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Ex-Governor Jolly Nyame jailed 14 years for misappropriating state funds
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has sentenced a former Taraba State governor, Jolly Nyame, to 14 years in prison without an option of fine. Mr Nyame was found guilty of 27 out of 41 counts of alleged diversion of public…
Benue will vote President Buhari in 2019 – Governor Ortom
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has declared that people of the state will support the re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari only if the president’s policies and interests are in line with the yearnings and wishes of people…
Saudi Arabia outlaws sexual harassment
Saudi Arabia has passed a new law to criminalise sexual harassment, state media said Wednesday, less than a month before the conservative kingdom lifts its decades-long ban on women driving. The kingdom’s Shura Council, which advises…
Ways you might be cheating on your spouse unknowingly
Cheating is one of the main factors responsible for the break-up of marriages. It can rob a couple of their relationship, their happiness and their very identity. It is an extremely common human experience, yet it’s so poorly understood.…
Dino Melaye Walking Majestically Into The Senate Before Joining The PDP Senators Camp
you already know he stated it clearly that he wanted to seat beside PDP’s David Mark at the Senate. Well above is the photo of drama king Melaye walking majestically into the Senate knowing they are about to hear it! Such a drama king!
Fayemi Resigns As Minister To Focus On Defeating Fayose’s Deputy
Dr. Kayode Fayemi has resigned his appointment as Minister of Mines and Steel Development to concentrate on defeating Kolapo Olusola, Governor Ayo Fayose’s deputy, at the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti State. Fayemi tendered…
Biafra: Sit-at-home call grounds Onitsha, Aba; fails in Abakaliki, Enugu, Awka
The sit-at-home order by pro-Biafran groups in the South-east of Nigeria recorded massive compliance in some states and cities.But it was a complete flop in many others.The Indigeneous People Of Biafra (IPOB) and Movement for the…
Name ‘notorious bribe seekers’, Senate dares Jega
The Nigerian Senate has dared a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, to mention the names of committee chairmen who seek bribe at the National Assembly.The call followed a point of…
Buhari meets Super Eagles
Players and officials of Nigeria’s senior national football team, Super Eagles, are currently at the presidential villa for a farewell meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, ahead of their trip to Russia for the World Cup. The team…
BREAKING: Rowdy Senate session as Dino Melaye ‘decamps’
Embattled Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye, attended the Senate plenary on Wednesday after some weeks absence. Mr Melaye has been bed-ridden since he landed in the hospital after a failed attempt to evade being taken to Kogi State by…
Delayed Flight: Air Peace sues passengers for alleged assault
The management of Air Peace airline on Monday sued some of its passengers for assault and malicious damage to property after persons aboard an Abuja-Lagos flight protested a lengthy flight delay.The incident, which happened last Friday,…
Atiku partners Saudi German Hospital to build 100-bed medical facility in Abuja
Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has sealed a partnership with Saudi German Hospital, Dubai, to establish a world-class medical facility in Abuja. He said the 100-bed hospital facility will break new grounds in medical services…
Suspected cattle rustlers kill eight villagers in Kaduna
Suspected cattle rustlers on Tuesday killed eight persons at Kurega village in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, police said.The rustlers reportedly attacked the community which shares boundary with Birnin Gwari Local…
62 Year Old Woman Gives Birth After 42 Years Of Marriage And 7 Years of Pregnancy (Photos)
Nigerian Facebook user, Sampraise Ujere just shared news of a 62 year old woman who supposedly gave birth to her first child after 42 years of marriage and 7 years of pregnancy. According to him, the baby is 11months old and the…
Heavens wont fall if Buhari procecutes Obasanjo over $16bn power project – Sagay
Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), in this interview with Daily Independent, Blasts Obasanjo over the controversial power project. President Buhari and former president…
New Born Baby Detained In Lagos Hospital For 3 Months Over N650K Medical Bills
A Lagos couple, Mr Michael and Mrs Roseline Oaikhena, have been denied the custody of their newborn baby, Ighodalo, for three months over an unpaid medical bill of N650,000. Punch Metro learnt that the hospital holding on to the…
Stop Saraki’s trial – nPDP tells Buhari
Why is the former newPeoples Democratic Party (nPDP) bloc within the All Progressives Congress (APC) aggrieved? Three issues are behind threat to leave the ruling party, it was learnt yesterday. The issues were identified at a…
Man City star M16 assault rifle tattoo sparks criticism
RAHEEM Sterling has triggered the fury of anti-gun campaigners — by unveiling a new tattoo of an M16 assault rifle on his right leg, The Sun reports. Sterling posted a picture of himself training with his England team-mates at St…
Oil price falls to $74, Nigeria’s exports suffer
The international oil benchmark, Brent crude, on Tuesday continued its biggest losing streak since February, falling below $75 per barrel. The downturn in oil prices came on the heels of worries that Saudi Arabia and Russia could pump…
124,000 Active Military Personnel, 291,685 Policemen – Are Nigerian Security Agencies Weighed Down…
SINCE 2009, Nigerian security agencies− Nigerian Army, State Security Services and the Police have been fighting insurgencies in the country. Yet the war against insurgency in Nigeria seems unending. The security agencies are still…
PVC, Card Reader gave me victory in 2015 – Buhari
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday night said that the Permanent Voters Card, PVC and the Card Reader, were responsible for the victory he recorded in the 2015 Presidential elections after three unsuccessful attempts. The President…
Bribe-taking: Senators, Reps charge at Jega, say it’s pot calling kettle black
The claim by former chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, that National Assembly members were bribe takers, yesterday, cascaded into name calling with the legislators describing it as the…
Student spends $1m erroneously credited to her bank account
A South African student who spent more than $63,000 of $1.1 million she erroneously received was arrested on Tuesday and appeared in court for alleged theft, police said. Sibongile Mani, 28, was arrested by the police’s serious…
Traders who observe IPOB’s sit-at-home order will forfeit shops – Gov. Umahi
Traders in Ebonyi who obverse the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra on Wednesday, May 30, will permanently forfeit their shops, Governor David Umahi said on Tuesday. Umahi, who made the declaration in Abakaliki…