Samuel Ogundipe, the Premium Times journalist who has been in police custody since Tuesday has been released, Premium Times is reporting. Ogundipe was arrested by SARS officers and taken to the police headquarters, alongside the editor-in-chief of the news portal. The editor-in-chief was later released. The journalist was
Pakistan has a new leader and he is former Cricket player, Imran Khan. According to BBC, the 65 year old was elected Prime Minister at the country’s national assembly following his party’s grand slide victory during the July elections. Prior to winning the elections, Imran Khan promised
An eyewitness, Mr. Chima Azu, told Saturday Vanguard that the building located along Obafemi Awolowo way in Abuja sank into the ground a few metres before collapsing to the side. He added that five bodies were rescued with two men feared dead. According to him,
Reacting to a video of APC leader, Adams Oshiomhole saying ‘government house should not be occupied by entertainers’, PMAN President, Pretty Okafor has described the politician as a ‘ritualist, viagra drinking faggot’. In his response to the video, Okafor wrote, ‘we can no longer entertain fagots
A Toronto-based married Ghanaian pastor, who was gifted a private jet by his church members two years ago, is involved in a paternity case following allegations that he fathered a child with his former congregant. Martin Kofi Danso, who is the founder of Miracle Arena for All Nations, which
The National Assembly’s joint committees on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have failed to resolve discrepancies in the 2019 election budget. The commission’s chairman, Mahmood Yakubu was, therefore, invited to appear again today to make further clarifications. The Senate INEC committee had on Wednesday raised
In spite of Nigerian government denial on multiple occasions, the United Nations has said that a splinter Boko Haram group that kidnapped the Dapchi girls in February was paid a “large ransom”. The girls were kidnapped from their school on February 18. One of the
American singer and songwriter Aretha Franklin has passed on today at the age of 76. It was reported earlier in the week/month that the singer was gravely ill and surrounded by friends and family. Sadly, she has passed on. An official statement is yet to be released by the
A man who was accused of killing his neighbour and remanded in prison since 2016, has regained freedom. Chidiebere Onwumere, an indigene of Umuagbaghagha in Osisioma LGA of Abia state told Abia Facts Newspaper that him and some of his neighbours had helped the deceased who they
Jones Abiri, a journalist and publisher/editor-in-chief of Weekly Source Newspaper who has been in detention by the Department of State Services (DSS) for over 2 years has been released. According to Premium Times, Abiri, a Yenagoa-based journalist was released after he met his bail conditions
Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), popularly called Shiites, have alleged fresh plot to kill its leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky A leader of the group, Abdullahi Musa, disclosed this yesterday. He said: “We received information that the life of El- Zakzaky is in danger, because there
The plot to impeach Senate President Bukola Saraki thickened yesterday as federal lawmakers on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) resolved to forcibly reconvene the National Assembly and carry out the plan. During a meeting with APC national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, at the
The Debt Management Office (DMO) Tuesday put the nation’s total debt stock (federal, FCT and states) at N22.38 trillion ($73.21 billion) as at June 30, 2018. The debt office also said the federal government has so far borrowed a total of N410 billion locally to
Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, to with immediate effect, overhaul the management and activities of the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS). According to a statement on Tuesday by the Senior Special Assistant to the Acting President on Media and Publicity,
Senate President Bukola Saraki reportedly met with former president Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday. According to Daily Trust, the closed-door meeting took place at Obasanjo’s home in Abeokuta, Ogun state. TVC News tweeted that the meeting lasted for about 45 minutes. Details of the meeting are yet unknown. Last week, Saraki met