Diamond Celebrities

Kidnappers of Beauty Siasia, the mother of former Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, have reduced their demand from N70m to N50m as they negotiate the release of the 76 year-old, Sports Extra has reliably gathered. Siasia’s mother was kidnapped by unidentified armed men on July 15, alongside 65-year-old Florence Donana and her 17-year-old granddaughter from her home in […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress has warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to return Dr Chris Ngige as the Minister of Labour and Productivity in the next cabinet. It warned that returning the former Anambra State governor as minister would create industrial crisis, adding that Ngige lacked the approach to lead workers. In an interview with Punch […]

The Federal Government of Nigeria and the United States Government have sold off a 65-metre Galactica Star super yacht worth $42m (N15.1bn) belonging to oil magnate Kola Aluko, who was accused of cheating Nigeria out of almost $1.8bn (N648bn) in siphoned crude oil sales. Although the yacht was priced at $42m, it could not be […]

The security challenges in Nigeria continued last week leading to the death of at least 35 people. The victims died in violent attacks across Nigeria last week, while 40 others were reported kidnapped during the week. The major incident, however, was the clash of Shiite protesters with the police in Abuja. The clash led to […]

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) otherwise known as Shitte said yesterday that all it requires from the federal government to stop its current agitation is the release of the incarcerated leader of the sect, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zinat. The group was reacting to its proscription on Friday by government through a court […]

Elder statesman and former governor of Anambra State, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife has said that no Igbo man will still claim Nigerian citizenship if the South East zone is not supported to produce the nation’s president in 2023. In a recent interview with Sun News, he was emphatic that denying the East the chance to succeed President […]

Aisha Buhari, wife of the president and Nigerian first lady, says about 9.2 million Nigerian women and girls get pregnant every year — and an “alarming” number of them die due to causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Speaking at the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Forum in Abuja on Friday, Mrs Buhari, who was represented […]

Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, says there is no available land for Ruga settlement in the state. The federal government had proposed Ruga as a means to end the incessant clashes between farmers and herders but it was later suspended following public outcry. Speaking during a lecture in Abuja, the governor said the ideal way to begin […]

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Thursday shut down MTN and DSTV main offices in Benue in protest of continued killings of Nigerians in South Africa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that MTN and DSTV are both South African companies operating in Nigeria. NANS Deputy Zonal Coordinator, Zone C, Abah Owoicho, who led […]

Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has accused the UK authorities of being too slow with the prosecution of Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum. Speaking on Wednesday while receiving a team of International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja, Magu said the case has […]

Tanko Muhammad, the new head of Nigeria’s judiciary, has said that vicious termites destroyed his primary school certificate. Mr Muhammad said the termites invaded his home in Bauchi State in 1998 and devoured all documents inside beyond recovery. “No portion of the certificate was salvaged,” Mr Muhammad said. The claim was contained in an affidavit […]

Human right lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, has denied reports that his chambers has taken up the Dakolo’s rape case against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA). There were reports that Falana had taken over the brief as their legal counsel. But Falana explained that he only prevailed […]

The Channels Television reporter shot at the scene of the clash between members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), better known as Shiites, and the police is dead. His death was announced during the 10pm news bulletin of the station. He was identified as Precious Owolabi, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Security operatives […]

Usman Umar, deputy commissioner of police in charge of operations in the federal capital territory (FCT), has been killed. Umar was reportedly killed during a protest by members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), also known as the Shiites, in Abuja on Monday. He was said to have been shot while trying to pacify […]