Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, is gradually putting finishing touches to his plan to rule the state come May 19, 2015, when the administration of Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola must have finally expired. Over the weekend, the Speaker held a meeting with members of staff of the Assembly, where he…
According to a report by Punch, a pastor with Christ Embassy Church, simply identified as Pastor Hillary, will be forced to perform a marriage rite with his deceased secret lover, who he allegedly impregnated while she was alive. It was learnt that the man of God had a secret romantic affair with a member of…
Reports have it that there was an attempt by forces of the Federal Government to arrest the newly appointed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, at his official residence in Kano on Sunday. The former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, was announced as the occupier of the exalted seat by the Kano State…
Newly sworn in Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has promised to defeat terrorism in the North African country. The new leader, in his first speech as Egypt’s President said he would “defeat terrorism”, saying that security is a priority and that he has no time for reconciliation with opponents. Hours after his inauguration on Sunday,…
The Federal Government has reacted to rumours making the rounds that it was planning to rename the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, after the late former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Dora Akunyili, who died on Saturday morning in India. The former Minister of Information and Communications…
A female suicide bomber, on Sunday, killed herself and a soldier at an army barracks in Gombe State. It was gathered that the bomber hugged the army officer, which resulted into the blast, killing the two of them and injuring other soldiers in the area. The bomber was said to have rode on a motorcycle…
Major streets of Kano have been occupied by violent demonstrators who are kicking against the emergence of Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the new Emir of Kano. The former CBN Governor was named as the new Emir by the state government on Sunday, following the demise of Ado Bayero, who passed away on Friday in…
Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has been announced as the new Emir of Kano. The former Nigeria’s chief banker was, on Sunday, named as successor to late Ado Abdullahi Bayero, by the state government. Addressing the media on Sunday at the Government House in Kano, the Secretary to…
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has advised those in the All Progressives Congress, APC, a party he recently left, who are now threatening him, to back out or he would be left with no option other than expose their “evil” deeds. The out-spoken lawyer turned politician, in one of his regular Facebook posts, stated…
A new Emir of Kano will be announced on Sunday, June 8, 2014, the state governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has disclosed. A new successor to the throne became necessary following the demise of the former occupier of the post, Ado Abdullahi Bayero, who passed away on Friday in Kano. Kwankwaso told the king makers who paid…