Diamond Celebrities

The presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has faulted claims by the President Muhammadu Buhari that more Muslims are killed by Boko Haram. Atiku made his position known in a tweet on Wednesday. While replying to a report on Buhari’s claim, Atiku tackled Buhari for being concerned with […]

The wife of the prime minister of Lesotho has been formally charged in court with murdering his previous wife. First Lady Maesaiah Thabane has not yet been asked to plead. She surrendered to police on Tuesday for questioning. Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has also been questioned. His estranged wife, Lipolelo Thabane, was shot dead outside […]

An individual may no longer be able to own more than three phone lines going by a directive handed down to the Nigerian Communications Commission by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isah Pantami. The directive was based on security considerations. Pantami directed the NCC to revise the policy on SIM card registration […]

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday declared that 90 per cent of Boko Haram’s victims in the past years were Muslims. “It is the reality that some 90 per cent of all Boko Haram’s victims have been Muslims. They include a copycat abduction of over 100 Muslim schoolgirls, along with their single Christian classmate; shootings inside mosques; […]

Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi says women should be given more of the empowerment opportunities made available by the Federal Government as they are good managers of resources. Amaechi made the assertion during the empowerment of Women and Youth programme in Rivers State by the National Directorate of Employment NDE and the Office of […]

A former member representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has accused officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of breaching his fundamental human rights during his 30-day incarceration. Sani, in a statement on Saturday, said apart from searching his houses and offices, the EFCC agents also forced him to […]

Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra state, says living in Nigeria is the biggest threat to one’s life. Obi said this while responding to questions during an interview with ThisDay. Asked if he has had a near-death experience, Obi said: “What is more threatening to someone than living in Nigeria? We live under constant threats here.” […]

The Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday said Nigerians should hold the President, Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress responsible for the negative impacts of the travel sanctions imposed on Nigeria by the United States. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement said immigration ban is another huge misfortune brought by […]

The police in Abuja have arrested five persons for falsely claiming that they had contracted the dreaded Coronavirus disease. They were said to have stormed the Wuse District Hospital claiming that one of them had been infected by Coronavirus. The incident reportedly sparked panic and confusion and also disrupted normal health service delivery at the […]

Resident doctors in Nigeria have called on the federal government to declare a state of emergency on Lassa fever. The group, under the aegis of Association for Resident Doctors, made the call in Abuja on Saturday as the country is currently battling the scourge of Lassa fever. It has become a yearly occurrence for Nigeria […]

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has expressed assurance that the Supreme Court would not reverse its judgement that sacked his predecessor, Emeka Ihedioha, and declared him the winner of the March 19, 2019 governorship election. The apex court had, on January 14, removed Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party on the ground that he […]

The World Health Organisation has identified 13 high-risk African countries for coronavirus. They are Algeria, Angola, Ivory Coast, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. A statement from WHO said the identified African nations have direct links or a high volume of travel to China. “WHO has identified 13 […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday paid an unscheduled visit to the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he briefly met with President Muhammadu Buhari. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting between Mr Buhari and Mr Jonathan, which was held behind closed door, lasted for about 10 minutes. Mr Jonathan’s mission to the […]

Members of the House of Representatives have called on the service chiefs to resign their positions. This formed part of the resolutions reached after the lawmakers had a debate on the nation’s security during Wednesday’s plenary in Abuja. A member of the House, Abubakar Fulata, had informed his colleagues in the chamber that the service […]

The Federal Government is set to repatriate another $321million Abacha loot in a tripartite understanding between the Island of Jersey, the United States of America and Nigeria. The agreement on the repatriation will be signed next week. This decision was taken at Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by the President, Muhammadu Buhari. The […]