“Ribadu has no electoral value” Edwin Clark fumes

Ijaw leader, Edwin Clark, Thursday said that Nuhu Ribadu has no electoral value and so the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should not grant him a waiver to enable him seek the party’s governorship ticket for the Adamawa State governorship election. In an open letter he addressed to the National Chairman of the PDP, Dr. Adamu... Read More

The News Blog

Abuja, Adamu Mu'azu, Edwin Clark, nuhu ribadu, PDP, Politics

August 28, 2014

One ‘foreign expert’ like that is telling us what we already know about politicians and Boko Haram (READ)

by Kolapo Olapoju Dr Stephen Davis, an Australian based international adviser has revealed that the operations of Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram, are being sponsored by some Nigerian politicians. During the interview which aired on an Australian TV, ABC, on Wednesday, 27 August, he said that until the sponsors of the militant groups are stopped,... Read More

The News Blog

August 28, 2014

Fighting in public, meeting in private | OBJ and GEJ jaw-jaw in Abuja

by Ada Benson Days after launching a tirade against the incumbent President, former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has met with President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja. During the meeting, both men discussed sundry issues, including the nation’s security challenges. Obasanjo had, over the weekend, compared the economy under Jonathan to what obtained during the reign of the... Read More

The News Blog

Abeokuta, Abuja, benue, eggon, Fulani, Goodluck Jonathan, Nasarawa, nigeria, olusegun obasanjo

August 27, 2014

“She did ordinary things in an extraordinary manner” | Top 10 Tributes at Dora Akunyili’s Requiem Mass

by Kolapo Olapoju On Tuesday, 26 August, a Requiem Mass was held at Queen of Apostles Pro-Cathedral, Garki, Abuja, in honour of the former minister of Information and NAFDAC Director-General, Dora Akunyili. Tributes poured aplenty from attending dignitaries and family members, while her husband, Chike Akunyili, Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah and President Goodluck... Read More

Abuja, Bishop Hassan Kukah, Chike Akunyili, Dora Akunyili, Garki, President Goodluck Jonathan, Queen of Apostles Pro-Cathedral, tributes

August 25, 2014

He looks fine: President Jonathan arrives Abuja after private Germany trip (PHOTOS)

by Kolapo Olapoju President Goodluck Jonathan has arrived Abuja on Monday, 25 August, after a private visit to Germany. His spokesman, Reuben Abati made this known on social media platform, where he shared photos of the President’s arrival. Earlier, there had been widespread reports in the media that the president actually took ill which prompted... Read More

The News Blog

Abuja, arrival, Falconets, Germany, Media, President Goodluck Jonathan, Rueben Abati, Sick trip, U-20 world cup

August 25, 2014

Forget Ebola, Cholera is on the march in Nigeria

by Emmanuel Chidiogo A critical state of cholera outbreak epidemic has been reported in 14 States in Nigeria. According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 9,006 cases were reported, with 106 deaths in the first quarter of 2014. In Kaduna State, 350 cases were recorded with 19 deaths; 4 died from 97 cases... Read More

Abuja, Cholera, Ebola, Health, nigeria

August 25, 2014

Floods sweep away parts of the FCT

by James Sambo Heavy rains flooded parts of Gwagwalada, an Abuja suburb, Friday, submerging homes and shops, residents and the police said. Victims of the downpour which ravaged many parts of Gwagwalada Area Council in Abuja on Sunday called on the Federal Government to assist them. The rainstorm destroyed over a hundred houses, displacing many... Read More

The News Blog

Abuja, flooding, Gwagwalada

August 24, 2014

SAD! 2face Idibia loses 68-year-old father to prostrate cancer

by Kolapo Olapoju In a sad development, Michael Agbo Idibia, the father of iconic Nigerian singer, 2face Idibia, has passed on. He reportedly gave up the ghost on Saturday, 23 August, in an Abuja hospital, where he had been hospitalised for days, after battling with prostrate cancer. 2face had earlier announced on 8 June, at... Read More

The News Blog

2face idibia, Abuja, burial, CECP Cancer Charity event, death, Hyacinth Idibia, Michael Agbo Idibia, nigeria, Oche Idibia, Prostrate Cancer, Rose Owoyi Idibia, Singer, Steven Idibia

August 23, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls parents want case closed, say funeral rites already performed

by S’ola Filani Parents of the kidnapped Chibok school girls have said they want the matter closed. It has been four months since the unfruitful search for the abducted girls; as a result they have presumed the girls are dead. The position of the parents was disclosed yesterday by the #BringOurGirls advocacy group, during its... Read More

