Ministerial Nominees: Some are poster boys of corruption – Odumakin

Spokesman of Afenifere, Mr Yinka Odumakin, on Tuesday, described some of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominees as poster boys of corruption.

Odumakin, who was reacting to the long-awaited ministerial list finally announced earlier on

Ubi and Lilian set to wed on the 1st of November, 2015

If the date on their pre-wedding photoshoot is anything to go by, the lovebirds, Lilian Esoro and Ubi

Abuja bombings: Many feared killed as security agencies, NEMA rescue victims

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) last night confirmed that multiple explosions rocked the twin districts of Nyanya and Kuje at the Federal Capital Territory killing an unconfirmed number of persons and destroying property.

Scores of persons were said to have died in the explosions which unconfirmed sources said happened between 9.30 and 10pm. The blast at Kuje was said to have occurred between the Market and the Local Council headquarters.

Nigeria missed her way thrice – Edebiri

Chief David Edebiri is the Esogban of Benin Kingdom and chairman Benin Forum, the umbrella body of all Binis both in the country and in the Diaspora. He was a staunch member of the Zikist Movement between 1946-50 before he joined the Action Group in 1958. He was appointed the administrative secretary of the AG in the Midwest region.

In this interview, Edebiri, who is popularly referred to as the ‘Oracle of Benin Kingdom’ regretted that 55 years after independence, the nation has found itself in a political quagmire until the coming of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Nigeria now more united than before — Oshiomhole

GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state says for Nigeria to remain united despite the poverty, insecurity and tension witnessed during the last general elections shows that the nation will overcome all its problems and become a stronger nation.The governor said this at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium during the celebration of the nation’s 55th Independence Anniversary.

According to the governor, “We have every reason to celebrate this occasion. Our great country has experienced ups and down over the past 55 years. Some of us were fairly old enough, 55 years ago to witness the celebration of our Independence in 1960. Since then, we have experienced civil war, we have enjoyed oil boom, we have witnessed oil crisis, military coups and counter coups.

Nigerian man gets 12 years in Vietnamese jail for conning women

On Tuesday, a Hanoi court sentenced Oshanugor James Anyasi, 35, to 12 years in jail for two separate fraud convictions, including one for pretending to love women and conning them out of money. The love con involved 3 others, including a Vietnamese woman who is serving a 3-year

Diezani Alison-Madueke has been released on bail

According to TVC News, her passport was confiscated and she was mandated to report at Charing