Award winning Nollywood actress Funke Akindele has revealed that she is afraid of failure and poverty. The Nollywood star and one of the top actresses in the industry made this known in her latest chat questions section on Instagram. She…
Alfa asked me to bring human heart, hands for money ritual- Suspect (Punch)
A 62-year-old herbalist, Ganiyu Idowu, on Thursday alleged that an Islamic cleric, Bamigbola Edun, aka alfa, asked him to get a human heart and two hands, with which he would prepare a ritual which had a potency to produce N11m.…
Lessons Londoners should learn from Lagosians (BBC)
Nigerian comedian Gordons D’Berlusconi took time at the end of his UK tour to share some Lagosian wisdom with BBC Africa.
Ngige meets Buhari Friday over minimum wage crisis
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Senator Chris Ngige, has said he will meet with President Muhammadu Buhari Friday to brief him on the progress made on the negotiations for a new minimum wage. He said the presidential committee charged…
Meet Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Tinubu’s man who wants Ambode’s job (PremiumTimes)
A picture is worth a thousand words is a hackneyed phrase. Some people hate clichés because they are boring and devoid of the excitement that uncertainties bring. But there is nothing that describes the internal power struggle within the All…
What Nigerians are saying as Buhari appoints new DG, SSS (PremiumTimes)
Some Nigerians on Twitter have reacted to the appointment of Yusuf Bichi as the new Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS). Bichi was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday. According to a statement by Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu,…
Buhari removes Seiyefa, appoints Bichi as DSS DG (Punch) *APC gov candidate: Tinubu adamant about decision on Ambode (Punch)
Buhari removes Seiyefa, appoints Bichi as DSS DG (Punch) President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday named Yusuf Magaji Bichi as the new Director-General of the Department of State Services. This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Assistant to the…
Buhari summons Tinubu over rift with Ambode (Guardian) *Tinubu has final say on next Lagos gov —APC (vanguard)
Buhari summons Tinubu over rift with Ambode (Guardian) President Muhammadu Buhari reportedly summoned the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, to Abuja yesterday over the latter’s rift with Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. A reliable source…
Edwin Clark’s wife, Amosun battle for Ogun central senatorial seat
The wife of Ijaw leader, Edwin Clark, Abisola Shodipo-Clark, on Wednesday, declared her intention to run for the Ogun Central Senatorial seat in the 2019 general elections. She intends to run on the platform of African Democratic Congress (ADC). According…
Police arrest suspected killers of Imo Catholic priest (Punch)
The operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Imo State police command have arrested the suspected killers of Rev Fr.Jude Egbom of St Patrick’s Catholic church, Amucha, in the Njaba Local Government Area of the state. Egbom was…