Like other Muslims across the globe, Alhaji Sulaiman Njoku’s family of four is set for the activities marking this year’s Eid al-Adha, or Festival of Sacrifice, on which Muslims are expected to slaughter sacrificial animals. Being the Chief Imam of [...]
Leader of the Yoruba Socio-Cultural Group, Egbe Afenifere (ILOSIWAJU YORUBA), Senator Ayo Fasanmi is dead. He died at the ripe age of 94 years. According to a statement signed by his son, Folabi Fasanmi, he passed on peacefully in Osogbo [...]
Femi Fani Kayode (FFK) slams Buhari for not naming train stations, insists that honor must be given to whom it is due, stating that the omission of some relevant persons in Nigeria’s past and present history is a malicious move [...]
Ondo Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has unveiled a former Commissioner in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Lucky Ayedatiwa as his running mate for the October 10 governorship poll. Akeredolu, who spoke at the swearing-in of new aides, said Ayedatiwa possessed [...]
The House of Representatives on Tuesday raised alarm over lethal clauses in Article 8(1) of the commercial loan agreement signed between Nigeria and Export-Import Bank of China which allegedly “wills the sovereignty of Nigeria” in the $400 million loan for [...]
When Sandra Isirima, 28, started her Master’s degree in September 2018, she thought she’d be graduating with her husband Michael and their four young boys by her side. Michael was very supportive of her dream to study for a Master’s [...]
Reputed to be the head of the kitchen cabinet of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, the president’s nephew, Malam Mamman Daura, yesterday spoke on the vexed issue of zoning and rotation of the nation’s presidency, arguing that competence, not geography [...]
Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki has said President Muhammadu Buhari and lots of stakeholders in the All Progressives Congress (APC) were shocked that Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the former National Chairman of the party will mastermind his disqualification from the party’s [...]
Barely four days after his defection, immediate past House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara on Monday led some members of the House to the Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Yobe State [...]
The new leadership of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and members of the Shura council have executed 3 top commanders including the once most powerful jihadist warlord in-charge of all terrorists activities and operations along the Tumbus [...]
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari and the Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC also known as Progressive Governors Forum, PGF, are in a crucial virtual meeting. The meeting which started about 11:25am, is being attended physically, by [...]
The war of words between the National Assembly members and the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, over Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) contract awards, yesterday, worsened, with the Senate describing Akpabio’s allegation as a cheap blackmail and fallacy [...]
For the first time, the person considered as the most prominent figure in the Buhari administration, Malam Mamman Daura, has broken his silence, saying he had never imposed his decision on the President. He spoke in a brief interview with [...]
Musa Nosa Kadiri grew up playing soccer on the streets of his hometown, Benin City in Nigeria, where playing soccer served as both fun and distraction from daily life. Former Nigerian international, Musa Nosa Kadiri, has passed away at the [...]
Over 4,000 couples who have applied to be wedded at the Ikoyi Marriage Registry in Lagos State will have to wait for some time to put a legal seal on their union. The PUNCH learnt that the Ministry of Interior, [...]
July 27, 2020
Health issues
ABUJA – A meeting between the federal and state governments to discuss modalities for resumption of schools will hold next week Monday. The meeting which will be presided by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, is to have all [...]
A close ally of the incumbent Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, Hon. Osamwonyi Atu has resigned his appointment in the Obaseki-led administration, Igbere TV reports. Igbere TV reports that Hon. Atu resigned his appointment as member representing Orhionmwon in [...]
Stop BBNaija Over COVID-19, citing fears of a possible spread of COVID-19 among inmates, Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, has asked the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to take Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) off the air, multiple sources. The [...]
The Eid-el-kabir gathering for Hawan Daushe -the paying of visit on the Governor by Emirs and massing of Emirs at Shettima House, among other traditional outings by the Emirates have been suspended. Commissioner for Information, Muhammad Garba, tokd reporters the [...]
Ibrahim Magu, the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, says some of the vehicles recovered by the EFCC were auctioned to the Presidential Villa, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development as well [...]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has extended his appreciation to the Minister of Transport, Chibuike Amaechi, over the honour of renaming a rail station after him. Speaking on the Buhari administration, Jonathan said completing the railway programme was good, adding that [...]
The administration of President Buhari and VP Osinbajo is determined to leave a lasting legacy in Nigeria’s infrastructural landscape through SUKUK Funds. Rail, roads, bridges are all taking major facelifts where available and new ones being constructed where not. The [...]
12 Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials have been suspended indefinitely after being quizzed by the Presidential Investigation Committee, headed by Justice Isa Ayo Salami (red). The new development comes days after 12 directors of the agency were suspended [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has been advised to scrap the Niger Delta Development Commission and the North East Development Commission for allegedly taking advantage of the masses. Isah Abubakar, National President, Northern Youth Council of Nigeria and Chairman, Nigeria Citizen [...]
Some officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have received letters of suspension. Although details of those suspended are yet to be made public, Hope For Nigeria Online learnt that Olanipekun Olukoyede, secretary to the commission, is among [...]
BBNaija Housemate: Olamilekan Agbeleshe known by his stage name Laycon is a 26 year old rapper and singer from Lagos. He graduated from the department of philosophy from the University of Lagos in 2016, and he was one of the [...]
July 21, 2020
entertainment
Twenty-nine suspects detained at the Central Police Station (CPS) in Umuahia, the Abia State Capital, have escaped. The suspects were said to have fled Saturday night. Twenty of them have been rearrested while nine are unaccounted for, The Nation learned.It [...]
Chairman of Ocean Marine Solution (OMS) and Edo born billionaire, Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo, has raised the alarm over alleged plans by Governor Godwin Obaseki to burn down his farms, Igbere TV reports. Igbere TV reports that the business mogul, [...]
A former speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Zakawanu Garuba, is dead, Igbere TV reports. The deceased is a chieftain of the PDP in Edo. Igbere TV gathered that Hon. Garuba died Saturday morning after a [...]
Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State has denied a trending report that he was barred from seeing Governor Mai Mala Buni, Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja. The report had claimed APC members [...]