Japan’s emperor Akihito has called his 30-year reign a blessing and thanked the people of Japan for their support as he became the country’s first monarch to abdicate in two centuries. Speaking at a brief ceremony in the state room of the imperial palace a day before his eldest son, Naruhito, takesContinue Reading
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the former Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, has reacted to report of him planning to defect back to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Akpabio, who was a former Governor of Akwa Ibom, had last year announced his resignation as Minority Leader ofContinue Reading
NO Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, 74 elected political office holders are among the few privilege Nigerians. Osinbajo noted that the president, the vice president, the thirty-six governors and their deputies, belong to the club of elite that preside over about 200 million Nigerians. The vice president also pointed out thatContinue Reading
The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission was replacing all the servers in its national headquarters in Abuja and offices in all the states of the federation. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, made the allegations in a statement made available toContinue Reading
Prince Dammy Eke, a prolific Nollywood actor, is dead, Legit.ng reports. The screen god who prominently acts in movies that promote cultural values from the eastern part of the country has thrown many of his fans into mourning. The Nollywood actor, Prince Dammy, still posted on his Instagram page recently,Continue Reading
Academy Award-nominated director John Singleton has died, his family confirmed to ABC News. He was 51. The “Boyz n the Hood” director suffered a stroke and had been hospitalized for nearly a week. “We are sad to relay that John Singleton has died,” his family said in a statement toContinue Reading
The Supreme Court has made it clear that it does not take orders from President Muhammadu Buhari, as it remained an independent arm of government. The apex court, in a statement signed by the Director, Information and Press, Dr. Festus Akande, also denied reports that six of its directors wereContinue Reading
Czech footballer Josef Sural from Turkey’s top tier Aytemiz Alanyaspor has died after a minibus carrying players from the club crashed while returning from an away match. Sural, a striker for Alanyaspor and the Czech national team, died at the hospital where he and six of his teammates were taken after the crash,Continue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, to intervene in the case of Nigerian student, Zainab Aliyu detained by Saudi Arabia authorities. Zainab Aliyu, a student of Maitama Sule University, Kano, who travelled for Lesser Hajj in Dec. 2018 wasContinue Reading
Two leaders of the All Progressives Congress in the South-South region, Chibuike Amaechi, and Godswill Akpabio met each other to iron out their perceived political differences, a party spokesperson has said. Mr Amaechi, who is the transport minister and former Rivers governor, and Mr Akpabio, a former Senate minority leaderContinue Reading
