President George H.W. Bush dead at 94
George Herbert Walker Bush, the president who managed the end of the Cold War and forged a global coalition to oust Iraqi forces from Kuwait, has died at age 94. In a political career that spanned three decades, he lost his bid…
PDP to kick off 2019 campaign in Sokoto, asks Nigerians to reject APC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced that its campaign for 2019 elections will kick off in Sokoto state on Monday. Senate President Bukola Saraki, director-general of the party’s campaign council, said this at…
EFCC nabs Lebanese with over $2million cash at Abuja Airport (Photos)
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested one Abbas Lakis, a Lebanese for money laundering offence. Lakis was picked up at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, following…
Buhari heading to Poland for climate change summit
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Saturday for Katowice, Poland, to attend the 24th session of the Climate Change Conference known as the Parties (COP24). Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, announced this in…
Ogun APC gov candidate picks UK-trained engineer as running mate
Dapo Abiodun, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun state, has announced Noimot Salako-Oyedele as his running mate in the 2019 polls. A statement issued by his campaign…
‘Game of Thrones’ Director Confirms All Season 8 Episodes Will Be Over an Hour Long
There's been buzz around the amount of Game of Thrones episodes in Season 8 and how long each would run since Season 7 ended last summer. We had heard each episode would be feature length, running at least 80…
Fact-Check: Has Buhari died and been replaced with a lookalike?
Several high-profile figures in Nigeria, including a former government minister, have claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari has died and been replaced by a lookalike from Sudan.Tweets, Facebook posts and YouTube videos repeating…
Power shortage worsens in South Africa
South Africa’s power shortage worsened on Friday as large parts of the country were gripped by load shedding, said electricity utility, Eskom.Stage 2 rotational load shedding was implemented from 09:00 a.m. and was likely…
Consumers groan over poor connections as 4G/LTE services wobble
•NCC says device type matter in service offering• 9Mobile explains challenges, wants CNI bill passedTelecommunications subscribers are unhappy with the mobile network operators over slow Internet connections, especially the fourth…
India’s most expensive movie is battling piracy and telcos
India’s most expensive movie to date has fallen prey to piracy. On Nov. 28, Lyca Productions, the producer of 2.0, starring Tamil megastar Rajnikanth and Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, filed a civil suit …
Jay Z addresses Kanye West and Donald Trump on new Meek Mill album
Jay Z addressed Kanye West and Donald Trump’s relationship which has sparked controversy in different US communities, in new Meek Mill album While many interpreted this as Jay Z still holding on to his long-running feud with his…
Princess Shyngle reveals where she breaths from with her tiny waist
Princess Shyngle who has left many smitten with her tiny waist, has finally revealed where she breaths from in a ‘question and answer’ session with a fan. The Instagram fan who wondered how Princess Shyngle breaths with her tiny…
Nigerian man catches white lover sleeping with fellow Nigerian in Germany (video)
Nigerian man who caught his white lover sleeping with a fellow Nigerian in Germany, took to Facebook to share a video from the scene which left him shocked. The Nigerian man who was heard shouting at his white lover in the…
2019: INEC threatens to disqualify presidential candidates over age
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that it will disqualify the presidential and vice presidential candidates of some political parties over violation of Electoral Act on the age stipulation of…
OPINION: Don’t politicise religion in Nigeria By Muhammadu Buhari
IN 1844, the Revd Samuel Ajayi Crowther returned home to Yorubaland (now part of modern-day Nigeria). Twenty years earlier, he had been kidnapped and sold to European slave traders who were bound for the Americas. He was freed by…
Rights Group Drags FIRS To Court, Demands Atiku’s Tax Records
A civil rights group, Committee for the Protection of Peoples Mandate (CPPM), has sued the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to court over alleged suspicious contents in the tax declaration of Presidential candidate of the…
Trending video of Zamfara state governor, Abdulaziz Yari threatening to attack APC National…
A video of Zamfara state governor, Abdulaziz Yari threatening APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomole and members of the National Working Committee NWC of the party, is currently trending online. Although no one knows when the…
Police blasts PDP over calls for Ibrahim Idris resignation
The Nigeria Police has replied the allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, over his perceived romance with the ruling party. The PDP National Chairman, Mr…
Deadline for candidates’ withdrawals: Confusion in Okorocha, Amosun’s camps
•I’m not leaving APC, Buhari my candidate — Okorocha•Defections rock Ogun APC; Gbajabiamila protests Ahead of tomorrow’s deadline for the voluntary withdrawal of candidates for governorship and state legislative elections, there…
Principal suspect in Bauchi birthday killings nabbed
Bauchi State Command of the Nigerian Police has paraded alleged prime suspect of the Bauchi birthday party violence which claimed four lives about two weeks ago.Parading the suspect at the Police Command in Bauchi, yesterday the…
I am a warrior, I have fought many battles – Emmanuel Emenike
Emmanuel Emenike has described himself as “a warrior” who has conquered many battles, as he looks set to return to action after six months away. Emenike has dared those who doubt he could make a successful comeback after six months…
Man takes sex enhancing drugs, chases wife and two kids away over sex
A man identified as Solomon, chased his wife and two kids away after taking sex enhancing drugs but the wife refused him sex. The Ikotun Police Division in Lagos have started manhunt for him, after he chased both the wife and…
Nollywood is filled with gossip, envy, backstabbing – Iyabo Ojo
Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo may not be in the best mood at the moment as the actress has taken to social media to lash out at colleagues in Nollywood. According to the actress, the industry is filled with gossips, backstabbing, envy,…
Ganduje’s performance in Kano is outstanding – APC senators
National Assembly members from Kano state elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have stated that the governor, Umar Ganduje’s performance in Kano State cannot be under-emphasized. The lawmakers at a press…