President Buhari’s official photographer, Bayo Omoboriowo is getting married to Lola Omitokun today, Saturday August 1st. Below are some pictures taken at the event;
Remember the wrestling legend ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper?. He is dead. Piper born Roderick George Toombs died at 61 in his sleep at his Hollywood home on Thursday night, but it was discovered on Friday. He had a cardiac arrest. Piper was one of the biggest stars in the WWE back in the ’80s, and even... Read More
Even the most feared terrorist organization could be prey to fraudsters? Police in Russia`s predominantly Muslim Chechen Republic have arrested three girls, who tricked ISIS fighters to send them money for travelling to Syria, according to a media report. These girls used to meet IS recruiters online and pretended to be eager to go to... Read More
The unending rift between President Muhammadu Buhari and the Senate President, Bukola Saraki is causing some major challenges as a World Bank loan sought by Edo state has been stalled because of the so called rift. The development loan, which is in the finals stage of approval requires a country guarantee that, by the country’s laws,... Read More
Army re-engages retired soldiers. Leadership PMB under pressure to move against oil thieves. Nation APC chieftain lauds Buhari over Reps crisis. Punch Camer0on deports 2000 Nigerians in fight against Boko Haram. Nation Gbajabiamila says he almost dropped out of house leadership race. Leadership PMB orders total war against Boko Haram. Nation US reiterates commitment to... Read More
In response to the All Progressive Congress (APC) asking the opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to prove that the Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS), Lawal Daura, is a card-carrying member of the APC. APC had earlier debunked and denied allegation that Daura is a member of APC stating that the allegation was... Read More
Troops of 21 Brigade and elements of Nigerian Army Engineers cleared a notorious terrorists camp of the Boko Haram at Chuogori and Shantumari, Borno State. During the offensive operations on Wednesday, the fleeing terrorists left underground silos. This was disclosed in a by acting director army public relations, Sani Kukasheka Usman on Wednesday. “In addition,... Read More
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Senators from the North, who were among the 81 members of the upper chamber who sponsored the vote of confidence passed on Senator Bukola Saraki and principal officers, has debunked allegations that they are working against the interest of President Muhammadu Buhari. The senators stated this on Thursday at a news... Read More
Immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh revealed that when he assumed office as the CDS, he headed a armed forces that lacked the relevant equipment and motivation to fight an enemy (Boko Haram terrorists) that was invisible and embedded with the local populace. Badeh, who disclosed this while delivering his valedictory speech at... Read More
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied the allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS), Lawal Daura, is a card-carrying member of the APC. APC claimed that the accusation is absurd and frivolous. In a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary,... Read More
Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomole has alleged that the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) collected N30 billion illegally during the last administration. Oshiomhole has been in the news in recent times for making claims like that. He said he will not be silent when people are abusing power and stealing government funds. Oshiomole was a guest... Read More
Former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi says that Nigerians’ attitude towards former minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is totally unfair and there is nothing to gain from it. He said this when he met with some journalists in the state recently where he spoke on various national issues, especially on the alleged mismanagement of Nigeria’s... Read More
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it has barred 22 filling stations in Abuja and environs for profiteering. In a statement issued by the Head of Public Relations of the DPR, Muhammad Saidu, the department said 19 of them were barred for selling above N87 per litre, two for diversion of petroleum products, with the... Read More
Ekiti governor Ayodele Fayose is known for throwing tantrums, but a member of the House of Representatives and former Oyo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Bosun Oladele will not have any of that. Oladele took a swipe at Fayose in Lagos on Wednesday over what he described as his persistent unfortunate comments against President... Read More
It does look like things are not going well for the opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The party has concluded plans to sack half of its workforce. The National Secretary of the party, Wale Oladipo communicated the party’s decision via a memo on Wednesday. The memo was directed to all directors and PS/DD/HOD/SAs/PAs and Establishment... Read More
