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by Oke Efagene It is no longer news that the Joy Ifijeh, the widow who was sternly reprimanded by Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole was compensated with a new job and N2 million cash. [READ: #GoAndDie: Gov. Oshiomhole offers widow N2 million, automatic employment] However, there are new reports that she was appointed as the... Read More
by Alkasim Abdulkadir The video clip that shocked Nigerians beyond measure showed Comrade Oshiomole standing in all majesty while a citizen groveled at his feet like the plebian that she was. She didn’t stand before him as someone who perhaps waited in line for several hours to cast her vote, which eventually gave him the mandate... Read More
Arik, Aero cancel all flights from Abuja as airport remains shut The two major functional domestic airlines in Nigeria, Aero Contractors and Arik Air, have cancelled all their flights from Abuja airport on Thursday. This is due to the shutdown of the airport by aviation authorities since early Thursday morning. The airlines announced the cancellations... Read More
Paul Walker’s grief-stricken girlfriend appeared in public Tuesday for the first time since the fiery car wreck that cost the actor his life.  Jasmine Pilchard-Gosnell, 23, made an emotional visit to Walker’s Santa Barbara home yesterday – just three days after the 40-year-old star of the Fast & Furious franchise was killed along with his... Read More
by Adeola Balogun Barely five weeks after the United Kingdom’s cancellation of the proposed 3,000 pounds visa bond, the government has announced a new regime that would now require applicants to pay for visas in US dollars. The announcement, which was made yesterday through the British High Commission in Nigeria, said the new system will... Read More
Paul Walker’s cause of death was revealed by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office on Wednesday December 4. The 40-year-old actor, who was in the passenger side of the Porsche Carrera GT died of the combined effects of traumatic and thermal injuries, according to CNN. Roger Rodas, his friend and the driver, died of multiple... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bamanga Tukur, has said that he is not aware of the defection of any member of the PDP. Alhaji Tukur is said to have disclosed this yesterday while addressing journalists in Abuja. The PDP chairman spoke with newsmen after a closed door meeting... Read More
by Chisom Ukaegbu The official video for the Hennessy Artistry 2013 theme song, “Raise your Glasses” featuring international music star, Dbanj has finally dropped. D’banj brings out his flair for enjoyment in the song as he is seen partying and toasting to the good life. The video was directed by MattMax and featured cameo appearances by... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Lala Akindoju and Kunle Afolayan lead an all-star cast in the latest Tunde Kelani movie ‘Dazzling Mirage’ as a sickle- cell suffer who overcomes social stigma, prejudice and her own low self-esteem, to achieve success, marriage and motherhood. Veteran director; Tunde Kelani said ‘all of us are connected directly or indirectly to... Read More
by Akintomiwa Agbaje 500 suspects including a medical doctor have been recommended for trial by the Defence Headquarters yesterday in respect of terrorist operations in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states. The DHQ described 614 cases inconclusive and recommended a review of the issues against the suspects. It also asked the authorities to release 167 others from... Read More
by Akintomiwa Agbaje The All Progressive Congress (APC) leaders have issued a verdict on the state of the nation after a five hour meeting in Abuja yesterday. President Goodluck Jonathan was berated for handling the Boko Haram insurgency and the nations insecurity with “political naivety” and they urged the President to revisit the Lemu Panel’s Report then compensate victims... Read More
by Garba Shehu More than at any time, the EFCC is today right there in the crutches of the President. Current reports say the five PDP governors who decamped to the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC are now priority cases. To be found guilty at all costs. There are many of you out there who... Read More
by Kayode Komolafe It is sad to imagine the thought-process that would lead any one in   government to make the sort of statements coming out of Abuja on the ASUU strike in this day and age. It was indeed a spectacle watching education minister, Mr. Nyesom Wike, on television last week as he issued an... Read More
The Lagos State Police Command has commenced investigation into the kidnap of a 29-year-old National Youth Service Corps member, Ayobami Jaiyeola. Relatives of the victim told newsmen that she was last seen while leaving her elder sister’s house at Dideolu Estate in the Oniru area of the state in the evening of Friday last week.... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A cleric in Ekiti has been arrested by police for allegedly being a cohort of armed robbers. Sunday Suleiman, a pastor at The Way of Salvation Ministry in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, was apprehended following reports that he was the keeper of the arsenal of a robbery gang. The members of... Read More
by Ayegba Israel Ebije It is therefore in this direction of reasoning that the Niger and Jigawa governor may have decided to stay just to avoid political suicide and in the case of Niger, decamping to a fragmented state opposition amidst existing PDP zoning structure will only affect his resolve to ensure that every zone... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A man claiming to be an archbishop has been arrested in Lagos on suspicion of fraud. John Okeke, 59-year-old founder of God’s Pentecostal Ministry World Wide in the Iba environs of the state was said to have perpetrated fraud to the tune of N7 million. Okeke was taken before a state high... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo   Five young children in Kwara had their lives unexpectedly cut short when a car ran into them while they walking on the side of a road. Abdulfatai, Sodiq, Fatai Kososi, Jamiu Mogaji, and Jamiuwere said to have died after getting hit by a Toyota Camry in Ilorin, the state capital. The... Read More
by Steve Nwosu Wike must sack o! Because I am already composing my application letter to take over from the irritant ASUU people. Don’t ask me if I have the perquisite qualification, after all what do you really need? PhD? I can get one between now and next week when Wike would be considering/shortlisting the... Read More
by Adeola Balogun A middle aged man in Ebonyi has been apprehended by police after it was alleged that he raped a minor. Emmanuel Nwele, 45, is said to have had forced sexual intercourse with his friend’s 11-year-old daughter. The crime was revealed by the state police commissioner while parading Nwele and other suspects. The... Read More
by Oke Efagene A 30-year old housewife, Ijeoma Ifebunwa, slumped and died from exhaustion after many rounds of sex with her lover on her matrimonial bed. The incident occurred on  Monday night at Akubor Nnewichi, Nnewi, Anambra. The mother of three was said to have invited her boyfriend, one Okechukwu Ani, to her one-room apartment... Read More
A high-flying German businesswoman lost  £625,000 after she had an affair with a former security guard who posed as a  wealthy investor, a court heard today. Company chief executive Talke Stauss, 46,  claimed she was so in love with Rizwan Butt she believed his story that he was  the go-between for a potential $1.5 billion... Read More
A Swiss charity has created mannequins based  on the bodies of disabled people in a bid to raise awareness that no one has a  perfect body. Pro Infirmis, an  organisation for people with  disabilities, worked with people suffering from scoliosis (a curved  spine), shortened limbs and a woman in a wheelchair. Each had a mannequin... Read More
Joan Smalls, the first black model to be  signed as the face of Estee Lauder, has spoken out about racism in the fashion  industry. Posing on the cover of Elle magazine’s January issue, the  25-year-old Puerto Rico native, who is currently ranked the world’s number one  model by the influential site Models.com, speaks candidly about... Read More
They recently announced their separation  after less than three-years of marriage, but as the dust settles on Orlando  Bloom’s separation from Miranda Kerr the British actor has been romantically  linked with close friend Liv Tyler. The pair, who became friends while filming  The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, reportedly took an otherwise platonic  relationship to... Read More
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