Wole Soyinka reveals how he got his green card, slams Nigerians criticising...
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Monday revealed how he got his US Green Card. Soyinka, who made this known during a press conference at the Freedom Park in Lagos, also slammed Nigerians who...
View ArticleEFCC witness: ‘How ex-NIMASA boss Patrick Akpobolokemi converted N4.9billion...
A former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Patrick Akpobolokemi and three others – a former Commander of the Military Joint Task Force, Operation...
View ArticleGroup drags Abdulmumin Jibrin before EFCC, CCB over 5 foreign accounts
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has dragged the former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation; Rep. Abdulmumin Jibrin before the Code of Conduct Bureau...
View ArticleLagos Police arrests man who allegedly killed and cut colleague into pieces
The Police in Lagos State have arrested a 28-year-old man, Haruna Abubakar, for allegedly killing his colleague, cut him into pieces and dumped the corps in the bush. The spokesperson for the police in...
View ArticleKaduna Government to prosecute Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, releases White Paper on...
The Kaduna State Government, Monday, released the White Paper on the report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the Zaria clashes of December 2015. The Judicial Commission of Inquiry which...
View Article‘How Nigeria will avert famine in 2017’– Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, on Monday, disclosed the Federal Government’s plans to overcome the forecasted famine in the country. Addressing journalists in...
View ArticleRape allegation in IDP camps: 2 Army officers, 2 police officers, others...
Following a report released in October 2016 by The Human Rights Watch claiming that some camp leaders, police officers, soldiers, vigilante groups and other authorities working at Internally Displaced...
View Article2-year-old girl raped in Enugu dies
A 2-year-old girl, Chimamanda Olijo, who was allegedly raped and sodomised by an unknown person, is dead. The police has ordered that her body be deposited at the Enugu-Ezike General Hospital for...
View Article‘Why we killed Aliko Dangote’s strategist, Bello Gurama’– Kidnappers
Three kidnappers – Abubakar Gide, Abdullahi Salihu and Babuga Adamu – have been arrested in connection to the murder of a top management staff of Dangote Group, Bello Istifanus Gurama. The suspects...
View ArticleKogi High Court temporarily stops probe of ex-governors
Justice Henry Olusuyi of a Kogi State High Court, sitting in Lokoja, on Tuesday , stopped the judicial commission of inquiry instituted by the Kogi State Government to probe past administrations from...
View Article‘I regret playing for Nigeria’– Soccer star, Francisca Ordega
United States-based forward Francisca Ordega has regretted playing for the Super Falcons, saying she would have opted for another country because of a lack of support for women’s football in Nigeria,...
View ArticleEx-minister, Nike Akande, bags ‘Agba Iran Yoruba’
Two-time Minister of Industry, and the current President of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce, Chief Dr. (Mrs.) Nike Akande, CON will today be conferred with the award of ‘Agba Iran Yoruba’ by His Imperial...
View ArticleHouse of Reps. moves to separate Office of AGF, and Minister of Justice
The House of Representatives on Tuesday, moved to separate the office of Attorney-General of the Federal (AGF) from that of Minister of Justice. The move followed the second reading of a Bill for an...
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‘How I met & fell in love with my husband’– Kogi First Lady, Rashida...
By JUMI RHODES Hajia Rashida Yahaya-Bello is the wife of the Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. Born 2nd May 1985, the First Lady hails from Etsako West LGA of Edo State and was born into...
View Article‘How women push men into acts of corruption’– NCWS President, Gloria Shoda
Mrs Gloria Shoda, President, National Council of Women’s Societies (NCWS), has said that pressure from women push men into acts of corruption. She made the statement on Wednesday in Abuja at the launch...
View ArticleAisha Buhari: ‘I haven’t received any gift since my husband became president’
Nigeria’s First Lady, Hajia Aisha Buhari, said, yesterday, that she has not collected any gift from individuals or organizations since her husband President Muhammadu Buhari was inaugurated in May...
View ArticleEFCC grills Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia’s 2 children
The ongoing investigation of Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) on Wednesday led to the anti-graft agency grilling her two children at the Lagos office...
View ArticlePatience Jonathan to House of Reps: ‘Save me from EFCC harassment’
The wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Dame Patience Jonathan, on Wednesday asked for protection of the House of Representatives against alleged harassment by the operatives of the Economic...
View Article‘How I met & fell in love with Dele Giwa’– Senator Florence Ita-Giwa
A former presidential special adviser, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, on Wednesday revealed how she fell in love and married Dele Giwa, a former Editor-in-Chief of Newswatch magazine who was killed by a...
View ArticleWole Soyinka to Ooni of Ife: ‘Ignore Olugbo of Ugbo’s anti-Moremi comment’
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has urged the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, to ignore anybody, who called Moremi Ajasoro a traitor. He said such view did not take away anything from the...
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