PDP chieftain accuses Bode George of sowing seeds of discord

by Ranti Joseph The national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Adewale Oladipo, has accused former deputy chairman of the party, Bode George of playing disruptive politics by attempting to pit party members against one another in the PDP. Oladipo, who stated this in a statement, was reacting to a communiqué reportedly issued... Read More

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What went wrong? | PDP sets up post-election assessment committee to find out

by Ranti Joseph The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set up a post-election assessment committee to review and evaluate the party’s performance in the just concluded general elections. In a statement issued by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, on Sunday in Abuja, he said that the committee,... Read More

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Behold, the guy who trashed a lady for asking to meet at Mr Biggs

by Anike Jacobs Nigerian Twitter users spent the whole yesterday debating on ‘Mr Biggs’ following post by a young Facebook user. In the viral Facebook rant, a young Nigerian man, Azolike Nonso Afamefuna lamented about what he called the greed of a lady he met on social media. According to him, they got into an... Read More

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Joke Silva, Kate Henshaw, Kemi ‘Lala’ Akindoju, others perform in the stage play, ‘Hear Word’ (See Photos)

by Anike Jacobs A dramatic production, ‘Hear Word’ which portrays true life stories of 20 different Nigerian women from various walks of life, opened this Friday, May 1, 2015 at the MUSON Centre in Lagos. The play, directed by Ifeoma Fafunwa, casts some of Nollywood’s most seasoned actresses like Joke Silva, Kate Henshaw, Bimbo Akintola,... Read More

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These 26 PDP lawmakers have contradicted themselves with a high degree of hypocrisy

by Kolapo Olapoju The new boys in the building – the 26 fresh Peoples Democratic Party lawmakers-elect have shown us a glimpse of things to come with an exhibition of hypocrisy and contradiction in what is possibly their first official statement. The lawmakers, while trying to say they will be equitable and law-abiding in the disposition of their duties-... Read More

Photo of the Day: Over 100 private jets littered this Las Vegas runway yesterday (LOOK)

by Chinwe Okafor Of course the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight brought together the creme de la creme in the nation, after all it was set to take place in Las Vegas. What billionaire would want to miss that? And they sure didn’t. This picture went viral after it was posted via Twitter with the caption, “Private jets... Read More

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Korede Bello’s #Godwin was played in Ali Baba’s church today… and it started another conversation

by Anike Jacobs A drama is presently playing out on comedian Alibaba’s Twitter timeline following his narration of a drama that played out in his church today. According to him, everything was going fine for him until the saxophonist started playing Korede’s Godwin. You remember the chaos that also played out on blogs and social... Read More

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David Mark gives PDP what is probably the ultimate pep talk

by Ranti Joseph Senate President, David Mark told Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to put the failures of the last elections behind them and be prepared to build a strong and united party, ready to play a credible opposition. Mark, in a statement in Abuja, stated this at a meeting with PDP Senators and House of Representatives... Read More

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How Pete Edochie, Nkem Owoh’s reacted to Peter Bunor’s death

by Anike Jacobs Popular actors, Pete Edochie and Nkem Owoh have expressed shock and grief over the death of veteran actor, Peter Bunor, who passed away in Asaba, Delta State after suffering from stroke. Thy expressed it in a chat with Punch newspapers. Edochie said he was shocked to hear of Bunor’s death, Owoh, who... Read More

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Frisky Larr: Buhari’s supporters need to show more maturity

by Frisky Larr The only preoccupation that Jonathan’s apologists seem to have today is to catch any single sign of pains that Buhari may inflict upon the masses – both imaginary and real – and simply wish him failure. This is a disgraceful show of frustration and sheer intellectual inferiority. The signs thus far, are... Read More

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Buhari must sanction PwC over NNPC report – APC chieftain

by Ranti Joseph The Senator-Elect for Lagos West Senatorial District and Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, Solomon Adeola has called on the incoming Federal Government and relevant financial and auditing regulatory bodies to appropriately sanction the auditing firm, PriceWater House Coopers (PWC) for misleading and deceiving Nigerians on the... Read More

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Gunmen dressed in military uniform kill scores in Plateau

by Ranti Joseph Gunmen in military gears attacked Tarok communities in Wase local government area of Plateau State with yet to be specified number of persons mostly women and children killed. The communities identified as Kadarko, Saku, Wadata, Kasuwa, Kurmi and others were said to be attacked on Saturday when the gunmen in over 10... Read More

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#MayPac: Mayweather fights like a businessman + 6 other things we learnt from the fight of the century

by Chinwe Okafor ‘Businessman’ Floyd Mayweather can be admired but will never be loved, while Manny Pacquiao is sadly in decline – and Jamie Foxx should not be allowed to sign the national anthem again. Here are five things learnt from the fight of the century. Mayweather fights like a businessman A brilliantly economical fighter,... Read More

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“The military has played with people’s lives” | “The govt’s security vote of N2trn is almost half of our entire budget” – These are our top 7 quotes of the week

by Kolapo Olapoju 1. “The election was an answer to prayers. We have been praying for God’s will and I think this is God’s will for the nation. I am not saying it was God’s will for Jonathan to lose the election but God saw that even if he wins on a platter of gold,... Read More

‘Work mummy work!’: Tiwa Savage (and her huge baby bump) are still rocking shows (See Photos)

by Chinwe Okafor Nope. No heavy tummy is going to stop Tiwa Savage from doing what she loves best. The singer performed at a wedding yesterday and she shared her performance from it via her Instagram page with the caption, “Work mummy work … Earlier today performing for such a lovely bride. #HappyClient #MyBabyIsGonnaBeStrongSha #WorkingYummuMummy #StillWorking #StillPerforming #LoveWhatIDo.”... Read More

