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Another lady has surfaced with rape allegation against Ronaldo –Lawyer

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, October 8th, 2018

nother woman has come forward with a rape accusation against Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, according to Leslie Stovall, the lawyer of Ronaldo’s first accuser Kathryn Mayorga. “I have had a call from a woman who claims to have had a similar experience,” Stovall said, via the Daily Mail. Stovall reportedly declined to name the woman, but […]

Fayose threatens to quit PDP

Posted by admin Ekiti, General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News Monday, October 8th, 2018

Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The outgoing Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has threatened to leave the Peoples Democratic Party after the National Convention held on Saturday in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. The governor hinted our correspondent on Monday that he would renounce his “membership of the PDP anytime from now.” He added, “After consultations, I […]

NDLEA arrests 103 suspected drug traffickers

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency), State News Monday, October 8th, 2018

The Edo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has arrested 103 suspects for trafficking illicit drugs. Mr Peter Ogar, Head of Operations and Intelligence in the command, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Monday. Ogar said the suspects, comprised of 88 […]

Guber Primaries: Crisis Engulfs APC In Lagos, Imo, Others …As Party Declares Sanwo-Olu Winner Of Guber Primary

Posted by admin All Peoples' Congress (APC), Governors, Headlines, Party Politics, Rivers, State News Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has found itself in further crisis as party bigwigs flex musles over who picks the governorship ticket of the party in various states. Delegates and some members of National and State Houses of Assembly, yesterday, protested the postponement of Adamawa governorship primary election by the National Working Committee (NWC) of […]

Wike, Atiku, Tambuwal hold talks over PDP convention

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018

The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, yesterday, held a consultative meeting with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant and former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar at the Government House, Port Harcourt. The meeting with Atiku came barely 24 hours after another consultative parley with the Sokoto State Governor and another PDP presidential aspirant, […]

Mikel Excused From S’Eagles, Libya Clash

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018

Captain John Mikel Obi has been “excused” from Nigeria’s latest squad because he needs time to recover from injury, according to the country’s football federation, the NFF. He was the most notable absentee from the Super Eagles squad for back-to-back Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers with Libya this month. The 31-year-old, who plays for Chinese […]

US First Lady Melania Trump arrives Accra, Ghana

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines, State News Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018

Melania Trump on Tuesday arrived in Ghana on the first leg of her maiden, solo tour of Africa that has been billed as a chance to carve her own diplomatic path. The US first lady stepped off an overnight flight from Andrews Airforce Base near Washington and onto a red carpet at Accra’s Kotoka International […]

The last thing Achebe told me – Chimamanda Adichie

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, September 29th, 2018

When Chimamanda started out as a writer at Nsukka, she began as a poet and playwright, but she soon found she wasn’t cut out for the stage and the bardic universe. She tried her hands on prose fiction, and hit a goldmine. “I was trying to find my voice, and I found it in […]

Chimamanda Adichie collaborates with Trace for new writing workshop

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, September 29th, 2018

Chimamanda Adichie has announced the return of her annual Creative Writing Workshop.Sponsored by Trace Nigeria, it will run from November 20 to November 30, 2018. Said Adichie, “The workshop, which is currently in its 11th year, will continue to provide me the opportunity to contribute to the growth of the writing community in Nigeria. It will […]

Plateau killings: Jang cries for UN intervention

Posted by admin Headlines, Plateau, State News, United Nations Saturday, September 29th, 2018

Plateau killings: Jang cries for UN intervention Gyang Bere, Jos The senator representing Plateau North in the National Assembly and a PDP Presidential aspirant, Dr. Jonah David Jang, has called on the United Nations (UN) to urgently intervene in the killings in Plateau Statebbefore the people are wiped out. Sen. Jang, in a press statement […]