by Shaka Momodu …a person who comes to condole with a friend who is grieving doesn’t usually spend the night at the friend’s house. After commiserating, he will go back to his own home to spend the night, leaving the bereaved to bear the pain alone. This is the reality of life. Success it is... Read More
by Kemisola Filani The Lagos State Government has procured no fewer than 100 vehicles for the use of traditional rulers and chiefs across the state, NAN reports. Ademorin Kuye, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, made the disclosure at the 2015 Ministerial Press Briefing in Ikeja. He said the vehicles, which had since been... Read More
by Anike Jacobs Rapper, Jesse Jagz is the latest celebrity to get hit with the ‘you look sick’ verbal attack from fans. The other day, veteran actor, Richard Mofe-Damijo was the victim, but he, and his accusers, has since moved on. For Jagz, reactions started pouring in hours ago after singer Skales shared the new... Read More
by Anike Jacobs An investigation carried out by the Punch Newspaper has revealed that President Goodluck Jonathan, Vice-president Namadi Sambo, non-returning federal lawmakers, ministers and presidential aides will receive N3.24billion as severance allowances. The severance allowances are contained in the Remuneration Package put together by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission. According to the... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu denies ever apologising to Chief Bode George, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, over his imprisonement for allegedly splitting contract. In a recent interview, George had stated that he had forgiven Tinubu for his role in sending him to prison after receiving the apology at... Read More
by Ranti Joseph The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aminu Wali, in Abuja, said the Nigerian government will demand N84 million from South Africa to pay victims of xenophobic attacks. Wali, who stated this while briefing the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs on his visit to South Africa on Tuesday said the attacks were instigated by... Read More
Obiageli Ezekwesili, co-founder of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, former Nigerian Minister of Education, and former World Bank vice president for Africa, tells Al Jazeera’s Head to Head that Nigerian armed forces have committed human rights abuses in their fight against the violent group Boko Haram in the north of the country. “It clearly does have instances... Read More
Buhari has nothing but love for AIT. YNaija #NoTime: GEJ shows NHIS executive secretary the way out. ThisDay APC wants GMB to probe, probe and probe. YNaija PwC doesn’t trust its own report. YNaija Tinubu’s aide says Bode George is an attention whore. Vanguard INEC plans another rerun elections in Ajaokuta. Leadership Aliyu has some... Read More
by Isi Esene Nigerian troops have stormed the Sambisa Forest, a wide expanse of arid land North-east of Nigeria and rescued about 300 women and girls. Accordingb to reports from the military headquarters, at least three major terrorists camps have been destroyed in the well coordinated attacks that include the destruction of the notorious Tokumbere... Read More
by Temitope Onitiju Ayo Fayose, the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, says he’s committed to the peace move initiated by elders in the state to find a political solution to the lingering crisis in the State House of Assembly. In a statement personally signed by Fayose on Tuesday, April 28, he stated that the peace... Read More
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Danjuma Sheni, has been suspended by the Federal Government. Sheni was suspended due to the unauthorized recall of the Nigerian Ambassador to South Africa. Apparently, Sheni did not get clearance from the president before inviting the country’s charge d’Affairs in South Africa for consultation. YNaija The Senate on... Read More
Senate debate on Iran bill provides chance for younger 2016 contenders. Washington Post Iran Takes Control of Cargo Ship; U.S. Sends Destroyer to Persian Gulf. New York Times Why Hillary Clinton’s evolution on same-sex marriage is totally believable. Vox Gay Marriage Arguments Divide Supreme Court Justices. New York Times Surprising new study suggests that flying is... Read More
by Uche Briggs We just might have the hip hop album of the year. But I will let you be the judge of that. When all is said and done, one has to agree that “Baba Hafusa” is not your conventional rap/hip hop album. But then again Alhaji Remilekun Khalid Safaru is not your... Read More
by Chinwe Okafor Indonesia has executed 8 drug convicts including four Nigerians except a woman from Philippine who was spared at last minute. The convicts were put to death by firing squad on the prison island of Nusakambangan. The four Nigerians who were executed are; Sylvester Obiekwe Nwolise, who was found guilty in September 2004... Read More
by Chinwe Okafor A kidnapped five-year-old boy, Abraham Adeyemi has been found in front of Foursquare Gospel Church, Imedu-Nla in Mowe, Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. According to Vanguard reports, Adeyemi, a Nursery one pupil of New Way Nursery and Primary School in Lagos, was reportedly lured before being taken to an eatery... Read More
