Kano APC chairman says Kano gov supplementary election will be “do or die”

A video has gone viral showing the Kano State chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Abbas, describing the supplementary governorship election in the state as a “do or die.” In the short video, the party chairman also assures supporters his party would provide maximum protection for its members even if it means ensuring […]

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Nigerian homeless man rescued, hospitalized in the U.S (Photos)

Obodo Oyinbo is very tough most of the time but help came the way of a sick Nigerian man who is also homeless and stranded in Houston, United States of America. The man’s plight was brought to social media after Nigerian entertainer who is based in the United States, Chinomso Prince Egbuchere, spotted him laying […]

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DPO, pregnant policewoman, four others killed by gunmen in Nigeria (Graphic Photos)

A Divisional Police Officer, 3 other policemen and two women have been killed after unknown gunmen attacked a police station in the Afuze community of Owan East local government area in Edo state on Tuesday,  March 12. According to the report, the gunmen who were more than 10 in number, stormed the police station on Tuesday […]

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Falana calls 2019 election ‘expensive joke, monumental mess’ (Video)

Lagos lawyer and rights activist, Femi Falana SAN has expressed worry over the possibility of conducting credible elections in Nigeria. The senior lawyer, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, described the 2019 general elections as an ‘expensive joke’. Falana said: “This country spent over N250 billion from public purse on this useless […]

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Kano elders meet at Emir’s palace over inconclusive guber election

A group known as the Committee of Elders of Kano has just been formed to meet and find a resolution to the impasse which ensued after last Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Kano state. It would be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared the Kano governorship election inconclusive with the results so […]

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Nollywood actress, Ruth Kadiri adds ‘Ezerika’ to her name and flaunts wedding ring (Photos)

Veteran Nollywood actress, Ruth Kadiri has shown off her wedding ring on Instagram and went a step further by adding a new surname ‘Ezerika’ to her bio. The actress was said to have got married in a very private ceremony in 2018. She sure seems very happy in the new status and photo with her […]

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Yemi Alade, ravishing in sultry boobs baring attire on a birthday (Photos)

The beautiful music star and celebrity, Yemi Alade, looks stunning in cleavage baring native outfit as she celebrates her 30th birthday. Yemi Eberechi Alade (born 13 March 1989), simply known as Yemi Alade, is a Nigerian Afropop singer and songwriter. She gained prominence after winning the Peak Talent Show in 2009, and is best known […]

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School building collapses in Lagos, many pupils feared dead

Many primary school pupils were feared dead on Wednesday after a three-storeyed building at Ita Faji, Lagos Island, collapsed around 10am, according to Punch. The school was said to be on the last floor. A resident of the area, Prince Adams, who alerted Punch correspondent to the incident on the telephone, said no fewer than […]

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CUPP ‘leaks’ names of election tribunal members to hear Atiku’s petition

The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) on Tuesday released a list of five Justices of the Court of Appeal who it said have been approved to hear the petition of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, over the February 23 election. CUPP claimed that the list was approved by the […]

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PDP candidate in Kano, Kabir Yusuf, speaks on inconclusive election

In a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday, the Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, said the election was declared inconclusive by INEC due to irregularities perpetrated by his opponents which led to over-voting and eventual cancellation of many polling units in the state. Yusuf, therefore, […]

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Onnoghen is sick, absent from CCT trial on Tuesday

Suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, was absent from the Tuesday’s proceedings of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, where he has been charged with six counts of non-declaration of assets. Explaining his absence to the three-man Bench of the CCT, his lawyer, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo SAN said, the suspended CJN developed a toothache […]

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Abuse of incumbency, violence, INEC neutrality and electoral integrity: EU calls for electoral reforms in Nigeria

European Union Election Observation Mission (EUEOM) to Nigeria has called for electoral reforms after the 2019 general elections. The missions Chief Observer, Ms Maria Arena, made the recommendation at the second presentation of its preliminary report on Monday in Abuja, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Ms Arena said that the Election Observation […]

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Nigeria 2019: Notes from the Field, By Reuben Abati

Whoever came up with the wise saying that Nigerian politics is dirty deserves an award for perspicacity. I have just returned from that dirtied, muddled up, confused, uncertain, unpredictable zone of Nigerian life and society with truck loads of stories in my head and enough impressions in my mind to last me another life-time. As […]

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PDP’s Emeka Ihedioha is the governor-elect of Imo State

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Mr. Emeka Ihedioha, has emerged the Imo State governor-elect. Mr. Ihedioha polled 273,404 votes to defeat 69 other candidates including his closest rival, Uche Nwosu of Action Alliance who scored 190,364 votes. While announcing the results at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Owerri at exactly 10.08 […]

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Lagos bound Nigerian passenger dies on Delta Airlines’ Atlanta-Lagos flight

A Nigerian passenger on Delta Air Lines Flight DL54 travelling from Atlanta, United States to Lagos was, on Monday afternoon, found unresponsive before landing at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The 54-year-old passenger (name withheld), who was allegedly ill before boarding the flight, died three minutes before the aircraft touched down at the airport. […]

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President Buhari: Propaganda Will Not Improve This Economy, By Tope Fasua

I try to give President Buhari several opportunities to convince or at least inspire cooperation from myself and other Nigerians I know. I believe the man is beyond redemption and the next four years will be like the last four, if not worse (for most Nigerians that is). Those profiting from the inefficiencies and general […]

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Pastor Iginla’s wife, Yemisi replies, all their 3 kids are by husband (Watch video)

Founder of Champions Royal Assembly, Pastor Joshua Iginla, last weekend made a shocking revelation about the crash of his marriage to his wife, Yemisi. While preaching in his church, Pastor Iginla told his congregation that his wife, Yemi, had a love child and he kept it a secret because he wanted their marriage to stand […]

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