Footballer Adebayor Reveals More About His Brother

It seems the revelation period is not over for Togolese footballer, Emmanuel Adebayor, who recently opened up on some

Bode George Blames Atahiru Jega For Jonathan’s L0ss

Chief Olabode George, has blamed the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Atahiru Jega, for the loss the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) suffered at the presidential election.

Prof Attahiru Jega

According to Daily Post, Bode George in a statement on Friday, May 1,

Photos: Meet Miss Nollywood Nigeria

Pretty Gwendolyn Okutele from Delta state is the current Miss Nollywood Nigeria.
Gwendolyn is an actress and a 400l student of the department of Business Administration at

Melvin Oduah Miraculously Survives In A Car Accident

Melvin Oduah, the participant of the show Big Brother Africa (BBA), miraculously survived in a ghastly car accident that happened on May 1 in Benin.
A day after the horrible accident, the BBA contestant took to instagram to explain what had happened and thank God for the miracle.
“Aero Contractors’ decided to refund us due to scarcity of aviation fuel. I had an important appearance to meet up with last night in Benin, so I decided to hire a car to take me

PHOTOS From Oronto Douglas Burial

The late adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Research,

Missing NNPC $20b: sanction PWC for deceiving Nigerians, Adeola tells Buhari

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         In a press release, the Senator-Elect for Lagos West Senatorial District and Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, Hon. Solomon Adeola has called on the incoming Federal Government and relevant financial and auditing regulatory bodies to appropriately sanction the auditing firm, PriceWater

Mike Tyson launches attack on Mayweather for comparing himself to Muhammad Ali

                                                                                                                                                             Some days to his epic fight with Manny Pacquaio, Floyd Mayweather, who has never lost a fight in a all of his 47 professional fights

Fans go in on Mayweather, call him a scared chicken, says he didn't deserve to win

                                                                       ust went on Mayweather's instagram page to see what people are saying and I couldn't believe some of the vitriol there. You would think people would be congratulating him for winning the fight but instead they are abusing the life out of him. Someone even wished him death. Choi! Looks like Pac

Reps Summon Okonjo-Iweala, Others Over N21billion Tax Evasion Scam

Minister of finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of agriculture, Dr Akinwumi Adesina and others have been summoned by the House of Representatives over alleged N21billion rice importation tax evasion scam.

Mrs Okonjo Iweala

According to Vanguard, the ministers and 25 rice importers are expected to explain to
the lawmakers how over N21bn tax was evaded despite

North Was Against Jonathan’s Re-Election - Yakasai

                                                                                                                                                                  Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, the chairman of the Northern Elders Council that splintered from the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) due to political differences, tells in an interview why the North voted against President Goodluck Jonathan in the March 28 presidential election.
Excerpts:
What is your reaction to the claim that the Peoples Democratic Party lost the last
general elections due to some actions and inactions of the leadership of the party?
When I was an active member of the All Peoples Party, the procedure then

Why I won’t resign – PDP National Secretary, cautions Bode George against divisive politics

                                                                                                                                            My attention has been drawn to a communiqué purportedly issued by some PDP leaders in the Southwest calling on me, the National Secretary Prof. Adewale Oladipo and the National Auditor, Alhaji Adewole Adeyanju t

Nigeria targets 2018 World Cup semi final

                                                                                                                                                          Nigeria hopes to make history at the 2018 World Cup in Russia by becoming the first African team ever to reach the semi-finals. The Nigerians had reached the Round of 16 on three of their five World Cup appearances. “All efforts we are building now are geared towards getting Nigeria to play the semi-finals in Russia

Three die in Burundi grenade attacks

                                                                                                                                                             Two Burundi police officers and a civilian were killed in two separate grenade attacks in the capital late on Friday, a police spokesman said, after the president warned of tough measures against those behind street protests. More than 10 people were wounded,

Parallel govt allegation: Arewa chair Coomassie, Ango Abdullahi tackle Jonathan

                                                                                                                                                                                                               •Presidency has no moral right to accuse APC of wrongdoing, says Coomassie
•Ango to Buhari: sign documents with caution
•South South Assembly backs President Prominent northerners yesterday

