Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta as well as Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brigadier General Paul Boroh (Rtd), has described the cleanup of Ogoni as both an environmental and economic lifeline for the Niger Delta. In his comments on the exercise which was flagged off by the Federal Government on…
Ovation magazine publisher, Dele Momodu, has reacted to comments attributed to controversial sensational singer, Davido, that he (Momodu), is his (Davido) boy. The singer and the popular journalist were in the news sometimes ago when Davido had issues with his babymama, Sophia Momodu. Sophia claimed Davido and his family were trying to deny her access…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has again held crucial discussions with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. The elder statesman met with the President at the State House in Abuja on Friday, June 3, 2016. Spokesman of the President, Femi Adesina, revealed on his Facebook page the visit, but did not disclose the reason for Obasanjo’s visit…
The recently repaired facility belonging to Shell has yet again been destroyed by militants in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The installation was attacked in the early hours of Friday by the militant group called the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, which has carried out similar attacks in the region lately. According to the group,…
Fans will be bored this weekend because the football season in Europe has ended. Winners of the various leagues in Italy, Spain, France, England, and Germany have been crowned. Nigerian fans are already used to watching their favourite team every weekend. Since the season has ended, they have no choice than to wait for the…
With the daily bombing of oil facilities in the Niger Delta by the militants in the area, especially by a group known as the Niger Delta Avengers, the Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government is losing grip on governance. The party said in a…
The travel ban placed on Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has been condemned by the Ekiti State House of Assembly. Members of the House on Thursday warned that the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to allegedly ban Fayose from travelling abroad throw the country into anarchy. Speaker of the House, Kola Oluwawole, disclosed that…
A meeting between the governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko, and labour leaders in the state ended in a stalemate on Thursday. Workers in the state embarked on an industrial action over the non-payment of their five months’ salaries. Mimiko had called the meeting with the workers to appeal to them to return to work,…
A man who claimed to be an herbalist in Lagos has duped a banker of about N2.5 million. The suspect, Seyi Ade, told police in Lagos that the victim approached him for money rituals and was told to make available the said amount. It was gathered that a concoction was prepared for the employee of…
Some gunmen suspected to be militants have abducted younger sister to a member of the House of Representatives, Henry Ofongo. The victim, Mrs Seighe Dike, was kidnapped on Thursday at Igbomotoru in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. It was learnt that the hoodlums stormed the area in two speedboats, carried out their…