Senate ad-hoc committee’s 45-page report indicts ex-SGF Babachir Lawal
The Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Mounting Humanitarian Crisis in the North-East, has in its final report, indicted suspended Secretary to Government of the Federation, SGF, David Babachir Lawal. The...
View Article“How I escaped nude from kidnappers”– Nollywood actor, McDonald Oti
A Nollywood actor and Special Assistant to the Chairman of Ebonyi State Universal Basic Education Board, UBEB, Mr. McDonald Oti has narrated his horrific ordeal in the hands of kidnappers who he...
View ArticleEx-governor, Sule Lamido, gets bail
A Dutse Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday admitted Alhaji Sule Lamido, the immediate past governor of Jigawa to bail on self recognisance ,pending the completion of police investigation. The...
View ArticleSenate steps down presentation of 2017 budget
The presentation of the report of Senate Commitee on Appropriations on the 2017 budget listed on the order paper has been stepped down. The budget which was presented by President Muhammadu Buhari l...
View ArticleHow University of Ibadan(UI) Law student, Effiong Imarbong, jumped to her death
The Director of Public Communications AT University of Ibadan(UI), Olatunji Oladejo on Wednesday said a 100 Level female Law student of the institution died on Monday during a show at her hall of...
View ArticleLagos police arraigns teenager who lured her girlfriend for gang-rape
A 16-year-old girl (name withheld) was on Thursday brought before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly luring her friend to a hotel for gang-raping. The accused, a student, who resides at...
View Article“Don’t panic if you are not looting”– EFCC to Ike Ekweremadu
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has advised the Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, to “sleep easy” if he is not involved in looting. Spokesman of the commission, Mr...
View ArticleWhy Federal Government closed case against Senator Bukola Saraki at CCT
The Federal Government has today closed its case of false and anticipatory asset declaration against Senate President Bukola Saraki before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Prosecution counsel,...
View ArticleInside “New Banki City”: a Nigerian border town housing 32,000 people...
The Nigerian Army calls it “New Banki City”, an optimistic name conjuring up visions of modern housing. The reality is an overcrowded camp for 32,000 desperate people made homeless by Boko Haram. In...
View ArticleMansur Ali emerges APC candidate for Mashi/Dutsi Federal Constituency
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has elected Mansur Ali as its candidate for the June 20, 2017 by-election for Mashi/Dutsi Federal Constituency in Katsina State. Ali scored 288 votes to defeat two...
View ArticleOP-ED: ‘President Buhari’s administration has been rejected by the Living...
By FEMI FANI-KAYODE The day before yesterday we were told by the First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, that her husband was not as ill as most of us believed and that despite his obvious challenges he has...
View ArticleStar actress Mercy Aigbe dares husband Lanre Gentry
Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe has finally come out in full blast with the serial battering she endured from her husband. She also published even more shocking photographs of her last experience and...
View ArticleNigerian officials jailed for selling food aid meant for Boko Haram victims
Two Nigerian officials have been jailed for selling food aid meant for people fleeing militant attacks and food shortages in the country’s north-east. The two sold 180 bags of rice donated by an...
View ArticleVIDEO: President Buhari attends Juma’at prayers @ Aso Villa
President Muhammadu Buhari was spotted discussing with NSA Babagana Munguno immediately after observing Juma’at Prayer at the Presidential Villa on Friday. At about 1:30pm exactly, Buhari arrived the...
View ArticleKano State to push for life imprisonment for man who raped 6-month-old baby
The Kano State Government says it would ensure that whoever is found involved in the reported rape of a six-month-old girl in Kano, go to jail for life. The government said it was deeply saddened by...
View ArticleReal reasons DSS arrested Ifeanyi Ubah
Ifeanyi Ubah, the chairman of Capital Oil and Gas Limited has been arrested by the Department of State Services. The agency revealed the arrest today in a statement by spokesman, Tony Opuiyo. Opuiyo...
View Article‘We will shut Nigeria down if………’– Pro-democracy group
A pro-democracy and good governance group, Concerned Nigerians, has threatened to shut down the country in peaceful protest if President Muhammadu Buhari fails to conduct a media chat in two weeks to...
View ArticleUp to 50 Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram released
There are reports that not less than 50 girls from Chibok Secondary School, Borno State who were kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 have been released. A Nigerian government official confirmed their...
View ArticleRadio gal, Toolz, confirms she’s pregnant
Photo News: Radio gal Tolu Oniru aka Toolz is letting her belly do the talking this time around. She instagrammed a shot of her and her husband with her baby bump showing. She captioned the picture:...
View ArticleHow Nigerian government secured release of 82 Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko...
The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu has confirmed the release of 82 Chibok girls. Below is the statement as released by Shehu on...
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