Nigerian Twitter community was set ablaze with fiery reactions after the swearing in of ministers on Wednesday. One name that seemed to be on a lot of lips was that of Festus Keyamo.
Evangelist Akinjide Durojaiye got beaten for stealing mobile phones while preaching from shop to shop in Ibadan, Oyo State. A 49-year-old Evangelist at Dominion Assembly in Ilare-Ijesa area of Osun state, had other intentions despite claiming he was directed by the “spirit” to preach to the people at a phone shop in Femi Johnson Building located at Dugbe.
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested a Nigerian entrepreneur, Obinwanne Okeke, of conspiracy to commit fraud of over $12 million. A special agent employed by the United States Department of Justice, Marshall Ward, disclosed this in an affivadit on Friday. Okeke, 31, is the founder of Invictus Group.
Manchester United thrashed Chelsea 4-0 on the opening weekend of the Premier League season to leave Frank Lampard miserable in his first competitive match as Blues manager. Chelsea threatened early and took a control in the midfield and the game generally, pressing high up the pitch as Tammy Abraham’s shot struck the woodwork, Emerson’s shot hit the crossbar in the second half as well. A rash challenge from Chelsea’s Kurt Zouma took out Marcus Rashford in the box before the United man stepped forward and drove the penalty into the top corner to stem the Blues’ early momentum.
Essenza, a Nigeria’s leading retailer of luxury fragrances, cosmetics and skincare products has once again collaborated with the Medical Mission from USA to Nigeria, to sponsor the cost of cataract surgery for over 40 patients from July 29th to Aug 9th 2019 at Idera Memorial Clinic in Ijebu Ayepe and in Lagos respectively.
US President Donald Trump has reacted to a statement coming from Google that they are planning to make sure that he loses the 2020 election.
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that with the executive order signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, no Nigerian will now get an international passport without the national identity card. The NIMC Director in Ekiti State, Mr. Gbenga Ifayefunmi, disclosed that there are 22 collection points in the state, urging residents to avail themselves of the opportunity to collect their cards.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th August as public holidays to mark the 2019 Eid-il-Kabir celebrations.
Pastor Bidoun Fatoyinbo made a grand return to the COZA pulpit on Sunday, August 4th, 2019, a month after stepping down as the Senior Pastor of the Church following the rape allegations levied against him. Journalist Kemi Olunloyo who covered the service, reports that Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo arrived at 10:47am.
In a swift reaction to the arrest of Omoyele Sowore by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), Prof. Wole Soyinka has likened President Buhari’s government to that of late military dictator Sani Abacha. The world famous Nobel Laureate insisted that beyond the word ‘revolution’, Sowore has never uttered, written or advocated for a forceful overthrow of government. Soyinka in his statement also recalled how Sani Abacha, sent storm-troopers to disrupt a planning session for a similar across-nation march at Tai Solarin School in Ikenne.
Public Relations and Marketing expert and CEO of Nigeria’s leading PR agency, Black House Media (BHM), Ayeni Adekunle, today joined an elite class of distinguished Nigerian professionals following his induction as a Fellow of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN).
More than 1,000 soldiers killed on the battlefront in the fight against insurgency were secretly buried in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, a report by The Wall Street Journal has said. The report published on Wednesday said: “The bodies are laid by flashlight into trenches dug by infantrymen or local villagers paid a few dollars per shift.” It quoted military sources adding that the number of soldiers buried in that manner could be higher than the figure.
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration’s National Social Investment Programme (NSIP), has in three years, lifted no fewer than 5 million Nigerians out of extreme poverty.
One of the stars at the recently concluded Africa Cup of Nations and who will certainly have caught the eye of football fans on SuperSport, has been Nigerian winger Samuel Chukwueze. The 20-year-old and his Super Eagles team bid farewell to the AFCON when they beat Tunisia 1-0 in the third-place playoff game, leaving Chukwueze to turn his focus to the new 2019/20 La Liga season, where he will look to continue the incredible progress he has made with Villarreal.
Newly sworn-in UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has stated that Brexit will ensure that Britain becomes the greatest place on Earth. His words have been seen as an echo of “Make America Great Again”, a famous rhetoric of US President Donald Trump. Boris Johnson took over from Theresa May and promised to deliver a Brexit deal with the EU. If such is refused by the EU, he assured that Britain will exit October 31 without the deal. “Our mission is to deliver Brexit on Oct. 31 for the purpose of uniting and re-energising our great United Kingdom and making this country…
Real reasons US is restricting Visa on Nigerian politicians – Atiku Former Nigerian Vice President and, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 general elections, Atiku Abubakar has hailed the visa restriction on some Nigerian politicians by US authorities.
