The Lagos State Government on Friday expressed excitement over the release of the six students of Igbonla-Epe Model College Read More
These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. 1. POLICE RESCUE THE IGBONLA SCHOOL CHILDREN Officers of the Nigeria Police have Friday rescued the six students who were kidnapped Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, Epe, Lagos State. 2. AFRICA’S RICHEST MAN, DANGOTE DROPS 54 PLACES IN FORBES RATING Nigerian Billionaire, Aliko Dangote has fallen from being the... Read More
It would be inordinate to underestimate the adverse effects of the ethno-religious ‘events’ that has plagued Nigeria for years. It would not be wrong, although, I stand corrected, to state that this crisis began with the debate on which religious group or ethnic group is superior; in the light of how one ethnic group practices... Read More
It was earlier reported that the kidnapped Igbonla school pupils, with the intervention of the Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, were released today. The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) has on Twitter, confirmed their release, saying the students are currently on their way to Lagos. Kidnapped Igbonla Model College students who were today released in... Read More
The 11-month old baby at the centre of a legal row over his treatment, Charlie Gard has died, a family spokesman has confirmed. He was moved to a hospice following a High Court ruling on Thursday. His parents had requested permission to take Charlier home from the hospital to die, following a court session.
A vehicle conveying the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmed Makarfi, was today, involved in a multiple collision with other vehicles along Abuja-Kaduna Highway, Punch reports. However, spokesperson of the party, Dayo Adeyeye said in a statement that Makarfi “and all other passengers in his vehicle came out unhurt.” “This is to... Read More
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola Friday, apologized to members of the House of Representatives when he appeared before an ad-hoc committee of the House. Fashola had allegedly made some comments regarding alterations in 2017 Appropriation Bill by National Assembly which seemed to breach the privileges of the House and sought to... Read More
The Governor of Akwa Ibom, Udom Emmanuel Friday, said he was not going to disclose the discussion the governor’s had with Buhari in London. The governor also said that God has answered the prayers of Nigerians as the President’s health has recorded tremendous improvement, saying that the President appreciated for their prayers. Governor Udom who... Read More
Officers of the Nigeria Police have Friday rescued the six school students who were kidnapped Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, Epe, Lagos State. According to The Nation, the children were rescued in Ondo State. Recall that the operatives of the Inspector General of Police’ (IGP) Intelligence Response Team (IRT), on May 31 arrested three suspected... Read More
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned Governor Nyesom Wike for saying that the Buhari-led administration has not done much for Rivers State and the Niger Delta Region. A statement by it’s Chairman, Davies Ibiamu Ikanya said Wike and critics forgot that former President Goodluck Jonathan, “failed the region by... Read More
The leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu visited Owerri Friday and just like other places he has visited, he met a large crowd of supporters. The Facebook user, Somto Okonkwo who shared the video wrote, “The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu meets with Owe 1 of... Read More
Nigerian Billionaire, Aliko Dangote has fallen from being the 51st richest person in the world to the 105th, according to the 2017 Forbes Rich List. Forbes magazine reports that Dangote’s wealth dropped from $15.4 billion (£11.8bn) in 2016 to $12.2 billion this year, due to Nigeria’s devalued currency. Dangote, who made his fortune in the production... Read More
The governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, has made some revelations about the regime of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. According to him, “Obasanjo used me to wreck the presidential ambition of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the chance of former Kaduna State governor, Ahmed Makarfi, of becoming the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in... Read More
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has directed the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai and the Chief of Air Staff, Sadique Abubakar to relocate to Maiduguri, Borno state capital, with immediate effect. This order came after an emergency meeting with some service chiefs on Thursday. The acting president said there was a need for them to be... Read More
The National Legal Adviser to All Progressives Congress (APC), Muiz Banire, has said he has not been suspended from the party, as it is only the National Executive Committee that has that power. In a statement on Twitter on Thursday, Banire said that the action of those who are reporting that he has been removed... Read More
