I couldn’t let her go, Yul Edochie gives reasons for marrying second wife

Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, has given his reasons for marrying a second wife despite his first marriage of 17 years with May Yul-Edochie. The actor shared a video via his Facebook page on Friday where he talked about the reason behind his choice to marry his colleague. Edochie stated that despite popular opinion, he should […]

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Strike: ASUU meets as visitation panels submit reports

The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Thursday expressed optimism about its ongoing meeting with the Prof. Nimi Briggs committee, describing the negotiation as being progressive. Speaking in an interview on Thursday, the National President, ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said the union had been negotiating with the Briggs committee since last week over its demands. […]

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How I escaped Dana air crash, by actress Kate Henshaw

Ten years after, actress Kate Henshaw has recalled how she escaped the Dana Air crash that killed all passengers on board in Ishaga, Lagos. She said she missed boarding the flight from Abuja because of God’s mercy. Sharing a photo which shows her in a mood of reverence, the 50-year-old star actress wrote: “Today marks […]

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Ondo PDP inaugurates reconciliation committees

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State has inaugurated three reconciliation committees aimed at settling any issues that might have arisen during the party’s primary elections statewide. This was contained in a statement by the party’s spokesman in the state, Mr Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, who said that this was “with a view to bringing […]

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US-based Nigerian kills self after shooting wife, grandmother

A Nigerian man, Obinna Igbokwe, on Thursday died by suicide after shooting his wife, Tangela, and grandmother in Texas, United States of America. NBC reported that Igbokwe left home with his three-month-old son, after shooting both women in their heads on Wednesday. Though the wife is critically injured and hospitalised, her grandmother died from the […]

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I brought Buhari out of political retirement, assisted him to emerge President – Tinubu

A presidential aspirant and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, opened up on his role in the emergence of Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) as the President in 2015. The former Lagos State governor, while addressing the Ogun State APC delegates at the Presidential Lodge, Abeokuta, said Buhari, after losing […]

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Shot Osun journalist, Toba Adedeji alive – Police

Osun State Police Command has clarified that a journalist with The Nation newspaper, in the state, Toba Adedeji, is not dead. However, the police neither took responsibility for the shooting by its officials nor apologise in a statement issued 24 hours after the incident. Police officials deployed to disperse some protesters in Osogbo had shot […]

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Outrage as lady dies after plastic surgery, police seek information

A lady, identified simply as Crystabel, has died after surgery at the Cynosure Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Clinics, in the Mende area of Maryland, Lagos State. It was gathered that Crystabel visited the medical facility on Okunola Aina Street, Mende, for plastic surgery. A lady, identified simply as Posha, said the victim died from the complications […]

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Drama as police officer allegedly locks up Magistrate in Lagos

• It’s not true, police react It was a case of breaching procedural rules guiding rule of law in the country, as a senior police officer in charge of Area D Command headquarters in Mushin, Lagos State, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Aliko Dankoli, allegedly ordered locking up of a Lagos Magistrate. Dankoli had on […]

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APC presidential primary: Aspirants, stakeholders in last throw of the dice

Buhari will have his way, stakeholders say APC governors root for a colleague as a candidate, disagree on zoning Team has been set up to dialogue with Tinubu to accept Osinbajo as a consensus candidate, says presidency source Rotate power to South to retain the presidency, Akeredolu warns APC Lawan campaign organisation names Orji Kalu […]

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