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“It is better for me to go to South Africa and die there than to be a slave in my own country”

  Yesterday, I went to have a haircut, and I met some people watching the video of the Nigerian man recently killed by South African police. One of them asked what Nigerians are still doing in South Africa…. Then my barber started pouring his heart out to me. “See Don Saint, it is better for […]

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World Bank urges government to invest in Nigerians

The World Bank Group yesterday advised Nigeria to reduce its dependence on crude oil revenues and develop capacity of its citizens. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, who spoke at the opening of the 2017 World Bank Group-International Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Meetings in Washington D.C, said Nigeria needed to invest in its people and […]

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Trump dismantling Obamacare himself

President Donald Trump took his first steps Thursday toward fulfilling his vow to dismantle Obamacare, signing an executive order that he says will bring affordable health insurance to millions more people. The order broadly tasks the administration with developing policies to increase health care competition and choice in order to improve the quality of health […]

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Buhari asked us to focus on northern Nigeria — World Bank

The President of the World Bank Group, Jim Yong Kim, said on Thursday that the bank had concentrated on the northern region of Nigeria in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s request. Kim and the Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, who spoke at separate press conferences in Washington DC, United States, also advised Buhari […]

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Finally, Osinbajo admits approving N640 billion oil contracts for NNPC

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has taken responsibility for granting authorisation to the NNPC for two oil contracts worth N640 billion. A statement by presidential spokesperson, Laolu Akande, said Mr. Osinbajo approved the contracts in his capacity as acting president in July. “In response to media inquiries on NNPC joint venture financing, VP Osinbajo, as Ag […]

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“Pregnant” Khloe Kardashian moves in with boyfriend Tristan Thompson

The 33-year-old reality star has given us the biggest clue yet that she’s neck-deep in nesting after posting on her blog that she’s moved in with her baller beau, Tristan Thompson, 26. She wrote on her KhloewithaK blog on Monday: “Nobody says dating long distance is easy – I am so happy Tristan and I live together […]

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What Nigeria will use recovered looted funds to do – President Buhari

The Federal Government is using part of the funds recovered from those who looted the treasury to finance the 2017 budget, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. Buhari, who spoke at the 22nd Annual Conference of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria in Abuja on Tuesday, was represented by the Accountant General of the Federation, […]

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Jackie Chan’s daughter comes out as lesbian (Photos)

  Jackie Chan’s 17-year-old daughter, Etta Ng, has revealed that she is a lesbian… She confirmed she is dating 30-year-old social media influencer Andi Autumn, just after she shared a photo of herself in front of a rainbow background, which came with hashtags: ‘#lgbtqai#lgbt #lesbian #androgynous (sic)’. The teenager admitted that she was ‘speechless’ at how much support she has received after growing up […]

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Nigerian Navy commences recruitment of graduates

The Nigerian Navy has commenced the process for the recruitment of suitably qualified Nigerian graduates through the Nigerian Navy Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) Course 25. The guidelines for the enlistment can be accessed on the Nigerian Navy Enlistment Portal www.joinnigeriannavy.com which will be opened on October 11 for interested candidates to apply online. Interested applicants, who must be […]

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50 million Nigerians have no electricity, says Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said 50 million people out of the nation’s 180 million population have no access to electricity. “Nigeria’s 180 million people, over 50 million have no power,” Osinbajo said in his keynote address at the Financial Times Africa Summit holding in London. The Vice President told the gathering that as part of […]

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No single syringe, others in Aso Rock clinic – Aisha Buhari

Aisha, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, publicly upbraided the Chief Medical Director of the State House Medical Centre, Dr. Husain Munir, for the poor state of the health facility established to take care of the President, Vice-President, their families as well as members of staff of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. She spoke […]

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My husband’s ill health caused instability in Nigeria – Aisha Buhari

The wife of the president, Aisha Buhari, said on Monday that her husband’s ill health caused instability in Nigeria. She expressed the view at the stakeholders meeting on Reproductive, Maternal, New Born, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAH and N) in Abuja. The event was also used to inaugurate the Governors Wives Advocacy Group (GWAG) […]

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Angelina Jolie ‘was asked to act as honeytrap to arrest warlord Joseph Kony’

Angelina Jolie was allegedly invited to help snare warlord Joseph Kony along with then-husband Brad Pitt. The Sunday Times has published emails leaked from the International Criminal Court which reveal that the actress was to act as a honeytrap to snare Kony. ICC boss Luis Moreno Ocampo wanted to recruit Angelina, and in one leaked […]

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Woman forces 14-year-old daughter to have sex with man to pay off debts

A 30-year-old woman in Malaysia had been arrested for allegedly forcing her teenage daughter into prostitution, local media reported on Monday. The mother, who resides in Sarawak state, was “trying to pay off her debts” by forcing her 14-year-old daughter to have sex with a man, the Star Online reported. “The mother forced her 14-year-old […]

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German Based Nigerian Socialite, Precious Etteh Set To Debut Movie Production (Video)

The German based inspirational speaker just returned from Dubai and USA tour, where she went to find suitable locations for her movie production in 2018, as she gets ready for the cameras! Please watch the video below, like, comment, and don’t forget to subscribe to her YouTube channel and be part of her world…

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Suspend Kachikwu, Baru, Senate panel chair tells Buhari

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) Senator Tayo Alasoadura, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately suspend the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, and the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru. Alasoadura specifically stated that Baru’s continued presence at the NNPC could jeopardise the […]

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US, Turkey mutually suspend visa services

  Both the United States and Turkey have suspended all non-immigrant visa services for travel between the two countries, after last week’s arrest of a US consulate employee in Istanbul. With some exceptions, the move effectively blocks Turks from travel to the United States, and vice versa, indefinitely. The United States said it was “deeply […]

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