Guests at the 45th coronation anniversary ceremony of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Olayiwola Adeyemi, on Sunday were surprised to see the newly crowned Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Babatunde Adeyeye Ogunwusi, in their midst. This was because the last Ooni and the present Alaafin were never close allies. While the last Ooni was alive,…
The Nigeria Customs Service has been directed to take all the confiscated relief items in their various warehouses to designated officials for onward distribution to Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in the country. This order was handed to the customs by President Muhammadu Buhari. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Sunday…
Wife of former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Muhammadu Uwais, Maryam, has been appointed as Special Adviser to the President on Social Protection Plan. The appointment was made by the President, Muhammadu Buhari, some weeks ago, according to what a source told Premium Times. Mrs Uwais is a lawyer based in Abuja and she has since…
Foremost Elder statesman, Olu Falae, said on Sunday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, did not order him to return the N100 million he collected from former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Tony Anenih as being speculated. Falae, who is the National Chairman of the Social…
Embattled former militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, well known as Tompolo, has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over an alleged plan to kill and implicate him (Tompolo) by some new members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bayelsa and Delta States. Tompolo, who has a bench warrant on his, claimed that the defectors from the Peoples…
An associate of Guaranty Trust Bank has debunked online reports on Sunday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, sealed one of its branches in Abuja, precisely in Wuse 2. Miffed by this, Kockane hit nairaland to inform customers of the reputable financial institution as well as the general public that the said story…
Governor Nyesom Wike on Friday sworn-in Justice Adama Iye Iyayi-Lamikanra as the Acting Chief Judge of Rivers State. The appointment of Iyayi-Lamikanra, according to him, is in line with his avowed commitment to the rule of law and approved order of seniority in the appointment of Acting Chief Judge. Wike congratulated the new acting Chief…
Former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, commonly known as Tompolo, says he has no hand in the bombing of oil facilities in Delta State on Friday morning. Some suspected militants had attacked Escravos gas pipeline in the Warri area of Delta State barely 24 hours after a court in Lagos directed the police to…
The bitter fight between young sensational Nigerian artistes, Dammy Krane and Wizkid may have finally been sorted out going by information gathered by this magazine. In the early hours of Friday, January 15, 2016, Wizkid allegedly broke a bottle on the head of Dammy Krane at Quilox Club in Lagos. This followed a beef between…
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, says its men are now required to declare their assets as part of measures to promote transparency. A statement signed on Friday by the Public Relations Officer of the service, Wale Adeniyi, on behalf of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hammed Ibrahim Ali, disclosed that all “Officers are to comply…