Former President Goodluck Jonathan has sent his well wishes to President Muhammadu Buhari on his 76th birthday. “Yours has been a life of great service to our dear nation,” Jonathan wrote, wishing the president good health and productive years. Yours has been a life of great service to our
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to resign from office. Punch reports that Atiku said this as a reaction to the president’s admittance that the country’s economy is in a bad shape. The statement, released by Atiku’s Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, highlighted the
Catriona Gray, who represented the Philippines, has been crowned Miss Universe 2018! The runner-up was Miss South Africa, Tamaryn Green, while the second runner-up was Miss Venezuela, Sthefany Gutiérre. This win makes Catriona the fourth Filipina to take home the crown as Pia Wurtzbach was crowned Miss Universe in 2015. In
It was celebrations galore at Access Bank over the weekend as the Nigerian Tier 1 bank hosted its annual Xmas party for staff, business partners and friends of the bank. The annual event themed “Havana Nights” is one of the most sought-after corporate Xmas parties
Male traders in Yaba market mocked women who staged a peaceful protest to demand they stop the habit of touching any female passing through the market or prospective female customers. The protesters were campaigning against , harassment, objectification, groping, catcalling of women and girls in
The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), National Assembly chapter, has issued a four-day warning strike notice which will commence on Monday, December 17. According to the Chairman of the association, Bature Mohammed, in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, the decision was reached in
Remember when Area Fada, Charly Boy announced he was divorcing his wife Diane on December 14th to remarry on December 15th? Well, he actually wasn’t mincing words. He, in fact remarried today, December 15th, but to Diane, his wife of 40 years. He shared photos of the ceremony on social media, writing:
It’s not even a week to Christmas yet and E-Money is already in the Christmas spirit. The Five Star Group boss shared photos of his wife and the gift he got for her for Christmas – a Rolls Royce Phantom. He wrote on his Instagram: Please help
According to BBC Nigeria’s military has revoked its earlier decision to suspend activities of the UN children’s agency Unicef in the north-east of the country. The military said this came after “extensive deliberations” during emergency talks with Unicef officials. Earlier on Friday, the army had
The Vice Presidential debate preceding the 2019 elections took place on Friday in Abuja, with 5 candidates going head-to-head. Yemi Osinbajo of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peter Obi of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ganiyu Galadima of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Khadijah Abdullahi-Iya of the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN), and Umma Abdullahi-Getso of
The Nigerian military has accused the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) staff of spying for Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria. The military also suspended the agency’s activities in the war-torn region, saying its staff “train and deploy spies who support the insurgents and their sympathizers,” according to
Egyptian and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has, for the second time in a row, been named the BBC African Footballer of the year. Salah finished ahead of Liverpool teammate Sadio Mane and other contenders like Medhi Benatia, Kalidou Koulibaly, and Thomas Partey to win the prize. Salah has had a phenomenal year, his
A paedophile was sentenced to receive 100 lashes of the cane for having sex with an underage girl. The Indonesian man was one of two men given the punishment, one for having sex with his underage step-daughter, and the other for having sex with an
Plateau state Governor Simon Lalong on Friday officially opened his campaign office . Our correspondent reports that thousands of supporters of Governor Simon Lalong,s second term bid gathered at the campaign office to witness the official opening ceremony of the campaign office . Speaking at
An FCT High Court in Maitama has declared a former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana, as the winner of the October 6 Presidential primary election of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), and ordered the party to forward Gana’s name to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)