BREAKING: Fulani herdsmen attack village in Enugu, many feared dead

Natives of Ukpabi, Nimbo in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State have reportedly fled to neighboring communities of Nkpologu and Uvuru following a brutal attack by suspected Fulani Herdsmen which left scores dead. The herdsmen reportedly invaded the communities in the early hours of Monday, April 25 with the intent to kill and destroy... Read More

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death, enugu, Fulani herdsmen, nigeria, police, violence

April 25, 2016

Governor Fayose declares 3 day mourning for dead medical doctors

Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has declared 3 days of mourning in the state following the death of six officials of the Nigeria Medical Association, Ekiti state chapter and a driver in a ghastly motor accident on Sunday, April 24 a few kilometres to Kaduna on their way to Sokoto to attend Nigerian Medical... Read More

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accidents, death, Ekiti State, Fayose, Governor, Medical association, nigeria, state

April 25, 2016

Opinion: Violence in Nigeria; causes, effects and solutions

Violence in Nigeria in its various forms has evolved over the decades; from use of traditional weapons, charms and hamlets, violence in Nigeria has taken sophisticated dimension. Political, electoral, religious, ethnic/tribal, cultism and other forms of violence are dominant in the Nigerian society, at varying degrees. Each region in Nigeria has its peculiar form of... Read More

cause, effects, nigeria, violence

April 25, 2016

#RedefiningPR with Chude Jideonwo: Is PR in Nigeria really sh*t?

If I got 1,000 naira every time someone told me with flourish and certainty that Public Relations in Nigeria is so bad its not worth being called its name, I would be a millionaire. Or so. The Bottom-line is there are too many people who think that Public Relations as it is practiced in Nigeria... Read More

April 25, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: Peter, Paul collaborate as Psquare | Jay Z’s alleged mistress attacked by Beyhive | More Stories

Here is your Entertainment Roundup for today After the publicised beef, Psquare shoot new music video The group has stayed true to their promise of working together as Psquare even though they now have solo careers. They were spotted on the set of their new music video shoot in South Africa on Sunday. Oscar-wining actress,... Read More

Entertainment Roundup, Jude, okoye, paul, peter, PSquare

April 25, 2016

‘All former governors in Buhari’s cabinet must be replaced with technocrats’

The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, over the weekend, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack former governors serving in his administration, arguing that the ex-governors were a cog in the wheel of his change agenda. According to a statement signed by the Secretary-General of CNPP, Willy Ezugwu, the President should engage tested technocrats to... Read More

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CNPP. Buhari, former governors

April 25, 2016

Police arrest 6 teenagers in Lagos over cultism

Six teenage boys – ages ranging from 16 to 14 – have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for alleged involvement in a cult clash on the Lagos Island. Axes, knives, and machetes were allegedly recovered from the boys, who were arrested around Campos Square, Lagos, while embarking on a reprisal attack on... Read More

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April 25, 2016

‘Budget crisis to be resolved this week’

The spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Abdulrazak Namdas, on Sunday, absolved the National Assembly of any fault in the 2016 budget crisis, saying that the crisis arose because President Muhammadu Buhari was yet to see sufficient reason to sign the bill. Speaking on Channels Television, the House spokesperson disclosed that the National Assembly will... Read More

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2016 budget, national assembly, president

April 25, 2016

Dangote Group to become largest producer of cement, oil and gas in Africa

“The only way we can help the continent is to be self-sufficient and also export. What we have been able to achieve is that in the next two years, Nigeria will be the highest exporter of cement,” says Africa’s richest man and chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote. Dangote, who revealed this while receiving the... Read More

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cement, Dangote, largest producer, Oil

April 25, 2016

‘Niger Delta militants will be treated like criminals’

The Joint Force in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield, will ‘resist and crush’ criminals parading as Niger Delta militants. Commander, OPS, Maj. Gen. Alani Okunlola, said on Sunday that “anybody or group masquerading as militants are criminals and will be resisted and crushed in line with the mandate of the Joint Force in the... Read More

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criminals, Militants, Niger Delta

April 25, 2016

How Presidency’s refusal to work with Ekweremadu caused budget crisis

The controversy trailing the 2016 budget is alleged to have arisen over the Presidency’s refusal to work with an ad-hoc committee chaired by Deputy Senate President Ike Ekeweremadu. According to Vanguard, an ad-hoc committee led by the Deputy Senate President and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives had in previous administrations, supervised works... Read More

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2016, budget, Ike Ekweremadu, national assembly, Presidency

April 25, 2016

Is Lil Kesh leaving Olamide’s YBNL? Manager says no while both parties stay mum

Reports emanating from the rumour-mill suggest that Lil Kesh is exiting the Olamide-led YBNL record label. The news kept social media buzzing throughout Sunday yet both the Y.A.G.I rapper and his boss have stayed muted on the matter. It is alleged that the rapper who released his debut album in March, turned down a new... Read More

