Fasoranti, Clarke, Nwodo, Bitrus, 12 others drag Buhari to court over lopsided appointments

Eminent socio-cultural leaders from southern and middle-belt Nigeria have sued the President, Muhammadu Buhari, for N50 billion over marginalisation of the people of the region in the appointments to security, quasi-security agencies and “strategic agencies” of government. The 16 plaintiffs filed the suit marked, FHC/ABJ/CS/595/2020, at the Federal High Court in Abuja on June 8, […]

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Buhari meets Governors over APC crisis

Governors on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) are currently meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja over the lingering leadership crisis in the party. The meeting holding inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja, is part of efforts aimed at resolving the crisis currently rocking the ruling party. Present at the […]

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Nigeria loses 7 journalists within 7 days

Seven Nigerian journalists have died in Nigeria within the last seven days. The journalists, who work with different media organizations in Nigeria, died of different ailments. On the list are Dan Foster (Cool FM, Inspiration FM, City FM and Classic FM), Hugo Odiogor (former Editor at the Vanguard), Xavier Ndayongmong (Crime Editor at Daily Independent), […]

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Sack APC National Working Committee, Party members protest in Abuja

Some concerned members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday stormed the National Secretariat of the party with a demand that the National Working Committee be sacked. Opokwu Ojienyi, who is the leader of the protesters, told reporters that the current NWC of APC was responsible for “the reversal of the fortunes of the […]

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30% budget to the majority, while 70% to a few minority is unfair to Nigerian masses ―Senator Ndume

Chairman, Senate Committee on Army in the 9th Nigeria’s National Assembly, Senator Ali Ndume, declared on Sunday that federal lawmakers and other highly placed public officers were earning luxury wages to the detriment of Nigerian masses. Ndume said Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Muhammadu Lamido Sanusi, […]

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Beautiful woman’s 19th birthday attracts sharp reactions (Photos)

A woman released her birthday photos on Twitter and claims she is 19 years old but Twitter users have refused to believe her and they’ve left thousands of comments expressing their shock. The Twitter user shared two photos of herself in just her underwear. In one of the photos, she’s seen posing with inflatable balloons […]

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Mercy Aigbe wishes herself a happy Fathers’ Day, her ex-husband hits back (See their Instagram posts)

Asiwaju Lanre Gentry has hit back after his ex-wife and mother of his son, Mercy Aigbe, wished herself a happy Fathers’ Day. Mercy, whose son with Lanre Gentry turned 10 a few days ago, celebrated herself on Fathers’ Day, writing: “Happy Father’s Day to me, to all the responsible fathers out there and all single […]

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DG of Progressives Governors Forum gives reasons why APC is still in crisis

Salihu Lukman, Director-General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), has said the inability of the Adams Oshiomhole-led National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress to amicably resolve disputes, as well as its penchant for constitutional breaches, were largely responsible for the current crisis in the party. Lukman, who gave the reasons in a statement […]

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Nigerian man sentenced to prison for love scam in the US

51-year-old man of Nigerian origin, Ronayerin Ogolor, has been sentenced to three years in prison for internet fraud in the United States. Ogolor was sentenced by US Chief District Judge, Beth Phillips, and was ordered to pay $871,739 in restitution to his 13 victims. Court documents said 13 victims from around the United States and […]

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Shehu Sani tells Osinbajo to work with Buhari to cut expensive Government running cost instead of debate

Former Kaduna Central District Senator, comrade Shehu Sani, has berated the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo for calling for debate on the basis that Nigeria is running an expensive government. The former Senator said Osinbajo should rather work with Buhari to cut the cost of governance, rather than call for a debate on the issue. Osinbajo […]

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Killing the Broadcast Industry Softly, By Simon Kolawole

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), the federal agency that regulates — and strangulates — the broadcast industry in Nigeria, always gets away with murder. If you ask me its major contribution to the development of broadcasting in the 21 years of our democracy, I can only remember the frequent imposition of sanctions on broadcast stations […]

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From Sanwo-Olu, Oluremi Tinubu, Obasa to HoS, they are all not Lagosians ―Bode George

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olabode George, and two other members of the Omo Eko Pataki Forum, has alleged that the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu; his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, and many top political office holders in the state are not natives of Lagos State. The members […]

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BBNaija’s Mike Edwards’ wife, Perri, cradles her baby bump (Photo)

Big Brother Naija star, Mike Edwards, and his wife Perri Shakes-Drayton are preparing for the birth of their first child. The retired British track and field athlete, who is pregnant with a baby, said to be a boy, took to social media to share this stunning photo of herself cradling her baby bump and then […]

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26-year-old US rapper, Tray Savage shot, killed in Chicago

26-year-old US rapper, Tray Savage has died. The American star, who is a member of Chief Keef’s record label, was shot in the neck in Chicago on Friday night, TMZ reports. The outlet reports that the musician was driving in the neighborhood of Chatham around 11.00am when someone opened fire on him. American law enforcement […]

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I know a day like this would come, that Oshiomhole’s masquerade ‘ll dance naked in the market –Saraki

Former Nigerian Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has spoken over the defection of Governor Godwin Obaseki to the Peoples Democratic Party and the suspension of the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Adams Oshiomhole. Saraki who welcomed Obaseki to the PDP, said he ignored Oshiomhole’s verbal attack because he knew “a day would come […]

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