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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Tuesday, December 17th, 2019
Chukwudi Akasike& Sampson Itode, Port Harcourt Tragedy struck in the Rivers State University on Tuesday as a 500-level Law student, Matilda Mark, was stabbed to death by assailants in her private apartment outside the institution’s campus. The 24-year-old victim was found dead in a pool of her own blood after she was attacked by her […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Religion
Tuesday, December 17th, 2019

U.K. Government, through the Charity Commission, has opened an inquiry into the activities of a Nigerian-owned church, SPAC Nation. According to The Mail On Sunday and HuffPost UK, the church is run by 39-year-old Pastor Tobi Adegboyega. According to the Evening Standard, Adegboyega once shared a room […]
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Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, December 17th, 2019

Zambian President Edgar Lungu wants the U.S. ambassador to leave the country after the diplomat criticized the African state for sentencing a gay couple to 15 years behind bars for having a consensual relationship. “We have complained officially to the American government, and we are waiting for their response because we don’t want such people […]
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Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry)
Monday, December 16th, 2019
Nollywood actress, Angela Okorie was on Sunday reportedly attacked by unknown gunmen. The incident according to the actress happened when she was on her way back from a show on December 12. The news came to the attention of the public when a journalist, Stella Dimoko-Korkus, posted a photo of her bloodied face and video of […]
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General Politics, Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Monday, December 16th, 2019

Clifford Ndujihe – Politics Editor ormer military president, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (retd), on Sunday, dismissed as false, reports of his death, saying he is alive and bubbling. The social media was abuzz with rumours of the former military ruler’s death on Sunday morning. However, his media aide, Prince Kassim Agegbua, said Babangida is […]
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Headlines
Sunday, December 15th, 2019
Murtala Mohammed Int’l. Airport Lagos By Yunus Yusuf passenger identified as Chukwuma Anthony Ezeh, on Wednesday slumped and died at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. An official source at the MMIA arrival terminal told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the passenger slumped on arrival from China and died while waiting to […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Friday, December 13th, 2019

By New Nigerian Politics Staff Writer – (Washington DC, USA) The Judiciary Committee in the US House of Representatives today voted on two articles of impeachment accusing President Donald J. Trump of gross abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in relation to the withholding of military aid to Ukraine pending announcement of investigation by that country’s […]
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Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists
Thursday, December 12th, 2019

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | Nasarawa, Nigeria| December 12, 2019 – I was quite pleased that the controversial International Conference on Witchcraft at the University of Nigeria, my alma mater, held as scheduled, despite opposition from right-wing Christian bodies and other busy-bodies. The conference, organised by the Prof. B.I.C Ijomah Centre for Policy Studies and […]
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Articles, Columnists, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), NNP Columnists, Presidency, Tochukwu Ezukanma
Thursday, December 12th, 2019

By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | December 12, 2019 – President Buhari’s war on corruption struck a responsive chord in Nigerian minds because corruption has, for long, been the bane of Nigeria. It convoluted our value system and rendered every institution dysfunctional, and portends to unravel the social fabric of the Nigerian society. A successful […]
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Latest Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, December 11th, 2019

Photo by KOLA SULAIMON / AFP • Foreign affairs ministry downplays comment by U.S. lawmaker • How activist’s ordeal forced deferral of award to Osinbajo As a mark of its disapproval of alleged excesses of the Department of State Services (DSS) , a coalition of civil society groups yesterday gave President Muhammadu Buhari a 14-day […]