by Ranti Joseph The Council of Arewa Chiefs in Agege area of Lagos has refuted the claims that it endorsed the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Goodluck Jonathan for second term. The group, after a meeting held at the palace of Seriki Hausawa of Agege, over the weekend, in Lagos, in... Read More
by Chinwe Okafor Two enforcers of a fish sellers’ association, Iya Lasila and Bolajoko, attacked a woman selling fish by a roadside market, destroying fish worth N20,000 on Friday, February 27, in Ojodu Berger area of Lagos. The victim, Esa (popularly called Iya Ibeji), and Bolajoko fought, tearing each other’s cloth before they were separated... Read More
by Kemisola Filani Last night was another opportunity for members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to throw shade at the rival party members All Progressive Peoples Congress (APC). During a meeting with about 5,000 youths at the Eko hotel, Lagos, tagged ‘Meet The President’, the likes of Musiliu Obanikoro, Governors Segun Mimiko, Peter... Read More
by Noble Ezeala Kylie Jenner is following her sister’s fashionable footsteps. The 17-year old reality star is featured on not one, but three different covers of Fault Magazine’s 20th anniversary issue. She dons a plunging Alexander Wang x H&M crop top, Cartier love bracelets, and a beanie with lace detail on our fave cover of the three.... Read More
by Chinwe Okafor Ooh la la. Iyanya reeks of sexiness, we already established that fact a long time ago. Now he just basks in teasing us with it. The singer was spotted half naked from waist up, with his six packs and tattoos and a little light, shinning just enough to show off his sexy... Read More
The Arewa Youth Integrity Forum (AYIF) has backed the claims made by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign organisation that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress ( APC ), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, is critically ill and not healthy enough to be President. The group also verified the allegations accusing the APC leader,... Read More
by Ranti Joseph The Rivers State PDP governorship candidate, Nyesom Wike and members of his campaign council were over the weekend, alleged to have been attacked during a campaign rally in Bakana, Degema Local Government Area of the state. A source said that the hoodlums invaded the PDP rally, shooting sporadically into the air and also... Read More
by Chinwe Okafor Barely a week after the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) had banned the Fifty Shades of Grey movie, the board have givens reasons as to the removal. According to Nation Newspaper, NFVCB has now cited ‘public interest’ as reason it has banned the movie in Nigerian cinemas. The board, according to reports, further reaffirmed its... Read More
by Mark Bassey Jose Mourinho went trophyless for 914 days. And he ended it by winning two Cups in one day. Before Sunday’s Capital One Cup final success against Tottenham Hotspur, the Portuguese had not won any silverware since May 2012. That was when Real Madrid won the Spanish La Liga. He later won the... Read More
by Mark Bassey There was little or no surprise, as Arsene Wenger announced his team to play Everton on Sunday. Following the Gunners’ abject display against Monaco in the Champions League on Wednesday, the Frenchman rang the changes for this Premier League tie. He chose to persist with compatriot Olivier Giroud, who went on to... Read More
by Onyeike Agomuo It is a fact that unless in a divided Nigeria, no Igbo man or woman would become President of Nigeria immediately after Jonathan finishes in 2019. There are many questions now agitating the Igbo nation that require intelligence. Mark you, intelligence does not belong only to those who may have gone through... Read More
by Oluwapelumi Oyetimein This year’s Mobile World Congress has just started and we are already beginning to enjoy it. From Huawei’s Smart Watch announcement to HTC’s One M9 release, it’s been cool so far. What’s even cooler is Samsung announce of two flagship devices at the same time – the much anticipated Samsung Galaxy S6... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju The United Kingdom is believed to be withholding intelligence information regarding the abduction of over 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram from Government Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State, on April 14, 2014. According to the British government, revealing details of its discovery on the location of the abducted girls would... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju The National Human Rights Commission as well as some groups under the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room have called for an investigation into alleged rigging of the June 21 governorship elections of Ekiti by some politicians and military personnel. The audio recording captured the voices of the Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele... Read More
by Azubuike Azikiwe National and state assembly aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Anambra State, have threatened to defect to another political party if their party fails to refund them the nomination and screening fees paid before the controversial primaries of last year. The aspirants, who failed to secure the party’s ticket for... Read More
