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Kashamu: I’ll send Obasanjo back to prison if I become President- ex-gov- Ayo Fayose

Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, says if he becomes President of Nigeria, he would send former President Olusegun Obasanjo back to prison. In an interview with PlusTV, Fayose who has never hidden his dislike for the former President, said if he becomes President, he will ensure Obasanjo accounts for all the alleged financial impropriety perpetrated during his eight-year tenure as Nigeria’s president and face the full wrat...

Kashamu: I’ll send Obasanjo back to prison if I become President- ex-gov- Ayo Fayose

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Blasphemy: Five years after, #SaveKanoNine trends as Nigerians blasts Buhari aide’s over pro-death penalty tweet

Nigerians on Tuesday slammed the Personal Assistant to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, after an old tweet he made supporting the death penalty for blasphemy went viral. Ahmad had in 2015 supported the death sentence on nine people who described Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse, the Senegalese founder of the Tijaniya sect, as being greater than Prophet Mohammed. Some Nigerians on Twitter campaigned for the discharge of the nine convicts ...

Blasphemy: Five years after, #SaveKanoNine trends as Nigerians blasts Buhari aide’s over pro-death penalty tweet

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LATEST: Russia registers first coronavirus vaccine, Putin's daughter given it

Russia on Tuesday became the first country to officially register a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international skepticism. President Vladimir Putin said that one of his daughters has already been inoculated. Putin emphasized that the vaccine underwent the necessary tests and has proven efficient, offering a lasting immunity from the coronavirus. However, scientists at home and abroad have been sounding the ala...

LATEST: Russia registers first coronavirus vaccine, Putin's daughter given it

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Political Crisis: Former President Jonathan urges end to Mali protests

The chief international mediator in Mali's deepening political crisis, Nigeria's ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, has urged the political opposition to stop staging protests and to enter dialogue instead. The envoy from the West Africa bloc ECOWAS made a surprise visit to the poor Sahel state on Monday on the eve of opposition-led demonstrations against embattled President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Speaking at a press conference i...

Political Crisis: Former President Jonathan urges end to Mali protests

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"We want real change in Mali, IBK get out” - Protesters demand president resign

Malians took to the streets in the capital Bamako on Tuesday, despite rainfall and pleas from mediators to stay home, to demand the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Protesters in thousands assembled in a central square, an AFP journalist saw, blowing plastic vuvuzela horns and carrying placards bearing anti-government slogans. "We want real change in Mali, IBK get out," read one placard, using the acronym by w...

"We want real change in Mali, IBK get out” - Protesters demand president resign

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Insurgency: Millitants in Central Mali set jail ablaze in attack, kill two

Militants in volatile central Mali killed a prison officer and a gendarme late Monday night, officials said, in a raid that saw a jail set ablaze and five inmates escape. The overnight attack occurred in the village of Kimparana, in the Segou region of central Mali, which has witnessed a surge in violence linked to a Jihadist insurgency. Gunmen targeted a prison and gendarmerie in the village late Monday night or early Tuesday morning,...

Insurgency: Millitants in Central Mali set jail ablaze in attack, kill two

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Politicians are major cause of insecurity – Gov Matawalle

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State says politicians are responsible for the insecurity challenges bedeviling the country. Matawalle stated this on Tuesday when he spoke at the Special Army Super Camp 4 in Faskari town. The governor said, “We, the politicians, are to be blamed for the intractable security challenges bedeviling our communities. It is evident that some politicians exploit insecurity for political gains. These...

Politicians are major cause of insecurity – Gov Matawalle

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Revealed: ‘Repentant terrorists told us northern governor among Boko Haram leaders’ – Mailaf

Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, says repentant terrorists revealed that a serving northern governor is a Boko Haram leader. Mailafia made this known during on ‘Morning Crossfire’ programme on Nigeria Info Abuja 95.1FM on Monday. According to the former CBN deputy governor, two repentant terrorists identified the northern governor who is a Boko Haram leader. He said the terrori...

Revealed: ‘Repentant terrorists told us northern governor among Boko Haram leaders’ – Mailaf

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Bola Tinubu Receives US Ambassador To Nigeria In Abuja

The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja. The ambassador was accompanied by the Deputy Chief of Mission in Nigeria, Kathleen FitzGibbon. Details Later.................

Bola Tinubu Receives US Ambassador To Nigeria In Abuja

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WOW!!! See stunning new photo of Kwara mother and daughters who went viral recently because of their blue eyes

The story of the Kwara woman, Risikat Azeez-Ayegbami and her daughters, has taken a new diamesion as some Nigerians came together to give them hope. Some Nigerians came together and gave Risikat Azeez-Ayegbami and her daughters have blown up the internet as their makeover photo shared online is breathtaking. Recall that Risikat and her children went viral recently after a Nigerian lady shared the story of how Risikat's husband a...

WOW!!! See stunning new photo of Kwara mother and daughters who went viral recently because of their blue eyes

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AAU suspends chapters' ASUU chairman over alleged sex-for-marks

The managements of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, have suspended the chairman of ASUU branch of the university, Dr. Monday Igbafen. Dr. Igbafen was suspended following an alleged gross misconduct bordering on sexual harassment and threats of sex-for-marks. The suspension order was contained in the University’s News Bulletin, dated 13th February, 2019 and signed by the Deputy Registrar Information/Public Relations Officer, Edwar...

AAU suspends chapters' ASUU chairman over alleged sex-for-marks

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393 children involved in end of year crashes - FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Corps said on Friday that no fewer than 393 children were involved in crashes towards the end of the year out of which 29 lost their lives. The corps noted that the fatality figure represented 21 per cent increase in the casualties recorded during the same period in 2017. Overall, the FRSC specified that 275 persons were killed during the end of year special patrol for 2018 tagged, “Operation Zero Tolerance fo...

393 children involved in end of year crashes - FRSC

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Two PDP senators vow to sack El- Rufai

Two serving Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators have vowed to sack the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai from office in the 2019 governorship election of the state. Senators Suleiman Hunkuyi (Kaduna North) and Danjuma La’ah (Kaduna South) said they have joined forces against the governor to defeat him at the poll. While Hunkuyi is contesting the position on the platform of the PDP, La’ah said he was mobilizing voters in...

Two PDP senators vow to sack El- Rufai

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