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On Saturday, June 6, Senator Ahmed Lawan, emerged the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, for the position of Senate Presidency. A mock election was held by the leadership of the APC at the International Conference Centre, to select its leaders for the National Assembly. Supporters of leading candidate, Senator Bukola Saraki, boycotted the election... Read More
According to a report by Sahara Reporters, Diezani Alison-Madueke, is undergoing a new round of treatment for breast cancer. SR says the information was gotten from a family source who is privy to the condition of Nigeria’s immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources. The report quoted the source as saying that Alison-Madueke is currently in... Read More
On Saturday, June 6, a mock election was held by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, to select its leaders for the National Assembly. In the mock election for the Senate President position, supporters of leading candidate, Senator Bukola Saraki, boycotted the election process. Consequently, Senator Ahmed Lawan, would go on to win the... Read More
The All Progressives Congress has declared that Nigerian soldiers need foreign assistance if they are to defeat the insurgents of Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram. The APC says the nation’s security forces cannot fight the insurgents alone and as such, President Muhammadu Buhari should be praised, and not criticised for his “shuttle diplomacy” aimed at... Read More
A physically-challenged Nigerian, Ndifreke Andrew-Essien has been barred from travelling by three Ghanaian domestic airlines. One of the airlines had also refused to refund Andrew-Essien, a fellow of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. The three airlines, Africa World Airlines, Antrak Air and Starbow Airlines told the Nigerian, who uses a wheelchair to... Read More
60 weeks after, the Chibok girls have not been rescued and Nigeria’s Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, is fuming. Soyinka, said the girls abducted by Boko Haram from Government Girls Secondary School,Chibok, Borno state, have lost their childhood to the trauma of being in captivity. He stated that he is haunted by the group photograph... Read More
Senator Bukola Saraki, and his supporters, were a no-show on Saturday, June 6, as the All Progressives Congress elected Senator Ahmed Lawan as sole candidate for the position of President of the 8th Senate. Similarly, Senator George Akume, was also elected as the Deputy Senate President. As it was with the Speakership position, a primary... Read More
Marco Perego is determined to be Mr. Saldana. Zoe Saldana — who has five-month-old twin boys Cy and Bowie with her husband, Marco Perego —has admitted she is “finally comfortable” around her lover. The Hollywood actress, who is the cover star for the latest issue of InStyle magazine, said “Since I’ve been with Marco, I’ve... Read More
In a mock election by the All Progressive Congress (APC) to appoint the speaker of the House of Assembly, Femi Gbajabiamila emerged triumphant. Yakubu Dogara, however, has kicked against the result claiming that it was an illegality perpetrated by the party. In a statement that was signed by Abdulmumin Jibrin, for Yakubu Dogara Consolidation Group was tweeted on his... Read More
The Lighthouse Network will be holding a life-changing session on ‘How to be a better you’. Certified Leadership Instructor and Life Coach, Ephraim Osunde, will be the keynote speaker at the session. Participants will also have one on one sessions with Tope Jemerigbe, MD-DKK Advertising, Juliet Ehimuna-Chiazor, Country Manager, Google and Nkiru Olumide-Ojo, a co-founder... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari, says his assets and those of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, will be released to the public, immediately after the completion of their verification by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). Buhari hopes that this process will be completed before the expiry of the 100-day deadline within which they promised to publicly declare their assets,... Read More
Former Governor of Bayelsa, Timipre Sylva, is not impressed with all the noise about former President, Goodluck Jonathan, being an hero over his conceding of defeat to new President, Muhammadu Buhari. While speaking with Vanguard on Saturday, Sylva said Jonathan had no option than to concede defeat after losing the presidential elections.   Sylva said... Read More
In controversial circumstances, Femi Gbajabiamila, emerged the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC for the Speakership of the Federal House of Representatives. A mock primaries was conducted by the leadership of the APC at the International Conference Centre, Abuja on Saturday, June 6, but it would eventually turn out to be the real deal. The contest was... Read More
by Mallama Hafsa  The public is curious to understand why the former president has insisted on keeping the controversial petroleum minister in spite of all the strong allegations against her. Former President Goodluck Jonathan continued to turn a blind eye to all these issues, even as they badly affected the country’s image. Throughout the lifespan... Read More
In this weekend’s episode of Etcetera’s rants, he talks about Caitlyn Jenner, whom he compares to Denrele Edun and Charly Boy. According to Etcetera, Nigerians are feigning ignorance about the transgender madness, when in actual fact, we’ve got similar potential cases in Denrele and Charly Boy. Read below; And that’s how Bruce Jenner unveiled his new... Read More
Ayorogba Fayose, one of the sons of the Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, is on daddy-defence mode. Ayorogba has over the past few hours been active on his social media platforms, defending his father and professing his love for him. While fighting off antagonists on Twitter, he says on Instagram that even though some people... Read More
During the July 2014 governorship election of Ekiti state, Governor Ayo Fayose introduced a new term into the political vocabulary of the Nigerian entity. It was called ‘Stomach infrastructure’- the act of gifting eligible voters with consumable items in order to get their votes. From then onward, many politicians adopted the tactic during electioneering, and... Read More
The fuel scarcity crisis may finally have a solution as the Federal Government and petrol marketers have agreed to end Nigeria’s fuel scarcity problem before or by next week Saturday. A meeting was attended on Friday, June 5, by stakeholders from the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN), Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Depot and Petroleum Products... Read More
Filed photo: Soldiers with Boko Haram suspects | YNaija.com
President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged by the United Nations to investigate reports of horrifying crimes by the Boko Haram sect and alleged human rights abuses by the Nigerian Army. A top human rights official of the UN, Zeid Al-Hussein, said he has received several reports of allegations of mass executions, rape and amputations of children... Read More
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