The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has emerged the LEAD Project Africa ‘Man of the Year’ for 2017. Governor Ahmed beat Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Governors Willie Obiano of Anambra State and Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State to emerge winner Read more
Lagos-based musicians, Daddy Showkey and Ruggedman, have urged a former member of the defunct Plantashun Boiz, Blackface, to stop his age-long fight with singer Tuface Idibia. Blackface has, over the years, alleged that Tuface appropriated award-winning song, African Queen, claiming Read more
The whistle-blower that gave information leading to the recovery of N13bn from Flat 7B Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos, has denied having been paid five per cent of the recovered sum. A lawyer, Yakubu Galadima, who claimed to be counsel for Read more
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has condemned what he described as ‘unverified allegations’ raised by a senator against his ministry. Dino Melaye, Kogi-APC, had first as a petition, and later as a motion, accused the ministry Read more
The Lagos State High Court in Igbosere has dismissed two applications seeking to quash charges of murder and illegal sales of firearms preferred against alleged kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, in a ruling on Friday, described the Read more
Nigerian R&B singer, Bankole Wellington, popularly known as Banky W, took to his Instagram page to share a testimony of how he had a successful skin cancer tumour surgery. Banky W, who was full of thanks in his lengthy post, Read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria says it has formed strategic partnerships with agricultural commodity associations in the country in its effort to expand the implementation of the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme. The Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, CBN, Mr. Isaac Okorafor, Read more
For weeks there have been a controversy in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The Governor, Nasir El-rufai sacked about 20,000 teachers for failing a primary 4 competency test, and immediately put out a vacancy to recruit new teachers. There have been several Read more
Dr. Richard Paulson, a fertility doctor has said that in theory, men could attempt to become pregnant as soon as “tomorrow”, thanks to advances in uterus transplant surgeries. Paulson is the outgoing president of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Read more
The senator, representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has criticised Governor Nasir El-Rufai over the planned sack of over 21, 000 primaryschool teachers. Mr. Sani, a critic of the governor, described the move as a ‘height of lunacy.’ Governor El-Rufai had Read more