NASS to Reconvene, As Saraki, Dogara Meet Principal Officers Today
Senate President, Bukola Saraki and House of Representatives Speaker, Yakubu Doraga, will today meet with principals officers of both chambers tomorrow with the intention of reconvening the National Assembly to consider pending important national matters including INEC’s elections budget proposal. It was gathered from National Assembly sources that the meeting will hold at noon. The […]
Uncovering the Ancient Rituals and Secrets in Ethiopia
Ethiopia Famed for its coffee, wildlife, and ancient architecture, Ethiopia is fast becoming one of Africa’s biggest tourist draws, and for good reason. We’ve done some investigating and highlighted some of the most extraordinary sites that the country has to offer. Addis Ababa—a name that means ‘New Flower’—is home to over 3 million people, and […]
FAAN Warns Politicians Over Security Breaches at Airport
As preparations towards the 2019 general elections draw near, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has warned politicians not to breach security rules at the nation’s airports, insisting that the airport environment is a highly regulated environment and should be seen as such. In an official statement made available by the agency, FAAN advised […]
Dankwambo Joins Growing List of PDP Presidential Aspirants
Gombe State Governor, Dr. Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, has joined the growing list of presidential aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The Governor took to his twitter handle, Saturday, to make the announcement. He is the sixth aspirant to throw his cap into the ring on PDP’s platform. Others are: Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, former Vice […]
PDP’s Akpabio Meets Buhari in London, May Defect to APC Thursday
People Democratic Party, PDP’s Senate minority leader, Godswill Akpabio met vacationing President Muhammadu Buhari in London today, preparatory to his anticipated decamping to the All Progressives Congress. Issues discussed were not diclosed. Akpabio had met Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja on Thursday and also National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in […]
Yoruba Groups Warn FG Over Saraki, Others
A Pan-Yoruba advocacy group, the Network of Yoruba Alliance, NEYA, has called on the All Progressives Congress, APC led Federal Government to stop the seemingly ongoing political witch-hunting among its ranks but rather devote quality time to solving the myriad of problems confronting Nigerians. The group, in a statement issued in Lagos weekend, NEYA condemned […]
Defectors Are Political Normads – Presidency
The presidency has described the governors, lawmakers and others who defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress to the People’s Democratic Party as “political nomads” who were denied stealing strategy by the Buhari- led government. Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, stated this while speaking with newsmen in Calabar, the […]
Poll Tribunal: Fayemi Hails Eleka’s Petition, Says It’s Democratic
The Office of the Governor-elect, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has hailed the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’s candidate in the July 14, 2018 governorship election, Prof Olusola Eleka, for resorting to the law in the resolution of dispute arising from the election that returned the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate as the winner. A […]
Maggy, My Love!
This is a true life story of a son of peasant who burbles into troubled waters in his bid to date a lady clearly beyond his means; reports GBOYEGA ADEOYE. Margaret works for a foreign embassy in Lagos. Her mother is Igbo while her father is Dutch. I met the beautiful, light skinned and lovable […]
Remembering Music Icon, Teddy Pendergrass and the Car Accident
Teddy Pendergrass was driving his new Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit through the treacherous curves of Lincoln Drive, when he lost control of the vehicle near the East Falls section in Philly. The singer was traveling with a transsexual dancer named Tenika (John) Watson, who performed at Philadelphia clubs. The singer lost control of his Rolls-Royce on […]