The Nigerian Air Force has intercepted over 4,000 drums and jerry cans of petroleum products and other smuggled items, which were meant for Boko Haram. In a statement released by the Director Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Dele Alonge on Wednesday, it said the items, suspected to be supplies meant for BHT, were confiscated from the... Read More
PDP laments again, says APC appoints its member as DSS boss, INEC chairman is PMB blood. YNaija Tompolo happy with PMB over appointment of Amnesty coordinator. YNaija AirForce cuts Boko Haram supply routes. Leadership NNPC says PH, Warri refineries begin production. Premium Times IPMAN supports Buhari on oil probe, NNPC split. Punch Agbaje says Fuel... Read More
It looks like Kaduna government and beggars in the state has met a compromise as Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El Rufai has appointed a Special Assistant on Persons with Disability. This seems to be in reaction to the threat by beggars in the state to bring down his government. In a statement signed by Special... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari had a closed-door meeting with Cameroon president, Paul Biya this afternoon at the Cameroonian State House called ‘Unity Palace’. The meeting started at about 2pm and there the two leaders apparently discussed bilateral relations and Boko Haram threats, among other matters. Buhari had arrived the VIP wing of the Yaounde International Airport at 10:50am... Read More
The Royal Traditional Council of Ife has debunked reports that the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade is dead. The Royal Traditional Council is a combination of traditional chiefs and title holders. It said the report that the monarch died in a hospital in the United Kingdom is false. The Lowa of Ife, Oba Joseph Ijaodola... Read More
Senate President Bukola Saraki has announced that the Senate would commence screening of newly appointed service chiefs during the plenary on Thursday. Saraki disclosed this on Wednesday. He urged all serving senators to be in attendance and to be prompt, adding that the screening would begin at 10am. He further announced the constitution of the Senate Selection Committee,... Read More
Senate president Bukola Saraki has announced Bayelsa state senator Ben Murray-Bruce and Kogi state senator Dino Melaye as part of the Senate’s media team. Saraki made this announcement on Wednesday during the plenary on the floor of the upper chamber. The two legislators are members of the senate’s ad hoc committee on publicity, alongside Enyinaya Abaribe,... Read More
It seems fresh crisis is also brewing in the Abia state House of Assembly as the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) lawmakers in the House have accused the Speaker, Martins Azubuike, of misleading them to approve a request by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu to take N30bn loan. The aggrieved lawmakers told newsmen in Umuahia on Tuesday... Read More
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly said Toyin Saraki was ‘thoroughly overwhelmed’ by their knowledge of her alleged links to a money laundering case in Kwara state. Sahara Reporters reports that sources within the EFCC claimed Toyin Saraki, the wife to Senate President Bukola Saraki, arrived for interrogation ‘totally unprepared’ for the questions... Read More
INEC commissioner Akinola Salau is dead. The 68 year old professor died on Saturday, July 25 at the Turkish Hospital, Abuja, after taking ill last month during INEC’s post-election retreat at the Le Meridien Hotel in Uyo, Akwa Ibom. Many remember him as the man who was taking a nap at a televised session before the last... Read More
There weresporadic gunshots and multiple explosions in Damaturu, the Yobe state capital on Tuesday evening. Vanguard reports that terrorists had apparently concluded plans to attack the city on Tuesday but troops were on alert to confront them. Earlier on Tuesday, 11 Boko Haram militants were killed in clashes with the army in a village in... Read More
A federal high court in Abuja has rejected a petition by five senators opposed to Bukola Saraki to stop the upper legislative chamber from constituting its standing and ad hoc committees. The five senators are Abu Ibrahim, Kabir Marafa, Ajayi Boroffice, Olugbenga Ashafa and Suleiman Hunkuni. But Justice Gabriel Kolawole dismissed the application, holding that the... Read More
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Ekiti state received an eviction notice this week reportedly because of unpaid rent. The landlord of the property, a two-term state PDP chairman and now a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ropo Adesanya, said the PDP issued him a dud cheque. Punch reports that Benin Electricity... Read More
Governor of Oyo state, Abiola Ajimobi barred journalists from gaining entry into the popular press centre of the Governor’s office, Secretariat, Ibadan. Vanguard reports that the only journalists allowed access are from the Oyo State Broadcasting Corporation and few others. On Tuesday, July 28, a list of the selected few was pasted on the door of the press... Read More
Oyegun says they will tackle senate crisis differently. This Day Saraki’s wife will return to EFCC today. YNaija Akpabio suffers setback in a bid to retain senate seat. Premium Times PMB reportedly got a list of Nigerian oil thieves from the US. YNaija Ooni of Ife dies in London. Premium Times How Buhari, Tinubu pressured... Read More
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