Mixed reactions have followed the appointment of Alhaji Dawud Akinola aka De –Damak as the new Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland following the alleged unanimous decisions of Council of Imams and Alfas in the South Western States to install him as many people believe that he lacks the resources to match the achievements of the late…
The age-long aspiration, nursed by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to install his close friend and business associate, Prince Dipo Eludoyin, as the next Ooni of Ife, has been deflated. It was learnt that Tinubu’s candidate, Eludoyin, has bluntly refused to be drawn into the racy race for the Ooni’s throne. When the quiet and self-effacing…
A Lebanese national has been apprehended by the Nigeria Police for an alleged assault on a 13-year-old girl (name withheld). The suspect, Marwan Callas, 37, was reportedly arrested on September 17, 2015 in Benin City, the Edo State capital. It was said that the Police received a report that the suspect, who is also and…
Two suspected hoodlums in Ogun State were arrested by police in the state on Thursday with a single barrel gun and a Police warrant identify card. They were said to have been collecting money from drivers plying the Agbara Road, Ota, in Ado Odo Ota local government area of Ogun State. According to spokesman of…
**Condemns Killing Of DSS Men Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, has vowed to make life miserable for those involved in oil pipeline vandalism in the country. The Civil Defence chief made this declaration following the killing of operatives of the Department of State Security, DSS, some…
The names of 19 state governments given the Federal Government bailout have been released by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, the agency in charge of its disbursement. According to the country’s apex bank, which released the names on Friday, the 19 states were the ones which applied for the money out of the 36…
Senate President, Bukola Saraki is yet to be arrested by the Nigeria Police as ordered by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja on Friday. This is because, according to what we gathered, the Force is yet to receive the directive to carry out the action. Saraki was taken to the CCT by…
Society bigwig and Nigerian billionaire businessman, Antonio Dehinde Fernadez, was finally laid to rest on Friday, September 18, 2015 in Brussels, Belgium amid tears. Fernadez, 78, who was very popular in the Nigerian social circle, breathed his last on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 in Belgium. At the burial ceremony on Friday, his family members and…
Nigerian footballer, John Obi Mikel, has welcomed twin babies from his girlfriend, Olga Allegra, who hails from Russia. Mikel, who plies his trade in England for Chelsea FC, has been going out with the lady, who is also a countrywoman of Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich. The midfielder expressed joy getting the children from his lover,…
Mavin Records boss, Michael Collins, fondly called Don Jazzy, had a session with the seven finalists of the on-going MTN Project Fame West Africa season 8. The show, which kicked off some weeks ago, will climax next weekend. The contestants are already amassing votes from viewers to clinch the grand prize of N5 million. Don…