•Brenda with her lover/BBC Brenda, daughter of President Paul Biya of Cameroon, has professed a curious sexual preference which runs directly in contrast with the 52-year-old anti-gay law in the country where her father is almost an emperor. The super-rich…
Dancing to the music of a ticking time-bomb — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It’s a terrible Nigerian fate that every so-called democratic election is delivered like a ticking time-bomb primed to explode with fatal menace. The unfathomable aspect of the matter is that some Nigerians dance to the ticking of the time-bomb thinking…
*Pastor sets woman ablaze during deliverance prayer (Guardian)*I need a break from men, says Tolanibaj (Nation)
Pastor sets woman ablaze during deliverance prayer (Guardian) A 21-year-old woman, identified as Sukura Owodunni, has reportedly suffered severe burns after Pastor Taiwo Odebiyi allegedly attempted a deliverance ritual on her at his Cherubim and Seraphim Maberu Parish in Offin,…
Family of killed Cameroon journalist reports threats from officials under investigation
The family of Cameroonian journalist Martinez Zogo, who was killed in January, say they have received threats from officials suspected of involvement in his death. As authorities investigate the murder of the popular radio announcer and journalist, a debate has…
Buhari, Biya Commission 1.5km Nigeria-Cameroon Bridge
President Muhammadu Buhari and his Cameroonian counterpart Paul Biya on Thursday in Cross River State commissioned 1.5km Mfum Cameroon Bridge linking Cross River and the Republic of Cameroon. Buhari who commissioned the multi-million naira project with Biya stated that it…
*Fayose involved in accident on Third Mainland Bridge (Punch) *Yellow fever: Edo confirms nine deaths (Punch)
Fayose involved in accident on Third Mainland Bridge (Punch) Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Wednesday, was involved in an accident on Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State. The media aide of the former governor, Lere Olayinka, on…
No plan to impeach Ambode – Lagos Assembly (Guardian) * Fayose is being persecuted, says Fani-Kayode (Nation)
No plan to impeach Ambode – Lagos Assembly (Guardian) The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has refuted claims that the State Assembly is planning to impeach the state governor Akinwunmi Ambode. Ambode, early October, amid…
Agbaje wins Lagos PDP governorship primary, vows to defeat Sanwo-Olu (Punch) * Presidential race: 7,000 delegates to affirm Buhari’s candidacy at today’s APC’s convention (Nation)
Agbaje wins Lagos PDP governorship primary, vows to defeat Sanwo-Olu (Punch) Jimi Agbaje has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State for the 2019 elections. Agbaje, a pharmacist, polled 1,100 votes to defeat his…