Diezani: The pretty face in an ugly oily business

                                                                                                                                                                Minister of Petroleum Resources and current President of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke’s name will be featuring prominently in public discussions in the days ahead. Having presided over the nation’s economic engine for a stretch of five years

Exhumation, retrial and punishment of Abacha will not mollify Nigerian rage

                                                                                                                                                         During his visit to President-elect Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, the Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria, Hans Rudolf Hodel, disclosed to his host that Switzerland had traced another $370m in a Luxembourg account to the late Gen Sani Abacha. The Swiss government was not

Angry Youths Burn Down Palace In Benue

                                              
Angry youths, yesterday set ablaze a section of the Ter Makurdi, Chief Sule Abenga’s palace over an alleged involvement of one of his sons in cult activities in Kanshio, a suburb of Makurdi in Benue State.
It was learnt that the protesting youths, who blocked the Makurdi-Otukpo

PHOTOS: Man Commences Walk To Congratulate Jonathan

                                                                             Another man has decided to trek. This trekker would not meeting president-elect, Muhammudu Buhari but rather he would be trekking to Bayelsa to thank President Goodluck Jonathan for

conceding defeat to the retired general after

Keshi to open Eagles camp May 15

Players from the NPFL are expected to start arriving to the national team camp in preparation for the AFCON qualifiers that would commence in June. Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi is expected to open camp for the domestic-league based players in May, ahead of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations’ qualifiers at home to Chad in Abuja in June. Keshi told Goal that he needs to start camping for the home-based players on time with the fixtures for the Afcon qualifiers pitching Nigeria with Egypt, Chad and Tanzania. “We need to start

Reekado Banks is now a graduate

 

It was a day of celebration for Ayoleyi Hanniel Solomon, aka Reekado Banks, yesterday as he was one of the hundreds who graduated from the University of Lagos. Excited about his new status, the Mavin Records artiste took to social media to congratulate himself. He posted; “Happy convocation to me. Proud to say I

Court orders Coscharis to release bulletproof cars to Oduah

justice Mohammed Yunusa of a Federal High Court in Lagos has directed Coscharis Motors Limited to release information concerning the documents involving the purchase of the cars by the former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, to a non-governmental organization, Enough is Enough (EIE) Nigeria. Delivering judgement in a suit filed by the Media Rights Agenda (MRA), on behalf of the NGO against Coscharis, Justice Yunusa declared that the FOI Act is applicable to Coscharis Motors. The judge equally dismissed the argument of Coscharis Motors that the court does not have the jurisdiction to entertain the action initiated by

FG pays oil marketers N500bn in 5 months

The Federal Government has paid oil marketers a whooping sum of over N500 billion within the past five months to oil marketers. This revelation came on Thursday when the government was releasing another huge sum of N156 billion as payment of debt to oil marketers. This was in line with its commitment to prioritise payments in spite of revenue constraints. These facts are contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the Coordinating Minister and Minister of Finance, Mr Paul Nwabuikwu, on Thursday in Abuja. The

N25bn Scam: Court fines Igbinedion N3m

In a scandalous replay of the episode, a few years back, when Justice Abdullahi Kafarati, then of the Federal High Court Enugu, offered an option of N3.5million fine to Lucky Igbinedion, former governor of Edo State for corruption offences, his younger brother, Michael Igbinedion who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for siphoning N25billion from the Edo state treasury during the period his elder brother held the reins as chief executive, today received a fine of N3million from Justice J. Liman of the Federal High Court, Benin. The anti-climactic denouement to a trial that was marked by a

Murder: Another Nigerian on trial in London

A 24-year-old young man, Jeffrey Okafor, a Nigerian who has been on a five-year international manhunt in United Kingdom (UK) while fleeing a stabbing incident was found guilty of murder on Thursday at the conclusion of a trial at Woolwich Crown Court. The young man was found guilty of the murder of 19-year-old Carl Beatson-Asiedu, in 2009. He will be sentenced at the same court on 1 May 2015.A statement issued by Edward Dunn, Press Secretary at British High Commission, in Abuja stated that the court heard how in the early hours of Saturday, 1 August 2009, Carl died in the street after being stabbed in
the heart. The statement said Carl and his friends were walking to their vehicle when they were approached