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At last, South African Mob kills Nigerians, After Weeks of Assault

After weeks of assault on Nigerians, which led to destruction of property and severe injuries, aggrieved South Africans have finally killed two Nigerians. While Martins Cobham, Nigerian high commissioner to South Africa, confirmed the death of a Nigerian mechanic identified as Razak Ajao, Ralph Nwachukwu, a Nigerian in South Africa, said another Nigerian was also […]

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Drama as married woman and lover get stuck while having sex (Video)

A married woman and her lover from Bungoma were caught after they got stuck while having sex, yesterday, in Kenya. The unidentified woman who has been married for five years, was caught with her lover stuck at a room in Plan B Hotel, Chwele town. Speaking to Nairobi News, her husband, Wilber Kibagendi, who works […]

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More than half a million sign Melania Trump petition

  More than half a million people have signed a petition demanding that First Lady Melania Trump move into the White House or foot the expense of living in New York herself. The Slovenian-born former model and mother of one has continued to live at her Manhattan penthouse apartment more than two months after husband […]

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ISIS makes 1st public statement on Trump

Islamic State said on Tuesday the United States was drowning and “being run by an idiot”. In the first official remarks by the group referring to President Donald Trump since he took office, spokesman Abi al-Hassan al-Muhajer said: “America you have drowned and there is no savior, and you have become prey for the soldiers […]

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Germany to deport 12,000 Nigerians…

The German government plans to repatriate 12,000 Nigerians who are seeking asylum in the country. The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Diaspora Affairs, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, disclosed this on Tuesday at the public presentation of two books “From Libya with Tears’’ and “Practical News and Feature Writing’’ written by former Managing Editor/Director […]

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Court summons Femi Falana over ‘supermarket’ judgment comments

A judge of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Justice J.D. Peter, has ordered activist lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), to appear before him over comments credited to him. Falana was reported to have said that Nigerian courts had become  “supermarkets where only the rich do their shopping” during the opening of the Enugu branch […]

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From May 1, DStv, GOtv subscribers will pay more (Details)

MultiChoice, owners of DStv and GOtv, has increased subscription rates by five percent, with effect from May 1, 2017. This is coming less than two years after Nigerians threatened to boycott MultiChoice Nigeria over 20 percent subscription hike. Back then, a court ordered the company not to increase the rates pending the determination of a suit […]

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Fashola wins Minister of the Year Award, as Nigerians continue to wallow in darkness

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing has won the Minister of the Year Award organised by City People Magazine. The award ceremony was held at the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja on Sunday.   -Premium Times

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I expected Obasanjo, other politicians to arrest Kemi Olunloyo, not a pastor – Cossy Orjiakor

Nollywood actress, Cossy Orjiakor has reacted to the arrest and detention of popular Nigerian blogger and journalist, Kemi Olunloyo. Kemi Olunloyo, daughter of a former Governor of Oyo was two weeks ago arrested and detained in Port Harcourt for allegedly making defamatory report against the founder and General Overseer of Salvation Ministry, Pastor David Ibiyeomie. […]

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Ifeanyi Ubah spends one week in DSS detention

Business mogul and Group Managing Director of Capital Oil and Gas Limited, Mr. Ifeanyi Ubah, is still in the custody of the Department of State Services, a week after he was arrested, according to Punch.  It was gathered that Ubah was invited by the security service on Monday and had remained with the operatives since […]

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DC Exclusive : Nollywood Actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, blasts Governor Ugwuanyi (Photos)

Dr. Kenneth Okonkwo, foremost Nollywood Actor/Lawyer, is displeased with the style of governance of Enugu State Governor, Hon Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. In a four-page letter to the Governor, the Nollywood First decried the abrogation of democracy at the local government level in Enugu State which has brought untold hardship and poverty to the grassroots of Enugu […]

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Breaking: America relaxes visa conditions for Nigerians

Sequel to the international outcries that greeted recent maltreatment of Nigerians in the Diasporas, the Federal Government has successfully secured a relaxed and more humane visa application process for Nigerians, promising to reciprocate the same for Americans who wish to visit the country. In the newly secured visa application process, Nigerians may no longer need to […]

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US state to kill 8 people in 10 days

  Over the course of 10 days in April, Arkansas plans to put to death eight inmates. The state code requires that no fewer than six “respectable citizens” be present at each execution. There’s one problem: It’s having a hard time finding enough volunteers to witness them. The volunteer pool is apparently thin enough that […]

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Controversial Journalist, Kemi Olunloyo remanded in prison again after a magistrate court granted her bail yesterday

For the second time in two weeks, a journalist and blogger, Kemi Olunloyo has been refused bail and remanded in Port Harcourt prison custody. This time, it was the Federal High Court in Rivers State that denied the daughter of the former governor of Oyo State and remanded her in prison after a Magistrate Court had […]

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While Nigeria is still romancing corruption, South Korean ex-president arrested and jailed over bribery scandal (Photos)

Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been arrested and jailed in connection with the corruption investigation that led to her ouster earlier this month. Park was taken into custody at her home and taken to a detention centre — a scene that was covered on live South Korean television. Officials said the disgraced former […]

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Finally, World-renowned Kemi Olunloyo granted bail

A Magistrates’ court in Port Harcourt, today granted bail to popular blogger, Kemi Omolulu Olonloyo, and Samuel Walson, publisher of a local tabloid in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The two publishers are facing four count charges of publishing defamatory and malicious story against the General Overseer of Salvation Ministries, Pastor David Ibiyeomie. Chief Magistrate, Alatuwo […]

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Oil mogul, Ifeanyi Ubah denies DSS arrest rumours

Dr Ifeanyi Uba has debunked speculations that he was arrested by operatives of Department of State Services (DSS). Ubah who spoke to The Guardian Thursday on the telephone said the rumours were a propaganda against him. “If I am arrested, I would not be talking with you now They should continue writing, but those who […]

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Two CBN directors arrested for forex manipulation that contributed to dollar scarcity and weakening of the naira

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested two directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria for alleged forex manipulation and economic sabotage. Impeccable sources at the EFCC told one of Punch correspondents on Wednesday that the directors were still in custody as of press time at 7.30pm. It was learnt that the investigation into […]

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