The rules are the rules – Wenger backs Chelsea doctor against Mourinho
Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger, has thrown his support behind embattled Chelsea doctor, Eva Carneiro, insisting that “the rules are the rules”. His Chelsea counterpart, Jose Mourinho, is set to demote...
View ArticleAregbesola shuns Ooni’s burial for meeting in Lagos
The Governor of Osun State, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, Friday shun the interdenominational service held for the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade. The governor was said to have gone to Lagos for an...
View Article“It was creative madness” – Charlyboy blasts Skiibii for faking own death
Maverick singer and acclaimed father of stunts, Charles Oputa, otherwise known as Charlyboy has described as ‘creative madness’ the decision of upcoming singer, Skiibii to fake own death just to...
View ArticleLalong appoints Jega as Plateau University Pro-Chancellor
Plateau State government on Friday announced the appointment of former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of...
View ArticlePDP trying to cage Buhari in his anti-corruption war – Osinbajo
Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has accused the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party of trying to shout down President Muhammudu Buhari’s anti-corruption crusade....
View Article“Stop acting like touts, election loss not end of life” – Rivers PDP tells...
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rivers State chapter says it viewed the protest by leaders of the State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, led by Mr. Dakuku Peterside and Magnus Abe at...
View ArticleHamza Yaro: The Adamawa impeachment saga – Lamorde’s complicity
The impeachment of the then Governor Nyako of Adamawa State in July, 2014 came with mixed reactions. While few believed it was long overdue and justified others protested and were adamant that it was a...
View ArticleBREAKING: Borno Deputy Governor, Zannah Mustapha is dead
Borno State Government has announced the passing away of Alhaji Zannah Umar Mustapha, the state Deputy Governor. Alhaji Usman Jidda Shuwa, Secretary to the State Government in a statement said...
View ArticleReturn looted fund or face trial – Governor Umahi warns ex-LG officials
Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi has warned former chairmen of Local Government Caretaker Committees in the state to return the funds they allegedly stole from their councils or face investigation and trial....
View ArticleBuhari condoles late Deputy Governor’s family, government and people of Borno
President Muhammadu Buhari says he received with shock and immense sadness, news of the passing away of the Deputy Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Zannah Umar Mustapha. In a statement signed by Femi...
View ArticlePeregrino Brimah: The pigs – As Fashola gets dirty
Former governor of Lagos, Raji Fashola did not lie when he said that wrestling with a pig gets you dirty. He knew that he had gotten dirty, but who is the pig? Me? BudgIT? No, we are not the ones...
View ArticleDebo Adeniran: Fashola’s N78.3m website – We don’t mind wrestling with the pig
The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary defines a “Pig” as an unpleasant or offensive person; a person who is dirty or greedy. Based on this premise, leaders who deliberately run elitist, oppressive...
View ArticleTribunal: APC wins Appeal Court cases in Ondo
The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State capital has set aside the ruling of National and State House of Assembly Tribunal, which dismissed the two petitions of the All Progressives Congress,...
View ArticleAir Force sends fighter jets to Sambisa Forest, resumes battle against Boko...
The Nigerian Military in its resolution to incapacitate and further degrade the fighting spirit of the Boko Haram sect, has carried out several bombings and air strike missions in Sambisa Forest. The...
View ArticleBorno Deputy Governor, Zannah Mustapha laid to rest [PHOTOS]
The remains of Zannah Mustapha, the deputy governor of Borno State, who died during an official trip to Yola, Adamawa state, have been committed to mother earth. Zannah, who passed away in his sleep...
View ArticleNigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Sunday morning
Good morning! Here are 10 things you need to know this morning: The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has opened investigation into sources of wealth of civil...
View ArticleService chiefs can indeed defeat Boko Haram in three months – Osinbajo
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has expressed optimism that the marching order handed by President Muhammadu Buhari to the nation’s service chiefs for them to end the Boko Haram insurgency was...
View ArticleJonathan was afraid of PDP Governors – Tukur
A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, Saturday, disclosed that former President, Goodluck Jonathan could not stop his sack because he was afraid of...
View Article200 traditionalists perform final rights on late Ooni of Ife
Reports from Ile Ife, Osun State has it that two hundred traditional priests, allegedly representing the town’s deities, converged on Ile-Ife late Friday for series of traditional rites on the late...
View ArticleArase vows to deal decisively with corrupt police officers
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Solomon Arase has read a fresh riot act to officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force involved in any form of corruption, warning that the force will not...
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