By Daniel Atayi No doubt that there is always no smoke without fire as it said in African proverbial literature. Also, the fact that in politics, what is permanent is interest and not enmity! At present, the clamour and agitation for power shift to the Southern part of Nigeria are heating up the polity. While the Southwest is formidable in …
The Northern Nigerian Security and Public Safety Concern, NSPSC, has expressed concern over the emerging trend of lobbying the presidency for the appointment to the post of the Inspector General of Police, IGP. The Coordinator, North Central of NSPSC, Benedict Ene, in a statement lamented that interest groups and sectional champions are lobbying for candidates for succession to the IG …
Popular Afro-pop singer and dancer Yemi Alade has revealed how she ignorantly ghosted popular American Singer Beyonce for two months. According to her, her management was in charge of her emails and they had no idea why she received the email incessantly. It was on the manager mentioning “email from Parkwood” that she realized that it was Beyonce. She said: …
As Young Africa Works and International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), begin training of 30,000 young Nigerians on agribusiness in Lagos, Kaduna and Kano, Professor of Agriculture, Emmanuel Ikani, has called for deliberate government policies to bring Nigerian youths into mechanized agriculture. Prof. Ikani, who is the Executive Director, National Agricultural Extension Research Liaison Services (NAERLS), Zaria made the call …
President Muhammadu Buhari has celebrated Nigeria’s first female newspaper editor, Dr Doyin Abiola, as she clocks 75. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, the President recalled Dr Abiola’s contributions to responsible journalism, commending her for nurturing many young Nigerians into building successful careers in the media industry. While encouraging Dr Abiola, who …
Babatunde Bello, popularly known DJ Babus, has died of coronavirus. The famous disk jockey passed away on Friday. He was a Talent Manager at KnightHouse from 2011 to 2014. Babus graduated from the University of Baltimore in 2010 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems and Technology Management. A one-time DJ at Four Points by Sheraton, Lagos, he was the …
Police in Ogun State have arrested “three members of Eiye confraternity for threatening to kill one Teslim Lateef, who refused to be initiated into their cult group. The suspects, Olajide Shittu, Emmanuel Fidelis and Sunkanmi Ifelodun were arrested on Thursday following a report lodged at Ajuwon police station by Lateef. Lateef told the police that the three suspects had been …
An Igbo socio-political group, World Igbo Peoples Assembly, (WIPAS), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government to appoint an Igbo man as the next Inspector General of Police, IGP. This is as the tenure of the incumbent IGP, Mohammed Adamu gradually comes to an end. The Igbo group also lauded the appointment of Major General Leo Irabor as Nigerian …
The Federal High Court, Abuja, ruled on Wednesday, that it would give an accelerated hearing to a suit challenging the appointment of a consultant to monitor the spending of the $311million repatriated loot of the late former Head of State, Sani Abacha. The suit filed by PPP Advisories Consortium, which claims to be better qualified as the monitoring consultant, is challenging …
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Wednesday said the state has deployed 200 officers of the Oyo State Security Network, otherwise known as Amotekun to the troubled Igangan in Ibarapa Local Government Space of the state. Makinde disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, adding that the move followed a meeting with safety businesses and stakeholders from the disaster-ridden area. Igangan, …
The Governor Kayode Fayemi-led government of Ekiti State on Wednesday debunked claims that herdsmen fleeing Ondo State are relocating to Ekiti forest. The Maize Growers Processing Marketer Association of Nigeria (MAGPAMAN) in Ekiti State had on Tuesday informed newsmen in Ado Ekiti that its members’ farms price N10 million was destroyed by suspected herdsmen. It stated the maize farms, over …
Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shiites, clashed with the Police in Abuja on Tuesday evening. The clash occurred near Transcorp Hilton in Abuja. One person has been reported dead and an unspecified number of people injured. Read Also: One person shot dead during a clash between anti-riot policemen and protesting members of the Islamic Movement …
Urukpota Mobile Court in Benin on Tuesday sentenced 32 persons for violation of face masks rules imposed by the Edo State government in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The mobile court is part of the state government’s strategy to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus in the state. Prosecuting counsel, Mr Orubosa Okubor said the 32 persons were apprehended within …
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, says the Federal Government has enrolled 7, 068, 629 vulnerable Nigerians in the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme. Farouq, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, noted that the FG released monthly stipend of N5,000 to the poorest and most vulnerable Nigerian households through the …
The actor reportedly slumped and died on Tuesday night. Recall that the news of Asuzu’s ill health flooded the social media after he suffered stroke for years. A viral video also showed him begging for alms. Read Also:Support me to become next president, Yul Edochie tells Nigerian youths The actor was, however, supported by well-meaning Nigerians together with the wife of …
Popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, well known as Sunday Igboho, has revealed that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, gave him the sum of N2 million to fuel his car after visiting him. Igboho disclosed this during an Instagram Live Chat with media mogul, Dele Momodu, on Tuesday. Read also: EFCC parades 53 suspected …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has paraded 53 suspected internet fraudsters on Tuesday. The news has it that the suspects were arrested in Ibadan, Lagos and Port Harcourt. The anti-graft body arrested no fewer than 13 suspected yahoo boys. EFCC report has it that the arrest of the 13 young men was triggered by intelligence gathering which …
One person has been reportedly shot dead during a clash between anti-riot policemen and protesting members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria Read also: 60-year-old Woman Shot Dead As Cult Groups Clash In Ibadan The protest kicked off at the National Human Rights Commission junction in the Maitama area of Abuja, with members of the group chanting anti-government songs to demand …
President Muhammad Buhari on Tuesday accepted the immediate resignation and retirement of the nation’s service chiefs, following calls for their sack by many Nigerians. Special adviser on media and publicity to the president, Femi Adesina, made this known in a tweet on Tuesday, where he also announced the appointment of replacements for the outgone service chiefs, He further announced Read …
Nigerian Instagram comedian, Debo Adebayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni has taken a swipe on the Buhari-led administration over its handling of the herdsmen crisis in the country so far. There have been an ongoing rift between Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho, his supporters and the Fulani residing in Igbangan, Oyo State. It was reported that Igboho, recently made real his …
