Nollywood Stars – With the high rate of separation and divorce especially in the entertainment space, we know for sure that fame and affluence is not all divorce and doom. Marriage is a huge decision. It simply means you’re promising to spend your life with just one person forever. It’s certainly not something to be […]
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‘I am sorry,’ Aisha Buhari apologises over leaked video
Aisha Buhari – Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has apologised to her children and well-meaning Nigerians over the viral video circulating in the social media for the embarrassment the video might have caused. She commented on the video while receiving First Ladies from states on a solidarity visit to the Presidential Villa. In the video, […]
Federal Government, Labour finally strike deal: Workers salaries go up
Federal Government – Ministers of Labour and Employment, Ngige and Keyamo at the meeting with labour leaders After three days of negotiations between the Federal Government and the Organised Labour on the consequential adjustments of the implementation of the new minimum wage of N30,000, both parties finally reached an agreement early on Friday, giving workers […]
Nigeria: Police rescue chained students from another Islamic school
Nigeria – Abused students at an Islamic school in Nigeria have “revolted,” with most of them managing to escape, officials have said. Police found dozens more in chains. The latest raid comes just weeks after a similar rescue. A 78-year-old Muslim cleric has been arrested in northern Nigeria over the alleged torture and abuse of […]
Aregbesola – Nigeria Won’t Have Meaningful Development Without Peace, Security
Aregbesola – In a statement made available to SaharaReporters, signed by Mohammed Manga, Director of Press and Public Relations, Aregbesola also demanded proper biometric capturing of Nigerian Citizens and Migrants with the view to ensuring effective internal security and socio-economic development in the country. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has stressed the need […]
#SexForGrades: UNILAG sets encourages more students to speak out
#SexForGrades – Following the allegations of sex-for-grades against two of its lecturers, the management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has set up a panel to investigate the scandal. Boniface Igbeneghu, a senior lecturer, and Samuel Oladipo, a lecturer in the department of economics, were caught in a documentary on sexual harassment released by the […]
Nigerian Celebrities Condemn Charges Against Sowore
Reactions have continued to trail the charges brought against human rights activist and pro-democracy campaigner, Omoyele Sowore, by the Nigerian Government. Musician producer, Don Jazzy, while reacting to the development, warned Nigerians about accepting a precedent were dissenting voices are silenced. He called on President Muhammadu Buhari to free Sowore. He said, “This dangerous precedent […]
Osinbajo says report about Buhari’s order false
The office of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has reacted to a report insinuating that President Muhammadu Buhari has rolled out a directive that Osinbajo should seek Buhari’s approvals for agencies under him because they have not been following due process in the past. In a statement by Laolu Akande, the Vice President dismissed the report […]
Breaking – Nigeria’s Best University Ranked 401 In the World
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020 has ranked Nigeria’s Covenant University as the best university in Nigeria. The private institution topped the charts for Nigerian universities but ranked 401 globally. The ranking system, which evaluates 1,400 universities across 92 countries, is the largest and most diverse university rankings globally and is audited by […]
Nigerians pay N400 billion bribes annually – ICPC official
N400 billion bribes – The Principal Investigator at the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria (ACAN), the research and training arm of the Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Suleiman Suleiman has disclosed that Nigerians pay an estimated N400 billion bribes annually as bribes to obtain public services. made this known while speaking at the stakeholders […]