President Muhammadu Buhari has described as sad and regrettable the developments that led to the killing of Mrs Bridget Agbahime, an Igbo market woman in Kano by some Muslim extremists for alleged blasphemy against Prophet Mohammed. Buhari, in a statement issued by one of his spokesmen, Femi Adesina, condoled with the husband of the deceased,…
Benin Electricity Distribution Plc. (BEDC) has attributed the degenerating level of electricity supply to its customers in its operational areas of Edo, Delta, Ondo and Ekiti States to low power generation received from the national grid occasioned by gas shortage due to pipeline vandalism. This was disclosed last Friday by the company’s chief head, Edo…
Dancehall singer, Oritsefemi, has denied being served with a notice to vacate his flat in Ikeja, Lagos, by his landlord. Speaking with Saturday Beats, the artiste, who travelled abroad recently for a music tour with respected show promoter, Alex Ozone, described the reports as “a blatant lie.” Hear him, “There is no iota of truth…
Nigeria’s Under 23 team at the ongoing Suwon Invitational Tournament in South Korea suffered a 6-2 loss in the hands of Denmark. In their first game, the Samson Siasia’s boys were defeated by a lone goal in the 86th minutes from a free kick. In the second match against Denmark on Saturday morning, the Nigerian…
According to Premium Times, President Muhammadu Buhari has fallen ill and this is why he has not been able to make his local trips lately. The President was supposed to be in Lagos some days ago, but he cancelled it at the late hour. Last Thursday, he was also scheduled to flag off the Ogoni…
The Federal Government has released an interim report on the assets and funds recovered from looters since the inception of the present President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. In a statement issued on Saturday in Lagos by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, the FG explained that it made “cash recoveries totalling N78,325,354,631.82 (Seventy eight…
Controversial Nigerian blogger, Linda Ikeji, has been dragged before a Lagos High Court for unauthorized and offensive use of picture of a Lagos-based Lawyer, Olumide Babalola. Babalola claimed the celebrity blogger used his photograph on her blog for crime-related stories. The lawyer further claimed this has subjected him to mental and psychological torture in violation…
Bukola Saraki Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has reacted to the recent beheading of a Christian woman in Kano by some Islamic fundamentalists. Few days ago, some youths in Kano killed a woman and cut off her head, parading it on the streets of the ancient city. The victim was alleged to have blasphemed Prophet Mohammed,…
Are you a lady and very lonely, but needs a man to cuddle you? Then this news is for you. There is now a service offering busy women the opportunity to pay for a cuddle session with a man. The non-$exual practice is taking off in New York City with lonely, career-driven women finding less and…
Silver-tongued boxer, Muhammad Ali, has finally succumbed to death after a long battle, precisely 32 years, with Parkinson’s disease. Ali breathed his last on Friday, June 3, 2016, after he was rushed to the hospital, where he was later placed on a life support machine. The self-professed ‘the greatest’ boxer was admitted at a Phoenix…