Actor and rapper, Will Smith, may be making his debut as a director in a new movie that tells the biblical story of Cain and Abel. The film, “The Redemption of Cain,” has gotten the go ahead from Sony Pictures Entertainment. The film is reported to have a vampire spin on it. There has been... Read More
by Akan Ido A telephone operator in the household of the former military ruler, Late General Sani Abacha, who is standing trial for alleged theft of Maryam Abacha’s jewellery has accused their son, Abdullahi Sani Abacha, of involvement in the crime. The accused, Abdullahi Ali, who was charged to court along with three others for the... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola These are dangerous times to be a journalist in Nigeria. Just last month, Benedict Uwalaka, a photo journalist with Leadership newspaper was assaulted at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) by hospital officials, when he went to cover the release of the corpses of the Dana crash. On Tuesday in Abuja another... Read More
by Isi Esene The Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), led by Olusegun Runsewe, yesterday declared its intention to sue the management of Cosmilla Hotel where Cynthia Osokogu was allegedly murdered by Echezona Nwabufor Okwuomo and Ezekiel Nnechuwu Olisa Eloka. The corporation accused the management of the hotel of not complying with laid down processes and... Read More
Ghawar is the reflection of the fact that Nigeria’s economy cannot not be based on oil in 30 years’ time. Ghawar is the largest oil field in the world. It has produced over 60 billion barrels of oil so far. This field alone accounts for about 50 per cent of Saudi Arabia’s daily output of... Read More
by Isi Esene Yinka Johnson, the banker who was accused of killing Hammed Balogun, an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) last month in Ajah has been re-arraigned on a revised charge of reckless driving as against manslaughter which was earlier considered by prosecutors. At the resumed hearing yesterday, the Police prosecutor,... Read More
It appears that Christianity is no longer all-embracing, with ‘hugs’ now reserved for card-carrying members of the church club and their well-connected friends. I grew up in a proper Christian home; one in which family prayers were hour-long events that couldn’t be missed (if only for the fear of the promised wrath of God upon... Read More
by Isi Esene Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, yesterday, debunked rumours indicating that she’s receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment in a London hospital. An online news medium ran a story claiming the minister was admitted in a medical facility using her children’s return to school abroad as the excuse for her absence. It... Read More
by Chi Ibe This evening, the Federal Government has lifted the suspension on the operating license of Dana Airlines and as a result, Dana Airline can resume commercial flight operations in Nigeria. The operating license of Dana Airlines was temporarily suspended by the Federal Government following the crash of one of the airline’s aircraft on... Read More
It’s been six nights since my sleep was disturbed. Five days and I’m still struggling with reality. My heart is sour. I’m sorely grieved. I struggle for the words because the tears won’t let me be. I’ve never been at this point before. Things like this shouldn’t happen till thirty years time or later. But... Read More
by Akan Ido Armed militants suspected to be Boko Haram members today set the office of a telecoms operator on fire in Maiduguri, Borno State. They are reported to have killed four people and also set nine telecommunications masts ablaze. The North East region of the country has been a theatre of violence for some... Read More
by Isi Esene Osalusi Sunday, 24-year-old man, was yesterday arrested while on a robbery operation in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Osalusi, who was disguised as a family masquerade, Sinrinminyin, was apprehended with four other members of his gang by men of the Ekiti State Police Command who were called by a police woman to the scene... Read More
by Akan Ido Thousands of bare-breasted young Swazi women paraded in front of King Mswati III recently to celebrate chastity and unity, dismissing criticism of the lavish ceremony in one of Africa’s poorest countries. King Mswati III, already has at least a dozen wives and a personal fortune estimated at $200m. In the past, he... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola The Nigeria Police Force has made another breakthrough in its ongoing investigations into the death of Cynthia Osokogu with the arrest of another suspect, who was in possession of the late Cynthia’s Blackberry Bold 5 (99100 Model) phone, by the Lagos State Police Command. Read: Cynthia Osokogu’s alleged killers recorded rape video... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Zambian authorities believe that a Nigerian, George Anyiam-Osigwe, has exported our brand of subsidy fraud to that country. At a time when Nigerians are still coming to terms with the extent of fraud which characterised the subsidy regime in the country, Anyiam-Osigwe has been accused in faraway Zambia of duping the government... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola If the Federal Government and CBN insist on going ahead with the planned introduction of 5,000 naira notes, the backlash might be considerable. Already, there has been mostly negative reactions from TV and online commentators on the new policy. Yesterday in Abuja, members of the Dino Melaye led Anti-Corruption Network defied the... Read More
by Bim Oguntunde-Phillip He struts his stuff through his personal fiefdom An empty little boy who’s been given a big title! He knows of all the priviledges and demands every last one His mind has not ever contemplated what is required in return Those who led him to manhood failed to show him the way... Read More
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