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I am politically smarter than Bukola Saraki- Oshiomole

Adams Oshiomole, the APC National Chairman, says Bukola Saraki’s loss in the last general election, has proven that he, Oshiomole, is politically smarter, than Saraki.   Oshiomhole said this while fielding questions from state house correspondents after a meeting with ...

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I never stopped paying my deputy’s salaries — Yahaya Bello

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State repudiated claims made by Deputy Governor Simon Achuba of being owed for two years while speaking with newsmen after a meeting with the Chief of Staff Abba Kyari.   The Kogi State Governor in a statement ...

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PDP urges Senate to submit ministerial nominees list to EFCC

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the leadership of the Senate to further give credibility to the ministerial screening by sending the names of the nominees to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for investigation.   The party in ...

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Photo: Nigerian drug peddler arrested in India with 200 gram of heroin

Police in Ludhiana, Punjab’s Khanna district have arrested a Nigerian drug peddler and recovered 200 gram of heroin from his possession.   The accused, identified as Ezeke of Imo state, resides at Phase-5 in Uttam Nagar West in New Delhi. ...

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Former NULGE chairman kidnapped on his way to farm in Edo

A former chairman of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) Akoko-Edo branch, Alhaji Jimoh Olumoye, has been kidnapped on his way to farm. Alhaji Olumoye was abducted along Igarra-Okpe Road on Sunday afternoon while driving in his car ...

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17 Nigerians, one Ugandan arrested in connection with attacks on police officers in Malaysia (photos)

17 Nigerian nationals and one Ugandan were arrested on Sunday night, in connection with the attack on police personnel by a group of African men, while on duty at the Flora Damansara apartment in Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur, last Thursday. ...

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Ongoing ministerial screening is a beautiful nonsense- Dino Melaye

Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi West in the senate, has described the ongoing ministerial screening as a ”beautiful nonsense”.   Melaye made this assertion in an interview with Channels TV.   “I will tell you categorically that Nigerians are not ...

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7 Things You’re Not Doing for Your Skin But Should

  The quest for clear, smooth, radiant skin can feel like an uphill battle at times, especially when dealing with hard-to-control variables like pollution and fluctuating hormones. Ask any celebrity about the secrets to a smooth, dewy complexion and you’re ...

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Shiites have a strong, battle-hardened, war-tested, well-armed, well-funded, armies and militias all over the Middle East – FFK warns Buhari

Reacting to President Buhari’s proscription of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), former aviation minister, Femi Fani Kayode says, ‘It is an attempt to stop the Shia from practising their faith and to demonise, terrorise, intimidate, scatter, outlaw and destroy them’. ...

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MURIC endorses the proscription of Shi’ites

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has thrown its weight behind the proscription of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) by a Federal High Court in Abuja on the request of the Federal Government.   In a statement released by its ...

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US singer, Tamar Braxton and her Nigerian boyfriend Adefeso pay a courtesy visit to Oba Elegushi of Ikate Kingdom (Photos)

American singer/reality star, Tamar Braxton, who is currently in Nigeria with her Nigerian boyfriend, David Adefeso paid a courtesy visit to Oba Saheed Elegushi of Ikate Kingdom today, July 29, 2019.   See more photos below

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Man shares photos of his car after it was stripped by robbers in 3 hours

A South African man was left stunned with the state of his car which was stripped in 3 hours by robbers in Johannesburg.   @Shange033 in his tweet also disclosed that the auto parts which had barcodes and identification numbers ...

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Angry Ijaw youths shut down 10 telecom masts in Bayelsa State

Today, a Task Force of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), Central Zone raided and shut down facilities belonging to telecommunication companies in Bayelsa State following unresolved disputes on awards of quick-win contracts.   The task force, which was set up ...

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Shocking photos show the effects of heroin and cocaine addictions on a frail 53-year-old woman

Authorities in Humberside, UK have revealed the effects class A drugs can have, by releasing a picture of a frail 53-year-old woman addicted to heroin and cocaine.   The custody picture of Lynley Graham was released by Humberside Police on Sunday, July ...

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Photos: Woman gives birth to conjoined twins in Benue

A woman in Genyi Yandev, Gboko local government of Benue State, has given birth to conjoined twins.   The pastor in charge of N.k.S.T Genyi Yandev, Rev Teryange Nyaghve introduced the mother to the congregation during service on Sunday, July ...

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Boko Haram: Death toll in Borno funeral attack rises to 65

The number of victims killed in an attack launched by Boko Haram insurgents at a funeral in Maiduguri the capital of Borno State on Saturday July 27, has risen to 65.   We reported earlier that the leader of the local ...

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Businessman arrested for defiling two underaged boys in Lagos

The police in Lagos state have arrested a 35-year-old businessman, Friday Okeke, for defiling two underaged boys aged 9 and 12, inside his shop at Kose street in Lagos Island.   Spokesperson of the Lagos state police command, Bala Elkana, ...

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Nigerian youngster Xavier Amaechi, 18, signs for Hamburg in £2.25m deal from Arsenal

  British-born Nigerian footballer, Xavier Amaechi has secured a four-year deal to German club, Hamburgfrom Arsenal. The 18-year-old winger who was born in Bath, United Kingdom passed a medical on Saturday and became the German club’s 11th summer signing.   According to the transfer ...

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Tight security in Kaduna as court rules on El-Zakzaky’s bail application today

Security has been beefed up in Zaria, the Kaduna state capital, as the Kaduna State High Court will today Monday July 29th, rule on the bail application filed by the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) aka Shi’ites, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. ...

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Continuous attack on me and my family will lead to a total break down of law and order – Rochas Okorocha warns

Former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has said that the life of his daughter, Mrs. Uloma Nwosu, and other members of his family, are being threatened by close aides of his sucessor, Governor Emeka Ihedioha.   In a statement released ...

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