‘Chioma B Or Cadijat’, Cardi B Asks Nigerians To Pick Her New Name
American rapper, Belcalis Marlenis better known as Cardi B, has asked Nigerians to pick a Nigerian name for her. The rapper had earlier announced to file for Nigerian citizenship following the killing of a top Iranian General, Qasem Soleimani, by the United States government in an air attack in Baghdad. “Specially being from New York. […]
UAE Approves Issuance of 5-Year Multiple-Entry Tourist Visa
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced the introduction of a multiple-entry tourist visa scheme valid for five years for all nationalities. Dubai, the country’s commercial city, is one of the favourite destinations of Nigerian travellers. Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president and prime minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, announced the development […]
Just Go, PDP Replies Oshiomhole, APC…Says Nigerians Need Not Be Reminded That Buhari Leaves In 2023
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has counseled the embattled National Chairman of the fizzling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole to stop pushing the APC third term discourse in the public space. The party further counsels Oshiomhole to desist from going to the Presidential villa to push the impossible as such will not save him […]
BREAKING: Kwara Govt Demolishes Saraki’s House In Ilorin
There was palpable tension in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital in the early hours of Thursday as the state government made good its intention to take over an expanse of land said to have been illegally acquired by the late Dr Olusola Saraki. The disputed plots of land had been a source disagreement between the […]
FIFA Bans Samson Siasia For Life
The Federation of Football Association (FIFA) has banned former Eagle player and coach, Samson Siasia for life. Siasia, whose mother has been in abductors’ den for almost two months, was banned for alleged match-fixing with a betting firm. FIFA ordered he will have nothing to do with football-related matters again. It also imposed a ban […]
Man, 26 Threatens Suicide Over Father’s Unpaid Gratuity
A 26 year old man, Mr. Joseph Odey, threatened to kill himself on Wednesday in Calabar, the Cross Rivers State capital if the government continues to delay the payment of his deceased father’s gratuity, Vanguardngr.com reports Odey, according to the report, in a lone protest stormed the governor’s office on Leopard Road where he lamented […]
My Ordeal at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jarkata, Indonesia
By Umeugoji Emeka Raphael There is this derisive impression about Nigerian passport holders in most of the International Airports in different parts of the world, especially in Indonesia. The Immigration officers molest, exploit and forcibly take huge amount of bribes from Nigerians and threaten deportation if one refuses to give in. This happens even when […]
El-Zakzaky Aborts Treatment in Indian Hospital, Returns to Nigeria
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) says its leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky has left the Indian hospital where he was checked into for treatment and is on his way back to Nigeria. The cleric, who left Abuja Monday for a court ordered supervised medical treatment at the Medanta Hospital in India, had a spat with […]
Killing of Policemen: Confession of the Gun Supplier, Gbenga Adebowale.
How I supplied AK-47 riffles, ammunition to multi-millionaire kidnapper, Hamisu Wadume. •Hamisu Wadume and Gbenga Adebowale Hamisu Wadume, the controversial kidnapper who caused the untimely death of five officers of the IGP, Intelligence Team (IRT), in Taraba State last week was a fish trader before venturing into the kidnapping. The young man who traded […]
BAYELSA 2019: Sylva Holds The Ace In APC
As the race to Creek Haven, the Bayelsa state seat of power, gathers momentum ahead of the 16th November governorship election, the focus of Bayelsans is firmly fixed on how the main opposition party in the state, the All Progressives Congress, (APC), can create a major upset at the governorship polls. Bayelsa, the oil rich […]
