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Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, used his twitter handle to express shock and sadness over the gruesome murder of two priests and parishioners at a Catholic church in Ukpor-Mbalom community in Gwer East Local Government Area of of the state earlier Tuesday. In his tweet, the governor who has had to bury one-too-many of his state […]

Defence counsel for Miss Monica Osagie, the alleged victim in the sex-for-marks scandal at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Dr. Abiola Akinyode-Afolabi, said on Tuesday that her client affirmed before an investigative panel that Prof. Richard Akindele deliberately failed her because she refused his sexual demands. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Osagie had appeared […]

Nigerian Senator, Mr. Dino Melaye, Tuesday, was said to have been admitted in the intensive care unit of Zankli hospital, opposite the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, Mabushi in Abuja, Nigeria. The embattled lawmaker representing Kogi West was arrested Tuesday morning from his residence in Abuja, following the police siege on his house which […]

Dear President Muhammadu Buhari, I hope this meets you well. I don’t know if you remember me. My name is Simon. Simon Kolawole. Never mind. We will come to that later. Let us briefly journey into history for proper context into why I have chosen to openly write you this morning. I first heard of […]

Assistant director-general and head, Global Cooperation Department, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Pio Wennubst, has told NAN that the money kept in Switzerland by late Nigerian Head of State, Sani Abacha, was returned with $1.5 million interest. Wennubst said Switzerland returned about $322.5 million dollars (N116.11 billion) to Nigerian government. According to him, the […]

US Department of State has released a damning human rights report on Nigeria ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s official visit to United States. Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to meet with Donald Trump at the White House on April 30. Both men are expected to discuss further US military assistance to Nigeria against the […]

Persons believed to be herdsmen have killed two priests in an attack at St. Ignatius’ Catholic Church, Mbalom, Gwer East local government area of Benue state, Nigeria. Director of the Catholic archdiocese of Makurdi, Moses Iorapuu confirmed the attack, blaming it on “Jihadists”. The gunmen were said to have invaded the church during the early […]

Sickle cell patient, Aderinsola Adebola Elizabeth has died following a power outage at the Epe General Hospital, Lagos Nigeria where she was being treated and surviving on oxygen. The sad news was shared by her sister on Instagram. She revealed that after the power outage the hospital gave the excuses of ‘no fuel’. She wrote: “…facing […]

This mother-of-two, fashion designer and businesswoman, Toyin Lawani sure has a hot and banging body. Again, see the photo below:  Tiannahstyling, LIB

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari might have been misled to approve $469 million for the procurement of 12 Super Tucano aircraft from the US without the backing of the national assembly, a source told TheCable. The money was said to have been withdrawn from the excess crude account (ECA). In August, the US government sold the […]

A strong indication of both the quality and failure of politics in Nigeria, as the people look forward to the next general elections in 2019, is the manner in which virtually “every” Nigerian believes that he or she is good enough to be President of Nigeria. This may speak to a deepening of political consciousness, […]

A Rivers State High Court, Monday, restrained the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed from further mentioning of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, in the recently released looters list. Presiding Judge, Justice I. A. Iyayi-Lamikanta, granted the order in a motion filed by Prince Secondus seeking […]

About 10 people are killed and 15 injured after a van driver plowed into several pedestrians in Toronto on Monday in what appears to be a deliberate act, Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders said. The Police Chief said the suspected driver, Alek Minassian, 25, of Richmond Hill, Ontario, was in custody. Minassian was arrested in a […]

South African media personality, Bonang Matheba, flaunted her sexy body in series of lingeries to promote her new line ‘Bonang For Distraction A/W18 lingerie collection.’ See more photos below: Photo: Bonang Matheba, LIB

The Nigerian Community in South Africa has announced the killing of Clement Nwaogu, who was burnt alive by a mob in the latest xenophobia attack in that country. The Publicity Secretary of the Nigeria Union in South Africa, Habib Miller, confirmed the killing from Pretoria in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt […]

If there was ever a man worthy of celebration in the context of Nigerian history, power and politics, that man is Baba Ayo Adebanjo. I must confess that I find it difficult to write about him simply because I’ve mentioned him so many times in write-ups over the years and there is so much to […]

At some point in every woman’s life, she will get heartbroken, get cheated on or discover that her partner had been lying to her all along. We know that your first reaction, most times is to wreck as much havoc as possible but will do absolutely nothing to help your healing process. Just before you […]

I was standing in the parking lot of the building where I lived in Lagos, talking to Bimbo Dada, now director of Library, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, when a man walked through the gate and came to talk to me. He said he worked for an oil company but had recently been posted out […]

Miracle Ikechukwu Igbokwe has emerged the winner of the grand prize of N45 million, after 85 eventful days in the Big Brother Nigeria house, which was full of hope, emotions, intrigues, sex, betrayal and anxiety. Miracle’s win is spread viz: N25 million cash, N12 million SUV, N4.7 million all-expenses paid vacation and N3.3m household equipment comprising electronics and […]

Rachael Bakam is a celebrated actress and television personality. As the host of Trends and Rachel and its Hausa version called Rachel Mai Kakaaki, she’s eloquent, alluring and high-flying. The Kaduna State-born mother of one opens up to Entertainer on her life, career and relationship with football legend, John Fashanu. Enjoy it.  You have carved a niche as a television presenter and actress, […]