Ondo Election: Ekweremadu describes Eyitayo’s reinstatement as ‘good tonic...
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has hailed the decision of the Court of Appeal, which reinstated Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party,...
View ArticleBiafra: Amnesty International, Army disagree over death of MASSOB, IPOB...
The Nigerian Army has faulted the claims by the global human rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI) that its men killed over 150 pro-Biafran protesters. The rights body, in its latest report,...
View ArticleSuper Eagles rise 10 places in FIFA ranking
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have continued their impressive rise in the FIFA world rankings as they have moved up 10 places from 60th in the world to 50th in the latest rankings released on Thursday....
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Senate passes Nigerian Peace Corps Bill
The Senate on Thursday passed the Nigerian Peace Corps Bill into law, thereby giving approval for the establishment of the Nigerian Peace Corps as an agency under the Ministry of Interior. Presenting...
View ArticleOndo Election: Jegede submits protest letter at INEC, calls for election...
Ahead of the Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, has called for the postponement of the election. Jegede, who got his...
View ArticleSteven Gerrard retires from playing football
Liverpool legend, Steven Gerrard has retired from playing football. The former England captain played football for 18 years, had 748 appearances and scored 191 goals for clubs and his country. Gerrard...
View ArticleOndo election must hold – Groups condemn calls for postponement
A Coalition of Independent National Electoral Commission Accredited Domestic Observer Groups for Ondo State 2016 governorship election has condemned calls for postponement of the poll from some...
View ArticleSeun Egbegbe granted bail as court adjourns case until February 2017
Nollywood movie producer, Seun Egbegbe, has been granted bail. Egbegbe was arrested on Tuesday, for allegedly stealing nine iPhones from a store in the popular Computer Village in Lagos. He was...
View ArticleNigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Friday morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. The Supreme Court of Friday threw out the appeal filed before it by business mogul, Jimoh Ibrahim, challenging the decision of the...
View ArticleBauchi government bans public gatherings, processions
The Bauchi State Government has banned public gatherings and processions in the state. The new development is due to security reasons and is to take effect immediately. It is contained in an official...
View ArticleState Exco cannot expel a NEC member – Prof Oladipo
The National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prof Wale Oladipo has described his purported expulsion by an unknown group in Osun PDP as ‘a nullity and of no effect.’ In a press statement...
View ArticleOndo Election: Group calls for resignation of INEC Chairman
Sequel to Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State, a group known as the Coalition in Defence of Nigerian Democracy and Constitution, CDNDC, on Friday demanded the resignation of the Independent...
View ArticleOndo Election: APC chieftain killed, vehicles destroyed, houses burnt
A prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Owo local government, popularly called Arogun was yesterday night shot dead. Also, vehicles belonging to a former governorship aspirant...
View ArticleOndo election: Rig and see the dogs of war – Fani-Kayode dares INEC, APC
A former minister of aviation and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Femi Fani-Kayode has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, against rigging Saturday’s...
View ArticleToke Makinwa reveals she made sex tape with ex-husband, Maje Ayida
Radio on-air personality, Toke Makinwa, has revealed that she made a sex tape with her estranged husband, Maje Ayida. This and more are revealed in his new book “Becoming”, of which excerpts have...
View ArticleOndo election: I deliberately wasted Mimiko, Jegede’s time – Jimoh Ibrahim...
Former factional governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Jimoh Ibrahim, has stated that his legal battle to fly the party’s flag was to stop Ondo State Governor, Segun Mimiko,...
View ArticleOndo election: REC, Segun Agbaje says turnout impressive
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ondo State, Mr. Segun Agbaje, has stated that the turnout of people across the state for today’s governorship election has been impressive. Agbaje added that card...
View ArticleAbducted former minister, Bagudu Hirse regains freedom
Mr Bagudu Hirse, former Minister of State (Foreign Affairs), who was abducted by gunmen in Kaduna on Sunday, Nov. 20, has regained his freedom, his brother, Mr John Hirse, has confirmed. “Bagudu was...
View ArticleJesus worshipped both male, female God – Transgender queen, Miss Sahara
First known Nigerian transgender beauty queen, Miss Sahara, formerly known as Oche Clifford has reacted to a report by a section of the media that an ancient set of lead tablets suggest that “Jesus...
View ArticleOzil not ruling out possible return to Real Madrid
Arsenal and Germany star, Mesut Ozil, is not ruling out a return to Real Madrid amid speculation about his future at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal signed the midfielder from Real Madrid in 2013 and has...
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