Style Doctor, Uche Nnaji is dapper on the cover of Vanguard Allure this weekend. Christened the fashion editio…
Anambra Senator, Stella Oduah, has denied reports that the Supreme Court sacked her from her position at the National Assembly. It was reported on Friday, that the Supreme Court had sacked two Senators from Anambra State, Oduah and Andy Uba. However, in an interview with Channels Television, Oduah denied the Supreme Court ‘in all its... Read More
“The Online Warriors” penned by Reuben Abati yesterday compelled me to re-publish “Abati: The Grammarian’s Funeral” one of the many articles I wrote on him when he was the attack dog of former President Goodluck Jonathan. “The Grammarian’s Funeral” published February 4, 2013 was in response to Abati’s article “The Hypocrisy of Yesterday’s Men.” The... Read More
George Orheware, a professional driver, was last week arrested for stealing his female boss’ Toyota Sienna just three weeks after resumption. In a confessional statement, Orheware, claimed his brother in jail, inspired and connected him to his dealers. “My brother has been in jail for more than four years. I have been communicating with him... Read More
Femi Olatunji, 17; Oyekanmi Rasheed, 18; Oladele Habib, 18 and John Alade, 16, have been arrested and are being detained in Lagos, for allegedly conniving to rape a 14-year-old female friend of theirs. The victim couldn’t talk about her ordeal for a while as she said the friends threatened to kill her if she told... Read More
Attahiru Bafarawa- one of the major characters in the ongoing investigation into the arms funds diversion scandal of the last administration- says 90 percent of Nigerians are corrupt. Bafarawa, who is on trial alongside former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, in an interview with Vanguard, reiterated his support for the anti-corruption war of President Muhammadu... Read More
The Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested eight secondary school students, for being cult members. The suspected cultists- five boys and three girls- who are between the ages of 14 and 16, belong to the Eiye fraternity. Vanguard reports that the leader of the gang had sex with... Read More
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said the campaign against corruption is not the battle of the President, but that of all Nigerians. While calling on Nigerians to join and support the war against corruption, Mohammed said if people were determined to fight the menace, corruption would be history. The minister said... Read More
The Economic and Finanacial Crimes Commission has traced the sum of N4.75bn to a Diamond Bank account, owned by Silva McNamara Limited. Gbolahan and Babajide Obanikoro, two sons of the former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, were discovered to be on the board of the company. According to the EFCC Task Force, the... Read More
After launching a widespread dance movement across the country after they dropped the trendy fan favourite single, Oya Dab, YBNL’s official DJ Enimoney and Olamide bring out the whole crew in the official video of the song. As expected, they were dabbin all the way as some of their celebrities friends including popular OAP/Hypeman Do2dtun... Read More
American/Nigerian rapper Wale is back in the country. The Washington born MMG lyricist, who recently announced plans for a Wizkid collaboration on his new mixtape, S.H.I.N.E ,took to Instagram to share a picture of himself in the country.
Abdulrahman Mohammed Biu, an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, who’s a deputy detective superintendent, has been arrested for extorting $150,000 from military officers involved in the ongoing investigation into the diversion of arms purchase funds. According to Wilson Uwujaren, the Head, Media & Publicity for the EFCC, “the officer was arrested on... Read More
Coldplay and Beyoncé have released the video to their collaborative effort, Hymn for the Weekend off the band’s seventh album –A Head Full of Dreams which was released in December 2015. Directed by Ben Mor, the video was shot in Mumbai, India.
Nigerian singers Davido and Iyanya are set to hit Austin, Texas for the 2016 edition of the SXSW Music Festival, one of the largest and most influential global music events of the year. The event, which is going to hold between March 15-20, 2016, would see the Nigerian superstars join their Ghanaian colleagues, Stone Bwoy... Read More
On Wednesday night, former President, Goodluck Jonathan was a guest on a programme titled, ‘Focus on Africa’ aired on an international news and current affairs television channel based in Paris, France 24. While failing to speak extensively on the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, Jonathan spoke on other issues of national interest. Watch below.
Recently freed National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, met with the members of the British Conservative Party on his first day back at work. Metuh, who regained his freedom on Thursday, hosted a delegation of the British Conservative Party on Friday, at the PDP secretariat, Abuja. The British Conservative Party delegation... Read More
To celebrate his victory at the Supreme Court, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Friday, held a victory parade across the major residential areas of Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas. Thousands of people lined the streets as Wike’s convoy drove around, triumphantly. See photos below.
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Our naked bodies tangled up like mating snakes, we were stuck, tied and sweaty. I never imagined us being this close, BDSM was never my thing, — at least not this early in our relationship. How did we end up here? How did things move so fast? Her eyes were beautiful even when they were... Read More
Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio has dismissed reports that he owns property in Dubai, United Arab Emirate or anywhere else outside the country. In a statement released on Friday, by his media assistant, Anietie Ekong, Akpabio stated that if any money in a foreign bank is found in... Read More
The Federal Government has issued a new directive that Nigerians, especially pregnant women should be restricted from travelling to Latin America due to the Zika virus outbreak until the situation improves. The government said anyone coming from any of the Latin American countries should be interviewed at the various ports of entry and tested for... Read More
NICON TOWN ESTATE LEKKI LAGOS JANUARY 24 3 p.m LUKE I am back before the mirrors, in my usual place of solace. All around me is a deep silence. A man stands staring back at me, his surroundings the same mishmash of white, blue and gray that is behind me. Our expressions are identical, his... Read More
Barely two days after suicide bombers hit Chibok community in Borno state, another suicide bomber has struck in Adamawa state. According to reports, the suicide bomber attacked a market in Gombi area of Adamawa state. A witness reported to BBC that at least eight fatalities have been recorded after the bomb blast took place at... Read More
The British Council has, for three years, been working on a theatre programme to stimulate innovation in theatre practice in Nigeria. The council sought to offer opportunities for professional exchange between Nigerian and British theatre makers and this birthed the Lagos Theatre Festival in 2012. This year, Lagos Theatre Festival returns bigger and better than... Read More
It seemed Twitter Nigeria was on a meltdown, I had come out of a week of strategy sessions culminating in a press briefing, and I decided to escape to the animated world that is Twitter, but relief was not to be. What I met was an atmosphere so charged that all I could do was... Read More
World number two, Andy Murray reached his fifth Australian Open final after coming out victorious in a five-set battle with 13th seed Milos Raonic. Murray lost in the first game and his 25-year-old Canadian opponent took the first and third sets. But the 28-year-old Briton prevailed 4-6 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-2 in a keenly... Read More
Forensic audit of 81 government revenue generating agencies will be carried out by two audit firms following the decision of the National Economic Council (NEC) at its 65th meeting on Thursday, January 28 in Abuja. The decision of the NEC was subject to the submission of the interim report by the ad hoc committee of NEC, presided... Read More
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Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has been denied bail by a Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja. Justice John Tosho on Friday, ruled that Kanu was a threat to national security, and as such, his bail application would be denied. The judge said there was a high possibility of Kanu committing... Read More
Blackface is not through with his verbal attacks of Psquare after one of the famous duo, Paul Okoye took shots at him for his recent song theft allegations against Wizkid and Innocent 2Baba Idibia. Speaking to Hip TV in a new interview, the former Plantashunz Boiz member said that the group should not meddle in... Read More