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Beyond Fayose: The Future Of Ekiti By Reuben Abati

              I spent the better part of last Tuesday, October 16, focusing on developments in Ekiti State. It was the day of John Kayode Fayemi’s return to office as Governor of Ekiti State and ...

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Father Mbaka Attacks Buhari, Atiku, Predicts Winner Of 2019 Election

  The Spiritual Director, Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has said that while President Muhammadu Buhari is “change,” former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is “bureau de change.” Mbaka described Atiku as bureau de change, according to him, ...

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Shops, Houses Set Ablaze As ‘Boko Haram’ Invade Borno Communities

Barely 12 hours after a community in Borno was attacked, Mairari and Femari communities in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno have been attacked by insurgents suspected to be members of Boko Haram. According to NAN, the insurgents attacked the ...

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35 prisoners to sit for NECO exams in Jos

The Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) has said that 35 inmates of the Jos prison will participate in the 2018 Nov/Dec Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) of the National Examination Council (NECO).   DSP Luka Ayedoo, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) ...

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UNVEILED: Musiliu Obanikoro And The 16 Witnesses Who Will Testify Against Fayose

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has listed 22 witnesses who will testify in the trial of the former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose. According to the charge sheet seen by SaharaReporters, Musiliu Obanikoro, a former Minister, is ...

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EFCC To Arraign Fayose In Lagos On Monday For ‘Collecting N1.3bn’ From Dasuki

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign the immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday, SaharaReporters can report. Fayose would be arraigned before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun ...

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After Capturing Farmers, Boko Haram Set Women Free But Butcher Men ‘Into Pieces’

Boko Haram terrorists have invaded Kuwa-Yangewa village on Maiduguri-Damboa Road in Borno. The attack, which occurred on Saturday, was targeted at farmers in the area. An eyewitness told NAN that when the insurgents attacked the community, they asked women to ...

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‘FG Has Rehabilitated 254 Repentant Boko Haram Members So Far’

At least 254 repentant Boko Haram members have so far been reintegrated into society by the Federal Government. Major General Bamidele Shafa, Coordinator, Operation Safe Corridor, stated this during a town hall meeting and dialogue with residents of communities affected ...

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Buhari On Abia Explosion: That Particular Pipeline Was Vandalised 684 Times In Six Months

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed regrets over the pipeline explosion that occurred in Osisioma Ngwa community of Abia State on Friday, October 12, 2018. Although he described the incident, which claimed more than 100 persons, as an “unnecessary loss of ...

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Woman exposes her husband who got married to another woman last week and had a wedding again today (photos)

A wife has cried out after her husband annulled their wedding without her knowledge then got married to another woman. Mrs Bibiana Linus Onyeulo said her husband, Mr Linus Uzodinma Chibuzo Onyeulo, who married her in the Catholic Church, annulled ...

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President Buhari condemns the recent communal clash in Kaduna State that left over 50 people dead

President Buhari has condemned the latest communal violence in Kasuwan Magani in Kaduna State which claimed 55 lives.   Reacting to the violent clashes, President Buhari said the frequent resort to bloodshed by Nigerians over misunderstandings that can be resolved peacefully, ...

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‘Igbos can be very blind and somewhat hard to reach’ – Presidential aspirant Eunice Atuejide reacts to Nnadmi Kanu’s re-emergence in Israel

Yesterday, leader of the proscribed IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, resurfaced in Israel after a year of him going missing. As expected, many of his followers went in excitement on social media. Now, presidential aspirant under the National Interest Party (NIP), Eunice Atuejide, ...

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Canada is running out of marijuana barely two days after making it legal

Barely two days after becoming the first industrialised nation to legalise marijuana, Canadian stores are already running low on stock.   According to the Daily Mail, Canadians seeking out legal recreational marijuana on Thursday not only had to contend with ...

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Senator Magnus Abe speaks on ‘dumping’ APC for PDP

Senator Magnus Abe, the lawmaker representing Rivers East Senatorial District has denied rumours of him dumping the ruling All Progressives Congress for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party.   Abe denied some online reports of his defection in a chat with ...

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Lionel Messi substituted 15-minutes into the game after breaking his arm during Barcelona’s clash with Sevilla

After creating one goal and scoring another, Lionel Messi was replaced in the first half of Barcelona’s LaLiga game against Sevilla on saturday evening.   The Argentina superstar scored Barca’s second with a gorgeous 20-yard finish after a swift breakaway ...

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I’ll Continue Holding Jonathan In High Esteem, Says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has again reiterated his respect for former President, Goodluck Jonathan, for accepting the outcome of the 2015 presidential election. Speaking on Thursday evening while hosting some entertainers from Kannywood, the North’s movie industry, to a dinner at ...

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2019: Why Women Matter By Emmanuel Onwubiko

Few hours back, I strolled into one of the key offices under the office of the president of the federal republic of Nigeria with a singular matter for constructive dialogue with a friend who is a senior aide of President ...

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Windscreens Cracked As Hailstones Fall On Cars In Abuja

Residents of Abuja were greeted to a shower of hailstones on Friday. The hail, which fell in some parts of the city, caused cracks on some windscreens. It also led to traffic gridlock, as motorists were forced to park and ...

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Remembering Those Bleeding Tales By King Owen-Cambel Ogu (I)

While one remains genuinely non-committal, the other welcomes the stranded victims in its bowels, then sneeze them out at the slightest tickle, most times, out of a selfless attempt to remain non-aligned. That is the reality spun by the President ...

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NBC Threatens To Sanction AIT Over Fast-Rising, Govt-Critical Kakaaki Social

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has warned Africa Independent Television (AIT) to be careful in its usage of “user-generated content from the social media” on Kakaaki Social, a recent introduction to the early-morning show that extracts social-media comments on current ...

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