BREAKING: Wife of Tafawa-Balewa passes on

By David Adenuga, Bauchi Hajiya Jummai Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the only surviving wife of first Prime Minister, late Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, is reportedly dead. Our correspondent gathered she was taken to India to seek medical attention for her heart disease before she

Shehu Sani warns North against holding onto to power beyond 2023

Blessing Olaifa, Abuja Northern political leaders have been warned to resist the temptation of holding on to the nation’s Presidency beyond 2023 as such political adventure would be a recipe for chaos and crisis capable of threatening the unity of the country. Sounding

Catholic church to approve ordination of married men

Catholic bishops approved a proposal Saturday allowing some married men to be ordained as priests in the Amazon region. The proposal, which must be approved by Pope Francis, would be a historic change to the church’s centuries-old tradition of unmarried priests. It passed

BREAKING: EFCC quizes Edo council officials

Osagie Otabor, Benin   The Benin Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has quizzed some officials of the Esan North East local government council for allegedly conniving with the council chairman, Mr. Augustine Okoibhole to defraud the council. Sources

Growing National Epidemic

  By Ugoji Egbujo …there is an Nkwo Orodo in almost every rural local government area now. Neglected and being deserted. Stampeding the youth into a frenzied rural-urban drift. And ultimately to Abuja and Lagos. Or perhaps even further, into the cold belly

Obono-Obla breaks silence, says ‘they want to demonise me’

Eric Ikhilae, Abuja   For the first time, since he was relieved of his duties and his agency scrapped, former Chairman of the Special Presidential Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Okoi Obono-Obla spoke on Saturday about his ordeal. Obono-Obla, who

Protest as motorist kills four sisters,

By Osagie Otabor, Benin Protest rocked Uselu Community along the Benin-Lagos highway on Saturday morning as a motorist killed three sisters who were going to the New Benin Market. Another female, who was accompanying the sisters to the market, was also killed. The

Ex Deputy Gov commiserates with Prince Nwokoro, Ogubie family

The immediate past Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere, has condoled Prince Gerald Nwokoro of Awo-Omamma, Oru East local government of Imo State, over the passing of his grand mother, Nwokoro Rebecca Ukachi, aged 120. Prince Madumere who spoke through his

Kanye West says he will be US president one day, has kicked porn addiction that started aged 5 in wild interview

In a wide-ranging interview with Apple Beats 1 radio host Zane Lowe ahead of his new album, “Jesus is King”, West re-affirmed he “will be president of the United States.” “There will be a time when I will be president of the US,

Imo: Gov. Ihedioha steps up security in oil bearing communities

  In continuation of his resolve to reinforce security architecture in Imo State, Governor Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, on Friday launched a special security scheme as part of efforts towards addressing the rising insecurity in the oil producing communities of Ohaji-Egbema and Oguta