Jonathan Cries Out Over Piracy Of Book-My Transition Hours
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 […]
Four Nigerians Make 2018 BBC 100 Women List
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 […]
Court Rejects Creation of Sex Workers Union
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 […]
Buhari Appoints New Supreme Court Justice
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 […]
Jonathan’s Book is Elementary and Full of Tales – Gov Shettima
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 […]
Husband Drags Wife Out of Moving Car, Assualts Her Lawyer
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 […]
Offa Bank Robbery: Dead Gang Leader, not Linked to Prominent Politicians – DCP Abba Kyari
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 […]
Breaking: Governorship, State Assembly Elections to Hold March 2
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the governorship and State Assembly elections will hold on March 2. Area Council elections in the FCT will also hold on the same date. The commission said the list of candidates for elections will be published in its Federal Capital Territory office and also at the […]
Offa Bank Robbery: Gang Leader, Michael Adikwu, Dies in Custody
The prime suspect and gang leader in the Offa bank robbery, Michael Adikwu, is dead. Kwara State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Kamaldeen Ajibade, SAN disclosed this at a Kwara State High Court on Wednesday, when five of the six principal suspects were brought to court. The five suspects arraigned were Ayoade Akinnibosun, […]
APC Accuses Bayelsa PDP of Inciting People Against Police
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State has condemned the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for a serial show of irrationality and fear since the recent posting of a new Commissioner of Police to the state. APC said in a statement on Tuesday in Yenagoa that PDP had taken its phobia […]
