The presidency has dismmised the claim by former President Goodluck Jonathan that corruption had worsened since he left and described as absolutely untrue. Jonathan had in chapter 5 of his book, ‘My Transition Hours,’ rated President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-graft war very low, saying graft had not only worsened under the president’s watch but that his de-marketing […]

The Nigerian Election Debate Group (NEDG) and Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) have announced the dates for 2019 presidential and vice-presidential election debate. The presidential debate is fixed for January 19, 2019, while vice-presidential candidates are billed to have their debate on December 14, 2018. Chairman of BON, Mr John Momoh (OON), made the announcement […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says the portable document format (PDF) circulating online of his recently launched book, ‘My Transition Hours’, is fake. Jonathan unveiled his book at an event held at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja on Tuesday  to mark  his 61st birthday The former president raised an alarm on Thursday, saying a fake copy is circulating […]

Amina Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General and three other Nigerian women made the 2018 BBC ‘100 women’ list. She appeared alongside social entrepreneur/activist, Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin, a lawyer, Bola Tinubu and award-winning blogger and author, Chidera Eggerue. The BBC list celebrates inspiring and influential women who have used their positions to spark actions in the review […]

Spain’s National Court has ruled against the creation of a sex worker’s union that left the feminist Socialist government red-faced upon discovering its own administration had approved it. The court, which decides major cases, said on Wednesday it had cancelled the statutes of the “Organisation of Sex Workers”, which had been registered by the labour […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Musa Abaji as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He announced the appointment in a letter he sent to the Senate yesterday. The letter was read by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Buhari said the appointment was based on the advice of the National Judicial Council. “In line […]

Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, has criticised the book, ‘My Transition Hour’, written by former President Goodluck Jonathan, describing it as an “elementary book of tales”. Shettima was particularly miffed by the fact that the former president did not disclose all that he knew about the abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls in 2014 in the […]

A lawyer has narrated how he was beaten up and nearly killed on a busy road in Yaba area of Lagos yesterday by a jealous husband who falsely accused him of sleeping with his wife. The lawyer, whose Twitter name is Underrated, recalled his unpleasant experience in a tweet on the handle, @Agbejoro_ According to […]

Police have declared that the alleged gang leader of the Offa Bank Robbers, Michael Adikwu, who died in custody was not among the suspects that have been linked with some prominent politicians in the country. Adikwu, who was a dismissed police constable, had reportedly fell ill and died while awaiting the commencement of the trial […]