Tribunal gives reasons for its verdict in Osun Gov poll

In a split judgement, the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Apo, on Friday, nullified the election of the Governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola; and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to immediately withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to him as winner of the September 2018 election. However, the chairman of […]

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Charly Boy dismissed from OurMumuDonDo movement

The movement, ‘Our Mumu Don Do’ has asked Mr. Charles Oputa aka Charly Boy (Area Fada1) to step aside as a co-convener and trustee of the Omudodu Youth Foundation and Chairman of OurMumuDonDo Movement. A letter released by the National Secretary of OurMumuDonDo Movement, Adebayo Raphael, noted that the decision was taken after an emergency […]

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AIT boss, Dokpesi, arrested upon arrival from foreign medical trip

Founder of DAAR Communications, owners of African Independent Television (AIT), Dr Raymond Dokpesi, has been arrested at Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, on his return from medical treatment at the American Hospital, Dubai, according to Saharareporters. AIT announced the arrest, quoting an immigration officer as saying Dokpesi is on the Federal Government’s security watchlist, and that […]

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Ademola Adeleke, PDP floor Gboyega Oyetola, APC in Osun guber election tribunal

Osun State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja has, Friday, declared Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in the 2018 governorship election in the state, Ademola Adeleke as the as winner. It held that the All Progressives Congress and its candidate, Gboyega Oyetola, were not validly returned. Details coming …..

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Charly Boy confesses again of collecting ‘9-figure’ millions from Keyamo to attack Atiku

A video by Roots TV emerged on Friday of Charly Boy confessing to have collected money from Keyamo to promote his song which was made against Atiku Abubakar, a major opponent of Buhari and his party, APC. “When Festus Keyamo came to discuss Deji’s matter with me, he heard my new song where I was […]

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Some people may want to make money from Atiku’s election legal battle -Gov Bello

Niger State governor, Mohammed Bello, yesterday said those pushing the former vice president and presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in February 23 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to challenge the outcome of the election in court could be doing so to get money from him. According to the governor, with his victory, people of […]

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Husband, wife, 1 other rescued after three days under collapsed building

Indian emergency workers Friday rescued three people trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building for three days, officials told AFP as the death toll rose to 17. Emergency workers were searching for eight more people after the five-storey building in southern Karnataka state caved in on Tuesday, officials said. A video shared by M […]

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We still need leaders with integrity, By Abimbola Adelakun

In recent political commentaries, there is a tendency to dismiss the need for integrity from our leaders. Now and then, someone analyses the Nigerian social situation and concludes that what we need is not a leader with integrity, but competence, as if the two are mutually exclusive. I can sympathise if Nigerians are already cynical […]

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Onnoghen’s assets not verified, he owns 5 houses, not 55 -Prosecution witness

A retired Director at the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, Mr Awal Yakassai, on Thursday, testified as the second prosecution witness, PW-2, in the ongoing trial of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, who is facing trial over his alleged failure to declare his assets. Yakassai told the Danladi Umar led […]

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Man kills himself hours after his pretty fiancee dumped him (Photos)

Arthur Basalirwa, a former student of Makerere University Business School posted a screenshot from a WhatsApp chat, dedicated to one ‘D’ and it read: “Hi D. You will always ask yourself if you had sent me a more meaningful text. These are your last words to me. Goodbye D.” From the screenshots of the WhatsApp […]

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Onnoghen secured $500,000 Bank loan with FG bonds, shares, etc —Witness

An official of Standard Chartered Bank, Ifeoma Okeagbue, confirmed to the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Thursday that the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, was granted a loan of $500,000 by the bank as of January this year. Okeagbue, who was testifying as the third prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of […]

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Audio of Charly Boy acknowledging he received money from APC’s Festus Keyamo leaked

Deji Adeyanju, an activist and co-convener of ‘Our Mumu Don Do’, who was recently released on bail after being in prison custody for over 70 days had a meeting with Area Fada, the other co-convener of their NGO, ‘Our Mumu Don Do’. During Deji Adeyanju’s meeting with the co-convener of ‘Our Mumu Don Do’, Charly […]

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The Exodus of Nigerian Doctors, By Olusegun Adeniyi

In July last year, my church hosted an empowerment programme to which we invited the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Okey Enelamah as guest speaker. As convener of the session, I had to introduce Enelamah and I reeled out his impressive list of academic and professional qualifications. What stunned the audience was the […]

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Kidnappers seize, kill Catholic priest in Enugu, his body dumped in the bush (Photo)

Kidnappers have seized and killed a Catholic priest in Enugu, Nigeria. After killing him, they were said to have dumped his body in the bush. Rev. Fr. Clement Ugwu from the Catholic  Diocese of Enugu was ordained as a priest in 2010. He was kidnapped from his parish last week Wednesday and his decayed  body […]

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