Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta as well as Coordinator of the Niger Delta Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brigadier General P.T. Boroh (rtd), from all indications, has relocated to the creeks of the region. This might not be unconnected to the recent activities of the Niger Delta Avengers. According to a source privy…
Day: May 28, 2016
Pictures From Toolz’s Colourful Wedding In Dubai
Media personality in Nigeria, Tolu Oniru, fondly called Toolz, is having her white wedding in faraway Dubai. Some of her family members and friends are in the tourists’ favourite city to rejoice with her and her husband, Tunde Demuren, who is the son of a former NCAA boss, Harold Segun Demuren. Tunde also is an…
Emem Isong Welcomes Twins In America
News reaching us confirms that prolific Nigerian filmmaker, Emem Isong, has been delivered of two bouncing babies. The highly intelligent woman was said to have given birth to a set of twins in a hospital in Houston, USA, not too long ago. Emem broke the news to her fans on her Instagram page. She reportedly…
Rashidi Yekini Foundation Gets NFF Backing
The Rashidi Yekini Foundation, a non-governmental organization set up by the two children of the late Nigerian striker, has received a boost with the promise of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, to support it. First Vice President of the Federation, Seyi Akinwunmi, disclosed in Lagos at the weekend that the NFF will “provide a solid…
Soldiers Raid Warri In Search Of Tompolo, Niger Delta Avengers
According to Tribune, Nigerian troops invaded Government Tompolo, a former militant leader’s community in Gbaramatu, Delta State on Saturday in search of the new militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers. Gbaramatu Kingdom is located in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, The invasion of Tompolo’s terrain was said to have occurred in…
Buhari: Beyond The Iron And Steel, By Femi Adesina
They were called the unsmiling duo. In his first incarnation as Nigerian leader, the then Major General Muhammadu Buhari was paired with another top brass military officer, Babatunde Idiagbon, who was the number two man. Smile was alien to their lips, laughter a total stranger. They had a job to do, which was to rid…
Man Slaughters Wife In Oshodi Over Infidelity
A woman accused by her husband of having extra-marital affairs has been murdered in cold blood in the Oshodi area of Lagos State. The unfortunate incident was said to have occurred on Friday, May 27, at the couple’s residence on Araromi Street, Oshodi. According to reports, the man, Jafaru Sougie, accused his wife of 29…
Agip, Shell Pipelines Bombed By Niger Delta Avengers
Pipelines belonging to Agip and Shell, two oil and gas multinationals, have been blown up by Niger Delta Avengers. The attacks reportedly took place in the early hours of Saturday, May 28, 2016, in Nembe, Bayelsa State. The Niger Delta Avengers group confirmed this via its Twitter handle. The group said, “At About 2:15am on…
Moyes, Okocha, Eto’o Spice Up Yobo Testimonial
The Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt, Rivers State came alive on Friday when some African football legends turned up for the Joseph Yobo testimonial. The former Nigeria captain got a befitting exit from the game after raking 101 caps for his country, the highest for a Nigerian player. Yobo’s former coach at Everton, where…