Alake of Egbaland is ‘a junior traditional ruler in Yorubaland’ – Awujale of Ijebuland

The Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, has belittled the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, for including himself among the five top monarchs in Yorubaland. The Awujale of Ijebuland while citing historical events to back up his claim, described the Alake of Egbaland as a junior traditional ruler in Yorubaland. He made his contribution... Read More

Kwankwaso sponsored ‘violent rally’ at funeral of Ganduje’s mother – APC

Former governor of Kano state, Rabiu Kwankwaso, is in the bad books of his party, the All Progressive Congress for organising a violent rally in the state while paying a condolence visit to the governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, following the death of his mother. The State party chairman, Umar Doguwa, while speaking in Kano on Thursday,... Read More

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‘I was a truck driver before I became governor’ – Fayose

One of the activities of Ekiti governor Ayodele Fayose, on Thursday, was to drive a tipper truck around streets of Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. Fayose also revealed that he was once a truck driver before becoming the state’s governor while he also urged Ekiti people to be proud of whatever profession they get into. “We... Read More

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‘Buhari is not carrying us along’ – Tinubu’s daughter

Chief Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, the Iyaloja General of Nigeria, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of not including market women in his administration. Tinubu-Ojo, daughter of the National Leader of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, led market women to make their voices heard at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. She bemoaned the fact that... Read More

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‘Nigeria doesn’t need 36 governors, 36 ministers…’ – Emir of Kano

Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has advised the country’s leaders to embrace ‘basic common sense’ and reduce the astronomical cost of governance. The former Central Bank Governor said the current structure sees the government spend 80-90 per cent of earnings on public officers and their litany of aides. Emir Sanusi made the assertion on... Read More

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184 top officials flushed out of Budget Office

As a result of the embarrassment suffered from the padding of the 2016 Appropriations Bill, President Muhammadu Buhari has overhauled the Budget Office. Vanguard reports that the president has flushed out not less than 184 top officials. The President was said to have taken the decisive action to punish top civil servants who altered figures... Read More

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Speaker, Dogara to be sued by Kogi House of Assembly

The Kogi state House of Assembly has set plans in motion to file a contempt of court suit against the Speaker of the Federal House of Representative, Yakubu Dogara, the Chairman and Secretary of the 10-man House Committee. It would be recalled that the Kogi state assembly has been having internal problems that led to... Read More

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Lagos will no longer ‘sponsor pilgrims to Mecca, Jerusalem’

Lagos State Government has halted the sponsorship of both Muslims and Christians pilgrimages to Mecca in Saudi Arabia or Jerusalem in Israel. The state government said sponsoring such pilgrimages was an irresponsible way of spending tax payers’ money. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Home Affairs in the State, Abdulateef Abdulhakeem, when members of the... Read More

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Finally, Nigeria Police to use Nigerian bred dogs

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase, on Thursday, disclosed that in the last few years the Police force has spent a whooping N600 million on importing and maintaining dogs imported from foreign countries. Arase, who noted that the country cannot continue spending such amount of money on importing dogs, also stated that resources can... Read More

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Jonathan should be prosecuted over arms deal scandal – Ali Ndume

Senate Majority Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, on Thursday, called for the prosecution of former President Goodluck Jonathan if he’s found to have taken part in the $2.1 billion Dasukigate arms deal scandal. Ndume, who stated this while speaking with newsmen in Abuja, questioned why people were making a big deal out of the Code of... Read More

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Ali Ndume, boko haram, Bukola Saraki, jonathan

Psquare, Soundcity bury the hatchet

Africa’s famous music duo, Psquare have settled their rift with entertainment television station, Soundcity TV Africa. Last September, the two parties created a Twitter storm over the fact that Soundcity stopped airing the group’s videos due to disagreements linked to the station’s Urban Blast festival. Paul Okoye was the first to announce the good news... Read More

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Drake’s longtime collaborator, Director X arrives Lagos (PHOTOS)

Popular American music video director, Director X who is known for working with Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Nicki Minaj, has arrived Lagos for Saturday’s MKN seminar. The MKN Seminar, which is the first of its kind, would feature other top video directors such as Sesan, Moe Musa, and many others. The seminar which has been... Read More

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Opinion: The economics of Sokoto’s 1,000 new millionaires

In December last year, Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, announced the release of N2.6billion for the payment of backlog of arrears of gratuity to nearly 2000 of the state’s former workers. The payment captured those who retired from 2011 until August, 2015. The release of the funds elicited wide commendation from the beneficiaries, their... Read More

1000 millionaires, Economics, Sokoto

Heineken launches ‘Live Your Music’ campaign

Nigerian Breweries, brewers of Heineken®, the world’s most valuable international premium beer, unveiled the Heineken® ‘Live Your Music’ campaign on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at a press conference to kick off the Gidi Culture Festival 2016. The Heineken® ‘Live Your Music’ campaign is a celebration of music experiences that makes people feel more alive –... Read More

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Jude Ndukwe: The persecution of Saraki and the judiciary’s cross

