The names of former Governor of Kano, Ibrahim Shekarau, and three others have been sent to the Senate by President Goodluck Jonathan for confirmation, as required by the Nigerian Constitution. The letter was read at the plenary on Wednesday before the lawmakers by the Senate President, David Mark. “In accordance with section 147 sub section…
Passengers of Arik Air on the Lagos to London flight were treated to undiluted jokes when Bovi entertained them on Monday May 19 , 2014. Passengers onboard the Arik Air flight W3 101 could not, but ask for more and were excited by the initiative of the airline. Bovi made the flight eventful with his…
The estranged wife of Sullivan Chime, Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, Mrs Clara Chime (nee Igwe) was days back given a top job at the headquarters of NAFDAC in Abuja as a senior director. Sources hinted that Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, secured the appointment for Mrs. Clara Igwe. Those in the know…
Nigerian actress, Cossy Orjiakor, is presently having it rough with one of her tenants, according to series of tweets posted by her on her Twitter page on Tuesday. Cossy, known for various controversies, took her case to the public, claiming she was slapped by a friend of her tenant because she requested the man to…
***Only Advisory Notice Issued Following the wide condemnations that greeted the order on Monday by the Commissioner of Police in Abuja, Joseph Mbu, banning all forms of ‘BringBackOurGirls protests in the FCT, the Police High Command has made a u-turn on that order. This is coming barely 24 hours after Mbu addressed a press conference…
It was sadness and sorrow for families of about eight persons working in a building in Onitsha, a commercial city in Anambra State, as the property craved in and trapped the workers to death. It was gathered that the collapsed property, a school under construction and owned by an Anglican Church, killed some of those…
Months after of ruling Anambra State from his Eri village in Aguleri, the state governor, Willie Obiano, has eventually moved into the Government House in Akwa, the state capital. Since he was sworn-in as the number one citizen of Anambra State on March 17, Obiano had been operating from his village, a development that has…
The House of Representatives’ Minority Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila, has admitted that the protesters of the ‘BringBackOurGirls’ are actually members of Nigeria’s main opposition political party, All Progressives Congress, APC. Gbajabiamila, reacting to statement credited to the Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, last Wednesday that the protesters were members of APC, said “Maku, the Information Minister…
For Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, getting the support of the leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2015 to contest as the governorship candidate of the party might be a tall dream going by the scenario that played itself out in the state recently. It is a known fact that there are…
Unarguably Africa’s biggest reality show on television, the Big Brother Africa (BBA) is making a return in 2014 and this is raising adrenaline among the excited fans of the programme. The BBA is known for its drama, suspense and surprises, which have made it one of the widely watched television programme in the continent. For…