The News Blog

#BringBackOurGirls, Abuja, Chibok girls, unity fountain

August 21, 2014

“My people are under the siege of Boko Haram,” Senator Ali Ndume cries

by Azubuike Azikiwe Ali Ndume, the Senator representing southern Borno state, says his constituents in Gwoza are under siege. His statement is coming two weeks after the Boko Haram insurgents took over the town of Gwoza and mounted their flags there. Ndume was speaking during a visit to shelter camps of people displaced by the... Read More

The News Blog

Abuja, adamawa, Ali Sanda Umar Konduga, Borno, Department of State services, Governor Kashim Shettima, Gwoza, Justice Kolawole, Namadi Sambo, senator ali ndume, Usman AI- Zawahiri, vice president

August 21, 2014

Nyanya again! Bomb scare reported at Abuja (READ)

by Kolapo Olapoju Online newspaper, Premium Times is reporting a bomb scare in Nyanya, Abuja. A Peugeot 406 car suspected to be carrying an explosive device was sighted abandoned in the middle of the road, which prompted passersby, soldiers and motorists to flee for safety out of fear. A witness said that, “The driver just... Read More

The News Blog

Abuja, bomb scare, explosive, Nyanya, soldiers

August 20, 2014

People are bitter! Omoni Oboli defends her outfit to movie screening (READ)

by David Cyril After being criticised for her outfit to the screening of her movie ‘ Being Mrs. Elliot’, at the Presidential villa, Nollywood actress, Omoni Oboli has responded saying that she didn’t expose any vital parts of her body, and people are bitter for chastising her garb. While speaking to Punch, Oboli said she designed... Read More

Abuja, actress, Being Mrs Elliot, lagos, Movie screening, nollywood, Omoni Oboli, President Goodluck Jonathan, Presidential Villa, punch, Revealing outfit, risque dress

August 20, 2014

NFF building in Abuja is on fire [DETAILS]

by Mark Bassey Some offices of the Nigeria Football Federation offices in Wuse Zone 7, Abuja went up in flames this morning. This fire incident comes against the backdrop of the current leadership tussle within the football body, and as the embattled Aminu Maigari-led board is trying to return to work. Although, the cause of the... Read More

The News Blog

ablaze, Abuja, ademola olajire, Aminu Maigari, fire outbreak, fire service, Nigerian Football Federation

August 20, 2014

Eight policemen move up the food chain

by Betty Onwochie Eight new Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIG) have been approved for the Nigeria Police by the Police Service Commission (PSC), the agency that regulates the Force. Six of the new DIGs were previously Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIG), while two were Commissioners of Police (CP). The officers are Dan’Azumi Doma,... Read More

The News Blog

Abuja, inspector general, nigeria, Nigeria police, police

August 17, 2014

Is President Jonathan staring at Omoni Oboli’s cleavage? (LOOK, READ)

by Kolapo Olapoju All this cleavage you’re showing, there is God oh! He’s looking, but we are not exactly sure what he’s looking at. President Goodluck Jonathan must have done a double take when Nollywood actress, Omoni Oboli wore this audacious outfit to the private screening of her new flick, ‘Being Mrs Elliot’ at... Read More

Abuja, Being Mrs Elliot, cleavage, first lady, nigeria, nollywood, Omoni Oboli, Patience Jonathan, Poland, President Goodluck Jonathan, Presidential Villa, Private screening, social media

August 13, 2014

When #BringBackOurGirls hit the streets in Abuja yesterday (PHOTOS)

by Kolapo Olapoju It’s exactly 122 days since the Chibok girls were abducted and they are yet to be rescued. Several concerned individuals took the streets of Abuja on 12 August, to keep the protest alive and to remind the government that ‘time is running out’. The campaign gathered at the Hilton Junction,... Read More

The News Blog

#BringBackOurGirls, Abuja, boko haram, Borno, Chibok girls, protest, rally

August 12, 2014

Ebola effect: Indian doctors working in Nigeria say they want to go home

by Azubuike Azikiwe An Indian private hospital, Primus Super Specialty Hospital, with a branch in Abuja, Nigeria is at loggerheads with four of its doctors, who it claims have abandoned their medical duty following the outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in Nigeria. The hospital says the four doctors, Yogesh Chandra, Dinesh Kumar, Hemant Jingar,... Read More

The News Blog

Abuja, Dinesh Kumar, Doctors, Dr ND Khurana, Ebola virus disease, Hemant Jingar, Indian Medical Association, Indians, Kapil Chouhan, Narendra Saini, nigeria, Primus Super Specialty Hospital, Yogesh Chandra

August 12, 2014

“If somebody is dead, leave him there” | GEJ was on FIRE yesterday, see our top 7 quotes

by Kolapo Olapoju Speaking publicly for the first time since the outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan didn’t mince words in his disgust at the late Patrick Sawyer, who deliberately brought Ebola to Nigeria. The President made the statement at the annual Interfaith Conference in Abuja on Monday, 11... Read More