The trial of Senator Olubukola Saraki, Nigeria’s Senate President, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) will continue on Friday, March 11, 2016, since the Supreme Court ordered the senate president to go and face trial at the tribunal. The trial itself has generated a lot of controversies among Nigerians outside the court room, while... Read More

assets, CCT, corruption, Danladi Umar, Saraki, trial

Flashback: Year 2015, when Audu Maikori foresaw this change

On January 9 2015, Audu Maikori wrote the text below on his Facebook page, it was in response to those who must have continued to ask why he was supporting the now outgone President Goodluck Jonathan in the face of nationwide clamour for the APC’s Muhammadu Buhari. While Muhammadu Buhari has since gone on to... Read More

Nigerian wonderkid, Kelechi Nwakali inks 5-year deal with Arsenal

Nigeria’s Under-17 world cup winner Kelechi Nwakali has confirmed the signing of a five-year deal with Arsenal FC. The deal for the talented 17-year-old is reported to be in the region of £3 million, after a fee was agreed with Diamond football academy in Nigeria. While the deal has been officially completed, the box-to-box midfielder... Read More

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‘Anyaoku is our negotiator, stop terrifying him with private emails’ – IPOB tells media

Secessionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Thursday, stated that contrary to media reports, former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme and a former Commonwealth Secretary General, Emeka Anyaoku, were not ‘IPOB commanders.’ It would be recalled that in an earlier statement, the IPOB had identified Ekwueme and Anyaoku as Igbo leaders who can... Read More

Anyaoku, biafra, commanders, Ekwueme, Emeka Anyaoku, IPOB, members, negotiator

BREAKING: Alex Badeh granted N2bn bail

Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh has been granted bail by a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, March 10. Badeh is on trial for a 10-count charge ‎of‎ criminal breach of trust and corruption to the tune of N3.9bn- charges to which he has pleaded not guilty. Following proceedings in court, Justice Okon Abang... Read More

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Opinion: How we sacrificed the messenger for corruption to live

On February 20, 2016, at a press briefing, Nigeria’s Minister for Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, reportedly made an error in arithmetic. While giving a report on the findings of auditors on various boards in the country, she accused an examination bodies in Nigeria of fraudulent activities. In her presentation, while attempting to give her audience... Read More

adeosun, corruption, examination, Finance, WAEC

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Wike says PDP has taken Rivers to the ‘promised land’

Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has charged the people of the state to make sure that the All Progressives Congress does not return take back control of the state in the forthcoming rerun election slated for Saturday, March 19. Speaking on Wednesday, at the commissioning of the reconstructed Nkpogu Bridge/Road and Ground Breaking for... Read More

APC, election, PDP, Rivers, wike

For APC, ‘every dead person in Rivers state is their member’ – PDP

The government of Rivers state has lambasted the All Progressives Congress over the attempts of its national leadership to appropriate the victims of the recent spate of violence in the state. In a statement released on Thursday, March 10 and signed by the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Dr Austin Tam-George, debunked the claims by... Read More

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Just In: Dakuku Peterside appointed DG of NIMASA

The Federal Government has announced the appointment of Dakuku Peterside as the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Director, Public Relations, Ministry of Transportation, Yetunde Sonaike, in Abuja on Thursday. The statement said the appointment was with immediate effect. Peterside ran an unsuccessful... Read More

Dakuku Peterside, DG, FG, NIMASA

Opinion: Whose side is Labour on as Nigerians face fuel scarcity, darkness?

The ongoing protest by the Nigerian Labour Union, National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) over the disengagement of some of its members in Ikeja Electric, is taking a negative dimension which is capable of plunging the whole network into darkness and crippling socio-economic activities in the areas covered... Read More

Fashola, IKEDC, light, Power

Alleged kidnap of 15-year-old Ifeoma Nicodemus, mired in controversy [DETAILS]

The Nigerian police has challenged reports that Ifeoma Nicodemus, a 15-year-old school girl based in Zaria, was kidnapped in September 2014. The denial was prompted by last week’s outcry from parents of Ifeoma Nicodemus- who claimed that she was being held against her will by one Shehu Abdullahi. But the police say the parents were... Read More

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Alex Badeh ‘might jump bail in order not to face this shame’ – EFCC

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has been implored by the counsel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to remand former Chief of Defense Staff, Alex Badeh for fear that he might disappear if granted bail. Alex Badeh is on trial for his involvement in the $2.1 billion arms scandal of... Read More

Badeh, corruption, DasukiGate, EFCC, Okon Abang

Kourtney Kardashian, Adam Levine, Elizabeth Taylor – See Inside 19 Celebrity Dinning Rooms

The Dinning room is a fortress for most. It is the one room that allows you to merge your culinary ideas with that of…

Demola Rewaju: The generation that fought the civil war – How Obasanjo differs from Buhari

The Yorubas have always been a neutral ethnic group in Nigeria – fighting or romancing with all sides as served each occasion or depending on the political temperament of the dominant leader per time. Awolowo had battled northern feudalism in his quest to become the President of Nigeria much to the angst of the late... Read More

Willow Smith Is The New Face Of Chanel

15-year-old Willow Smith is Chanel’s new ambassador and the latest spokesperson for the brand. According to the…

Opinion: On the ignorant review of Korede Bello’s ‘beautiful nonsense’

After reading the sensationalist piece titled Korede Bello’s ‘Mungo Park’ is another beautiful nonsense, which is available on several blogs, I think it is appropriate that the teaching moment presented by the poor representation therein is adequately utilized. From the title, we immediately get a sense of the author’s allegiance to the gallery. It has... Read More

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