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Being A Summary A Presentation by Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Chairman of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation to the U.S. House Sub Committee on Africa, February 1, 2017. Excerpts: Let me start by thanking...
View ArticleKannywood actor, Bello Mohammed Bello, set to wed
In two weeks from now, Aaward-winning Kannywood’s “1st civilian general,” Bello Mohammed Bello will quit bachelorhood. GeneralBMB as he is popularly known will be getting married to his belle Zainab...
View ArticleLufthansa won’t fly to Kaduna while Abuja airport is closed
German carrier Lufthansa will not fly to the replacement air hub for the Nigerian capital of Abuja while the main airport is closed for repairs from next month, a company spokesman said on Thursday....
View ArticleUsman Mohammed emerges interim TCN boss
The Buhari-led Federal Government has approved the secondment of Alhaji Usman Gur Mohammed of the African Development Bank (AfDB) as the interim Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the...
View Article“Why call me “Lie Mohammed” when I don’t lie”– Minister, Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says he reads comments of people who claim not to believe what he says and coin his first name as “Lie’’. The minister stated this while...
View ArticleBiafra group IPOB to Rev. Fr. Mbaka: ‘Don’t meddle in our affairs’
The Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) has told Rev. Fr Ejike Mbaka of Adoration Prayer Ministries, Enugu to stop insulting them by calling on Igbo elders to take over IPOB and what they stand for,...
View Article“There is no expiry date for marriage”– Star actress, Empress Njamah
Nollywood actress Empress Njamah has said she can marry any time as there is no expiry date for getting married. When in a recent interview she was asked about marriage, Empress Njamah said, ” There is...
View Article‘President Buhari is not dead’– Communications Minister, Adebayo Shittu
The Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, on Friday dismissed speculations on that President Muhammadu Buhari is dead. Shittu, who represented Buhari in Ilorin, at the formal opening of the...
View ArticleHow Ondo council chairman, Agunola Omomowo, died
The Chairman of Ilaje Local Government Area, Ondo State, Mr. Agunola Omomowo, died in Akure, the state capital, on Friday. He was aged 61. It was gathered that Omomowo died following a brief illness...
View Article4 Skye Bank executive directors resign
Four Executive Directors have voluntarily resigned from the services of the Bank. The Directors who resigned are Mr Idris Yakubu, Mrs Markie Idowu, Mrs Abimbola Izu and Mr Bayo Sanni. The directors had...
View Article“Why I cancelled the anti-government protest”– Tuface Idibia
Music star Innocent Idibia aka Tuface has cancelled the much-publicised February 6 anti-government protest. Late Saturday night, in an Instagram post and a short video via his official handle...
View ArticleSuper-polygamist Masaba’s first son, first daughter speak on his legacy
Famous 93-year-old super-polygamist Mallam Muhammad Abubakar Bello Masaba was on Sunday, 29th January 2017, buried in Bida, Niger State. He is survived by 130 surviving wives and 203 children. The...
View Article“James Ibori remains a PDP member”– Senator Ighoyota Amori
The ancient town of Oghara in Ethiope West local Governments Area of Delta was on Saturday agog as former governor James Ibori returned home after serving jail term in a UK prison. Ibori, who was...
View Article“We didn’t kill 55-year-old patient”– LUTH in report to Health Minister
The management of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) has absolved its staff of blame following a series of complaints by a Twitter user who tweeted about an unidentified male patient that...
View ArticleBuchi Emecheta’s son Sylvester pens powerful tribute: “My mother was...
By Sylvester Onwordi An Ibusa village girl, brought up in Lagos of the 1940s, Buchi Emecheta had a life that was always overshadowed by the poverty and the deprivations of her early years. She was a...
View Article“I learnt how to mimic President Buhari in 1 day”– Popular comedian, MC Tagwaye
MC Tagwaye is the Katsina State-born comedian who has taken internet by storm as he looks, dresses, and talks like President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking in a recent interview on how he learnt mimicking...
View Article“Niyi Johnson is my best friend, but we aren’t dating”– Popular actress, Seyi...
Fast-rising Yoruba actress, Seyi Edun has been in the news lately following reports that she is engaged to a colleague, Adeniyi Johnson, who was married to star actress Toyin Aimakhu. In a recent...
View ArticleGov. Ayodele Fayose raises alarm
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Saturday said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) has again frozen his Zenith Bank personal accounts. This is coming three days after a Federal...
View Article“My father will turn in his grave if I campaign for Buhari”– Femi Kuti +...
International award-winning Afrobeats maestro, Femi Kuti, has disclosed why he had reservations on the now-cancelled #IStandWithNigeria protest which was initiated by Afro-Pop star Tuface Idibia....
View ArticleJames Ibori meets DSS D-G, now on EFCC watchlist
A former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, returned to Nigeria on Saturday, 4th January 2017 aboard a British Airways flight that landed at Abuja airport around 5.30am. On his arrival, Ibori met...
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