It was earlier reported that Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos was the world’s richest man, displacing Microsoft’s Bill Gates, but the reign only lasted for a couple of hours. Bezos has become the richest man with a $90.6 billion net worth when market only opened on Thursday. According to Forbes, Amazon stock climbed another 1.3% to an... Read More
The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, took to Twitter to post photos of him and some other Nigerian doctors performing surgery. According to him, he was “performing obstetric fistula repair with my colleagues at the Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa”. See photos below:
Jeff Sessions Thursday, said US President Donald Trump‘s attacks in recent times has been painful, but he still believes in him. In an interview with Fox News, while travelling in El Salvador, Sessions said, “It’s kind of hurtful but the President of the United States is a strong leader.” “He is determined to move this... Read More
Corpses of 18 Soldiers, 15 Civilian JTF, 5 university staff and 4 NNPC drivers, killed by Boko Haram terrorists during an oil exploration to the Lake Chad Basin have arrived Maiduguri Teaching Hospital in Borno. According to Punch, Sources at the UMTH and the Maimalari Army Barrack confirmed that the corpses were brought into Maiduguri from... Read More
National chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun Thursday, blasted the governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose over his comments on the state of health of ailing President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking with journalists shortly after receiving the report of the APC Constitution Review Committee led by the national legal adviser of the party, Muiz Banire, Oyegun... Read More
These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. 1. House Of Reps Passes #NotTooYoungToRun Bill Just like the Nigerian Senate, the House of Representatives has passed the Bill that reduces the age for election as President. 2. You Were Born A Slave And Will Die A Slave | Fani-Kayode Blasts Okorocha Former Minister of Aviation, Femi... Read More
Arewa youth Thursday has asked the Presidency to order the arrest and detention of the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, over what they called threats to Nigeria’s corporate existence. Addressing a news conference in Abuja, the Speaker of the Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA), Mohammed Salihu and the Clerk, Desmond Minakaro, accused the federal government of helping... Read More
Nigeria’s Federal Government Thursday, said it would submit the 2018 budget to the National Assembly in October this year. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma said this in Abuja during a public dialogue with top government officials, members of Civil Societies Organisation, and the Organised Private Sector and others on the... Read More
President Mugabe’s wife, Grace Mugabe has Thursday, urged her husband to name his successor in order to end the crisis rocking the future leadership of the ruling ZANU-PF party. The President who is currently 93, has ruled Zimbabwe since 1980 but has insisted that his party, ZANU-PF will choose a preferred successor not him. Grace,... Read More
Amazon founder and owner of Washington Post, Jeff Bezos becomes the richest man in the world. He now overtakes Bill Gates. A 1 percent pop in the shares of Amazon.com, was enough to bump Bezos over the wealth of Gates, according to a real-time list of billionaires by Forbes.com, which has tallied the fortunes of the uber-rich for... Read More
Just like the Nigerian Senate, the House of Representatives has passed the Bill that reduces the age for election as President. The bill seeks to alter Sections 65, 106, 131, 177 of the Constitution to reduce the age qualification for the offices of the President and Governor and membership of the Senate, House of Representatives,... Read More
Female lawmakers in the House of Representatives disrupted voting on amendments to the 1999 Constitution. The lawmakers protested against the outcome of voting on “citizenship and indigeneship” for women. The provision seeks to alter section 25 of the constitution to give married women right to choose indigeneship either by birth or by marriage for the purpose... Read More
Four female suicide bombers have been killed in a suicide bomb attack at Mandirari Village in Kondugu Local Government, Borno. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that an official of the Borno State Emergency Management Agency, Malam Bello Danbatta, confirmed that the attack occurred late on Wednesday. He said that the agency had since deployed its rescue... Read More
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Google Inc., Sundar Pichai who is currently in Nigeria was recorded dancing to Small Doctor’s Penalty. In another development, Pichai was heard speaking Yoruba, he said, “Odabo”.
The Chief Executive Officer of Google Inc., Pichai Sundararajan, also known as Sundar Pichai, is currently in Nigeria. The multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products is bringing new products to the Nigerian market and Pichai says he is here to learn how they can do more. Google will also train 10 million... Read More
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