National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, on Thursday, met with the former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, behind closed doors, in his Hilltop mansion in Minna, the Niger State capital. The PDP National Chairman who sneaked…
Woman reunited with ring after it turns up on Carrot (Ladbible)
Your heart always sinks when you realise you’ve lost something – it’s usually the morning after a night out, when you find yourself scrambling around desperately trying to track down your phone… only to have to accept the fact that it’s probably gone forever.…
Police: why we’re investigating reporter (Nation)
The Nigeria Police yesterday shed more light on why it was investigating the Premium Times Security Sector reporter, Samuel Ogundipe. It said Ogundipe was being investigated and prosecuted for theft and unlawful possession of restricted and classified documents. The police…
Ayefele fans, workers protest planned demolition of radio station (Punch)
Members of staff of Yinka Ayefele’s radio station, Fresh FM, and fans of the gospel artiste on Thursday protested against the planned demolition of the radio station by the Oyo State Government over alleged contravention of the state physical planning law.…
Fayose’s rushed recruitment in bad faith, says Fayemi (Nation)
The last-minute move by the outgoing administration of Governor Ayodele Fayose to recruit 600 teachers to the Teaching Service Commission, 400 workers to the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and 1,000 to the Ministry of Establishment is a deliberate…
No automatic ticket for Ortom, PDP aspirants insist (Punch)
The chances of the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, to clinch the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party to realise his second term ambition in the 2019 general elections are still hanging in the balance. An impeccable source informed our…
Offa robbery probe: Saraki not exonerated, say AGF, IG (Nation)
Senate President Bukola Saraki has not been cleared of his alleged complicity in the Offa robbery, it was learnt yesterday. The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Inspector-General of Police…
Toni Kroos slams Mesut Ozil over Germany retirement (Metro)
Toni Kroos hit out at Mesut Ozil after his retirement from the Germany national team following a disappointing World Cup. The duo were part of a miserable campaign in Russia, which saw the Germans crash out in the group stages,…
Lecturer, 2 students arrested, as certificate forgery scandal hits Minna CoE (Vanguard)
A syndicate, made up lecturers and students of College of Education, CoE, Minna, Niger State, that specialised in certificate forgery, has been uncovered. Already members of the syndicate, a lecturer and two students, have been arrested and handed over to the…
2019 election: Enugu PDP assures Atiku (SUN)
Ahead of 2019 general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Enugu State chapter, on Thursday, announced that it would continue to pray for a former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to ensure that his presidential aspiration is realised. Chairman of…