Agbaje, Ambode in War of Words Over Budget 2019
The war over Lagos thickened Tuesday and Wednesday respectively as the incumbent Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode of the All Progressive Congress, APC, and the standard bearer of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, squared up over the 2019 appropriation bill. Agbaje had, on Tuesday, hit Ambode over the apparent delay […]
Scientists Develop ‘Super Drug’ to Cure Diabetes
Here is good news for millions of people worldwide contending with diabetes: Scientists have created a new drug cocktail that can induce insulin-producing cells to regenerate at a rate that is fast enough to work in human treatments. This is a key step in the pursuit of a cure for diabetes that restores the body’s […]
Islamic Cleric Defiles 5-year-old Pupil
Police have arrested a 43-year-old Islamic Cleric, Abdulsalam Salaudeen, for allegedly defiling a five-year-old girl he was engaged to teach. Salaudeen, who lives at 16, Awoyemi Street on Igando Road, Ikotun Lagos, was recorded on video penetrating the victim’s anus and private parts. The police say in a statement that a Good Samaritan presented the […]
Military Helicopter Crashes Amidst Fight Against Boko Haram
A Nigeria Air Force Helicopter reportedly crashed yesterday night while providing air support for troops fighting insurgents in Damasak, Borno State. Military authorities confirmed the development on Twitter late yesterday. The tweets by the Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigeria Air Force, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, said details of the clash were […]
‘You are Deceitful, Desperate and Deceptive’, Keyamo Lashes at PDP
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has taken a swipe at the presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, describing him as a confused aspirant for the Nigeria’s number one job This was contained in a release signed by the Director, Strategic Communications of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, […]
Kanu Predicts Abia Gov’s Defeat in New Year Message
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, in his New Year message, hit out at Gov. Ikezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, declaring that his re-election bid on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party would end in smoke. “If there is something we are certain of in 2019, it is the fact […]
Lagos DJ Commits Suicide as Father Poisons Kids in Bayelsa
The popular pest killer known as sniper appears to have become a handy poison for people with suicidal impulses following three deaths today in Lagos and Bayelsa states linked to the pesticide. In Lagos, a popular DJ, Seun Omogaji, aka djxgee, reportedly committed suicide by taking sniper about six hours after he posted a suicide […]
Robbers Kill Woman after Crossover Service, As Doctors Reject Victim
Lagos State commissioner of police, Imohimi Edgal once launched a campaign appealing to doctors to always treat patients with gunshot wounds. A woman shot by robbers when she returned home in Lagos in the early hours of January 1st bled to death after she was allegedly refused treatment by the hospital she was rushed to. […]
2019: ‘May Your Road Be Rough’ – Tai Solarin
I am not cursing you; I am wishing you what I wish myself every year. I therefore repeat, may you have a hard time this year, may there be plenty of troubles for you this year! If you are not so sure what you should say back, why not just say, ‘Same to you’? I […]
US Embassy Closes Operations in Lagos, Abuja
The US embassy in Nigeria has announced a closure of its Lagos and Abuja offices due to the ongoing government shutdown in its country. The closure will affect thousands seeking to apply for, or renew their visas, as their appointments would have to be rescheduled. In a post on its official Facebook page, the embassy […]
