Nigerians react to replacement of Seiyefa with a northerner as DSS boss

Some Nigerians, including a presidential aspirant, Donald Duke, and a federal lawmaker, Ben Murray-Bruce, have expressed disappointment at president Buhari over his choice and equally accused him of tribalism and nepotism for replacing Seiyefa with Bichi, a northerner. Donald Duke tweeted: “PMB has just appointed Yusuf Magaji Bichi as substantive DG SSS. Against the clamour […]

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Buhari replaces Seiyeifa with Kano man as DSS boss

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a new boss for the State Security Service (SSS) also called Department of Security Service (DSS). Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, in a statement named the new director-general as Yusuf Magaji Bichi. The new boss replaces Matthew Seiyeifa, who has been operating in acting capacity since Lawal Daura was sacked. […]

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Kemi Adeosun, Finance Minister, may have resigned

There are unconfirmed reports that Nigerian Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has resigned her appointment. According to Daily Trust, it is not very clear when she submitted her letter of resignation. Her resignation is coming sequel to the strong allegation leveled against her by Premium Times that she might have forged her National Youth […]

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Revisiting ‘Democracy and Dictatorship’, By Edwin Madunagu

Let us begin by quickly recalling two bits of Nigeria’s recent history. First, at the close of 1983, a military junta overthrew and supplanted the elected civilian government of Shehu Shagari, the first and only president of Nigeria’s Second Republic (1979-1983). Then, early in 1985, in the second year of the new military regime, which […]

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American singer, Tamar Braxton says her new man is a Nigerian and she’s in love (Video)

Tamar Braxton, 41, has found love again shortly after ending her 9-year marriage to Vince Herbert, and it’s with a Nigerian man. The American singer revealed she’s in a new relationship on Thursday during the season 10 premiere week on The Wendy Williams show. She told Wendy the man is from Nigeria but has been in Los […]

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Between Atiku’s Vague Restructuring and Osinbajo’s Pretentious Good Governance, By Majeed Dahiru

The clamour for restructuring has become heightened in Nigeria today, in a manner comparable to the “On Aburi We Stand” clamour by Nigerians of South-East origin following the unfortunate incidences of the January 1965 coup, the July 1965 counter-coup and mass killings of civilians in Northern Nigeria. To pull the Nigerian nation from the brinks […]

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Unlawful detention, journalist Abiri gets N10m damages

A federal judge sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, has declared the two years detention of the media practitioner, Mr. Jones Abiri as outright conviction and ordered Nigerian government to pay N10 million in damages to him. Mr Abiri was arrested in August 2016 and detained for two years till his lawyers, led by human rights activist, […]

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Ghanaians don’t bleach their skin like Nigerians -Lepacious Bose (Video)

Lepacious Bose has listed the things she loves about Ghana and Ghanaians and one of the things she mentioned is that she admires the fact that they do not bleach their skin, unlike Nigerians. The comedienne was at an event in Ghana where she granted an interview. During the interview, she talked about the Ghanaian […]

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N10bn supplementary budget passed within 1 hour in Ekiti Assembly

Ekiti state House of Assembly has given approval to the N10 billion supplementary budget presented by Governor Ayodele Fayose. At a session which commenced at 12pm, attended by 14 lawmakers and presided over by Speaker, Hon. Kola Oluwawole, the bill went through first, second readings and committee review before its passage within the hour. The […]

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Lady composes ‘campaign song’ for Otedola (Video)

24 hours after Femi Otedola’s news of running for Lagos state governorship was reported, a fan has made music to show support for the news. The Business Mogul and Chairman of Forte Oil PLC is to run under the Peoples’ Democratic Party according to Dele Momodu, Publisher of Ovation magazine. See video below: Dele Momodu […]

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Ex-Ondo gov, Mimiko joins 2019 presidential race

Former governor of Ondo state, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko is set to announce his decision to contest the 2019 presidency on the platform of the Labour Party (LP). Daily Trust gathered that his official declaration was scheduled for 10:00am Thursday at the headquarter of his party. Mimiko did his first tenure under the platform of the Labour […]

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Reps Speaker, Dogara picks PDP nomination forms

Speaker, Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, Wednesday, picked the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) expression of interest and nomination forms to bid for a return to the House in 2019. According to Thisday, the speaker, who is the number 4 in the country’s order of protocol, sent one of his trusted aides to pick […]

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The Ways of the Godfathers, By Olusegun Adeniyi

Against the background that there is no fresh recruitment in the already over-bloated civil service—at both federal and states—where salaries are no longer guaranteed and at a period most of the private companies are downsizing as a result of the harsh operating environment, it is no surprise that many Nigerians are now looking for the […]

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Okonjo-Iweala got Nigeria out of debt, we are back in it –Buhari’s former minister (Video)

The deputy secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), Amina Mohammed, says the two-time minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, spent years to get Nigeria out of debt. She, however, said the country was now back to worrying levels of debt. A video published by the International Monetary Fund, (IMF) on Wednesday shows Amina Mohammed, the immediate […]

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Vote buying began in Edo guber in 2016, Jonathan hits Oshiomhole back

Former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has responded to a recent comment made by the national Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole on vote buying. Oshiomhole, during an interview with Channels Television, on Sunday, accused Jonathan of being the originator of vote buying in Nigerian politics. In response to the allegation, Jonathan […]

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DNA says pastor impregnated underage girl he raped inside church

A DNA test ordered by a Mwingi court in Kenya has confirmed that a pastor accused of defiling a 17-year-old girl in a church impregnated the victim. The test results showed that Pastor Steve Masila impregnated the Standard Seven pupil, who hails from Nguutani ward, on August 12, 2017. Mwingi senior resident magistrate Grace Kirugumi […]

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