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Saraki, Ekweremadu sworn in
14 Federal Government witnesses are expected to testify against the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and the Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, when they are arraigned on Monday, June 27. Saraki and Ekweremadu are being tried for alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Rules, which was used to facilitate their emergence as Senate leaders.... Read More
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, on Friday, expressed his resolve to fight the war against corruption to the very end, noting any Nigerian that commits economic crime will pay for it. The anti-graft chief said the EFCC will be going after bank workers and against banks who commit any form... Read More
Nigerian militants
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, pleaded with the Niger Delta militants to halt their continuous destruction of oil and gas installations in the region. The President, who was obviously shocked by the level of high technology used by the militants, said this while speaking at dinner where he broke the Ramadan fast with leaders of... Read More
Embattled national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff, has nullified the congress which the party held in Plateau state. Armed with words, Sheriff denied that he was an agent of the All Progress Congress (APC) as alleged by the Ahmed Makarfi-led national caretaker committee. Sheriff, who stated this while speaking on... Read More
Sources in the United States of America have revealed that relevant authorities in the country are in the possession of ‘solid evidence’ of sexual misconduct of 3 Nigerians lawmakers. U.S. Ambassador in Nigeria, James Entwistle had written a letter to the speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara accusing the trio of Mohammed Garba Gololo (Bauchi APC), Samuel... Read More
Omawumi Megbele, powerhouse singer, says the harsh criticisms and attacks suffered by celebrities from the public, are often times negative and extreme. The singer pleaded with fans and followers of celebrities to be “gentle” in their assumptions and judgement. She took to her Instagram page, Friday, to state that negative criticisms often affects the celebrities... Read More
The Ohanaeze youth forum has called on the Federal Government and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami to call off the proposed arraignment of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Ike Ekwerenmadu over forgery allegations. The duo are alleged to have forged the Senate Standing Rules which facilitated their emergence as Senate... Read More
The investment company of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, on Friday took over the THISDAY Dome, in Abuja. The takeover of the popular events centre is in compliance with a Court of Appeal judgment delivered last week over N197m debt by the owners – Leaders and Company (Publishers of Thisday Newspaper). Speaking on the development,... Read More
Nigerian Army Boss. Tukur Buratai
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, summoned top commanders of the service to the Army headquarters on Friday, for an emergency security meeting. The impromptu meeting was prompted by the recent allegation that some top officers of the service were in cahoots with a militant group to stage a coup against President Muhammadu... Read More
Niger Delta militants
A new group, Asawana Deadly Force of Niger Delta (ADFND), on Friday, announced that it has entered the militancy business and that it will wreck more havoc than other pre-existing militant groups. As is with the rest of its ilk, the group chose a terrible name. To say that Niger Delta militants are not playing around is... Read More
There’s been some semblance of respite for Silverbird Group of Companies owned by Senator Ben Murray Bruce – after the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria closed down the establishment over an unpaid debt of N11 billion. The initial ugliness of Thursday seems to be over as the management of one of the companies in the group... Read More
US Senator and Democratic party presidential aspirant, Bernie Sanders has disclosed that he will vote for his main rival, Hilary Clinton, in November’s presidential election just to keep Republican candidate, Donald Trump out of the White House. Sanders has all but lost the challenge for the ticket of the Democratic party – as earlier this month,... Read More
Instagram followers of Stella Uju, Burna Boy‘s alleged baby mama-in-waiting were on Friday, left bemused when they noticed she had deleted her ‘pregnancy bump’ pictures and shared a new picture with no baby bump in sight. This sparked talks of an abortion while many inferred that it was a throwback photo. But Burna Boy had... Read More
A certain Antoinette Audream – who is rumoured to be involved with Caroline Danjuma‘s husband Musa Danjuma – has been on a livid rant on Instagram ever since the actress said she doesn’t care about what happens between him and his ‘mistress’. The Atlanta-based stripper apparently took offence with Caroline’s swipe and responded with a series of revealing posts about the... Read More
Samson Siasia, head coach of the U-23 team has released the 35-man provisional list for this year’s Rio Olympics. He included in the list, Super Eagles players such as John Obi Mikel, Odion Ighalo, Kelechi Ihenacho, Alexi Iwobi and others. Nigeria will play Sweden, Colombia and Japan in Group B to qualify beyond the preliminary... Read More
The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the Edo guber race, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu says the administration of Governor Adams Oshiomhole destroyed the legacy of education in the state. Ize-Iyamu said Oshiomhole was busy building red roofs in selected urban and sub-urban schools when he should have built on the legacies of Dr. Samuel Osaigbovo... Read More
Three Nigerians – Olanrewaju Adeloye, Imrana Alhaji Buba and Olumide Femi Makanjuola were honoured by Queen Elizabeth II in a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Thursday. The Nigerian contingent were among the 60 exceptional young leaders from 45 commonwealth countries who were honoured with the 2016 Queens’ Young Leaders award. The Queens’ Young Leaders... Read More
Caroline Danjuma might have finally embraced her husband’s alleged cheating ways. The Nollywood actress hinted at this when an Instagram follower notified her of an alleged mistress of her husband, Musa Danjuma. Caroline, ever so ready to speak up to Internet trolls, gave the said mistress her blessing to have all of her husband. In her exact... Read More
Niger Delta militants
Gunmen have attacked Igbolomu and Ishawo areas in Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State. The gunmen are believed to be Niger Delta militants, Vanguard reports. According to witnesses who fled the invaded area, the gunmen are from the Niger Delta region and they arrived through water channel on Thursday. Upon their arrival, they started shooting sporadically.... Read More
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission( EFCC) has traced 3 exotic houses to a close associate of Governor Fayose of Ekiti state. The houses, 2 in Lagos and 1 in Abuja, were allegedly bought with part of the N1.219 billion pumped into the 2014 governorship election of Ekiti state. The money is believed to be from embattled... Read More
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