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An explosion on Oil Mining Lease 40 operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company has killed seven workers, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation announced on Wednesday. NPDC is the flagship subsidiary of NNPC. The explosion occurred on Tuesday at the petroleum company’s Benin River Valve Station. The Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, NNPC, […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian married woman has sent many people into panic after leaving disturbing posts on her Facebook wall. Ifeoma Blossom Obiora took to her Facebook page on July 6 to leave two posts many described as suicidal notes. In one of the posts, she wrote: “Nobody listened, Nobody cared” she wrote with a crying emoji […]
Continue ReadingThe crisis between the Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu and his deputy, Mr Agboola Ajayi has started to take its toll. This is because the leadership of the Ondo state House of Assembly has suspended two lawmakers for unruly behavior. The two lawmakers suspended are the Deputy Speaker of the house, Iroju Ogundeji, and another […]
Continue ReadingAn estimate of 3,789 inmates have so far been released from the Nigeria Correctional Service Centres across the country since the outbreak of coronavirus in the country. According to Nigerian government, the move, is targeted at reducing the risk of inmates contracting the virus. Mr Abubakar Malami SAN, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and […]
Continue ReadingPlaywright and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has reacted to the amended 6th broadcasting code by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) which has ignited a controversy in the last few weeks. Soyinka described the amended code as an “economic sabotage” and also accused the government of declaring war on arts and its producers. The Nobel Laureate who said he […]
Continue ReadingThe Chief of Staff to Abdulrasaq Abdulrahman, the Kwara State Governor, Mr. Aminu Logun, has died. Logun’s death was confirmed on Twitter by Fafoluyi Olayinka, the Special Assistant, New Media to the Kwara State Governor, Abdulrasaq Abdulrahman. “Kwara State Chief Of Staff, Aminu Adisa Logun Is Dead.. Indeed, death is the next thing after birth. […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Police Service Commission (PSC) has announced the dismissal of 10 senior police officers and loss of ranks of 8 others following their trial for various cases of misconduct in the line of duty. Even though the identities of the affected officers were not disclosed in a statement released by PSC’s Head of Press and […]
Continue ReadingThe rift between the Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, and his deputy, Agboola Ajayi, took a different turn on Tuesday July 7 with members of the state’s House of Assembly serving a notice of impeachment to Mr. Ajayi. The impeachment proceedings started this morning with 14 of the 26 members signing the impeachment notice and […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has suspended the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, according to reports. The president had earlier on set up a presidential panel headed by Justice Ayo Salami (rtd) to probe the various allegations leveled against the EFCC boss especially by AGF, Abubakar Malami. The panel grilled […]
Continue ReadingThe Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) has reacted to report of the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu appearing before a panel for questioning on Monday July 6. In a statement signed by a PACAC member Femi Odekunle, it was alleged that Ibrahim Magu is a victim of power play spearheaded […]
Continue ReadingAn Enugu state Magistrate court, on Monday July 6, remanded a couple, Mr. Jude Ozougwu, and his wife, Ifeoma in prison custody for allegedly brutalizing their 10-year-old maid, Nneoma Nnadi. The couple made news over the weekend after photos of the battered body of the 10-year-old Nneoma surfaced online. The state police command on Monday […]
Continue ReadingA year ago, Mele Kolo Kyari was named as the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). He succeeded Maikanti Baru, now of blessed memory. On July 8, 2019, the then incoming GMD made the following promises: (i) There will be no corruption without discretion. We will work with all shareholders […]
Continue ReadingThe acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu, was reportedly detained after he was quizzed for nothing less than six hours by the presidential panel set up to investigate the allegations of corruption leveled against him and the agency by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. Few […]
Continue ReadingNigerian radio personality, television host, vlogger, lifestyle entrepreneur, popular social media sensation and author, Toke Makinwa has reacted after a Twitter user tagged her as a man hater. “Feminism is not about hating men,” a Twitter user had written. Another Twitter user, insinuating that Toke and Tonto Dikeh hate men, reacted: “Let’s ask @tokstarr or Tonto.” […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement released by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan this evening, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) national campaign council for the Edo governorship election, gov Abdullahi Gandoje as a barefaced treasury looter who has no moral rectitude to speak on corruption. The party said it is a huge […]
Continue ReadingOnce upon a time …. or should we say, when the going was good between Adams Oshiomhole and Godwin Obaseki …. This is another case for Nigerians following Nigerian politicians to learn lessons from so as not to kill themselves, or subject themselves to danger for anybody seeking political office in Nigeria. One can imagine […]
Continue ReadingOndo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu has appointed a new Secretary to the State Government of Ondo State (SSG) shortly after the former SSG resigned. Recall that Mr. Ifedayo Abegunde resigned as the Secretary to the Ondo State Government on Monday, July 6. Hours after he resigned, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu took to Twitter to announce […]
Continue ReadingTVC host, Morayo Brown took to Instagram to narrate how God gave her a second chance after she survived an accident that made it to the news. The media personality, while celebrating turning 40, said the accident happened 21 years ago. She was in the US when the car she was in flipped 4 times […]
Continue ReadingThe just resigned Secretary to the Ondo State Government, Mr. Ifedayo Abegunde, on Monday said the Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, didn’t win the election in 2016 but that some of them made it possible for him to become governor. He also said he had to resign from the Akeredolu-led government following the ill-treatment meted out to […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal Ministry of Works says it will be closing the ever-busy 3rd mainland bridge in Lagos for a period of six months beginning from July 24. Disclosing this to newsmen today July 6, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Olukayode Popoola, said consultations are currently ongoing for another phase of repair works to […]
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