The News Blog

Abuja, Commissioner of health, Ebola virus disease, GEJ, Interfaith Conference, Patrick Sawyer, President Goodluck Jonathan

August 11, 2014

Another Ebola case confirmed: Victim toll rises to 10 persons (READ)

by Kolapo Olapoju The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu has confirmed another case of Ebola in Lagos, making a total of 10 cases of victims of the Ebola virus disease (EVD). He said of the 10 cases recorded so far in Nigeria, 2 have died, while 8 are still alive. The Minister disclosed this... Read More

The News Blog

Abuja, America, Ebola virus disease, liberia, Minister of Health, Patrick Sawyer, President Goodluck Jonathan, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, world media briefing

August 11, 2014

Atiku Abubakar: Nigeria is losing the battle against poverty

Atiku Abubakar We have skilled people and nowhere to employ them! This is a travesty… In honour of the United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty last year, I asked the people of Nigeria to support our young people and the future that lies ahead. In our young men and women lies... Read More

ABU, Abuja, atiku abubakar, Change, children, education, nigeria, olusegun obasanjo, poverty, progress, unemployment, vice president

August 10, 2014

Ebola: Fear grips Aso Rock | Read why

by Kolapo Olapoju Apparently, there are thousands of bats flying around the Presidential villa! During the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday, 6 August, a drama of sorts played out as the Ebola virus disease was the main topic of discussion. In the absence of President Goodluck Jonathan,... Read More

Abuja, Ebola virus disease, Federal Executive Council, Federal Executive Council meeting, journalists, Labaran Maku, ministers, Namadi Sambo, Presidential Villa, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, vice president

August 9, 2014

BOOM: See how Omobola Johnson disowned a director in her ministry

by Kolapo Olapoju The Minister of Communication Technology, Omobola Johnson has dissociated herself from the comments of a deputy director in her ministry, who claimed that the use of mobile phones can cause cancer. Deputy director, Department of Posts and Telecoms, Federal Ministry of Communication Technology, Ngozi Ogunjiofor, had on Thursday, 7 August, stated... Read More

Abuja, cancer, Department of Posts and Telecoms, deputy director, Efem Nkanga, Etisalat Flagship store, Federal Ministry of Communication Technology, Minister of Communication Technology, Mobile phones, Ngozi Ogunjiofor, nigeria, omobola johnson, Special Assistant on Media

August 9, 2014

Obasanjo’s brother-in-law, Henry Abebe is dead

by Kolapo Olapoju Henry Abebe, the younger brother of late former First Lady, Mrs Stella Obasanjo has died. He reportedly died in the wee hours of Friday, 8 August between 2am-5am, at an Abuja hospital after battling with Liver Cirrhosis. The deceased who was a businessman and a former Executive Director at the Nigerian Ports... Read More

Abuja, Henry Abebe, John Abebe, Liver Cirrhosis, Nigerian Ports Authority, olusegun obasanjo, Stella Obasanjo

August 8, 2014

It’s ON: Osun Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Maishanu is replaced

by Kolapo Olapoju The Osun State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Maishanu has been temporarily removed from his position. He has been replaced with another commissioner from Police Headquarters, Abuja. The unexpected change comes less than 24 hours to the State’s 2014 gubernatorial election. The change is said to be standard election procedure and barring... Read More

Abuja, commissioner of police, Gubernatorial election, Ibrahim Maishanu, Osun State, Police Headquarters, replacement

August 8, 2014

We are sorry Patrick Sawyer brought Ebola to Nigeria – Liberia apologises

by Kolapo Olapoju The Liberian Government has apologised to the Nigeria government over the case of Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer, who knowingly brought the deadly Ebola Virus into Nigeria. Mr. Nurudeem Mohammed, the Liberian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, told the press in Abuja on Thursday, 7 August, that President Ellen Sirleaf-Johnson was sorry... Read More

Abuja, America, ebola virus, Ellen Sirleaf-Johnson, liberia, Liberian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Murtala Mohammed International Airport, nigeria, Nurudeem Mohammed, Obalende, Patrick Sawyer

August 7, 2014

YNAIJA2015: UPN withdraws its flagbearer, Ibrahim Adeoti from Osun election

by Kolapo Olapoju As Osun state goes into a frenzy in preparation for the elections of Saturday, 9 August, an unexpected development as risen as the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) has withdrawn from Saturday’s election. Although, the party’s candidate, Ibrahim Adeoti participated in the debate held last week Sunday, 3 August, it is... Read More

Abubakar Sokoto, Abuja, August, election, Frederick Fasehun, Gubernatorial election, Ibrahim Adeoti, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Iyiola Omisore, Osun State, RAUF AREGBESOLA, Unity Party of Nigeria, withdrawal

