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by Rachel Ogbu Responding to a letter from civil rights lawyer, Bamidele Aturu, the Central Bank of Nigeria has said that its Governor, Lamido Sanusiis only entitled to N25,000 per night for his local trips. On the strength of the Freedom of Information Act, Aturu had requested Sanusi to reveal, among others, his total monthly pay and... Read More
by Chi Ibe Romanus Uchenna Amuta aka Natty, popular actor from the New Masquerade series was the funniest man on television in the 80s and early 90s. Natty is one of the few surviving cast of the once celebrated New Masquerade, others like James Iroha (Giringory Akabuogu), Christy Essien-Igbokwe (Apena), Claude Eke (Jegede Shokoya) have died. Those remaining are... Read More
by Isi Esene Following the well-deserved victory of the Nigeria Super Eagles over the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire, President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the team coached by Stephen Keshi. In  a statement released by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, the president praised the team for their masterly performance... Read More
by Isi Esene According to the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, former President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan worshiped together at the Aso Rock Villa Chapel earlier today. Abati tweeted, “Fmr President Obasanjo attends church service today at the Aso Rock Villa Chapel.” Both men also reportedly had... Read More
Two cosmetically-enhanced models, who pride themselves on looking like real-life Barbie and Ken dolls, met for the first time – but it wasn’t love at first sight. Valeria Lukyanova, 23, who sports long peroxide blonde hair, a miniscule waist and large bust, flew from her home town in the Ukraine to New York to meet silicone-pumped Justin Jedlica,... Read More
by Atom Lim But what the Presidency officials forget is that while Okah might have singularly plotted and funded the attacks, it is the President’s campaign that gained more from the event. “President Goodluck Jonathan is a terrorist” These are the only words Henry Okah didn’t utter to the South African court that found him... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola GEJ And First Lady Not Having A Divorce Presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati, has denied reports that President Jonathan and his wife are about to get a divorce. On his new website, Abati blasted Nigeria’s ‘collective children of envy’ for being jealous of the patient bond between the president and the first lady,... Read More
JILL ANN SPAULDING/FILMMAGIC Ron Jeremy is on a respirator after undergoing heart-related surgery. Porn icon Ron Jeremy will remain on a respirator the next few days as doctors assess his recovery from heart-related surgery, a family member told the Daily News Thursday. “Right now everything is in a holding pattern,” Jeremy’s 94-year-old dad Arnold Hyatt said. “He’s... Read More
[READ: “Reuben Abati: Of power-point technocrats, who open social media accounts and pretend to be voices of wisdom“] https://twitter.com/Shimoshi1/status/297995307189428224 Î appreciate ur writeup bt @abati.1990 while did u allow those self serving ex this& that too much time on d stage dish lies &hatred? — Y4 (@news_backend) February 2, 2013 If really all Dr. Abati... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu You can’t help but love the area father, Charles Oputa better known as Charly Boy. He recently treated his wife, Lady Diane to a surprise ‘second honeymoon’ after getting married about 36 years ago. It’s the best way to spend the Valentines period and prior to their departure Charly Boy acquired a black BMW,... Read More
by Isi Esene Pastor Tunbe Bakare has reacted to statements describing former FCT Minister, Nasir el-Rufai as a religious bigot saying this is not so. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) had warned the former minister to be watchful of his comments as regards the Christian faith. It accused el-Rufai of trying to whip-up sentiments... Read More
David Beckham stands to make millions from football shirts bearing his name which cost just £3.50 to make but which are being sold for £96, it has been revealed. The football idol was lauded this week after he revealed he will donate his entire salary at new club Paris St-Germain to a French children’s charity.... Read More
A grandmother facing execution in Bali for drug-smuggling nearly lost her chance to appeal against her sentence because of an astonishing Foreign Office mix-up. After 56-year-old Lindsay Sandiford was sentenced to death by firing squad 12 days ago for smuggling £1.6 million worth of cocaine, British Embassy officials offered to submit a letter to court on... Read More
by May Akabogu-Collins That’s where Nigeria is today. It will not change until we, the people, join in a mass outrage against corruption, demand transparent accounting of our oil revenues and economic justice. I was a visiting professor in Paris last fall and it was the first day of class. I was making copies for... Read More
We make a lot of noise, disagree on everything and fail to focus on one issue long enough to resolve it before jumping to the next one. I always insist that some of the best conversations I encounter on Nigerian issues happen at newspaper stands, beer parlors and anywhere artisans are gathered. I’m always surprised... Read More
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