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Rice meant for the campaign organisation of former President Goodluck Jonathan, was allegedly diverted by some governorship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party. Some leaders of Edo state PDP, led by Okharedia Ihimekpen, had last week, alleged that governorship aspirants in the state diverted the rice meant for PDP members during Jonathan’s presidential campaign. Ihimekpen... Read More
It was Reuben Abati who in a press statement of May 28, 2013, described, Rotimi Fashakin, the National Publicity Secretary of an inconsequential, regional and eventually defunct political party, the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), as “a medieval-era ignoramus and brainless individual”. Abati did not stop there, irked by the propensity of attraction Fashakin has... Read More
National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh and a former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the PDP, Chief Tony Anenih, may soon be invited for questioning over the investigation into the diversion of arms fund. The office of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki is alleged to have pumped into... Read More
In relation to the ongoing probe into the alleged diversion of $2.1 billion arms fund from the office of the National Security Adviser, a top military officer has purportedly been detained. The Nation reports that the detained military officer was a technical aide to former National Security Advisers (NSA), late Gen. Owoye Azazi and Col. Sambo... Read More
Minister of Communications, Abdur-Raheem Shittu, has vowed to protect Nigerian telecom subscriber from being shortchanged by service providers. In the wake of increasing complaints of poor quality of service and high tariffs, the minister said every Nigerian will get a fair deal from the telecoms operators, under his watch. In a statement issued on Sunday by... Read More
Leader of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign States of Biafra, MASSOB, Solomon Chukwu, says the people of the Niger Delta area are working in unison with the South East region to actualize the Republic of Biafra. The MASSOB leader said the Ndigbo were not betrayed by Niger Deltans during the Nigerian Civil war. While... Read More
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has accused Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka of peddling rumors and sensationalism in his prediction of multiple assassination attempts on President Muhammadu Buhari in 2016. Father Mbaka, Founder, Adoration Ministries, Enugu had on Friday, January 1st, warned the president that several attempts would be made on his life by corrupt... Read More
After the fiasco of the Headies awards and the subsequent Twitter rant, Mavin boss Don Jazzy and YBNL General, Olamide have called off all manner of beef. The pair, who exchanged words at the Headies over their artistes- Lil Kesh and Reekado Banks- posted on Instagram their apologies to fans and the organisers of the awards... Read More
Governor of Taraba state, Darius Ishaku has urged the All Progressive Congress to accept his victory at the Appeal Court, affirming him as the rightful governor of the state. Ishaku, who stated this in Jalingo while addressing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyalists who congratulated him over the victory on Sunday. He promised to appoint members... Read More
On Thursday, December 31, 2015, the Court of Appeal, sitting in Owerri, nullified the election of Okezie Ikpeazu of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as governor of Abia State and declared Alex Otti of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) the rightful winner of the 2015 governorship poll in the state. It also directed the Independent National... Read More
Hunters in Borno state have requested the Nigerian Army to allow them participate in the war against Boko Haram terrorists in Sambisa Forest. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the hunters lent their support to the army on Sunday, January 3. The request was made by the Borno Emir of the Hunters, Malam Mai-Gana... Read More
One thing is clear- 2016 will be an interesting year in the Nigerian entertainment industry. Controversial singer, Cynthia Morgan and Davido, may be skirting around a beef. After winning best reggae/dancehall act at the just concluded Headies, Cynthia Morgan remembered Davido’s Snapchat taunts and jibes. Cynthia Morgan just had to have the last laugh. She posted a... Read More
After losing out to Reekado Banks in the Next Rated act category at the just concluded Headies, Kiss Daniel has penned an open letter to his fans, thanking them for their unwavering support. Fans of the G-Worldwide act launched a Twitter attack on the organizers of the Headies after Kiss Daniel lost to Reekado Banks. To... Read More
Three days into the New Year, the government of Taraba has reported an outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. According to the Commissioner of Health, Innocent Vakkai, one person has been confirmed dead while two other people kept in for observation. He said: “One person died and two others quarantined and their blood samples have already... Read More
