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Nigerian minister of finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has refused to approve the payment of $16.9 million fees to 2 lawyers for the recovery of Abacha loot worth $321 million, according to TheCable. She has also written a strong-worded letter to President Muhammadu Buhari to raise objections to the payment following revelations on the suspected sleaze. […]

Senior overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare says, “another tender plant” will replace President Muhammadu Buhari as the country’s president. Speaking at the church’s service on Sunday, Bakare called Buhari’s replacement “tender plant” which will come from the same north. He said, “The reason things are going haywire in Nigeria today is […]

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has informed the national executive committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that he will be seeking a second term in office. The information was tweeted by Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, on Monday. BREAKING NEWS: PMB has just announced to APC NEC his intention to run for a second […]

My first encounter with cinema was during my undergraduate years at the then University of Ife, now named after Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the visionary and sage who founded it. Ife imbued us with rigorous academic thinking and a sense of responsibility to use our education to better the world. It also provided abundant opportunities for […]

Nigeria’s duo of Enoch Adegoke and Seye Ogunlewe have qualified for the final of the men’s 100m at the Commonwealth Games in Australia. The chances of Team Nigeria equaling their last outing at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow let alone surpassing same feat may no longer be realistic. However, there is still glimmer of hope […]

An old friend invited me to a special service at Victory Christian Church, Lagos. The preacher was the late Bishop Harford Anayo Iloputaife, and he preached about Adam and Eve. I could not even understand what he was talking about. But at the end of his message, he asked those who wanted to “give their […]

If you want to see the emotional side of Nollywood actress, Crowncy Anyanwu, pose a question about her father. In fact, for her, talking about dad is no go area. But would anyone blame her? Since she was two, and as the only daughter in a family of five, she’s never enjoyed the love and […]

Nigeria is not in a good place right now. Not physically, financially or spiritually. What is not broken is cracked. Indeed, everything that binds us is being trampled on by little things that threaten our unity. Yet we go to bed wishing our troubles away and hoping that when we wake they would have gone away. […]

Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has dissociated itself from Arewa Pastors Peace Initiative, Nigeria, APPIN. The said group visited President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja to pledge their support for him and his government. Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, Special Assistant, Media and Communications to the CAN President, Rev Dr Samson Olasupo Ayokunle, said: “The attention […]

Ali Zainab Nielsen was murdered along with her 4-year-old daughter allegedly by her husband, Peter Nielsen, in their Banana Island apartment. Her management team released a statement regarding the death, expressing shock at what happened and bursting rumours that Nielsen was Italian or Asian revealing that he was actually Danish. Alizee’s sister, Madaki Gift, in […]

Nigerian Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has said that lack of due engagement with National Assembly may force majority of Senators to oppose President Muhammadu Buhari’s intention to withdraw $1 billion to fund purchase of security equipment to fight Boko Haram. Saraki also blamed unending Executive, Legislature friction on lack of consultation and collaboration between […]

Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay, has revealed why President Muhammadu Buhari cannot prosecute former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan. The federal government led by Mr. Buhari of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has always complained of the misrule it met in power, blaming the Peoples Democratic Party […]

Beyonce’s sister, Solange Knowles shared this topless photo of herself covering her modesty with her long blonde braided hairdo for her Instagram followers on Thursday. The 31-year-old  was pictured standing in a bedroom by Bronx-based photographer Renelle Medrana. Earlier on Thursday, she posted a few photos of herself flaunting her long braided hairdo, while rocking a lopsided […]

Kenyan singer, Victoria Kimani stepped out looking stunning in this sexy outfit. More photos below:  LIB

The number of persons that lost their lives to the bank robbery in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Thursday may have risen to 30, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. This was a sharp increase in the 12, comprising six policemen and six civilians, that was reported on Friday. Several eyewitnesses who spoke […]

Following the back and forth between the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party over the latter’s apology to all Nigerians over their misgovernance while in power, the Buhari government, in one-upmanship crassness, released a list of “looters” who are alleged to have stolen the country blind.  The APC and PDP end-game: as 2019 […]

Popular Nigerian artiste and musician, Gabriel Afolayan has gotten married to his heartthrob, Banke, in a traditional wedding ceremony on the 5th of April, 2018. The exquisite traditional wedding ceremony, took place in Ibadan and it was attended by a lot of celebrities in the Industry. Celebrities including, Tunde Demuren, Sunday Omobolanle, Banky and Adesua […]

It was a shocking moment as an Indian man dropped dead after he danced to the stage to collect his award. Mr. Vishnu Pandey, 53, from Mumbai had danced up to the stage to collect his award as part of a travel agents prize giving in Agra when he suddenly fell and collapsed. Audience members […]

Fast rising Kogi born artiste, Ali Zainab Nielsen aka Alizee, has reportedly been shot dead alongside her 4-year-old daughter, Petra Nielsen. She was allegedly murdered on the 5th of April by her Italian husband, Peter Nielsen, at their home in Banana Island, Lagos. Before her untimely death, Alizee was promoting her new song ‘Alhaji Musa’ […]

Here in New York, many people have heard of the Chi of Asia from multiple sources such as Yoga, Tai Chi, Chi gong, martial arts and similar disciplines. However, the Chi of Africa is mostly unknown. Although many Americans are familiar with the writers Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda Adichie, most are unable to make the […]