August 6, 2014

National Assembly holds public hearing for National Tobacco Control Bill

by Kolapo Olapoju With 10 million Nigerians presently at risk of tobacco epidemic, billions of tobacco sticks are still being produced…..in Nigeria at the moment. The Public hearing for the passage of the National Tobacco Control Bill (NTCB) into law held on Wednesday 16 July, 2014 at the National Assembly, Abuja. The meeting started... Read More

Abuja, Adeboye Adegoke, Akinbode Oluwafemi, federal capital territory, Justice Honorable Ali Ahmad, national assembly, national tobacco control bill, Tobacco, Tobaccoctrl

August 6, 2014

National Assembly holds Public Hearing for National Tobacco Control Bill

by Isi Esene The National Assembly on Wednesday, 16 July, held a public hearing for the National Tobacco Control Bill in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. “Legislators are concerned and are willing to use their legislative authority to pass the bill,” said the chairman of the House Committee on Justice, Honourable Ali Ahmed, adding that... Read More

Abuja, Adeboye Adegoke, Akinbode Oluwafemi, Health, national assembly, national tobacco control bill, nigeria, NTCB, Politics, tobacco control bill

August 2, 2014

TY Danjuma? N1.7bn! Aliko Dangote? N1bn! Tony Elumelu? N2.5bn! See how much Nigerian billionaires raised for Boko Haram victims yesterday

by Kolapo Olapoju At the fund raising dinner for the ‘Victims Support Funds’, held last night, 31 July, at the Banquet Hall of the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, an estimated N60 billion was raised, according to state radio service, Voice of Nigeria. The victims support funds’ was recently inaugurated by President Goodluck Jonathan to cater... Read More

Abuja, aliko dangote, Aso Rock, banquet hall, Dr Uchenna Kalu, jim ovia, President Goodluck Jonathan, Theophilus Danjuma, Tony Elumelu, Victims support fund

July 30, 2014

New 64-page e-passport unveiled in Abuja

by Mayowa Aboah President Goodluck Jonathan has launched Nigeria’s new 64-page e-passport. The travelling document was launched on Wednesday, 30 July, by President Goodluck Jonathan, shortly before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The President said the pages of the traveling document had to be... Read More

Abuja, e-passport, Federal Executive Council, Nigeria immigration service, President Goodluck Jonathan, Presidential Villa

“Ribadu has no electoral value” Edwin Clark fumes

One ‘foreign expert’ like that is telling us what we already know about politicians and Boko Haram (READ)

Fighting in public, meeting in private | OBJ and GEJ jaw-jaw in Abuja

“She did ordinary things in an extraordinary manner” | Top 10 Tributes at Dora Akunyili’s Requiem Mass

He looks fine: President Jonathan arrives Abuja after private Germany trip (PHOTOS)

Forget Ebola, Cholera is on the march in Nigeria

Floods sweep away parts of the FCT

SAD! 2face Idibia loses 68-year-old father to prostrate cancer

#BringBackOurGirls parents want case closed, say funeral rites already performed

“My people are under the siege of Boko Haram,” Senator Ali Ndume cries

Nyanya again! Bomb scare reported at Abuja (READ)

People are bitter! Omoni Oboli defends her outfit to movie screening (READ)

NFF building in Abuja is on fire [DETAILS]

Eight policemen move up the food chain

Is President Jonathan staring at Omoni Oboli’s cleavage? (LOOK, READ)

When #BringBackOurGirls hit the streets in Abuja yesterday (PHOTOS)

Ebola effect: Indian doctors working in Nigeria say they want to go home

“If somebody is dead, leave him there” | GEJ was on FIRE yesterday, see our top 7 quotes

Another Ebola case confirmed: Victim toll rises to 10 persons (READ)

Atiku Abubakar: Nigeria is losing the battle against poverty

Ebola: Fear grips Aso Rock | Read why

BOOM: See how Omobola Johnson disowned a director in her ministry

Obasanjo’s brother-in-law, Henry Abebe is dead

It’s ON: Osun Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Maishanu is replaced

We are sorry Patrick Sawyer brought Ebola to Nigeria – Liberia apologises

YNAIJA2015: UPN withdraws its flagbearer, Ibrahim Adeoti from Osun election

National Assembly holds public hearing for National Tobacco Control Bill

National Assembly holds Public Hearing for National Tobacco Control Bill

TY Danjuma? N1.7bn! Aliko Dangote? N1bn! Tony Elumelu? N2.5bn! See how much Nigerian billionaires raised for Boko Haram victims yesterday

New 64-page e-passport unveiled in Abuja

Recent Posts

Categories

Recent Comments

YNaija

Join the Newsletter