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Move over guys, this lady is also trekking to Abuja for Buhari’s sake (LOOK)

by Chinwe Okafor Well, what a man can do, a woman can also. And so Hajiya Talatu took to the streets of Kaduna to begin her fairly long trek to Abuja – to celebrate President-Elect Muhammadu Buhari’s victory. She hopes to make it to the inauguration on the 29th of May. Check her out below:

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#MayPac: How both fighters won the fight of the century

by Chinwe Okafor But both fighters won at the bank. The money for the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight eclipses any other. Ticket revenue at the MGM Grand Garden Arena will yield $74 million in gate receipts, and the foreign rights to the fight sold for a record $35 million. The fight’s total gross is expected to be over $300 million and could hit... Read More

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Opinion: Why are our South African brothers full of hate?

by Alhassan Mustapha And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than this. . . . Mark 12:31 “None of you are true believers until you love for your brother what you love for yourself.” – The Messenger Muhammad (pbuh) I have heard... Read More

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How the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight went down (round by round)

by Chinwe Okafor This is the biggest fight after Muhammed Ali-Joe Frazier trilogy but according to critics, not as great. One thing they found great though, is that they made a good bet on Mayweather and it was worth every cent. Mayweather used his four-inch reach advantage to score quick points with jabs, and his defensive shoulder roll to... Read More

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#MayPac: The fight, the music, the punches in pictures

by Chinwe Okafor Floyd Mayweather won the fight of the century against Manny Pacquiao via unanimous votes after the twelfth round. If you missed all of it, here they are in pictures;

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Akpabio has an important message for sit-tight African leaders

by Azubuike Azikiwe Over time, Africa has been unfortunate to have leaders who hold on to power at ll costs and prefer to die in power rather than relinquish their grip on it. President Goodluck Jonathan chose not to join this unenviable group of leaders by conceding defeat to Muhammadu Buhari, once he lost the presidential election.... Read More

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‘The real fight was between Jamie Foxx & the U.S. National Anthem’ || Top 10 tweets from the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight #MayPac

by Chinwe Okafor Floyd Mayweather won the fight of the century against Manny Pacquiao and with such victory comes mean jabs on Twitter. Here are top tweets from the fight. The real fight was between Jamie Foxx & the U.S. National Anthem #MayPac pic.twitter.com/TdWVSgA3XR — ❂ Yübbîę Umoh ❂ (@Yubbie007) May 3, 2015 Private... Read More

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Corruption is the most prominent part of our way of life – Former Ambassador to UK

by Kolapo Olapoju A former Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Dr. Christopher Kolade, says that Nigerian Christians are forced to compromise their faith on so many levels as a result of the endemic corruption in the system. According to him, corruption thrives in the country and has become almost inherent in the... Read More

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Pacquiao still thinks he won the fight – here’s why

by Chinwe Okafor The Filipino fighter believes his opponent was on the run, even though the Money Man ran out a 118-110, 116-112 and 116-112 victor. Manny Pacquiao claims he beat Floyd Mayweather in their Las Vegas showdown, despite a majority points decision in favour of the American. He said: “I thought I won the fight. He didn’t do... Read More

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How Mayweather beat Pacquiao in the fight of the century

by Chinwe Okafor He remains the undefeated after last night. Floyd Mayweather went ahead to defeat Manny Pacquiao in the fight of the century after many doubts that he wouldn’t despite his unbeaten record. Mayweather used his reach and his jab Saturday night to frustrate Manny Pacquiao, piling up enough points to win a unanimous... Read More

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Fayose is plotting to kidnap us and our families || The 19 APC lawmakers have a new allegation

by Kolapo Olapoju The 19 All Progressives Congress lawmakers in Ekiti State House of Assembly have accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of plotting to kidnap them and members of their families. According to the lawmakers, in a bid to stop them from going ahead with the impeachment plan, the governor’s thugs have been trailing their activities... Read More

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Femi Aribisala: The move of the Holy Spirit (Part 2)

by Femi Aribisala READ PART 1 [HERE] A woman came to our mid-week fellowship and, immediately my wife saw her, she bent over and began to groan in pain. Have you ever had a prayer-meeting where, instead of praying, you groaned? Paul counsels that we should: “pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all... Read More

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Why PDP lost the general elections, Ex-governor Ikedi Ohakim explains

by Ikedi Ohakim However, while I also agree with the human angle theory of the “shoeless” Ijaw boy who came to Abuja and is leaving Aso Rock with his head and that of his entire family intact, I believe that President Jonathan was in a position to achieve more than that. Following the dramatic resignation... Read More

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Party members defecting to APC are political harlots – PDP Lawmaker

by Kolapo Olapoju A Peoples Democratic Party lawmaker, has labelled the defectors from his party to the All Progressives Congress, as political harlots. While advising the defectors to return to the PDP, Hon Joseph Akinlaja, representing Ondo East-Ondo West Federal Constituency, stated that the defeat of the party at the polls didn’t mean that the party had capitulated. “PDP... Read More

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Tunde Fagbenle: Those who should be in Buhari’s team

by Tunde Fagbenle But the job is not just retired Major General Buhari’s alone. He faces a herculean task of successfully navigating between the treacherous sea of politics, the quagmire of countervailing interests and the quiet, narrow stream of trustworthy technocrats. It is not going to be an easy job The country is in an... Read More

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