Lil Kesh, Olamide

April 25, 2016

‘I don’t worry about death, everybody has to die’ – Babangida

Former military President Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida is unperturbed by the persistent rumours of his death and/or ill-health. The 74-year-old retired General was last week, yet again, rumoured to have been critically ill. Babangida however, said he doesn’t have sleepless nights ruminating about his death, especially because ‘everybody has to die’ at some point. While speaking... Read More

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death, die, Ibrahim Babangida

April 25, 2016

Our ancestors are watching, hoping we’d do the right thing – Tinubu

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Ahmed Bola Tinubu has said that Nigeria would ultimately overcome its present challenges and ‘give birth to its better self’. Tinubu spoke in Abuja on Saturday at the dinner/award ceremony organised by the Ahmadu Bellow University Alumni Association. The former Lagos state governor said the nation can no... Read More

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better nigeria, Change, Tinubu

April 25, 2016

Bailout funds diversion: ‘ICPC was stingy with facts’ – Okorocha

The Imo State Government has refuted claims made by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) that it misappropriated the bailout funds collected from the Federal Government for the payment of salary arrears of workers. A statement released by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Rochas Okorocha, Sam Onwuemeodo, on Sunday, said... Read More

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Bailout funds, icpc, imo state

April 25, 2016

‘Our aprons are not tied to the party’ | Jonathan’s ministers will leave PDP, if…

If the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, returns to office on May 21, former Ministers, who served under the Goodluck Jonathan administration, have threatened to leave the opposition party. Punch Newspapers reports that some of the ministers have declared that they would not remain in the party after the... Read More

Jonathan's Ministers, PDP, sheriff

April 24, 2016

‘Change sometimes comes with pain’ – Presidency

The Presidency has said that achieving ‘change’ is not an overnight process and that it can sometimes be painful. This statement was made on Sunday by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. He disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered for the release of 10,000 tons of grains from the national... Read More

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Change, nigeria, Presidency

April 24, 2016

Fayose responsible for fuel scarcity – APC

Ekiti state governor Ayodele Fayose, has been accused by the All Progressives Congress of being responsible for the fuel supply crisis in the state. A statement was released to this effect on Sunday, by Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun, who said the party had ‘incontrovertible evidence’ that the governor is sabotaging the administration of President Muhammadu... Read More

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APC, Ayo Fayose, fuel scarcity

April 24, 2016

Leicester’s Riyad Mahrez becomes first African PFA Player of the Year

The outstanding players of the 2015-16 English Premier League season were honoured at the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Awards on Sunday, April 24, at the Grosvenor House in London. Leicester’s Riyad Mahrez scooped the PFA Player of the Year award, beating his Leicester team-mates Jamie Vardy and N’golo Kante, Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil, Tottenham’s Harry Kane... Read More

Dele Ali, Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Awards, Riyad Mahrez

April 24, 2016

We’ve had enough controversy over 2016 budget – National Assembly

The Chairmen of the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Appropriations, Danjuma Goje and Abdulmumin Jibrin, said on Sunday, that they have had enough of the controversy surrounding the 2016 budget. A statement signed by the duo states that: “Following the transmission of the 2016 Appropriation Bill and details passed by the National Assembly,... Read More

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April 24, 2016

‘Jonathan should be tried for genocide by the ICC’

The Campaign for Democracy on Sunday, said former President, Goodluck Jonathan should be proescuted for genocide in the International Criminal Court, in Hague. The CD also asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, to try Jonathan over his alleged roles in the disbursement of the $2.1bn meant for the procurement of arms to fight the... Read More

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CD, EFCC, ICC, jonathan, trial

April 24, 2016

Opinion: Joe Igbokwe, the ‘Abobaku’ of Lagos on the loose again

The Yoruba term of Abobaku is a phrase that translates literally as: One who dies with the King. This is derived from the culture of burying dead monarchs with trusted and most sycophantic aide(s). It is therefore save to say that an Abobaku is the one that though enjoys all the trappings in the king’s... Read More

Abobaku, Joe Igbokwe, lagos

April 24, 2016

Did Tonto Dikeh share too much about her husband on social media?

