by Ranti Joseph A United States lawmaker, Stephen Lynch, is in Nigeria meeting with the Federal Government to review the US Embassy security following the recent bombings in Maiduguri and the pledge by Boko Haram to join forces with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Lynch is also said to be meeting with... Read More
by Chinwe Okafor Media Entrepreneur, Adebola Williams hosted close friends and family to an exclusive birthday dinner in his home as he turned a year older last weekend. Celebrities like Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Omawumi, Iyanya, Noble Igwe and several others were present at the shindig. See photos from the event;
by Kolapo Olapoju 1. Abdusalami pleads for ‘benefit of doubt’ for GEJ Former Head of State, Abdusalami Abubakar, says we should give President Jonathan the benefit of the doubt. Abubakar said Jonathan has promised not to further postpone the elections and as such, should be trusted for now. He said: “As our President, let us... Read More
by Ranti Joseph The All Progressives Congress (APC) raised the alarm at the seemingly-targeted killing of its members and supporters in Rivers wondering whether those who are bent on suppressing the opposition at all costs have finally unleashed their killer snipers. In a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai... Read More
by Mark Bassey Victor Yakubu has set a 15-goal target for himself, as the new Nigeria Premier League season kicks off. The Wikki Tourists striker scored twice, as they won 2-0 against Shooting Stars in their season opener at the Tafawa Balewa Stadium in Bauchi. Yakubu hailed the work of the new technical adviser Abdul... Read More
by Ranti Joseph The upper chamber of the National Assembly before the lawmakers on Wednesday eventually confirmed Musiliu Obanikoro as minister. This is amidst the supremacy battle between senators serving on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC). It was observed that notwithstanding the various points of order... Read More
by Mark Bassey Cristiano Roaldo has vowed not to speak to the press again this season, after Real Madrid’s 4-3 defeat to Schalke 04 on Wednesday. The Portugal captain scored twice for the defending champions, as they came from behind twice against the Bundesliga outfit. Madrid were only able to progress, thanks to their 2-0... Read More
by Ranti Joseph The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organization insists that Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State is culpable in the April 2014 abduction of over 200 girls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, by Boko Haram insurgents. The Director of Media and Publicity of the campaign organization, Femi Fani-Kayode on Tuesday alleged that Shettima,... Read More
by Anike Jacobs Nollywood actress, Kemi Lala- Akindoju, has opened up on her personal life and relationship with fellow actor OC Ukeje. The Dazzling Mirage movie star, who got everyone talking by wearing a suit to her fellow actor’s wedding last year has further revealed that OC is her ride or die guy. See excerpts... Read More
by Panshak Ibrahim Now that the Kaduna state government has refused to allow Muhammadu Buhari the usage of the Murtala Mohammed Square for his North-West Zonal rally, it remains to be seen what becomes of the proposed gathering. Preparations were already in top gear for the rally which was billed to hold today, Wednesday, March 11,... Read More
by James Sambo The conflicting reports about the recapture of Bama from Boko Haram insurgents has raised pertinent questions this morning. Punch newspapers stated that the Nigerian Army has launched a major operation to liberate from Boko Haram, Bama, in Borno State, while the same report said that a source revealed that the town had... Read More
by Azubuike Azikiwe The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum has expressed its reservation towards the use of card readers for the March 28 and April 11 general elections. The governors of the ruling party, who met in Lagos on Tuesday, March 10, also criticised the Independent National Electoral Commission and its chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega,... Read More
by Chinwe Okafor Stephanie Okereke Linus has had her fair share of love and love lost. In the past, her love life was bare for the world to see and it sure wasn’t pretty most times. She finally found the man of her dreams and since then it has been a roller coaster ride, at... Read More
by Anike Jacobs While making a joke at the recently held Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award 2015 ceremony, popular comedian, Basket mouth sort of mocked actress Tonto Dikeh. He said: “Patience Jonathan can speak English fluently, Tonto Dike can really sing, D’banj has been churning out hits and we actually have uninterrupted electricity”, among other digs. Tonto... Read More
