THE caretaker/extraordinary convention planning committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has finally seized the initiative to intervene in the crisis trailing the state congress conducted last weekend in Oyo State. A party source told Nigerian Tribune on Wednesday that Yobe State governor and chairman of the caretaker committee, Mai …
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Wife, 33, Falls 100ft To Her Death While Posing For Photos Taken By Husband(Pix)
HORROR PLUNGE : A WOMAN plunged 100ft to her death while posing for photos at the edge of a cliff. Zoe Snoeks, from Belgium, was on a trip in Luxembourg with her husband of almost a decade when she tragically fell yesterday morning. The 33-year-old plummeted at least 30 metres …
Read More »Osinbajo: Don’t Be Distracted By Yahoo Boys, They Will Go To Jail
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Wednesday, urged Nigerian youths not to join or be distracted by gangs of fraudsters popularly called ‘yahoo boys’, saying they will end up in jail, rather they should make efforts to access various programmes set up by the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria to …
Read More »Senate Rejects Sunday Dare’s Appointment Of Kinsman
The Senate Committee on Sports and Youth Development, on Thursday accused the Minister for Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare of tribalism and nepotism. The Senate made the remark while rejecting the decision of Dare to appoint his kinsman, Soji Eniade as the Director General of the Citizenship and Leadership Training …
Read More »The Military Ranks Of Past Heads Of State In Nigeria Before They Assumed Power
There were not many military leaders who were Generals in the Army before they became heads of states in Nigeria. Some were Colonels, Brigadier Generals, and only a sparse number were Major- Generals. Before going any further, it is necessary to be acquainted with senior ranks in the Nigerian army. …
Read More »Ade-Ojo: I Didn’t Sell Collapsed Building Land To Osinbajo
Chief Michael Ade- Ojo, founder of Elizade Motors and Elizade University, Ilara Mokin, Ondo State, has denied selling the land of the Ikoyi collapsed building to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. In a statement he personally signed yesterday, he said he owns the land adjacent to the property on Gerald Road …
Read More »See What Obi Cubana Did Before He Regains Freedom After Three Nights In EFCC Custody
Three days after he was detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged money laundering, popular socialite and businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, aka Obi Cubana, has been released The Anambra-born club owner, who was arrested on Monday, breathed the air of freedom on Thursday evening. The EFCC spokesman, Wilson …
Read More »DSS, Police Petitioned Over Plan To Stage Protest Against Buhari
The Nigeria First Movement and True Nigeria Patriots, on Wednesday, raised the alarm over an alleged plot by some persons to use their names to carry out a protest in Abuja and London against President Muhammadu Buhari. The two groups, however, said they have petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Usman …
Read More »Udom Emmanuel – Nigeria’s Diversity, Our Greatest Untapped Asset
Nigeria’s diversity is one of the country’s greatest untapped assets and strengths for national development, peace and progress, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel has declared. The Governor who stated this on Thursday while delivering a lecture at the Arewa Media Interactive and Development Forum held at Arewa House …
Read More »Man Narrates How He Escaped While The Ikoyi Building Collapsed (Photos)
A man took to Facebook to narrate how he escaped during the Ikoyi building collapse that occured on Monday, Newsextra24 reports. The man identified as Innocent Xylvestre Denavide on Facebook said he was working in the Ikoyi building before the building collapsed. He shared a photo describing the point he …
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