Fans who are looking […]

The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu insisted on Tuesday before an Ikeja High Court that he remains the rightfully elected monarch of Lagos. This, he disclosed, at the resumed hearing of a suit challenging his right to the throne as Oba of Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on May 22, 2017 the last […]

The Federal Government has vowed to render operators of electricity generating sets in rural areas “jobless” by meeting the energy demands of rural communities through sustainable renewal energy solution. At the inauguration of Nigerian Renewable Energy Roundtable on Tuesday in Abuja, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo said that the government, through the Rural Electrification Agency, was developing an […]

A man recently sent his wife packing because she was making ‘sweet’ moans while being raped by robbers in presence of her husband in Iyana Ejigbo area of Lagos State, Daily Post reports. The incident, which happened around Bello Street left many people in confusion. It was gathered that the heavily armed gunmen had invaded their house around 3am […]

A police officer at Luanshya Central police Headquarters, Zambia, Kelvin Kabaso has shot dead his 23-year-old wife, Febby Chabamba who is also a police officer, and later turned the gun on himself in an attempt to kill himself but the bullet only pierced his side of the head. According to the report, Kabaso, left his point of […]

Talking about things he did to arrest Chukwudi Onuamadike a.k. a Evans,  Head of the Intelligence Response Team, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, revealed that he had to take a ride on a commercial motorcycle, popularly known as okada, to enable him move faster to the Magodo GRA Phase II residence of notorious kidnap kingpin. According […]

According to Sahara Reporters breaking news which quotes Presidency sources, President Muhammad Buhari, who left Nigeria 45 days ago to resume treatment for an undisclosed medical condition believed to be cancer, has developed speech difficulties. The report stated that, “Previously, Mr. Buhari was also said to be suffering memory lapses. The latest revelation stems from recent […]