Vast of Bracket music group throws birthday party for girlfriend in London
Nigerian singer Vast, who is a member of the popular music group, Bracket, has thrown a surprise birthday party for his girlfriend in London, United Kingdom. The lady identified as Jennifer Oguzie was left in total amazement as…
Pastor arrested for using teachers’ N5million cooperative fund for church
A pastor identified as Victor Tobore has been arrested for fraud bothering on the alleged diversion of teachers’ cooperative fund in the tune of N5million. The fund was diverted into his church account. Victor was arrested by the police…
Presidency says all remaining girls in captivity alive
The Presidency has disowned a journalist, Ahmed Salkida, who claimed in his tweets yesterday that only 15 out of the remaining 113 Chibok schoolgirls, believed to be with their Boko Haram abductors, are alive. The Senior Special…
2019: APC, PDP others face campaign funding hurdles
With 2019 around the corner, it will be open season soon enough with political parties bearing their fangs. It will also be the season of the money bags as money, yet again, will play a prominent role in determining who is…
People Buhari needs for re-election
President Muhammadu Buhari is now set for re-election, having parted ways with fellow ex-generals Olusegun Obasanjo, TY Danjuma, and others who strongly opposed the return bid of then-president Goodluck Jonathan. Many of those who…
The Walis: Famous Fulani folks of Kano
The family of late Suleiman Wali, the first Walin Kano, is famous in Kano State. Wali’s forefathers were Fulani cattle rearers and Islamic scholars in Ja’en quarters, Gwale Local Government Area of Kano. As cattle rearers, they…
2019 election: Buhari, not party, to determine Osinbajo’s fate, says APC
The All Progressives Congress has said it will not force anyone on President Muhammadu Buhari as his running mate if he wins the party’s presidential ticket.Consequently, the ruling party said it would not compel the President, who…
Why the North will still vote for Buhari in 2019 –Matthew Kukah
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, speaks to TOBI AWORINDE on the socio-economic situation in the North, President Muhammadu Buhari’s performance and the forthcoming 2019 elections You were one of those who…
Hacked? APC Nigeria Twitter account currently trading bitcoin
The official Twitter account of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Nigeria, @APCNigeria, is currently being used to trade cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin and ethereum. The account name has been changed to Justin Sun,…
7 Solid Reasons Buhari Will Win 2019 Re-election
While many Nigerians have given a scornful and sour stare at the president for declaring his interest to contest in 2019 for a reelection, NIGERIA NEWS have gathered ample information indicating that the old man may perhaps win the…
APC will use federal, state, local powers take over Ekiti – Kayode Fayemi
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Kayode Fayemi, has boasted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will deploy all the governmental advantages it has to wrest power in Ekiti from the Peoples Democratic Party come July 2018…
Salah, De Bruyne, De Gea nominated for PFA Player of The Year (See full list)
The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) have announced the nominees for the 2017/2018 Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year. For Player of The Year, Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne and Liverpool winger, Mohammed…
Sex-for-marks: What LASU lecturer said about Professor Akindele
A university lecturer, Dr Olawale Lawal has described the “sex-for-marks’’ scandal, involving Prof. Richard Akindele of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife, as a damage to the academic community. Professor Akindele was…
Nigeria wins more medals at Commonwealth Games
Nigeria registered its name at the podium of XXI Commonwealth Games by winning silver and bronze in women’s 4X100m and 4X400m relays at Carrara Stadium on Saturday. In the 4×400 metres, Nigeria finished second with a time of 3:25.29…
Prisons officials reportedly beat man into a coma in Benin
Some officials of the Nigeria Prisons Service have been captured on camera brutalising a man in Edo State. In the video, which was published by ITV.NG, a Prisons official was seen slapping the man while a woman, believed to be his…
China bans homosexual content on Weibo
China’s Sina Weibo said it would remove “homosexual” content from the popular microblogging platform, prompting a storm of online protests Saturday under the hashtag “I am gay”. Weibo said in a statement Friday it had begun a…
Russia condemns attack on Syria
The Kremlin on Saturday condemned Western air strikes on Syria where its armed forces are backing President Bashar al-Assad. “Russia severely condemns the attack on Syria where Russian military are helping the lawful government in…
We can’t speak on sex-for-mark scandal against our Venerable – Clergyman
The Ife Diocese of the Anglican Church is still in shock about the allegations of sexual misconduct levelled against a Venerable in the church, Prof. Akindele who is also a Professor at the Department of Management and Accounting,…
Release my kids, Lekan Balogun begs kidnappers
The Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, has pleaded with the kidnappers of his twin children to release them. He made the plea while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Ibadan. He appealed to the…
Why no ‘corrupt’ ex-president has been charged to court – Sagay
Itse Sagay, chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), says the federal government is yet to charge any former president to court over corruption allegations in order to avoid “distractions”. The…
Only 15 of 113 missing Chibok schoolgirls are alive – Salkida
Ahmad Salkida, a journalist known to have access to the leadership of Boko Haram, says only 15 of the yet to be released 113 Chibok schoolgirls are alive. Salkida, who announced this on his Twitter handle, said many of the girls have…
We were so poor, the first time I saw an airport was in 2006 – Actor Aremu Afolayan
Nollywood actor Aremu Afolayan, who is one of the sons of late popular filmmaker, Adeyemi Afolayan fondly referred to as Ade Love, has opened up on his upbringing and according to him, he was born in poverty. The actor who spoke…
DELSU final year student commits suicide over poor results
A Delta State University, Abraka, student has allegedly committed suicide after he failed his final year exams and was handed two semesters extension by the school authorities. The deceased, Orumah Efemena, of the Pharmacy Department,…
Offa bank robbery sponsor, a 29 year old drug baron, has been arrested!
A 29-year-old alleged drug baron, identified as the Offa bank robbery sponsor, has been arrested by the Nigeria police. Adegoke Shogo, described as a mega distributor of Indian hemp, allegedly provided part of the logistics used during…