Remember the man, Joe, who got a number of people riled up in Ogun State last August for naming his dog Buhari? A neighbour had gone to the police to report that Joe named a dog after his own father, named Alhaji Buhari. The said neighbour reported Joe at the Sango Ota Police Station and... Read More

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September 2, 2016

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PODCAST: ‘So what if Funke Akindele got married in secret?’… and more on The Slab with Isime

It’s Episode 10 of The Slab with Isime. Today, we talk about celebrities keeping their private lives private – Funke Akindele, D’banj, Di’Ja, Banky W and more; the Presidency’s reaction to the case of the dog named Buhari; and the social media debate on if 200k salary is enough to start a family in Nigeria.... Read More

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August 27, 2016

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John Kerry’s visit and 3 other things CAN is very angry about

by Tolu Omoyeni The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) is unhappy with the way Christians in the Nigeria are maltreated and sidestepped in the larger scheme of things. The recent provocation comes after the much talked about visit of US Secretary of State, Mr John Kerry to Nigeria. CAN believes the visit and all its... Read More

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August 25, 2016

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Presidency reacts to ‘Buhari’ dog owner controversy in 8 tweets (READ)

The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu has said that the president has nothing to do with the arrest of the man who named his dog ‘Buhari’. Being a lover of cartoons, especially caricatures of himself, Shehu said he is certain that the president is having a good laugh... Read More

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August 25, 2016

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‘Buhari’ dog owner finally released from jail

Joe Chinakwe, the man who named his dog ‘Buhari’, the name of Nigeria’s president has been released after meeting his bail conditions. The trader was arraigned before Bolaji Ojikutu of Sango-Otta Magistrate’s Court on Monday morning and was subsequently granted a N50,000 bail. Chinakwe met his bail conditions on Wednesday after a human rights lawyer, Inibehe... Read More

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August 22, 2016

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Meet the man who named his dog ‘Buhari’ (PHOTOS)

The man who named his dog ‘Buhari‘ was on Monday arraigned in court by the Ogun State Police Command. The Police said it would sue the accused, Joe Chinakwe because his action was “likely to cause breach of public peace.” The 30-year-old trader was arrested last week when one of his neighbours reported him to... Read More

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August 21, 2016

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Police to sue man who named dog ‘Buhari’

The Ogun state police command has decided to sue a man to court for naming his dog ‘Buhari’. The name of the dog is actually the surname of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari. According to Premium Times, the Force Public Relations Officer, Ogun state Abimbola Oyeyemi, said it took the decision after investigations because the man’s actions could cause a... Read More

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August 20, 2016

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Man who named his dog ‘Buhari’ to appear in court on Monday

The man who was arrested by the police in Ogun State for naming his dog ‘Buhari’, Joe Chinakwe will appear in a Magistrate court on Monday. Chinakwe was arrested after his neighbour, reported him to the police saying his father’s name was Buhari. He however claimed he named the dog after Buhari because he felt the... Read More

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