INEC cautions politicians against early campaign
Mr Kayode Idowu, Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has cautioned politicians against early campaign to avoid overheating the polity. Idowu made...
View ArticleCentenary: FG honours Queen, Lord Lugard, Macaulay, MKO, 95 others
On Sunday, the Presidential Committee on the Centenary released a list of 100 recipients for the Centenary Honours Award. This is part of activities for Nigeria’s centenary celebrations. There are 14...
View ArticleOldest Holocaust survivor dies at 110
Alice Herz-Sommer, the oldest known survivor of the Holocaust and possibly the world’s oldest pianist, has died in London at the age of 110. She `passed away peacefully’ on Sunday with members of her...
View ArticleNollywood Actress Buried Amid Tears
Ijeoma Okori It was gathered that many could not hold back tears as the late 27-year-old woman laid to rest. The deceased was a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) Rivers State chapter before...
View ArticleOkada Rider To Die By Hanging For Kidnapping, Killing NYSC Member
Yesterday, Theophilus Pius, 26, was sentenced to death by hanging for murdering a female NYSC corps member Anthonia Okeke. Justice Adegoriola Adeleye of Ekiti State High Court also sentenced Mr. Pius...
View ArticleSanusi Is Still CBN governor – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has insisted that Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, remains the Governor of the Central Bank. The president was responding to questions during the presidential media chat on Monday and...
View ArticlePresident Jonathan’s cousin kidnapped in his hometown
Without fear of President Goodluck Jonathan, ten gunmen sneaked into Otuoke, his hometown in Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, and whisked away his first cousin, Chief Inengite Nitabai. In a...
View ArticleINEC’ll protect corps members in 2015 — Jega
The Independent National Electoral Commission said on Monday that it had put in place security measures to protect members of the National Youth Service Corps and other ad hoc staff that would be...
View ArticleUgandan president signs anti-gay law
Uganda’s president has signed a controversial anti-gay bill that allows harsh penalties for “homosexual offences”, calling them “mercenaries” and “prostitutes”. Yoweri Museveni on Monday signed the...
View ArticleNFF Appoints Emmanuel Amunike As New Golden Eaglets Coach While Manu Garba...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed the appointment of Emmanuel Amunike as the new head coach of the Nigerian Under-17 national team, the Golden Eaglets. This disclosure was made by...
View Article[WICKED] Aisha Falode’s son,Toba didn’t die in a car crash, he was pushed...
Few days back, there were reports that popular sports correspondent on AIT, Aisha Falode, lost her only son, Toba Falode in a car crash. Toba Falode More facts have emerged over Toba’s death it has...
View ArticleOndo State House of Assembly Speaker Samuel Adesina is dead
The Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Samuel Adesina Ajayi, has died according to sources in the Ondo State house of Assembly. The speaker whose absence from the state parliament has been a...
View ArticleFemi Aribisala: Why Lamido Sanusi should end up in Kirikiri
One of the more annoying things about Nigeria is that our thieves are bad thieves. Conventionally, thieves operate at the night, out of respect for the homeowner and law-enforcement agencies. Not in...
View Article[Gruesome] Schoolgirl hacked to death by jilted boyfriend in Kenya
A 16-year-old girl was on Monday hacked to death by her ex-boyfriend on her way to school. The Form Three student at Bishop Okoth Miranga Secondary School was ambushed by the assailant at 6am. The...
View Article[PHOTO] Iyanya Tattoos Names of his Late Father, Mother & Brother on his Chest
Iyanya‘s new tattoo is heart touching. In loving memory of his late father, mother and brother, the Nigerian music star has tattooed their names on his chest. Iyanya lost his immediate family in 2...
View ArticleI’ve powers to suspend Sanusi – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, affirmed his powers to suspend Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as governor of the Central Bank, saying the action was totally unconnected with alleged corruption...
View ArticleSanusi drags Jonathan to court over suspension
The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi, has dragged President Goodluck Jonathan before an Abuja Federal High Court in a suit he filed to challenge his suspension from...
View ArticleIndian neuro-surgeon arrested in Abuja for practising without licence
A neurosurgeon from India Dr Raju Bhuvaneswara Basina, was arrested in Abuja by officials of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) on February 24, 2014, Monday. He was picked up by the...
View ArticleFG Increases Passport Fee By 50%
The Federal Government has increased passport fee by 50%, while applicants for change of data will pay N30,000. The information on the increase was contained in the circular titled “Passport Reforms”....
View ArticleBOKO HARAM: 2 Weeks Later, Where Are The Abducted Girls? Atiku Cries Out
There is still no information about the 20 young women abducted by Boko Haram members two weeks ago after a raid at the village of Konduga in Borno State. Reacting to the absence of any reports on the...
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