by Priye Diri Do not fall in love with me, I will make you feel the rain. Do not fall in love with me, I will make the oceans run to you. Do not fall in love with me, You will feel the waves call out your name. Do not fall in love with me,... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation (PDPPCO), has alleged that the All Progressives Congress, (APC) spent N5 billion for the appearance of its Presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) at the Chatham House in London last Thursday. While describing the event as a ‘jamboree and monumental failure’, the PDP said it... Read More
by Ikechukwu Orji Jonathan has refused to go after those who are squandering our patrimony. Corruption is rampant and he is pretending that all is well. You cannot be a follower of Christ and allow evil to run rampant around you. It was Mahatma Gandhi who said he admired Christ not Christians. I guess he... Read More
by Kemisola Filani Did you miss President Goodluck Jonathan’s meeting with some 5,000 Nigerian youth in Lagos on Sunday night? Well, worry not, we got you covered. The event tagged “Meet The President” was organized by PVC which stands for Participate, Vote, Country – a group of Nigerian young professionals, businessmen, entrepreneurs and civil society groups... Read More
by Chinwe Okafor She’s going for a visit to the zoo. Get it? Dencia was spotted in an orange short dress on a trip to the wild life park in San Diego and she looked like she exchanged her orange jumpsuit for a more sexy outfit while getting ready to stay ‘behind bars’ [the one... Read More
by James Sambo Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, (PDPPCO), yesterday disclosed that the Federal Government has concluded arrangements to drag the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, before the International Criminal Court, ICC over the 2011 Electoral violence in the country. While addressing journalists in Abuja on Sunday, March 1, Director, Media... Read More
by James Sambo The Peoples Democratic Party has declared the readiness of its candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan, to lock horns with the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on March 28 for the presidential election. The APC had cited unpreparedness of Jonathan and the PDP as the moitivating factor behind... Read More
by Chinwe Okafor A car thief threw a brick at the window of a car outside Gerry Brady’s pub in Drogheda, but the brick bounced off the window and hit the car thief in the face, the Irish Independent reports. “You should have heard the garda laughing when they saw the video,” Brady said. “They were in stitches.... Read More
by Panshak Ibrahim As a result of the recent massive air bombardments and pounding of Boko Haram insurgents in the North-east, military authorities have alerted Nigerians of plans to carry out suicide bombings in several parts of the country. According to the military, soft targets such as markets, recreation centres, parks, and malls are being... Read More
by Damilola Jagun Former aviation minister and Director of the PDP Presidential campaign organisation, Femi Fani-Kayode, is displeased over the supposed allegation by the National leaders of the All Progressives Congress, that he’s suffering from ill health as well as having committed many atrocities. While castigating former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu and the... Read More
by Chinwe Okafor Nina Pham, the nurse who contracted Ebola in Texas after treating Thomas Eric Duncan, the first U.S. Ebola patient to die, plans to file a lawsuit against the hospital where she was working and its parent company, the Dallas Morning News reports. Pham told the News that she still has nightmares and body aches as a result of... Read More
by Chinwe Okafor President Goodluck Jonathan was in town on Sunday for a #MeetWithThePresident with youth. In respect of the ages of his guests, he decided to drop his formal dressing and wear a much more younger look. The president wore a snapback inscribed with ‘GEJ’ and a polo teeshirt. What do you think about... Read More
by Simon Kolawole In my opinion, neither Jonathan nor Buhari has told us in concrete, practical terms how these strands of corruption will be decisively tackled at all tiers of government. Jonathan is even in a more difficult position having been president since 2010. Whatever he promises about fighting corruption will bounce back immediately, like... Read More
by Sonala Olumhense Anyone wishing to question my position on Jonathan is welcome, but focusing on Jonathan with no reference to a 40-year worldview, or even on his accomplishments, is ridiculous. Two weeks ago, I received from a Nigerian who identified himself as Professor EJC Nwana, a letter in which he told me he was... Read More
by Anike Jacobs An American woman, Sarah, has defended her decision to send $1.4 million to her online lover, Chris Olsen, in Africa – who she has never met. DailyMail reports that they met online 18 months ago. Though the mysterious man’s accent has changed over time, and he keeps asking for money to be wired... Read More