by Panshak Ibrahim Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, wants mischief makers to know that he has not yet decided to ditch the main opposition party, All Progressives Congress. A statement released on Tuesday, March 10, by the Atiku Media Office, says that the rumours of him returning to the PDP was intended to pitch him against... Read More
by James Sambo Jigawa state governor, Sule Lamido, went hard on the main opposition party, All Progressives Congress, on Tuesday, March 10, during the Peoples Democratic Party governor’s forum. According to Lamido, APC was formed out of anger, frustration, envy, malice and hate. Watch below video of the governor’s speech:
by Anike Jacobs Would you mistake her for Kim? Well Jo’Anne Patton, 32, has had so much success as a Kim Kardashian lookalike in Leeds that she estimates earning up to £36,000 over the course of the year for just six appearances per month. In a chat with Daily mail, the look alike who currently... Read More
by Anike Jacobs Singer and first lady of Mavin records, Tiwa Savage, is presently on tour in Uganda, where she took time out to speak at Mariam High School in Kampala, Uganda. During the visit, she admonished teenage girls on unwanted teenage pregnancies, abortions and more. According to the ‘Reach a Hand’ foundation in Uganda -one of the... Read More
by Damilola Jagun Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, had a lot of unflattering things to say about the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, at the PDP governors forum held on Tuesday, March 10, in Lagos. Fayose also attacked the Nigerian media, accusing it of being biased in its reportage. Watch video... Read More
by Iyobosa Omoregie The outspoken Ijaw leader, Edwin Clark, will have surely have some words to spew, as his wife was attacked in Abeokuta, on Tuesday, March 10. Dr. Bisola Sodipo-Clark and her supporters were attacked by hoodlums in the Sokori area of Abeokuta North Local Government Area, Ogun State. Sodipo-Clark who is the senatorial... Read More
by Damilola Jagun Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has lambasted the Presidency for being at the forefront of the use of crudity and vulgar abuse of language in the ongoing political campaigns. According to Soyinka, never before in the history of Nigeria has there been so much vitriol in electioneering. The Professor mas the statement... Read More
by Victor Emejuiwe The body language of our leaders shows they are enjoying all the hate propaganda against their opponent. They have succeeded in breeding up followers with malicious mannerism which is very unhealthy for the younger generation. I can vividly recall Shehu Shagari’s 1980 inauguration speech, which was titled “My Vision for Nigeria.” Part... Read More
by Femi Aribisala Change is championed by the young, and not by a 72 year-old retired soldier receiving cheers from a coterie of dyed-in-the-wool political dinosaurs. How can Buhari represent change from the PDP, when a large chunk of his change-sloganising APC members are poached PDP turncoats? In all my years of studying elections, I... Read More
by Adamu Usman Lamido loves elections and where many other governors try to dodge local government elections by perpetuating caretaker councils in place, he organized regular local government elections in Jigawa State every two years according to the state’s Local Government Law. “Leadership is not an occupation, leadership is not an art of fraud and... Read More
by Dominik Umosen False assumptions carries the ugly potential of inexorably overheating the already turbo-charged polity which, am sure, we do not want to do. As far as the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is concerned, if rave reviews of the opposition... Read More
by Ebere Wabara The thing that amazes me is how professionals allow themselves to be subjected to ignominable acts because they need to keep the wolf from the door. Therefore, any pedestrian matter is packaged and broadcast to the public in vaulting satisfaction of the governor The first and only time I came in... Read More
by Biyi Adegoroye Since January this year, the lawmakers appended their signatures to the document on the “Notice of Allegations of Gross Misconduct against Governor Elechi,” it was not until penultimate week they made their intention public knowledge. If feelers from Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, are of any significance, the recent intervention of the... Read More
by Austen Yong The best judge of an employee’s character is his employer. And organisational best practices, especially in the police and military can never be determined by public protests. When the police high command announced the deployment of Mbu Joseph Mbu from zone 7 Abuja to Zone 2, Lagos, those of us who have... Read More
by Issa Adamu NLC must obey its own rules! Workers who are ordinarily victims of casualization of terms of employment by dubious employers cannot afford the luxury of casualizing their own rules for electoral advantage. The negative public reactions and commentaries that have trailed the inconclusive 11th Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Delegates Conference election... Read More