Mbaka: Prophecies by Nigerian Men of God are always suspicious — Charly Boy
By Emmanuel Okogba Charles Oputa popularly known as Charly Boy has questioned the authenticity of Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka’s prophecy that tallied with the Supreme Court’s declaration of Senator Hope Uzodinma as the winner of the Imo governorship election. Vanguard reported that the Supreme Court sacked Emeka Ihedioha of the PDP and declared APC’s Hope […]
Pressure on Pepe, Lacazette with Aubameyang suspended, says Arteta
The pressure is on record signing Nicolas Pepe and Alexandre Lacazette to score goals with Arsenal’s leading scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang suspended for three matches, according to manager Mikel Arteta. Aubameyang took his tally to 16 goals in all competitions this season in the 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace on Saturday but was also sent off, […]
Today In History: Tafawa Balewa, Ahmadu Bello, Okotie-Eboh assassinated in Nigeria’s first military coup
A military coup deposed the government of the First Republic. Tafawa Balewa, Premier of Northern Nigeria Ahmadu Bello, Finance Minister Festus Okotie-Eboh and Samuel Ladoke Akintola were assassinated in what was deemed a conspiracy by the coup plotters, who were mainly Igbo officers, to pave the way for General Aguiyi-Ironsi to be Head of State […]
How to make it in Bollywood, or die trying
It took a minute for Malhaar Rathod, then an aspiring teenage actress, to realise what the 65-year-old Indian film producer was asking her to do — and to make the decision to walk away. “He claimed he had a part for me and then asked me to lift my top. I got so scared, I […]
Soldiers who died in service are martyrs ― Abiodun
James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, Sunday, said those military officers who died in active service should be regarded as martyrs. He enjoined the people of the state not to wait until the next Remembrance Day to support wives and families of fallen soldiers. Like the early Christians, who died […]
Senegal’s remote cannabis growers evade crackdown
Most Senegalese farmers sell peanuts and vegetables, but in one hamlet lost in a mangrove swamp in the West African country’s south, only one crop is commercially viable — cannabis. Kouba, a village deep in the mangroves of Casmance and inaccessible by road, teems with caiman crocodiles and rare birds. Locals say no police officer […]
Olomu Traditional Council put off Ohworode 103 years birthday
The Olomu Traditional Council has called off events to celebrate the 103 years birthday/32nd Coronation anniversary of the Ohworode of Olomu Kingdom slated for 18 and 19 January 2020 owing to the Wednesday evening murder of Mr Paul Onomuakpokpo, Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Olomu Ward 1 in Ughelli South Local Government Area […]
Amotekun: Hunters want personnel to meet for easy identification
Ola Ajayi – Ibadan As six governors in the South-West zone of the country launched a joint security outfit tagged Western Nigeria Security Network (Operation Amotekun) last Thursday, the Soludero Hunters’ Association has called on the initiators to organise a parley where all the personnel would meet to identify themselves. Speaking through its National President, […]
Expect our position on Prof Sidi Osho eligibility soon ―Ogun Govt
James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Following series of reactions that trailed the appointment of Prof Sidi Osho by the Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun and her purported clearance by the Ogun State House of Assembly, as a commissioner, the State government has said it will soon make public its stands on her eligibility. Speaking to […]
Shock waves, as Supreme Court sacks Ihedioha in Imo
ABUJA—The Supreme Court, yesterday, sacked Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State and declared Senator Hope Uzodinma of All Progressives Congress, APC, valid winner of the governorship election that held in the state on March 9, 2019.
Ortom, Sule beg FG to sustain ‘Operation Whirl Stroke’
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State and his Benue counterpart, Samuel Ortom, have appealed to the Federal Government to the sustain the military operation code-named: ‘Operation Whirl Stroke’ to guarantee full restoration of peace in the region. The duo made the appeal at a joint security meeting on Sunday in Lafia, following tensions arising from […]
