According to a report by Punch, some men of the Nigeria Police recently made life frustrating for a journalist because he dared go to a club to have fun. It was said that policemen attached to the State Department of Criminal Investigation in the Yaba area of Lagos arrested on Femi Owolabi on Friday night…
By Michael Osa Ewahsiha Last week, the Emir of Kano and immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, roundly criticised both the monetary policies of CBN as well as the fiscal policies of the new Muhammadu Buhari administration. Given his public profile, it is not surprising that his…
National Publicity of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Lai Mohammed, has been described as too troublesome by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The country’s main opposition party said this in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by its spokesman, Olisa Metuh. PDP further said Mohammed, who was recently confirmed as Minister by the Senate,…
Liverpool came from an early goal down in the first half to stampede Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the first kick off of the EPL match on Saturday. Ramires put the Blues ahead in the fourth minute from a header, but Philippe Coutinho cancelled out the deficit in the third minutes of the extra time…
Following the effect of abuse of drugs on his music career, prolific Nigerian musician, Majek Fashek, has commenced awareness against the reckless intake of alcohol and drugs. The acclaimed ‘rain maker’, who recently returned from a rehab in Abuja, after his music career dwindled ostensibly because of drug addiction, was a speaker at a seminar…
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Friday lost his case at the Court of Appeal seeking to stop his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT. The country’s number three man was dragged to the CCT on a 13-count charge of false declaration of assets. Saraki had approached the court to stop the proceedings at…
Popular Nigerian US-based musicians, Sam Miracle and King Rokan have concluded plans to storm their motherland for a mega show tagged-Yankee Nite In Naija. The forthcoming music show is an exclusive event packaged to celebrate and unite the two popular music stars, who have successfully promoted the Nigerian culture through their unique styles of music…
Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, says its attention has been drawn to the deliberate attempt by Governor Nyesom Wike and lawyers of the People Democratic Party, PDP, especially Barrister Osima Ginah to deceive Rivers people by twisting facts and the law, just to create an impression that the Court of Appeal has…
Governor Ibikunle Amosun has administered oath of office on 18 Commissioners and Special Advisers at a ceremony held on Thursday at the June 12 Cultural Centre in Abeokuta, the state capital. Amosun charged the new appointees to be politically alert to their environment and accord due respect to the political class. According to him, they…
Some market women in Rivers State staged a peaceful demonstration in Port Harcourt on Thursday in solidarity with the state governor, Nyesom Wike. The women carried placards with different messages to protest the nullification of Wike’s election by the election tribunal. They dared the scorching sun on Thursday to make their displeasure known during the…