EFCC Slams New 50-count Corruption Charge On Sylva, 24 Hours After Court...
On Thursday, former Bayelsa governor, Timipre Sylva, was talking about his vindication by the courts – which had struck out a long running corruption case filed against him by the Economic and...
View ArticleA New PENGASSAN Report Says “Instability” And “Uncertainty” Looms In...
Nigeria’s oil sector will be subject to a higher level of instability owing to the continued delay in the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill, a new report concludes. The report, commissioned by...
View ArticleNigerian Footballer David Oniya Dies Of Possible Heart Attack In Malaysia
A Nigerian footballer, David Faramola Oniya, has been pronounced dead while on the field of play. Oniya, a defender and captain of his Malaysian club, T-Team, died on Saturday, June 13, after...
View ArticleAisha Buhari Threw An ‘Appreciation Dinner’ For APC Women And Youths On Saturday
The President’s wife, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Saturday hosted the All Progressives Congress’ women and youths wings to an elaborate reception at the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja....
View ArticleAnti-Saraki Senators Have A New Target – Kicking Ike Ekweremadu Out
The All Progressives Congress may be making peace with the fallout from the recent election of the principal officers of the National Assembly. But there’s someone it’s not ready to be chummy with –...
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Buhari Presides Over Peace And Security Council Meeting At AU Summit [LOOK]
At the ongoing African Union summit in South Africa, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, served as the Chairman of the meeting of the Peace and Security Council. Here are some photos: The post...
View ArticleNigeria Kick Off AFCON 2017 Qualifying WIth 2-0 Win Over Chad
The Super Eagles started their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series on a positive tone, beating Chad 2-0 in Kaduna. Stephen Keshi gave international debuts to Kingsley Madu, William Troost-Ekong...
View Article‘Dubious Award Of Contracts By Past Administrations’| Osinbajo Identifies...
Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Saturday alleged that dubious contracts awarded by past administrations have disrupted energy distribution in Nigeria. Osinbajo, who made this allegation when...
View ArticleCan The APC Cease The Politicking And Get Down To The Serious Business Of...
You are hereby pardoned if you think the paramount purpose of politics is to win power. You are further forgiven for thinking that those all-night and all-day meetings, cross-carpeting and defections,...
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See The Official Portrait Of Senate President Bukola Saraki. Warning: He’s...
Ok, this must be the era of fine boys in government and we aren’t even making this up. From President Buhari to Ambode of Lagos to Speaker Yakubu Dogara and now see what we’ve got here: The official...
View ArticleOnyeka Nwelue reviews Stephanie Okereke-Linus Movie, ‘DRY’
At the closing of NollywoodWeek Paris on the 7th of June, 2015, I saw Stephanie Linus’s Dry, which begins with Zara Robbins receiving an award at an event, where her adopted mother is present. Her...
View Article#EkekeeeFACT: 150,000 – The Number Of Babies Born Yearly With Sickle Cell...
Nigeria has the largest population of people with Sickle Cell Disease in the world, with over 150,000 babies born with the serious condition every year, researches have shown. Mr Lanre Alege, a...
View ArticleA New US Terror Report Says Boko Haram Leads The World In “Number Of Fatalities”
Boko Haram ranks first among the world’s terror groups in terms of the number of fatalities in 2014, according to the US Department of State annual terrorism report for last year. “Although ISIS was...
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#BoxOffice: These Are The 3 Movies You Should ABSOLUTELY See This Weekend
Never mind that Monday morning can’t wait to break through the window panes. But before it comes with all its not-too-pleasant memories, you may want to take our word for it and check these movies out...
View ArticleNigeria Is Among 20 African Countries That Made The Top 25 ‘Fragile States...
Foreign Policy magazine has released its annual ranking of the world’s least stable countries, now known as the Fragile State Index. The rankings are based on 12 metrics, including access to public...
View ArticleSomeone Is Literally Trying To Publish All Of Wikipedia As A Book [LOOK]
It’s Wikipedia and it’s physically under one roof thanks to Michael Mandiberg, publishing site Lulu.com, and Denny Gallery New York. Michael Mandiberg co-author of Digital Foundations, Collaborative...
View ArticleLagos West Senator Urges Muslims To Pray For Nigeria During Ramadan
As Muslims worldwide begin mandatory fasting as required by their faith, the senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Senator Solomon Adeola has called on all Muslims in his district and...
View ArticleBetween Tinubu, Tambuwal And Gbajabiamila: A Bitter Or Better Lesson?–By Imam...
In June 2011, fresh out of the defeat of the opposition parties at the general elections, the post election violence that had taken place in some parts of the North as a result, a President who had...
View ArticleBuhari’s Transition Committee Has Advised Him To Remove Fuel Subsidy And...
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s new president, Muhammadu Buhari, has been advised by his transition committee to end a fuel subsidy program and privatize Nigeria’s four refineries, senior sources in his...
View ArticleIf Jonathan Had Won The Election, Nigeria Would’ve Been In Trouble–The Ahmed...
Malam Ahmed Joda chaired President Muhammadu Buhari’s Transition Committee, which interfaced with former President Goodluck Jonathan’s team. In an exclusive interview, the ‘super permsec’ of the 1970s...
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