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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, cleared air on tenure of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) as head of Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF), saying nothing was really amiss in Buhari’s public life. “When you (Buhari) were going to become manager of PTF, […]

Wife of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Chief (Mrs) HID Awolowo on Tuesday hosted the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari and other top shots of the party at the Awolowo’s Ikenne residence in Ogun State. While receiving them, she prayed for a peaceful general elections in the country. “I am happy to […]

According to Nigerian Tribune, the closed door meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan and former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, held at the latter’s Hilltop Mansion in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Monday, was largely meant to straighten issues, sources have said. It was gathered that the meeting was to assure the former president that Jonathan had nothing […]

Kudos to Adunni Abimbola of The Punch. As usual, she is the one who in her weekly article in The Punch wrote: “Where is Buhari’s wife?”. The radical writer, showed in that article that Buhari should show Nigerians that he has indeed changed and that women in the 21st century Nigeria should be seen and […]

No Nigerian should kill another or allow himself/herself to be killed for any Nigerian politician. It is just not worth it because they are all the same. Obasanjo becomes enemy of his own party because people like Kashamu rendered him inconsequential in the party in Ogun state. (Credit: Wale Gates, Twitter)

The Premium Times reports that a few days after he attended the wedding ceremony of President Goodluck Jonathan’s niece, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he would not compromise on his criticism of the president, insisting that he (Jonathan) has failed in his performance. Mr. Obasanjo showed up at the wedding ceremony of Mr. Jonathan’s niece […]

She is a Nollywood celebrity; a movie star and one of those in the A-list in that profession. If you are from Africa, you can’t pretend not to know her since she is simply one of the shakers and movers in the movie industry in Nigeria. That is Ms Eniola Badmus in a revealing beachwear […]

The Chairman of INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega says it may be difficult for them to conduct elections in the three north eastern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa next month. The states have been under Emergency rule for sometime now. “A place like Borno state, unless something is done about those that have been displaced, even the […]

According to Vanguard, Fashola made the appeal at the Interdenominational Service to mark year 2015 Armed Force Remembrance Day, held at The Chapel of Christ The Light, Alausa, Ikeja. The governor who was represented by the Commissioner for Home Affairs and Culture, Mr. Oyinlomo Danmole, stated that the military authorities and the Federal Government should […]

The 29-year-old — who played a key role in Real Madrid’s remorseless charge to a 10th Champions League trophy — beat eternal rival and four-time winner Lionel Messi of Barcelona and Germany’s World Cup winning goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. Ronaldo had previously won both the Ballon d’Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year awards […]

According to LIB, unknown gunmen today January 12, broke into the home of the Chairman of the APC, John Oyegun. According to a statement by the party, two men suspected to be assassins broke into Mr Oyegun’s Abuja home around 1.30am and went straight into his bedroom to ransack it. The men met Oyegun’s wife […]

According to a report by CNN, 9 days after Boko Haram launched an attack on Baga community in Borno state on January 3rd, bodies of the reported 2000 residents killed still litter the area. Chairman of Kukawa Local Government where Baga falls under, says no corpse has been retrieved from the area for burial because […]

The Catholic Archbishop of Jos, Ignatius Kaigama has queried the quality of help America is said to be giving to Nigeria towards the fight against Boko Haram. In an interview with BBC Africa, Bishop Kaigama wondered why Boko Haram attacks is still on the increase despite the reported help America is offering Nigeria. “The question […]

According to Tribune newspaper, the Southern Nigeria Christian Elders’ Forum (SOCEF) on Sunday faulted the “prophetic message” of Enugu Catholic priest, Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka, concerning President Goodluck Jonathan, calling on the cleric to remain apolitical. Addressing journalists shortly after their meeting in Enugu, the Forum said Mbaka’s message was merely his personal opinion and […]

According to Vanguard, more facts are emerging as to why the female condom is yet to gain popularity comparable to the long existing male condom. To date, the global distribution of female condoms is still far less than that of male condoms as the former remains a less popular, with only 13 percent of persons […]

In his words: “It is my prophecy that 2015 is a year of blood. I see blood flowing ceaselessly in the land. What i am seeing is not a military incursion into the body polity but the poor will take on the rich. It is a revolution I am seeing in no distant future in […]

According to Punch, political violence raged in parts of the country on Sunday with an explosion rocking the All Progressives Congress secretariat in Abam Ama, Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State. Just as the news of the explosion hit Port Harcourt, another round of violence was recorded in Rumueme, Obio/Akpor LGA where four APC […]