President Buhari has approved replacements for heads of Federal Government agencies that were recently appointed as ministers. Senator Basheer Garba Mohammed has been appointed Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons. He replaces Sadiya Umar Farouk. …
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EFCC FINALLY ADMITS RAID, BUT SAYS THEY WERE ATTACKED BY AMBODE’S HOODLUMS
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has finally admitted raiding former Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode’s home after denying the report earlier. Though eyewitnesses said the anti-graft agency’s operatives were stopped by residents of Epe (Ambode’s hometown), the EFCC…
Read MoreONDO NSCDC ARREST TWO FOR SCAMMING WOMEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Ondo State have apprehended two members of a syndicate involved in Internet love scam to dupe unsuspecting women. The suspects are Giftency Oshafa, an undergraduate, and Bella Avwerosuo. Ondo State Commandant of the…
Read MoreOBINWANNE OKEKE: INSIDE HIS ‘CEO FRAUD’ BUSINESS
The latest about the Forbes Africa celebrated Nigerian businessman Obinwanne Okeke, now in prison in the United States is that his case has been sent to a federal grand jury for a formal indictment for Business email Compromise(BEC) crimes. That…
Read MoreESTHER: FIRST FEMALE TO WIN HOH TWICE, TO SHARE ROOM WITH FRODD (BBN)
Big Brother Naija housemate, Esther has become the Head of House after the spelling bee contest on Monday. This made it the first time a female housemate in Big Brother Naija would sit on the Head of House throne twice….
Read MoreFIFA BAN: NFF OFFERS TO HELP SIASIA
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said on Monday that they were “shocked” by a life ban on former national coach Samson Siasia by FIFA for bribery, vowing to overturn it. On Friday, the governing body of world football banned Siasia,…
Read More100 MILLION NIGERIANS ARE IN POVERTY – BUHARI
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has charged ministers-designate to be ready to work with his government to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty. Buhari spoke while declaring open a two-day retreat for 43 ministers-dsignate in Abuja on Monday, saying that…
Read MoreHUMANITARIAN COMMUNITY LOSES 35 AID WORKERS IN NIGERIA – SHEHU
Group Chairman of the Network of Civil Society Organisation in Borno, Mr. Ahmed Shehu, has revealed that lives of over 35 aid workers and 40,000 citizens in the troubled northern region of Nigeria have been lost with about 3 million…
Read MoreTWITTER, FACEBOOK SHUT DOWN OVER 200,000 ACCOUNTS OVER HONG KONG’S PROTESTS
Twitter and Facebook have accused the Chinese government of backing a social media campaign to discredit Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement and sow political discord in the city. The American tech giants announced Monday they had suspended nearly 1,000 active accounts…
Read MoreDSS, POLICE, ARMY ARREST GUESTS, SEAL OFF VENUE OF #REVOLUTIONNOW EVENT
Nigerian security agencies have sealed off Lagos Centre, Ikeja, Lagos, venue of a #ReveloutionNow event scheduled for Monday. The event, expected to attract notable Nigerians such as Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, a human rights lawyer, Femi Falana and labour unions….
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