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Mr. Sam Ikon, one of the lawmakers named in the sex scandal involving three members of the Nigerian House of Representatives has refuted the allegations against him in a letter to the US ambassador to Nigeria. In his letter, made available to the Nigerians press, Sam Ikon, claims that he is suffering a medical condition and undergoing […]

Ekiti State governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has opened up on how his election was funded two years ago by the Zenith Bank Plc, fund raising, donations from friends and associates, as well as, sales of campaign souvenirs. “I have no financial transaction whatsoever with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) under Colonel Sambo […]

by Afam Nnaji So the wife of Nigeria’s president and the country’s first lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari is embroiled in a hot scandal concerning her alleged role in the Halliburton bribery scandal that took down a US congressman, William Jefferson. You can read up on the scandal HERE and her husband’s response HERE. Well, the […]Read More

The federal government of Nigeria has sacked resident doctors in federal hospitals, a day after the unions began an industrial action. Professor Isaac Adewole, Nigeria’s health minister has directed chief medical directors in federal government health institution to proceed to fill the “vacancies” created by the resident doctors. According to the FG circular, the striking doctors […]Read More

Following the retirement of Nigeria’s inspector general of police, Solomon Arase, President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a new police boss. He is Ibrahim Idris, an assistant inspector of police from Niger State. Mr. Idris is being decorated by the president at the Presidential Villa in Aso Rock on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. “AIG Ibrahim Idris […]

Austin Tam-George, a Ph.D. and commissioner of information in Rivers writes this piece of poetry on the chronic national maliase of poor electricity supply.  o electricity anywhere I am searching for myself in the dark. ‘Integrity’ sounds gritty to my ears. ‘Change’ is the rotten diaper in the bin. Have you seen the bloated corpses in […]Read More

The federal government of Nigeria has sacked resident doctors in federal hospitals, a day after the unions began an industrial action. Professor Isaac Adewole, Nigeria’s health minister has directed chief medical directors in federal government health institution to proceed to fill the “vacancies” created by the resident doctors. According to the FG circular, the striking doctors […]Read More

The new militant group operating in the oil-rich region of southern Nigeria, the Niger Delta Avengers has refuted news reports that it has agreed on a ceasefire with the federal government. ThisDay and several other papers reported on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 that Niger Delta militants, including Niger Delta Avengers had agreed on a 30-day […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has refuted claims by Ekiti governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose that his wife, and first lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari was named in the bribery scandal involving former US lawmaker, William Jefferson who was convicted of corruption in 2009. In a statement by presidential spokesman on Tuesday, June 21, 2016, Mr. Garbu Shehu, […]

A former Niger Delta militant leader, Aboy Francis Muturu, also known as General Aboy, has been arrested by Nigerian soldiers from the 4th Brigade in Benin City, capital of Edo State. According to reports, Mr. Muturu was arrested in the presence of his wife in the early hours of Friday, June 17, 2016, at his […]

Nigeria’s minister of information and culture, Mr. Lai Mohammed, has hailed the partnership between the Chinese media group StarTimes and the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), saying the partnership has revolutionized television viewing. ‘’We are very proud of our association with you, especially the partnership between you and the NTA,’’ the minister said when he visited the […]Read More

resident Muhammadu Buhari, as we all know, has launched a visibly one-sided anti-corruption war. I am a Catholic. Every Sunday, the priest blesses and administers the Eucharist for the forgiveness of sins. Because he knows that he too is weak, human and must stand blameless before both God and man before he can purge others […]