Controversial comedian turned politician, Uche Ogbuagu, who represents Ikeduru constituency, has been unceremoniously removed as the Majority Leader of Imo State House of Assembly. Kanayo Onyemechi, a member representing Owerri West replaces him as Majority Leader. Ogbuagu, who won election under Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, defected to All Progressives Congress, …
Read moreJustice Bello Duwale of the Sokoto State High Court today, Thursday March 4, 2021 convicted and sentenced one Mohammed Buba Amne to one year imprisonment for obtaining One Million Naira (N1,000,000.00) under false pretense. The convict allegedly collected the money from one Abdullahi Atiku on the pretext of assisting him to secure employment with the Federal Inland R…
Read moreFollowing the trend of inking faces of celebrities, a Nigerian lady has tattooed the national leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on her back. Above Tinubu's head inscription, the unidentified woman inked, "Baba Mi Oga Eko." On the right side of her back, she tattooed the APC Chieftain's name, his mother's name and date…
Read moreSenator Shehu Sani has shared a video, fast going viral on Twitter, of a Fulani young man, he ran into while driving into Abuja on Thursday. The young man is seen in the video rocking a complete corporate dress, with neck-tire, while hawking Kolanuts to motorists. I just met this young Fulani man while driving into Abuja. pic.twitter.com/c4vSY5Feyq — Senator Shehu …
Read moreCrowd has returned once again at office of National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, for enrolment of National Identification Number, NIN. This is happening as 6th of April deadline approaches.
Read moreFormer Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has hosted his friend, the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello at his home in Abuja, on Wednesday.
Read moreAt the least two persons have been reported dead after a fight ensued between Fulani and Yoruba at a local market; Aba Abugudu Market in Atisbo local government Area of Oyo state. Two personnel of the Southwestern Security Network (Amotekun) and a vigilante were reported mortally injured during the fight which happened on Monday. Though the cause of the fi…
Read moreA stunning strike from Kelechi Iheanacho, plus some sensational goalkeeping from Kasper Schmeichel, saw Leicester draw 1-1 with Burnley in an entertaining encounter. The Foxes were hoping to reignite their form after two successive defeats in all competitions, but they made a shaky start as Matej Vydra took advantage of a poor Hamza Choudhury pass to fire Burnley a…
Read moreSinger, Mariah Carey 's estranged brother has disclosed the RnB queen is falsely accusing him of being a violent person. He is therefore suing her over the claims she made in her memoir. Morgan Carey claims in new legal documents obtained by TMZ, Mariah damaged his reputation when she wrote about an allegedly violent struggle he had with their father, …
Read morePeoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Oyo state has postponed its primary, which was initially scheduled to hold on Thursday. According to a statement which was made available by the party spokesperson on Thursday morning, Engr. Akeem Olatunji, the said party primary has been rescheduled to hold in three days time . “Oyo State PDP LG Primary election postponed fo…
Read moreNigeria has recorded 464 new cases of Coronavirus. Of the new cases, Lagos reported 131, Kaduna-69, Akwa Ibom-33, Imo-31, Katsina-30, Kano-26, Ondo-23, Yobe-20, FCT-18, Ogun-13, Rivers-12, Kebbi-11, Ekiti-9, Osun-6, Oyo-6, Borno-5, Gombe-5, Plateau-5, Edo-4, Abia-3, Delta-3, and Zamfara-1. Therefore, as at 3rd of March, Nigeria has confirmed 156,963 cases of Coronav…
Read moreVeteran actor, broadcaster, Sadiq Daba has passed away. According to reports, Daba died on Wednesday evening after a long battle with leukemia and prostate cancer. Among others, his death was has confirmed by filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan with whom he worked recently on the 2020 film, Citation . According to Afolayan, the ace broadcaster died on the …
Read moreUEFA has reiterated it intends to hold Euro 2020 across 12 countries this summer. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the UK was prepared to stage more matches should any of the host countries be unable to fulfil their fixtures because of the coronavirus pandemic. Wembley is already hosting seven games at the tournament, rearranged by a year, including all thre…
Read moreLagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has sent a stern warning to individuals and maritime operators that may want to reverse the progress being recorded along the Apapa corridor. The State Government will resist any attempt from any quarters to bring back the problem, Sanwo-Olu vowed. The Governor said the electronic Call-Up System launched, last Sat…
Read moreVanessa Bryant is opening up about her life after the deaths of her husband, Kobe and daughter, Gianna . She admitted in her recent interview with PEOPLE Magazine, "This pain is unimaginable, but you just have to get up and push forward." "Lying in bed crying isn't going to change the fact that my family will never be the same again."…
Read moreJustice Mohammed Abubakar of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abeokuta, on Wednesday, March 3, 2021,convicted Komolafe Ololade Olajide and Olaniyi Joshua Omobolaji for fraudulent impersonation. The offence runs contrary to Section 22(2) (b) (i) and is punishable under Section 22(2) (b) (iv) of the Cyber Crimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015. Th…
Read moreAfter months of waiting, I'm glad to announce that the COVID-19 vaccinations will start in Abia on Monday, March 8, 2021. It's aimed to last 10 days with a target of vaccinating at least 40% of Abians before end of the year. We have two large cold stores in Umuahia and solar refrigerators in all wards of our Primary Healthcare Centres to store the A…
Read moreSuspected bandits on Wednesday attacked the home of Sokoto State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Bashir Usman Gorau, abducted the wife of his elder brother, Alhaji Lawali Gorau and another brother, Hassan Manya. Gorau disclosed the news of the abduction on his verified Facebook account on Wednesday. The message read, ”Innalillahi wa Inna wa innalillahi Rajiuun!!!…
Read more...VP adds: “Our commitment to energy transition is firm” The forthcoming deployment of the 5 million solar power connections, targeting 25 million households across the country under the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP), reaffirms Nigeria’s commitment to the global green energy initiative. “A just transition to net-zero emissions, probably one where gas as a fossi…
Read moreThe House of Representatives has warned Nigerians of a second outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the country. The House gave the warning on Wednesday in plenary, after adopting a motion on the subject, sponsored by Rep. Idem Unyime. The House of Representatives also urged the country’s health officials to embrace preventive measures to curb the spread of the virus…
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