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Nigerian music act, Sean Tizzle has joined bad gang. He was seen walking out of a video interview with TheNETng this Friday, after the interviewer raised questions about the artiste’s bleaching rumours. Sean Tizzle stormed out of the show flashing a middle-finger sign for the presenter and the cameras, he must have been terribly pissed.... Read More
4,285 megawatts – The amount electricity companies currently generate according to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). $15 million – The amount of money belonging to former First Lady Patience Jonathan currently frozen by the EFCC. N350 billion – The amount FG plans to inject into economy next week. 18 – The number of Nigerians who died... Read More
We can’t help you if you are in the media and you don’t know Adesuwa Onyenokwe. Icon of the talk show format, with One on One and Today’s Woman, she is now working hard on finding her space in a fragmented media environment where the media cycle has shortened to precisely 30 seconds. And here... Read More
Recent operations by the Nigerian Navy in the Niger Delta region has been successful, Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas said on Saturday. Ibok who was represented by Rear Adm. Adeniyi Osinowo, Chief of Training and Operations, Nigerian Naval Headquarters said this while briefing newsmen at the end of the Third Quarter Route March, in Abuja. Ibok... Read More
Unknown gunmen on Saturday abducted nine landlords at Isheri, a cborder community between Lagos and Ogun States. According to The Nation, the landlords were kidnapped during a routine exercise beside Lekki Gardens Estate. Recall that the Nigerian Air Force some weeks back had started air raids on hideouts of gunmen around Lagos and Ogun axis. Details... Read More
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Former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin has written to the 360 members of the House over the budget padding allegations just few days to its resumption. Jibrin’s letter comes weeks after he appeared before the Presidential  Advisory Committee in Corruption headed by Prof. Itse Sagay. Jibrin had accused Speaker... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that military members of the Committee on Audit of Defense Equipment Procurement (CADEP) be “specially” promoted, Premium Times reports. According to the online news medium, a document stated that the promotion was in recognition of their “high level of dedication, immense commitment and honesty while serving in the Committee”. In August, Buhari... Read More
An official on Friday said troops of Niger and Chad military have killed 38 Boko Haram fighters during military search operations in the Diffa region of southeast Niger this week. Niger Defence ministry spokesperson, Colonel Moustapha Ledru said this on state television. He said, “Two soldiers were lightly wounded in the action and on the enemy side;... Read More
One of football’s most prestigious individual awards, the Ballon d’Or will not be hosted by FIFA anymore as French publication, France Football has parted ways with the football governing body. A press release by France Football read, “The end of the partnership between France Football and FIFA will lead to a new look of Ballon d’Or. Discover it next... Read More
The Kogi State Police Command has banned public jubilation and demonstration in the state as the Supreme Court will deliver its judgement on the state governorship election appeals. The Commissioner of Police, Malam Abdullahi Chafe, announced the ban at a news conference in Lokoja on Friday. The court will be delivering its judgement on two... Read More
by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram. But we have largely only heard a single story. Sending a reporter across 7 cities, we tell a more complete story – personal tales of... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama in New York on Tuesday to discuss security and economic changes, the White House said Friday. The meeting will be on the sidelines of the 71st UN General session, which will be attended by President Buhari. The two leaders will also discuss the government’s efforts in the fight... Read More
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Friday said power generation in the country has increased from 3,810 megawatts recorded on September 8 to 4,285.90 megawatts. TCN revealed that power generation companies were able to generate 4,285.90 megawatts and  had been transferred to the 11 distribution companies across the country. Even as power generation has continued to... Read More
Regina Askia-Williams needs little introduction. The former Nollywood actress and beauty queen talks to Leading Ladies Africa about her rebranding and her vision to make a huge impact in the healthcare sector in Nigeria and beyond.  Who is Regina Askia Williams and what does she do? I am a New York City based registered nurse... Read More
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If I were addressing myself to the exclusive audience of a social science class seminar, the topic above would be more appropriately entitled the political economy of Nigeria-under which specialisation, the interaction between politics and the economy is adequately studied and explained. ‘It defines how the economic system, political institutions and the political environment affect... Read More
You know we love Gawker here. So we keep keeping tabs, even though it’s not a Nigerian company. It’s only been a month since power changed hands at Gawker, and already the combative young men and women are at war with their new bosses at Spanish media company, Univision. You’ve got to love the Gawker... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has been called upon to sell the jets in the presidential fleet by a coalition of civil society organisations. The organisations under the aegis of Say No Campaign Nigeria on Friday said the presidency should not be keeping a large fleet of jets when the country is currently experiencing economic recession. While speaking with... Read More
A Lokoja Chief Magistrate court has remanded in prison an 18-year-old Disc Jockey, Ugbede Iyeh for allegedly killing his friend, Ikani Amodu, with a pestle. According to the prosecutor, Sergeant Tuesday Ganagana, the accused had on August 20 gone to the deceased shop who was a barber to download some songs from his laptop. Iyeh had then mistakenly... Read More
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said Nigerians have been unfair to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari and have failed to give it the commendation it deserves. In a recent interview with Punch, the minister said the government is not being credited for still managing Nigeria’s economy well enough, even though... Read More
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited men of the Department of State Services who worked for Dame Patience Jonathan, wife of former President, Goodluck Jonathan over the frozen $15m in four Skye Bank accounts. It was gathered that the invitation letter was sent to the DSS on Friday to allow the officials appear... Read More
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained former Governor of Katsina State for alleged fraud and diversion of public funds valued at N76bn. Shema had turned himself in on Friday morning after he was declared wanted on Wednesday night for alleged “diversion of funds, and embezzlement running into billions of naira.” The former governor... Read More
The Nigerian Army has recovered a large cache of ammunition in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. The ammunition was recovered in the Bulabulin area of the town. The Army Headquarter made the disclosure on Friday night via its official Twitter handle, @HQNigerianArmy. TROOPS RECOVER LARGE CACHE OF AMMUNITION IN BULABULIN #Maiduguri #OpLafiyaDole@skusman pic.twitter.com/LSA681jeN6 — Nigerian... Read More
The #BringBackOurGirls group has issued a statement in response to Friday’s briefing by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on the efforts taken so far by the federal government to rescue the abducted Chibok girls. Mohammed during a press briefing gave details of attempts carried out by the government to secure the release... Read More
Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun says the current economic recession in the country would soon be over. Adeosun made the disclosure on Friday in Abuja while addressing a news conference. She said the federal government is putting plans in place to ensure Nigeria doesn’t experience another recession in the nearest future. She said, “We have a... Read More
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