By Daud Olatunji ABEOKUTA—Ogun State police command yesterday arraigned 31 commercial motorcyclists, otherwise known as Okada riders, for allegedly unleashing terror on some members of Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association of Nigeria in the state, which left three [...]
“Religion is the sigh of the oppressed Creature, the feeling of a heartless world And the soul of soulless circumstances. It Is the opium of the people.”-Karl Marx ISLAMIC scholars in their various dissertations agree that “Islamic Fundamentalism” connotes the [...]
By Simon Ebegbulem BENIN CITY—THERE was pandemonium at Fugar, Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State last Saturday as a police officer attached to a traditional ruler shot two women dead during a burial ceremony. The deceased were identified [...]
Abuja – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will on July 9 stage the Draw Ceremony for the Men’s and Women’s Football Tournaments of the 11th All-Africa Games (AAG). The ceremony will hold at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The continental [...]
Former Zambian president Rupiah Banda was acquitted on Monday after a court case in which he was alleged to have personally benefited from a $ 2.5 million oil deal with Nigeria. At a trial that began in early 2013, Banda [...]
A commercial motorcyclists, popularly called okada rider, identified as Rahman, has allegedly been chased to death by men of the Nigerian Police Force at Akowonjo Roundabout, Alimosho Local Government, Lagos, southwest Nigeria. The deceased was crushed to death by a [...]
Insists that Governance is derailing By Henry Umoru ABUJA – NATIONAL leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari against politicising anti Corruption agencies in his plans to nip in the bud, the current menace, just [...]
Lagos, 29 June 2015: Ghana’s Dancehall star Stonebwoy has triumphed at the 2015 BET Awards, winning the award for Best International Act: Africa at last night’s star-studded ceremony in LA Stonebwoy saw off stiff competition from Aka (South Africa), Fally Ipupa (Dr Congo), Sarkodie (Ghana), Sauti Sol (Kenya), The Soil (South Africa), Wizkid (Nigeria) and Yemi Alade (Nigeria) to take home the prestigious prize. Wizkid The BET [...]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says no amount of intimidation, blackmail and propaganda by the Presidency would stop it from standing shoulder to shoulder with Nigerians in demanding that President Muhammadu Buhari kick-starts government and commence implementation of his campaign [...]
By Michael EbohABUJA — The Federal Government has appointed Mr. Mordecai Danteni Baba Ladan, as the Director of the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, to take over from Mr. George Osahon whose tenure elapsed June 19, 2015. According to a [...]
A convicted murderer has been captured in the US state of North Carolina days after escaping from jail, allegedly with the help of a female prison worker, an official told AFP Monday. The case mirrors another US prison breakout making [...]
Massive 5-Foot-Long Hairball Removed From Teen’s Stomach – Surgeons in India have removed a 5-foot long hairball from a teenager’s stomach who was so ill she could barely swallow water. Kavita Kumari, 15, had been swallowing hair for the past year. [...]
Six ships laden with petroleum products are waiting to berth and discharge at jetties in Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) disclosed this in its daily publication, `Shipping Position’, made available to newsmen on [...]
France has deported 40 foreign imams for “preaching hatred” in the past three years, a quarter of them in the last six months, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Monday. The minister vowed to clamp down on mosques and preachers inciting [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned, in the strongest language, the latest terrorist attacks on Borno and Yobe communities by the Boko Haram bandits. This is contained in a statement issued by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, [...]
Plastic Baby Was Born In India – A ‘plastic’ baby having a rare skin disorder was born in Amritsar, India. The baby, which one doctor said has the appearance of a rubber doll, was born with collodion – or Lamellar ichthyosis [...]
The Agip oil company centre in Ebocha in Ogba Egbema Ndoni LGA in Rivers was yesterday gutted by fire. According to a citizen reporter, Lukeson Oguchi, the fire started at about 11pm after a loud explosion. Vanguard is yet to [...]
Nigerian Man Who Turned Into A Woman Releases New Photos – Miss Sahhara, a Nigerian transgender, is a beauty to behold in new photos! She shared the photos to support the “I am valid” campaign which is a campaign for the [...]
READ Why Buhari Orders Arrest Of Wife’s Younger Brother – President Buhari has reportedly ordered the arrest of his brother-in-law, Musa Yola, on the fraud allegation. According to reporters, Musa Yola, who is also known as ‘Alhaji Yola’ was ordered to [...]
By Ben Agande, Abuja. The presidency yesterday explained that the seeming slow pace of governance by the Buhari administration is because the Augean stable being cleared by the administration requires “scrupulous and painstaking planning”. Reacting to a statement by the [...]
Follow @OlufemiAjasa[1]By Olufemi Ajasa Now that the US has demonstrated its commitment to equality before the law, by ensuring same-sex couples can now marry in all 50 states of the confederate following its historic Supreme Court’s ruling which gave marriage [...]
Follow @OlufemiAjasa[1]By Olufemi Ajasa Mixed reactions trailed the Federal Government’s plan to build a helipad in Daura, Katsina State, to ensure a direct flight for President Muhammadu Buhari whenever he visits his country home. Insert: A view of what an [...]
Kenya’s deputy prime minister, Mr Uhuru Kenyatta, has won Kenya’s presidential election by a tiny margin with 50.03 percent with a turnout of 86%, provisional results showed this morning, avoiding a run-off after a race that has divided the nation [...]
By Omoh Gabriel, Austin Ogwuda, Abdulsalam Muhammad,Wole Mosadomi, Tina Akannam, Aliyu Dangida, Daud Olatunji, Boluwaji Obahopo &Tom Moses LAGOS— Federal, states and local governments are losing about N50 trillion annually from untapped resources that abound in the nation’s soil. Nigeria [...]
By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor LAGOS—President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministers may come in two months at the earliest as the new administration seeks to come to grip with what its officials claim as the rot it inherited. Insiders in the new [...]
By Omoh Gabriel, Business Editor Economists, geologists and surveyors have long agreed that under the Nigerian soil are wealth and riches untold. But majority of Nigerians are wallowing in poverty. The Nigerian Extractive Industries and Transparency Initiative, NEITI report suggests [...]
Reviewing the actions and inactions of the administration in the first 30 days, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP called for prayers for an administration it claims has shown no movement or motion. Olisa Metuh The party spoke through [...]
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief, Mike eboh & Gabriel Ewepu How would you rate the capacity of the Solid minerals sector in the nation’s economy? To talk about the capacity of the solid minerals sector in the country, how [...]
To the consternation of political associates, the sign of activity, as reflected by appointments and dismissals, have not been seen in the new administration. But that does not mean that the administration has been short of constructive engagements. By Emmanuel [...]
By Esther Onyegbula LAGOS—Six-year-old Michael Daniel, has called on the government to help find his father, Abel Daniel, 41, who has reportedly gone missing. According to reports, Abel was last seen while driving his Nissan Prado, SUV, with number plate [...]
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