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Tuesday, December 29, made a courtesy call to media house, Vanguard. During the course of his visit, he spoke on a number of pressing national issues. These are the 9 things to learn from his interview. Chibok is not under Boko Haram control When asked about... Read More
In the wee hours of this morning, a certain hashtag #TyrantBuhari sparked wildfire across twitter as some Nigerians called for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari. Just as their numbers were swelling, another group of Nigerians stood in firm support of the President for his unusual but effective methods in solving Nigeria’s many problems. YNaija has... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari’s first presidential media chat showed that there’s a new Sheriff in town. Senior special assistant to the president on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said on Saturday, that the President was natural and ‘unpretentious’ throughout the media chat. Shehu lauded the President for the rare candour displayed while answering questions posed at him.... Read More
Our sister died. And we are all devastated. We called her Sista Bisi, Mama Kiitan, Olori, Chief (Mrs). To some other people, she was lawyer Bisi, or simply Bisi; at a time she was Bisi Cole, and later Mrs Bisi Olateru-Olagbegi, wife of the Olowo of Owo, HRM Fola Olateru-Olagbegi. She was a diligent, hardworking,... Read More
Another year, another round of organizational mishaps, another level of drama. The 10th edition of the Headies held on Friday, January 1st 2016 at the newly renovated Landmark event centre. From the very strange postponement to the Olamide and Don Jazzy infamous stage drama- the Headies 2015 possessed many things an award show needed to... Read More
Below is an article penned by singer, Davido, to share his side of the raging controversy as he battles his baby-mama, Sophia Momodu and her uncle, Dele Momodu, for the custody of his love-child, Imade Adeleke. Birth of Imade Adeleke When the second trimester of Sophia’s pregnancy was closing, she tortuously announced to me that she... Read More
The calls to release Sambo Dasuki and Nnamdi Kanu are starting to get deafening and I must admit, it is hard being President Buhari right now. He has to balance respect for the rule of law with the desperation to see justice meted out to the right people. The maiden presidential media chat revealed to... Read More
Former First Lady, Patience Jonathan and political associates of former President, Goodluck Jonathan, have reportedly turned their backs on Bayelsa state governor, Seriake Dickson. The Jonathans, had prior to now, been in support of the re-election of Dickson, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Vanguard however, reports that they have dumped Dickson and have started by... Read More
I think that at this point, it is safe to say that with the Olamide and Don Jazzy Headies fracas, the year has started on an exciting note for the Nigerian entertainment industry and if this is anything to go by, then 2016 should be a roller coaster. In the wake of this incidence, a... Read More
Davido has set a record by performing at the Independence stadium in Bakau, Gambia to a sold out crowd of 20,000. Apparently, this is a record breaking feat for the country, as no other artiste has been able to pull such a crowd. However due to the packed arena, the show was almost marred by crowd... Read More
Following the public outbursts between Davido and Dele Momodu, it appears that the family of the singer are still in custody of baby Imade. Davido’s family are at loggerheads with the family of the baby’s mother, Sophia Momodu, over the custody of Imade. Punch Newspapers spoke with a member of the Momodu family who said... Read More
On 31st of December 2015, i spoke on Channels Television new interview segment about the President Media Chat of president Buhari and raised some of these fundamental questions which pints to the fact that the president of our nation might be a tyrant: 1. Buhari’s response on the Shiites issue proves beyond reasonable doubt that... Read More
Former Minister of Aviation and die-hard critic of the present administration, Femi Fani-Kayode, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against infringing on the human rights of high profile persons currently in the custody of the government. Fani-Kayode said no harm should befall the trio of- leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Indigenous... Read More
The All Progressives Congress has informed the Peoples Democratic Party that President Muhammadu Buhari would not be distracted by its childish conspiracy theories and wild claims. PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh had released a statement on Saturday, claiming that the APC and the President were afraid of Sambo Dasuki’s chances of being President in... Read More
The Peoples Democratic Party say the All Progressives Congress-led federal government is afraid of the possibility of former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, becoming President. The opposition party believes that it’s as a result of this fear, that the corruption war of President Muhammadu Buhari is focused on members of the opposition party. National Publicity... Read More