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The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola SAN turned on “the Lagos Festival of Lights” on Monday December 22 to officially herald the Christmas season with massive sparkling decorative lights from the entire stretch of the Marina to Ahmadu Bello Way and through to the Lagos Bar Beach. Continue reading to see more of the pictures

According to Forbes’ report, Dangote, Tony Elumelu and Jim Ovia would have lost a lot of money as a result of the devaluation of the Naira. The Forbes report by Mfonobong Nsehe viz: A few weeks ago, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, announced a nearly 10% devaluation of the Naira, […]

May the prosperity of the King of Glory follow you and yours as we celebrate His humble birth with gladness and hope; May your Christmas sparkle with moments of love, laughter and goodwill. Warm hugs and smiles from us to you all this Christmas.

According to LIB, here is a sad photo of Jordanian pilot who was captured by ISIS militants after his warplane was shot down while he was conducting airstrikes over Syria. ISIS shared photos of his capture on Twitter Jordanian Information Minister Mohammad Momani told AP that First Lieutenant Mu’ath Safi Yousef al-Kaseasbeh’s plane was shot down […]

Kano state Police Command said on Wednesday that it has arrested one of the female suicide bombers, Zaharau Babangida, aged 13, who is among those who attacked the Kantin Kwari Market in Kano. The arrested female suicide bomber, Zaharau Babangida, said she came all the way from Bauchi to engage in that dastardly act in […]

I had fully attuned myself to the fact that our Owu retiree soldier and prolific author is an infliction that those of us who share the same era and nation space must learn to endure. However, it does appear that there is no end to this individual’s capacity for infantile mischief, and for needless, mind-boggling […]

A message from president Jonathan Dear Compatriots, I greet and felicitate with you all once again as we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. I join all of our Christian compatriots in giving thanks to God Almighty for the divine gift of Jesus Christ the Messiah whose earthly incarnation we commemorate […]

An outraged crowd of about 60 people gathered behind police crime scene tape early Wednesday morning as the body of Antonio Martin, 18, lay in the parking lot in front of the Mobil on North Hanley Rd for more than two hours, according to eyewitness reports. Police allege that Martin drew a handgun on the […]

The Federal Government has raised alarm over the presence of some agents of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, ISIS, in Nigeria to recruit more fighters into their fold. The National Coordinator, National Information Centre and Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mike Omeri made this known in a statement signed by his […]

A Lieutenant Colonel, a Captain, a Second Lieutenant and 12 other soldiers were sentenced to two years imprisonment by a Nigerian Military Court Martial which sat in Kaduna state yesterday December 23 over the abduction of over 200 female students of the Government Girls Secondary School Chibok, Borno State, by Boko Haram insurgents on April […]

President Goodluck Jonathan is reported to be advocating the creation of a list of Hall of Shame in Nigeria where names of criminals in Nigeria will be displayed for all to see. The President made the suggestion while receiving Nollywood Actors in Abuja yesterday Dec. 23. Hear him: “I heard you saying that you are planning a […]

According to SR, the South East All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated Ndigbo for topping the list of donors to the Buhari Support Organization Campaign Fund, a peoples’ contribution to General Muhammadu Buhari’s (GMB) war chest for the 2015 presidential election. “We are happy to announce that when the managers of the First Bank of […]

That was Gani Fawehinmi standing at the front of his jail house (cell) on October 14, 1996 at the Bauchi prison. The prison was said to have been built in 1820. The jail house was a mud-structured building. The wall surface, plastered with cement had all been eroded with time. One hundred and forty six […]

News from the grapevine has it that the PDP might have prevailed on Senator Musiliu Obanikoro to concede defeat to Mr. Jimi Agbaje as the winner of the PDP’s governorship primary held in Lagos State some weeks ago. The source also hinted that Senator Obanikoro may be returning to the Federal Ministry of Defence as […]

Former governor of Borno state, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff has been confirmed as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Borno Central senatorial district in the forthcoming general elections. His emergence as the consensus candidate of the PDP was confirmed by Umar Sanda, the acting Secretary of PDP Youth Wing in Borno State. […]

Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has in his memoir, ‘My Watch’, revealed his number of children. The 3rd chapter of the 1st volume titled ‘The Family’ has Obasanjo narrating his lineage. According to him, his father, Obasanjo, had 12 children – 9 from his mother, Asabi, and 3 from his step-mother, Aduke. Of the 12 […]

According to Punch newspaper, the former Military Governor of the old Western State, Gen. Adeyinka Adebayo retd., has advised the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, to ignore critics as long as the policies of his government were meant to improve the living standard of the people. Adebayo, who spoke in his country home in Iyin-Ekiti […]

Eebu O So: Tinubu, Buhari, and their Supporters By Pius Adesanmi It’s been ‘eebu tins’ (insult extravaganza) in the arena of political discourse and public commentary since this column decided to award itself an extended vacation five weeks ago. So massive has been the scramble for pottymouthing by critical segments of our commentariat that one […]

Two incredible Nigerian women, late Dr Stella Adadevoh and Chimamanda Adichie have been recognized by the Cable News Network CNN, as among the world’s leading women for the year 2014. In a list released earlier today by CNN, late Dr Stella Adadevoh was recognized for her significant contribution towards the prevention of the spread of […]

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