Budding Nigerian artiste, Margaret Mary Joseph, otherwise known as Zara Gretti, has passed on. The singer died on Friday in the United States of America, USA, after a long battle with multiple Sclerosis. Zara is known for songs like ‘Aboko Ku’, ‘Teno’, ‘Flyest’ amongst others. About two years back, the artiste informed her fans of…
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More Hardship As NUPENG Shuts Operations
Nigerians may have to endure the long queues at the filling stations due to the fuel scarcity presently biting hard on them as the feelers reaching us show that it may not end anytime soon. This is because the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has closed the operations of the Nigerian…
Sleeping Confab Delegate Dies
A delegate at the ongoing National Conference holding in Abuja, Gamma Misau, has died. The deceased gave up the ghost on Thursday night at the National Hospital in Abuja. Late Misau was mocked earlier this week when a picture of him taking a nap at the Conference surfaced online. He retired from the Police Force…
Army Kills 11 Terrorists In Adamawa
In its efforts to end terrorism in the northern part of Nigeria, the Nigerian Army, on Thursday, engaged some suspected members of Boko Haram group in two separate gun battles and killed 11 of them. In a statement released by the spokesman of the Nigerian military, Maj Gen. Chris Olukolade, it was disclosed that the…
Court Stops Toll Collection On Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge
A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the Lagos State government to stop the collection of any toll or tariff on the Lekki-Ikoyi suspension bridge. The bridge was recently opened for public use by the state governor, Babatunde Fashola. In its judgement, the court ruled that since the project was done by…
Sterling Bank In N3.6b Fraud Scandal, Dupes Buhari’s Son
One of Nigeria’s financial institutions, Sterling Bank, is presently swimming in a troubled water. The bank has been accused of defrauding the son of former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, Muhammed, of the sum of N3.66 billion. According to a report by Global Village Extra, the younger Buhari was allegedly duped by Sterling Bank. Muhammed…
Youth Dissociate Themselves From Jonathan's 2015 Ambition
The Nigerian youths under the banner of The Progressives Youth Platform, TPYP, has declared that the youths in the country will dissociate themselves from President Goodluck Jonathan’s ambition to return as the President of Nigeria in the 2015 general elections. The Convener of the platform, Comrade Abiola Hamid and National Project Coordinator, Ahmed Somoye, said…
Court Frees Rivers Lawmaker, Chidi Lloyd Of Attempted Murder
Justice Ledan Nyordee of a High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has discharged and acquitted the Majority Leader of the Rivers House of Assembly, Chidi Lloyd, of an attempted murder. The court held on Thursday that there was nothing it could do in the matter since the police was not willing to prosecute…
Police Halts Demolition Of Ibadan Evil Forest
The Nigeria Police has stopped the demolition of a forest found in Ibadan, Oyo State, where human parts were uncovered last weekend. The state governor, Abiola Ajimobi, had ordered that structures in the forest located in Soka, be pulled down. But on Wednesday, while the exercise was going on, operations suddenly stopped, which surprised some…
Senate Confirms Godwin Emefiele As CBN Boss
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed Zenith Bank Managing Director, Godwin Emefiele, as the new Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. His confirmation was done on Wednesday afternoon by members of the red chambers of the National Assembly. Emefiele will replace Sanusi Lamide Sanusi, who was recently suspecded by President Goodluck Jonathan over alleged financial…