Year: 2017

Police Arrest Ex-PM News Reporter over Story Enquiry

A former reporter with PM News and The News, Desmond Utomwen, has been apprehended by police in Abuja. According to reports, Desmond was arrested on Friday morning allegedly on the directive of a customs officer, Umar Faru. It was gathered that Desmond, who is the publisher of Fresh News, was investigating allegations that Faru had…

Ex-Niger Delta Agitators Vow to Expose Pipeline Vandals

Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brigadier General Paul Boroh (Rtd), recently had an emergency meeting with the leaders of former agitators, captured under the Niger Delta Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), in Benin City the capital of Edo State. The meeting which had the sole focus…

4 Reasons Nigerian Weddings Have Defied Recession

It has been widely reported that the Nigerian economy is in a recession. In fact, economic experts and commentators have apprised Nigerians to cut their spending. Despite this, it seems Nigerians have largely ignored this advice especially when it comes to weddings. This is because, during some weekdays and weekends, event centres are filled out…

Yoruba Actor, Adekola Tijani, Attacks Lady With Bottle

It was an embarrassing scenario recently in Saki area of Oyo State, when popular Yoruba actor, Adekola Tijani, fondly called Kamilu Kompo, allegedly used a broken bottle to chase a female receptionist at a hotel in the ancient town. It was reported that the tribal marked script interpreter was contracted for an MC job and…