Nowadays, almost everything and anything is shared on social media and the veil of privacy gets thinner and thinner with every post and picture. Although testifying about a good thing is in itself – a good thing, but many fans of Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, believe she shared a tad too much on her recent... Read More

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April 24, 2016

Davido launches what may be a new record label

Davido has launched what appears to be another record label called – DMW, acronym for Davido Music Worldwide. The singer, who recently spoke of some ill feeling among his HKN label mates, has his fans confused with this new announcement. https://instagram.com/p/BElosXQKUDZ/

Davido, Davido Music Worldwide

April 24, 2016

‘I capitalised on Linda’s success, and it’s working’ – Laura Ikeji (WATCH)

Lifestyle blogger, Laura Ikeji has said she’s building a name for herself, by leveraging on the influence wielded by her sister, Linda Ikeji. In a recent interview with Spotlights on Broadway, Laura said rather than engaging in unwholesome activities, she took advantage of Linda’s success as a popular blogger. “I don’t care if people call... Read More

Laura Ikeji, Linda Ikeji, men

April 24, 2016

‘2Baba, Black Magic, Timaya, Flavour’ | These are the top 10 singles of last week

Blackmagic – Loyal Blackmagic’s brand is one of the strongest brands in the industry. He is not after having a major street hit, but dishing out meaningful songs with powerful lyrics. It is what he’s known for. “Loyal” was released as a birthday gift to his fans who have been with him from the very... Read More

Review: Top 10 singles of the Week ( April 17 – April 23)

April 24, 2016

Nigerian troops ambush insurgents trying ‘to link up with their wives and children’

Nigerian troops on Sunday morning, ambushed Boko Haram insurgents who were trying to link up with their ‘wives and children’ and other terrorists. Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations, in a statement, said the insurgents were gunned down at Fulawani village. According to the army spokesperson, the wives and children of the... Read More

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April 24, 2016

‘Burnt documents’ reveal Saraki transferred over $3m to US account within 4 years

Embattled Senate President Bukola Saraki reportedly transferred up to $3.47 million to a foreign account during his tenure as governor of Kwara state. According to Premium Times newspapers, the total sum was paid in 40 installments in four years with his credit card to the United States. Saraki is on trial before the Code of... Read More

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Abuja, Bukola Saraki, Code of Conduct, corruption, Danladi Umar, gtb, Saraki, US account

April 24, 2016

Opinion: Who is afraid of Okonjo-Iweala?

In recent times, the news space has been awash with news and opinion articles about the immediate past finance minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Most of the features have stemmed from people with questionable character and, unfortunately, the local media have been complicit in aiding their spread. As if her continuous strides in the international horizon... Read More

Okonjo-Iweala

April 24, 2016

Bamikole Omishore: 15 key points from Saraki’s letter to Dele Momodu

1. “I did not do any deal with the PDP. I did not have to because even before the PDP Senators as a group took the decision to support my candidature on the eve of the inauguration of the 8th Senate, 22 PDP Senators had already written a letter supporting me” – @BukolaSaraki 2. “What... Read More

Bamikole Omishore, Bukola Saraki, Dele Momodu

BREAKING: Fulani herdsmen attack village in Enugu, many feared dead

Governor Fayose declares 3 day mourning for dead medical doctors

Opinion: Violence in Nigeria; causes, effects and solutions

#RedefiningPR with Chude Jideonwo: Is PR in Nigeria really sh*t?

Entertainment Roundup: Peter, Paul collaborate as Psquare | Jay Z’s alleged mistress attacked by Beyhive | More Stories

‘All former governors in Buhari’s cabinet must be replaced with technocrats’

Police arrest 6 teenagers in Lagos over cultism

‘Budget crisis to be resolved this week’

Dangote Group to become largest producer of cement, oil and gas in Africa

‘Niger Delta militants will be treated like criminals’

How Presidency’s refusal to work with Ekweremadu caused budget crisis

Is Lil Kesh leaving Olamide’s YBNL? Manager says no while both parties stay mum

‘I don’t worry about death, everybody has to die’ – Babangida

Our ancestors are watching, hoping we’d do the right thing – Tinubu

Bailout funds diversion: ‘ICPC was stingy with facts’ – Okorocha

‘Our aprons are not tied to the party’ | Jonathan’s ministers will leave PDP, if…

‘Change sometimes comes with pain’ – Presidency

Fayose responsible for fuel scarcity – APC

Leicester’s Riyad Mahrez becomes first African PFA Player of the Year

We’ve had enough controversy over 2016 budget – National Assembly

‘Jonathan should be tried for genocide by the ICC’

Opinion: Joe Igbokwe, the ‘Abobaku’ of Lagos on the loose again

Did Tonto Dikeh share too much about her husband on social media?

Davido launches what may be a new record label

‘I capitalised on Linda’s success, and it’s working’ – Laura Ikeji (WATCH)

‘2Baba, Black Magic, Timaya, Flavour’ | These are the top 10 singles of last week

Nigerian troops ambush insurgents trying ‘to link up with their wives and children’

‘Burnt documents’ reveal Saraki transferred over $3m to US account within 4 years

Opinion: Who is afraid of Okonjo-Iweala?

Bamikole Omishore: 15 key points from Saraki’s letter to Dele Momodu

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