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Gunmen numbering about 15, on Thursday, were said to have attacked Ojoto Police Station in the Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. One Inspector of Police was reportedly killed in the attack. A source told The Punch that the police operatives on duty fought back and repelled the hoodlums, thereby preventing them from […]
Continue ReadingOutgoing Nigerian Army spokesperson, Brig Gen. Mohammed Yerima, said in a statement on Thursday, that the Nigerian Army has redeployed some of its senior officers in a major shakeup. Notable amongst the new appointments was that of C.G. Musa, a major general, who was named the new Theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Kai, the counter insurgency […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday commissioned Lagos-Ibadan Standard Guage Rail project and flagged off full commercial operation. Shortly after he inaugurated the project, President Buhari took a ride from Ebute Metta Station to Energy Nature Light (ENL), Terminal, Apapa Port, Lagos. He was joined by the Speaker House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, Governor Babajide […]
Continue ReadingI was in Benin last Saturday to participate in the public lecture organised by the Nigerian Youth Democratic Party. I returned to Lagos later in the evening to a programme to honour the memory of Comrade Thomas Sankara rather belatedly. It is commendable that some comrades who partook of the memorable event. Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and […]
Continue ReadingPac, friend of suspected Nigerian fraudster Hushpuppi who was arrested with him in 2020 has regained freedom. The Dubai-based Nigerian man in an Instagram post he shared, remebered how he was arrested alongside Hushpuppi on June 9, 2020. According to him, the arrest came a week to his birthday and he thought the end had come. […]
Continue ReadingFormer beauty queen, Ifejoku Uzor Pamela who alleged that the continuous detention of her father is being influenced by Ned Nwoko, a former federal lawmaker, has announced that he’s been released. Her disclosure of her father, Okey Ifejoku who is the President of the Idumuje-Ugboko Development Union (IUDU) being in police detention after being re-arrested alongside his deputy […]
Continue ReadingUntil recently, I had believed that the biggest threat to Nigeria’s corporate existence was hunger. Following the shenanigans of the past week when the regime of Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) banned Twitter because he got his feathers ruffled, I concluded that the trouble with Nigeria is that our leaders are a collective of anti-social […]
Continue ReadingBirthday mates, Nigerian actress, singer, songwriter and humanitarian, Tonto Charity Dikeh simply known as Tonto Dikeh and Nigerian musician, singer, songwriter, rapper, entrepreneur and television personality, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, better known by his stage name D’banj have gone spiritual after turning a year older on Wednesday June 9. The duo were spotted in an Instalive […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has given approval to the return of the open grazing practised during the 1st Republic where herdsmen used designated grazing routes to move their cattle to several parts of the country. On that note, Buhari said he had asked the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to begin the process of […]
Continue ReadingNothing speaks to a time like this in Nigeria better than a Yoruba adage that could be considered obscene, so I crave the indulgence of readers: “Ohun tí a ni kí òkóbó bọ, kò ni bọ ibe; ó ní ohun lè bọ igba abẹrẹ lójú orun.” (An impotent man would leave what he was asked […]
Continue ReadingThe House of Representatives has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria to urgently put in place a policy to check further devaluation of the naira to the United States dollar and other international legal tenders. The House decried that while the Nigerian currency was losing value, others in African were appreciating. At the plenary on […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Presidential Spokesperson, Reno Omokri has called out Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, claiming he may be engaging in Cryptocurrency trading which is banned in the country. Omokri made the claim by sharing a screenshot of Malami’s post in which he announced that he has deactivated his Twitter account. […]
Continue ReadingDavido’s rumoured new girlfriend, Mya Yafai took to Instagram to share these new hot photos of herself. The American Instagram model and Davido sparked relationship rumours earlier this year after photos of them kissing went viral. See more photos below:
Continue ReadingSunday Mercy, 400-level female student in the Department of Political Science, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria, has died in the Ramat Hall female students’ hostel. According to reports, Mercy died on Tuesday morning, June 8, after a fever attack. She was said to have been vomiting and foaming from the mouth when she died. Confirming her […]
Continue ReadingSophia Momodu, the mother of singer Davido’s first child, Imade, turns a year older on Wednesday, June 9. The mother of one shared stunning photos of herself on her Instagram page this morning as she wished herself a happy birthday. She wrote: “Over the past year I’ve spent a lot of time strengthening my relationships […]
Continue ReadingJudiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has called off its nationwide industrial action. The decision to call off the strike followed a meeting between JUSUN executives and the National Judicial Council (NJC) led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad. Both parties agreed that the strike should be called off in the […]
Continue ReadingAmerican reality television personality, socialite, model, businesswoman, producer, and actress, Kim Kardashian took to her Instagram handle to celebrate her estranged husband, Kanye West on his 44th birthday on Tuesday June 8. Kim shared an old photo she took with him and three of their kids. She wrote in the caption: “Happy birthday. Love you […]
Continue ReadingA Senior lecturer with the University of Jos, Dr Daniel Ella has been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in Plateau state. It was gathered that Dr Ella of the Department of Theatre and Film Arts was kidnapped in the early hours of Wednesday, June 9, by gunmen numbering about seven who stormed his residence behind […]
Continue Reading27- year-old Ghanaian hairdresser, Hilda Asumani, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend to death with a scissors over grasscutter soup. It was gathered that the incident happened at Abesim in Sunyani municipality, Ghana on Tuesday morning, June 8, few days after she accused him of cheating on her. The deceased, Prince Yaw Aboagye, 30, was […]
Continue ReadingThe Social Economic Rights and Accountability Projects (SERAP) and 176 concerned Nigerians have asked the ECOWAS Court of Justice, sitting in Abuja, Nigeria to order an injunction restraining the government of President Buhari from implementing unlawful suspension of Twitter in Nigeria and criminalising Nigerians and other people using Twitter. In the suit No ECW/CCJ/APP/23/21 filed […]
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