by Damilola Jagun The Hausa Community in Ekiti State say they are not at loggerheads with Governor Ayodele Fayose. The governor was accused of crippling the business of Hausas in the state for not voting President Goodluck Jonathan in the March 28 Presidential poll. However, tha Hausa community in the state have absolved Fayose in... Read More
by Chinwe Okafor So Jay Z’s cousin came into town a few days ago and it broke Nigerian internet. Apparently, Jay Electronica was in town to scout for new talent and his first stop was the Mavin Dynasty, where we hear, he spotted Di’ja. Today, Davido responded to a tweet that suggested he should hop on... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Danjuma Sheni, has been suspended by the Federal Government. Sheni was suspended due to the unauthorized recall of the Nigerian Ambassador to South Africa. Apparently, Sheni did not get clearance from the president before inviting the country’s charge d’Affairs in South Africa for consultation.... Read More
by Ranti Joseph It is impeachment season and the latest casualty is the Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly. Hassan Shalla, has been impeached for alleged breach of trust and embezzlement of allowances of his colleagues. The speaker and his deputy were absent during the proceedings on Tuesday, which was chaired by Abubakar Sabo, a... Read More
by Ranti Joseph The Senate has passed the sum of N4.493 trillion budget for the 2015 fiscal year. The budget passage on Tuesday, came with an increment of N135.4 billion above what the executive arm of government earlier prepared and submitted to the National Assembly for approval. The passage followed the adoption of the report... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju The Peoples Democratic Party has reacted to the alleged report that African Independent Television, has been barred from covering the activities of President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari. The former-ruling party admonished Buhari for attempting to stifle the freedom of the media, while adding that he ceased to be a private person since he got... Read More
by Tayo Ogunbiyi The whole of Africa rose up against apartheid regime in South Africa. The South African government, therefore, has a moral responsibility to protect all Africans living on its soil. The images were frightening and at the same time mind-boggling. If not for the credibility of the cable news platform where one was... Read More
by Chinwe Okafor A two-year-old toddler has been reportedly raped by a teenager who abducted her in Lagos. Azeez Ganiyu, went after his victim when her mother left her in a room with a neighbour to buy food at a nearby shop. The 16-year-old abducted the girl when she walked outside to play with other children. He reportedly took her... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju While the All Progressives Congress delays in agreeing on candidates for National Assembly leadership, the Peoples Democratic Party is reportedly planning to field a candidate on June 6 when an election would be held to pick a new speaker for the House of Representatives. According to a report by Vanguard newspapers, the PDP... Read More
by Damilola Jagun Switzerland Ambassador to Nigeria, Hans Rodulf Hodel, has revealed that $370 million loot belonging to the former Military Head of State, late Sani Abacha has been discovered in Luxembourg. Hodel stated that Switzerland would be willing to assist Nigeria in reclaiming the money, once a formal request is made by the country’s... Read More
by Bola Tinubu The destructive attacks in South Africa on Nigerians and other sub-Saharan Africans are tragic and mindlessly wrong. The assaults sorely bruise the objective of inter-African harmony. They also put an eraser to the idyll of progress and domestic tranquility many people saw when gazing at South Africa. The xenophobia is actually a... Read More
by Femi Aribisala This leopard has not changed its skin. It is asking much to expect Buhari to change his habits at the ripe old age of 72. Buhari is already caught in his own anti-corruption hogwash. Anti-corruption is likely to become a Pandora’s box of unanticipated wahala for the in-coming administration. One of the... Read More
by Ranti Joseph Contrary to the news circulating around that the security advisers of the President-Elect, Muhammadu Buhari on Monday barred the television crew of African Independent Television from covering the activities of their principal, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that all accredited media organizations in the country, including the African Independent Television... Read More
by Chinwe Okafor Like father like daughter. Ife Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy has been featured in Forbes Woman Africa Magazine. The 23 year old, who is currently a post graduate student of Music Business, New York City University, began playing the piano after which she ventured into producing and thereafter DJing. She shared her excitement... Read More
by Anike Jacobs The family of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Oseni recently discovered the corpses of two of their children, David Oseni, 6, and Shedrack, 4, inside their parents’ deep-freezer, used for their ‘iced block’ business. This occurred at Owa Alero, Ika North-east local government area of Delta State, According to reports, the children were... Read More