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Why Sowore was re-arrested by DSS – presidency

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, December 8th, 2019

Nigerian government on Sunday reacted to the re-arrest of Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore by the Department of State Services. The government in a statement said Sowore “is a person of interest to the DSS” because he called for “a revolution to overthrow the democratically elected government of Nigeria.” “He did so on television, and […]

Lecturer found death in his office at Obafemi Awolowo University

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, December 8th, 2019

Bola Bamigbola Lifeless body of a lecturer, Dr Nicholas Igbokwe, was on Saturday morning found in his office at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Until his death, Igbokwe was a lecturer in the Physical and Health Education Department of the university. Although there is no official statement yet as to how the incident happened, a […]

IPOB members attack Amaechi in Spain while attending climate change conference

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Biafra, Headlines Friday, December 6th, 2019

Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi says some “misguided Nigerians” attacked him on Friday in Madrid, Spain. Amaechi who was in Spain for a climate change summit announced on twitter that the attackers were quickly restrained before they could violently lay their hands on him. His tweet reads: “Some minutes ago, I was attacked […]

Alleged N135bn fraud: FG files charge against Ifeayi Ubah, Capital Oil & Gas Limited

Posted by admin Corruption Politics, Headlines Thursday, December 5th, 2019

The Federal Government has filed criminal charges against the Chairman of Capital Oil and Gas Limited, Senator Ifeanyi Patrick Ubah, and the company, over alleged fraud to the tune of N135 billion. In the charges filed before the Federal High Court in Lagos, the prosecution said the N135bn emanated from a July 2013 consent judgment […]

NATO leaders, Princess Anne, Johnson, Trudeau and Macron caught on camera mocking Trump

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines Thursday, December 5th, 2019

The leaders of Britain, Canada, France and the Netherlands have been caught on camera at a Buckingham Palace reception mocking US President Donald Trump’s lengthy media appearances ahead of Wednesday’s NATO summit. The footage, shot by the British host’s camera pool on Tuesday evening and spotted and subtitled by Canada’s CBC, set the tone for […]

Ondo: PDP tackles Akeredolu over daughters wedding in Mauritius

Posted by admin Headlines, Ondo, State News Thursday, December 5th, 2019

Dayo Johnson, Akure The opposition Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo state yesterday said the conduct of the wedding of the daughter of governor Rotimi Akeredolu in Mauritius was a vexatious display of insensitivity by the governor towards the difficult challenges currently being faced by citizens of the state. It alleged that ” almost 100 people […]

Pastor sends assassins after fellow cleric over popularity

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, December 5th, 2019

Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe For allegedly sending a six-man gang of suspected assassins to kill one Pastor Janet Ogunshola, the police on Tuesday arraigned the pastor of The Life House Ministry, Ojo Barracks, Benjamin Akinsanya, before the Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Igbosere. Akinsanya was arraigned alongside Darlington Orji and Liberty Elvis on five counts bordering on […]

SAN blames UNILAG gang-rape victim for own ordeal

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, December 5th, 2019

Defence in the case of a University of Lagos student, Chuka Chukwu, 19, accused of serially gang-raping a fellow student (name withheld), on Tuesday said that the alleged victim was not naive as she claimed. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Chukwu’s counsel, Mrs. Abimbola Akeredolu (SAN), made the submission while cross-examining the […]

Pictures: Buhari unveils indigenous mine-resistant military vehicles

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Army, Headlines Thursday, December 5th, 2019

Buhari unveils indigenous mine-resistant military vehicles By Sumaila Ogbaje resident Muhammadu Buhari, has inaugurated the first set of combat and light vehicles manufactured at the Nigerian Army Command Engineering Depot in partnership with Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) in Kaduna. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the vehicles were unveiled at the opening […]

Calls go out for donors for Kalabari (Rivers) Medical Mission 2020

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Friday, November 29th, 2019

Minapu, Happy thanksgiving, hope you found plenty things to be thankful for, both big and small. Planning for the 2020 free Kalabari Medical Mission to our beloved kingdom is in full swing and we need your help! Please consider a tax-deductible donation to support our mission. We hope that you will consider donating this year. The […]