Six Nigerians have been sentenced by an Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal, United Arab Emirates (UAE) for funding Boko Haram in Nigeria They were found guilty of funding an Islamic terror group, whose activities have killed thousands of Nigerians and displaced millions of others in the North-Eastern states. In another revelation, UAE cabinet in … Read more
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, said Nigeria’s political atmosphere favours criminality. He bemoaned a situation whereby the system rejects certain persons and likened it to “cashing a dud cheque.” Kukah said Nigeria will continue to experience bad governance if the status quo remains the same, “Our atmosphere favours criminality and … Read more
SARS is a special unit in the Nigeria Police Force which means Special Anti-Robbery Squad. It was created to reduce the incidence of robbery across Nigeria. However, officers of the unit turned themselves to blood-sucking vampires. They rob innocent citizens of their possession, harass anyone who asks a question and they engage in extra-judicial killings. … Read more
The 2020 Big Brother Naija Season Five (BBNaija5) is here with another thrilling-filled fun. Tagged Naija Lockdown season, there 20 housemates who will be contesting for the grand prize worth several millions of Naira. Quick facts about BBNaija Season 5 Code name: Naija Lockdown Number of housemates: 20 Hashtag: #BBNaija No of guys: 10 No … Read more
The former governor of Delta State Chief James Ibori used to be one of the most powerful politicians when the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) was in power. At a time, a UK-based court found him guilty of corruption and he was charged and sentenced. That isn’t actually the aim of this post, rather we want … Read more
The formation of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) dates back to the colonial period. It started as a regional security force before the merger of Southern Nigeria Police and Northern Nigeria Police to form a National Police after Nigeria’s Independence. Timeline of Nigeria Police Establishment Niger Coast Constabulary was modeled after the Hausa Constabulary but with a military style of … Read more
The 2016 first batch of the youth empowerment programme was the only ones that enjoyed the N-Power devices for the programme. The 2016 batch never did, it was rumoured that they would be given devices, but no one knows what happened along the line. But if you want to know more about the devices that … Read more
Hard work pays even when you think no one is looking. It pays, one day someone would come your way to appreciate your effort. That’s the story of Mrs Obiagelli Mazi. In our earlier post where Zulum ‘splashes’ N100K on Mrs Obliageri Mazi, we reported the touching story of an Igbo woman from Abia State Mrs … Read more
An insider at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, (MOUAU) has alleged that the Vice-Chancellor of the University Prof Francis Otunta located in Abia State has impregnated a 300 level undergraduate student. In a petition written by a member of the University’s Governing Council, Dr Nelson O’Amanze Udenze, Otunta is said to have impregnated … Read more
Your fingerprint which was taken while opening a bank account can now be used whenever you plan to make a withdrawal from an Automated Teller Machine. Technology has made it possible for you to withdraw money from ATMs using fingerprints at any bank location in Nigeria and across the world Fingerprint withdrawal is a … Read more
The six governors of the South-West geopolitical zone has announced an official takeoff date for Operation Amotekun in the zone. States in the southwest geopolitical consist of: Ondo Osun Oyo Ogun Lagos Ekiti According to the governors, the operation will take off on January 7, 2020. What is Operation Amotekun? Operation Amotekun is a security strategy meant to … Read more
Nigerians and the rest of the World WILL never forget The Punch Editorial of December 11, 2019 where the newspaper organisation dared President Muhammadu Buhari when other media organisations in the country were timid. As a symbolic demonstration of our protest against autocracy and military-style repression, PUNCH (all our print newspapers, The PUNCH, Saturday PUNCH, Sunday … Read more
The Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia is located in Abia State, southeast Nigeria. It came into being back then in 1991, after the Federal government of Nigeria took the steps of transforming it from Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Queen Elizabeth Hospital, which was named after the famous Queen of England, was commissioned in 1956 when Nigeria was … Read more
Diezani Madueke may have purchased a $2.2m property for Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of the Commonwealth of Dominica She allegedly bought a diplomatic passport for several million of dollars Mrs. Diezani’s diplomatic passport protects her from prosecution according to the Vienna Convention of 1961 For over four years, Nigeria’s anti-graft agency and other security agencies … Read more
In 2014, the spokesman of ex-Militant Leaders Forum in the Niger Delta, Diepreye Dikibo, accused the founder of Air Peace Chief Allen Onyema of using several billions of naira meant for Niger Amnesty Programme to set up the airline. The ex-militants further alleged that Chief Kingsley Kuku, a former adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger … Read more