Media giant, Twitter, appoints Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala into its board

Former Nigerian Minister of Finance, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been appointed into the board of social media giant, Twitter Inc. Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala, who served in the administrations of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, was appointed alongside Robert Zoellick as new independent directors with immediate effect, Twitter said Thursday. According to the Executive Chairman […]

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Details of Buhari, Osinbajo, Govs’ parley with Saraki emerge, as Saraki and PDP’s Ilorin meet rattles Presidency, APC

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, VP Osinbajo, some APC governors, Thursday, held a closed door parley with Nigerian Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki. According to Daily Post, the meeting was part of last minutes efforts to stop Saraki and other aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from leaving the ruling party. The members, who […]

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Ekiti and danger signals for 2019 election, By Ayo Olukotun

“Party agents had huge cash and were close to voting points. Security agents were indifferent to cash inducement of voters. The whole process falls short of the compliance with international best standards”.  A coalition of 50 domestic organisations and international observer bodies, The PUNCH, July 18, 2018. Ekiti, one of the nation’s poorest states, bears […]

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Benue gov, Ortom withdraws earlier statement, says he is still in APC

Nigerian politicians! The governor of Benue State, Mr. Samuel Ortom, has withdrawn his earlier statement suggesting that he has left the All Progressives Congress (APC). He said he was still a member of the APC and was impressed with the intervention of the national leadership of the party. Gov Ortom stated this new position while […]

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APC chieftain apologises for accusing Rivers gov, Wike, of buying judgment from Nigerian Supreme Court

A leader of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe, has apologised after saying that Nigerian Supreme Court was “compromised” in the 2015 Rivers state governorship election case, Premium Times reports. According to Premium Times, Mr Igbokwe, who is the Lagos APC publicity secretary and chairman of the Lagos State Wharf Landing Fee Collecting […]

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Ekiti Clientelist Jiu-jitsu: Engaging the Needy and the Greedy, By Bamidele Ademola-Olateju

Congratulations to the governor-elect of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. I sincerely hope he will use the opportunity the next four years presents, to restore dignity to a once prideful people and build an enduring legacy. The vote buying in the recent Ekiti State gubernatorial election of July 14, 2018 by both the Peoples Democratic […]

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Police, Army pumped over 20 bullets on my Jeep but I survived —Melaye

Senator Dino Melaye has alleged that a combined team of police, SARS and military attacked and attempted to kill him on Thursday. According to Senator Melaye, his only offence was that he went to commission a project he completed on behalf of his constituents. Collaterally, over 20 bullets holes were created on his jeep by the combined […]

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Soldiers suspected of executing women, children in viral video arrested in Cameroon

Cameroon has arrested four soldiers suspected of shooting dead two women and two children in the country’s far north where its army is battling jihadist group, Boko Haram. A video of the incident, which has been shared tens of thousands of times on Twitter since it emerged last week, has provoked international outcry. Government spokesman Issa […]

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Why PDP’s Loss In Ekiti Is Bad News For the APC and Nigeria, By Femi Aribisala

With the declaration that Kayode Fayemi had won the gubernatorial election in Ekiti, APC spin-doctors went into overdrive. Lai Mohammed, well-loved by all and sundry for his vacuous bombasts, came out shouting on the rooftops that the Ekiti election is a referendum on the Buhari administration. However, the honourable minister needs a gentle reminder that […]

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Prison beauty queen, Ruth Kamande, sentenced to death for killing boyfriend in Kenya (Photos)

Former Lang’ata Women Prison beauty queen, Ruth Kamande has been sentenced to death today in Kenya, for killing her boyfriend, Farid Mohammed. The 24-year-old was found guilty of stabbing her boyfriend 22 times in Buruburu, Nairobi, Kenya, in September 2015 after she discovered love letters from his ex-lovers. High Court judge, Jessie Lesiit committed the […]

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I can’t stay a day without sex – Ghanaian actress, Mercy Little (Photos)

Ghanaian actress Mercy Little of the local TV series “Efiewura” whose full names are, Mercy Little Smith has revealed that there is no day she can stay without having sex. According to the actress, speaking in an exclusive interview on Accra Fm with host Nana Romeo said that she doesn’t feel comfortable without sex in a day and […]

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Buhari holds meeting with Saraki, 4 governors a day after Saraki met Secondus, others

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, met behind closed doors with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Bukola Saraki and four All Progressives Congress (APC) governors at the State House, Abuja. The APC governors at the meeting included Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, Aminu Masari of Katsina, Abdul aziz Yari of Zamfara and Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun. News […]

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Lady has a crush for Uber driver, says she’s in love and wants to marry him (Photos)

A Twitter user simply identified as ‘@S_O_E_B’ has taken to the platform to reveal she has a crush for an Uber driver. The young lady who could no longer hide her feelings cried out on the platform saying she won’t mind marrying him and she also confessed she has a crush on him. Read her […]

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Lady accused of snatching her best friend’s fiance, dies 1 year after marriage (Photos)

Farida Bashir, the Nigerian lady who was accused last year by her close friend, Aisha Laah, of snatching her fiance, Junaidu Usman Abubakar, has died just one year after her much-talked-about wedding. Aisha Laah from Kaduna and a graduate of Bayero University Kano, took to Instagram last year to reveal that Farida Bashir, her best friend who […]

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Senator Bruce introduces a new form of voting in Nigerian elections

Nigerian Senator representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District, Mr. Ben Murray-Bruce, has introduced a new form of voting in Nigeria ahead of the 2019 general elections. Murray-Bruce wondered why Nigerians cannot vote by telephone texting since there are over 100 million phone lines in the country. Tweeting on Thursday afternoon, Murray-Bruce suggested that to end vote […]

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PDP accuses Nigerian INEC of aiding rigging in Ekiti guber election

The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement in Abuja yesterday, accused Nigerian INEC of aiding rigging in the last Ekiti governorship election by pulling down original results of the election from its website. He said: “After a thorough examination of all hard facts, the NWC reconfirms […]

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Benue gov, Ortom attends meeting with Oshiomhole a day after his visit to Ilorin

Governor of Benue State, Mr. Samuel Ortom has arrived the All Progressives Congress (APC) headquarters for a crucial meeting with the party’s national executive. The governor, who arrived at the party secretariat in Abuja, immediately proceeded to the top floor of the building to meet with senior officials of the party. The governor had a few […]

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