Going by information made available by the committee for Bishop (Dr) Tom Samson’s 50th Birthday anniversary, all is ready for the much-awaited week-long celebration, which kicks off on Sunday, December 6-13. Organisers of the event led by Deacon Iyke Kanu have promised to shake Lagos and Ogun States to its foundation with array of activities…
Day: November 23, 2015
Abubakar Audu: Before Or After? By Damilare Ogunleye
I believe it was Sahara Reporters that first broke the news of the unfortunate demise of the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the recently conducted inconclusive Kogi elections, Prince Abubakar Audu. The news of his death broke shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared the Kogi gubernatorial election…
Juliet Ibrahim Directs Photo Session For Project 'RAW'
Highly gifted and charming actress, Juliet Ibrahim recently directed a photo shoot for a foundation belonging to an actor-cum-model, Emmanuel Ikubese. The project tagged RAW (Respect A Woman), is to create awareness against domestic violence and it offered the actress an opportunity to hone her directorial skills which she debuted in her new TV Series;…
CCT Pauses Saraki’s Trial
The Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, has suspended the trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, over allegation of false declaration of assets. This followed a ruling by a Supreme Court suspending the trial by the Tribunal pending the determination of the appeal filed by the number three man. Public Relations Officer of the CCT,…
DSS Begs To Suspend Nnamdi Kanu’s Case
The Department of State Services, DSS, has requested to halt the hearing of the case against leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, at a Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. On Monday, the director of Radio Biafra was finally brought to court amidst watertight security. At the hearing, the…
Audu Abubakar Buried Amid Tears (Photos)
Corpse of candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the last Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Kogi State, Audu Abubakar, has finally been laid to rest. The former governor was buried on Monday afternoon at his residence in Ogbonicha area of the state. Tears flows freely on the cheeks of many sympathisers, who thronged the…
Confusion In Kogi Over Audu’s Resurrection Tale
Uncertainty has rented the air in Kogi State over rumour that the former governor of the state, Prince Audu Abubakar, has risen after he was announced dead on Sunday night. Abubakar, who participated in the Saturday governorship election in Kogi State as candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was said to have breathed his…
Nnamdi Kanu Appears In Court
Last week, an Abuja Chief Magistrate Court directed the Department of State Services, DSS, to produce in court on Monday, November 23, 2015, the detained leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. This followed failure of the DSS to produce the accused in court in the past to answer criminal charges levelled…