How 12-Year-Old Killed Self With Grandpa’s Gun
It was tragedy in the city of Ilorin at the weekend when what began as a play led to the death of a12-year-old girl. She had accidentally killed herself with a loaded dane gun belonging to her grandfather who died…
OYM Allegations: ‘Another Futile Attempt to Rubbish Okpo’s Rising Profile’
Text of a press release by the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN) in Oron on allegations aginst the Rector of the institution: Our attention has been drawn to the jaundiced, baseless and morbid attempt to smear the good image and…
Ex-President Otto Pérez Molina of Guatemala In Custody Hours After Resignation
Just hours after tendering his resignation as president of Guatemala, Otto Pérez Molina was sent to jail to await the conclusion of a hearing examining his role in a multimillion-dollar customs fraud case that has shaken the nation and sent…
Bailout Cash Not Enough, We Need More Money, Gov Ajimobi Cries Out
Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi has said the state needs more money to pay outstanding salaries as its N26.6bn Federal Government bailout would not be enough to pay all the salaries owed the state workers. Ajimobi, who spoke during a…
Nigeria, Buhari and Anti-Corruption By Hon Adekunle Alli
Buhari is an exceptional public servant. But there are others in this country with similar aversion for corrupt disposition , who have no opportunity to come to the fore of public service, but remain content with their station in life….
Tribunal Fixes Sept 8 for Adeyemi, Dino Melaye’s Case
The election petition tribunal sitting in Lokoja on Saturday fixed September 8 for the hearing of a petition filed by Sen. Smart Adeyemi against the election of Sen. Dino Melaye . The Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Akon Ikpeme fixed…
Massive Fuel Importation Continues As Buhari Issues Supplementary Import Permit To Marketers
President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has issued supplementary import permit to oil marketers for the importation of petrol into Nigeria due to the fact that the output of the country’s refineries is still poor. It was learnt that the permit…
How America, West Frustrated Jonathan’s Anti-Boko Haram War
As President Muhammadu Buhari inquires into the Boko Haram war expenditures under the last administration, it has emerged that Nigeria’s traditional allies in the West deliberately frustrated former President Goodluck Jonathan’s efforts towards ending terrorists’ activities in the country, Vanguard…
Why Dangote Workers Want Buhari To Probe Their Employer
Dangote’s workers who have downed tools for the second day in protest against their poor remuneration have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to probe the multimillionaire business own, Alhaji Aliko Dangote. The worker at Dangote’s Obajana cement company who continued their…
Fresh Controversy Trails Emeka Ike’s Failing Marriage *Who Bankrolls Smear Media Campaign Against Me, He Cries Out
For a while now, Nollywood screen diva and movie producer, Emeka Ike has been in the news for a while, mostly painted in a bad light. Controversy sounding his marriage began with what seemed to be a rumour over his…
Why DSS DG, Daura, Must Be Sacked Now By Fayose
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has condemned the Thursday invasion of the Akwa Ibom State Government House by armed men of the Department of State Security (DSS), calling for the immediate sack of the Director General of the agency,…
