Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s Widow, HID Awolowo Dies At 99
The widow of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo (née Adelana), who was better known as HID Awolowo is dead. Mama, as fondly called by many, died on Saturday at age 99. She would have turned 100…
Court Orders Saraki’s Arrest Over Assets Declaration
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) sitting in Abuja has ordered the immediate arrest of Nigeria’s Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki be security agencies. The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mr. Solomon Arase and other relevant security agencies in the…
FIFA Secretary General, Jerome Valcke, Suspended
FIFA has announced that Secretary General Jerome Valcke was suspended, effective Thursday, while the organization investigates allegations he participated in a scheme to profit off the sale of World Cup tickets on the black market. Valcke was relieved of his…
Ikorodu Robbery: 4 Gang Members Remanded In Prison
By Ladi Paul, Lagos A Four-member robbery gang that attacked and robbed two banks in Ikorodu, Lagos in June 24, 2015, were on Wednesday, charged before a Lagos Chief Magistrate’s Court, sitting at Ebute-Metta, on charges bordering on conspiracy and…
Tribunal Nullifies Kaduna Lawmaker’s Election Over Omission
A National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kaduna, on Wednesday, nullified the election of Mrs Comfort Amwe of the Peoples’ Democratic Party as member representing Sanga Constituency in the Kaduna State House of Assembly. The tribunal equally…
David de Gea Completes Shock U-turn at Man United on New Four-Year £200,000-a-Week Deal
David de Gea has signed a new four-year deal at Manchester United after seeing his dream move to Real Madrid fall apart on transfer deadline day last week. StreetReporterSports understands the deal is worth £200,000-a-week and represents a huge rise…
Ministerial List: Buhari Set To Shock APC Leaders Again
It has been gathered that the All Progressives Congress (APC) godfathers may get another shocker as President Muhammadu Buhari is set to unfold the list of his ministerial nominees. It was gathered that top leaders of the party, who had…
BREAKING: Boko Haram Responds To Its Defeat Claim By Army With Bomb Blast, Kills Many
As the Nigerian military claims it has defeated the Islamic militants in the North Eastern Nigeria by destroying all its camps, the dreaded sect has detonated a bomb in Adamawa State. TheStreetReporters.com learnt that a bomb blast occurred on Friday…
Revoked Diplomatic Passport: Saudi Arabia Detains Senator Barata
Senator Hassan Barata has been taken into custody by Saudi Arabian authorities over revoked diplomatic passport. The former Chairman, Senate Committee on Culture and Tourism was carrying an official passport already revoked by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on the…
Ambode Names Joe Igbokwe, Others Lagos Agencies Heads
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode has appointed new heads of the Lagos State Safety Commission, Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Authority (LASIMRA), and the Water Regulatory Board. This, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), was contained in a statement signed…
Power Outage During Senate Probe: Ministry Holds National Assembly Responsible
The Ministry of Power on has blamed the management of the National Assembly for the power outages which stalled Wednesday’s sitting of the Senate Ad Hoc Committee empanelled to probe the funds expended on the power sector since 1999. According…
