by Bunmi Olaniyan In a series of tweets he asserted that on a BBC Hausa programme interviewing escaped Chibok girls, they asserted that they have been abandoned. His tweets continued that the girls stated that they have not been provided much needed drugs or even basic food. It has certainly been an emotional week, from... Read More
by Emmanuel Chidiogo 2014 has witnessed one too many crashes in one month for the aviation industry worldwide, than it has in the last two years. The month of July has so far witnessed four crashes, the most in a month since 2012, when 5 crashes were recorded in the same month of July... Read More
by Gbenga Olorunpomi After holding four ministerial appointments, Demola Seriki, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain and accountant, knows a great deal about the politics and intrigues of holding public office in Nigeria. A professional and thorough-bred technocrat, Mr. Seriki it was, who first brought Musiliu Obanikoro into public limelight in 1992 after appointing him as a Personal Assistant... Read More
by Emmanuel Chidiogo Contrary to reports that President Goodluck Jonathan had disbursed the sum of N100 million as compensation to parents of the abducted Chiboks girls, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs Doyin Okupe, has debunked claims. In a tweet last night, Okupe said; “I want to make it clear & emphatically 2(too) dat(that)... Read More
by Mayowa Aboah The sum of N100 million, allegedly given to parents of the abducted Chibok girls, has led to a serious disagreement within the Chibok community. It was reported that the President had on July 22nd, released the funds to leaders of the Chibok community in Abuja for onward passage to parents of... Read More
by Jewel Stephen The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Border, says it has handled exportable goods valued at N4.9 billion between January and June this year. This was disclosed on Monday, in a mid-year report made available to journalist by Area Comptroller Willy Egbudin, in Lagos. Egbudin said that goods exported were plastics, furniture,... Read More
by Mayowa Aboah A 43-year-old mechanic, Obi Orji, has reportedly committed suicide over his inability to pay his house rent. The incident occurred yesterday in Minna, Niger State, after the deceased had received a threat of eviction from his landlord. According to witnesses, Obi, a resident at Kateren Gwari, Minna, committed suicide by drinking a... Read More
by Mayowa Aboah The Nigerian Navy ship, NNS Ibusa, has arrested a vessel named MT Itiri in Lagos waters. The arrest is in connection with a hijack incident off Pennington Terminal in the nation’s waters in January 2014. It was alleged that MT Itiri, a merchant vessel was involved in the hijacking. Spokesperson of... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju Last year, a magazine broke a story which insinuated that Beninoise actress/musician, Ella Martins and Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji, were lesbians and involved in a romantic relationship. The story was so huge that it prompted Ella Martins and Genevieve to debunk the rumours, but it seems the Beninoise entertainer is still feeling the... Read More
This president’s record on security can rightly be graded negative, we are not yet winning the war against Boko Haram and we are failing on securing communities and states and building a frame of trust across the Nigeria. His federal government has also missed a huge opportunity to rally Nigerians in conduct, strategy and focus... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju On Monday, 28 July, the Lagos State Government announced that 59 people residents of the state came in contact with Patrick Sawyer, the 40-year-old Liberian who died of Ebola virus in Lagos on Friday, 25 July. Dr. Jide Idris, the Commissioner for Health, made this known in Ikeja, explaining that out of... Read More
by Adedayo Ademuwagun Ifenwa Ogba is a student in a federal university in Nigeria, and she pays N15,000 ($92) for tuition per year. By international standards, the tuition in our federal universities is dirt cheap. For instance, depending on the course of study, most students at Howard University in Washington D.C., USA, pay fees... Read More
by Emmanuel Chidiogo As a result of the anti-gay law signed by President Goodluck Jonathan earlier this year, ten American senators in the United States of America, have moved an injunction against Nigeria. The senators, led by Senator Christopher Murphy (D-Conn), highlighted a section of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to make... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju So here’s some public holiday gist! Ghanaian Nish Kards and Davido had a brief fling and were an item back in 2012. He has reportedly had several girlfriends since then, but Nish, we never really heard anything about her until now. When she has allowed raunchy photos hit the blogosphere. Go ahead,... Read More
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