Fayose Berates DSS Over Illegal Detention Of Oil Magnet, Ifeanyi Ubah
Ayodele Fayose, the governor of Ekiti State, has condemned the State Security Services, SSS, also known as DSS over the arrest and detention of the managing director of Capital Oil and Gas Limited,...
View Article‘All Yorubas In Osinbajo’s Security Detail Have Been Replaced’– Fani-Kayode...
Femi Fani-Kayode, a prominent thought leader in Nigeria, has revealed that the security detail assigned to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has been changed and every single Yoruba person has been...
View ArticleBREAKING: Massive Shakeup In Nigerian Army, 147 Senior Officers Redeployed
The Nigerian Army has announced a massive shakeup in the army which affects 147 senior officers. In a e-mailed statement to The Trent on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, Sani Usman, the spokesperson of the...
View ArticleMan Demands Divorce From Wife Because ‘She Gives Birth Like Rats’
A civil servant, Michael Ayinde has pleaded with an Igando Customary Court in Lagos State to end his marriage because his wife gives birth to babies like rats. Ayinde, 39, on Wednesday, May 10, 2017...
View ArticleIfeanyi Ubah: DSS Is Turning Nigeria Into A Police State – HURIWA
Following what it describes as disturbing scenarios of state sponsored abductions, arbitrary arrest and illegal detention in dungeons and surreptitious raids by the federal secret police- the State...
View ArticleUS Pledges Additional $500 Million Aid To Boko Haram Victims
The United States government on Thursday, May 11, 2017 announced that it had in the last two years spent $500 million (about N152 billion) on humanitarian assistance to communities in Northeastern...
View Article2 Nigerians Shot Dead In South Africa
The Nigeria Union in South Africa said on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 that two Nigerians were shot dead in Western Cape Province of that country. Mr Mike Ibitoye, the Chairman of the Union`s chapter in the...
View ArticleNigerian Government To Issue New Yellow Card Travel Document
The Federal Executive Council, presided over by acting President Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 has approved a memorandum for the introduction of a new Yellow Card with advanced...
View Article‘I Pray God Preserves Buhari To Continue To Lead Nigeria’– Osinbajo
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo in President Muhammadu Buhari home state of Katsina declared that the former military dictator treats him as one of his sons. According to Laolu Akande, one of the...
View ArticleFinally #OpenNASS, Here Is The Full Breakdown Of National Assembly Budget...
In an unprecedented move on Thursday, May 11, 2017, Nigeria’s National Assembly budget went from a one line item to a detailed 33 pages. An elated senate president, Bukola Saraki said the National...
View Article24 Chibok Girls To Resume School In September
Parents of some of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria three years ago hailed on Thursday, May 11, 2017 their planned return to school in September, but said...
View Article258 Nigerians, Including 5 Minors, Return From Libya
At least 258 additional Nigerian returnees from Libya arrived in Lagos on Thursday, May 11, 2017 aboard a chartered Airbus A330-200 with registration mark 5A-LAT operated by Libya Airlines. A report by...
View ArticleThe Return Of Troublesome Billionaires And Killer ‘Generals’ In Anambra State
Exposing Violent Activities Of “Gen” Kenneth Okonkwor, Emeka Offor & Others In Anambra State Anambra Society had in recent times been devilled by rampaging and violent activities of its leading...
View ArticleFormer FCT Minister, Bala Mohammed, Remanded In Kuje Prison
Bala Mohammed, a former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has been remanded in Kuje Prison following his arraignment at a High Court of the FCT, Gudu District on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Justice...
View ArticleFulani Herdsmen Killings Could Lead To Full Blown Civil War – CAN
Olasupo Ayokunle, the president of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has called on the federal government to prosecute some Fulani herdsmen arrested in connection with the recent killings in...
View ArticleCorruption: Kano State House Sets Up Committee To Investigate Emir Sanusi
The Kano State House of Assembly on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 raised an eight-man committee to investigate fresh allegations against the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, The Guardian reports....
View ArticleEbola Resurfaces In Democratic Republic Of Congo, One Confirmed Dead
An outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo that began April 22 has resulted in at least one death and possibly two others, according to the World Health Organization. The Congo Ministry...
View Article1,000 Dead As Nigerian Gov’t Appears Helpless In Face Of Meningitis Outbreak
More than 1,000 people have died in an outbreak of meningitis in Nigeria, the Centre for Disease Control said Thursday, May 11, 2017 but added that the spread of the disease is slowing. The outbreak...
View ArticleNational Security: Thailand Gives Facebook 3-Day Ultimatum To Remove Content
Thai authorities gave Facebook until Tuesday to take down contents it said were threatening national security or face legal action. Thailand’s military government has ramped up online censorship,...
View ArticleIn May 2017, FG Releases N1.2 Trillion For 2016 Capital Projects
As the 2016 budget closes, the Federal Ministry of Finance says N1.2 trillion capital releases have been made in line with government’s increased focus on capital expenditure. The director of...
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