Mrs. Remi Tinubu, the Nigerian senator who happens to be the wife of All Progressives Congress chieftain, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says she does not report anyone to her husband also known as the Jagaban but rather, she fights for herself. The Senator representing Lagos Central Oloko made this known while featuring on a Television programme She said:- “That you have a position doesn’t mean you have to lose yourself to that position, because the position will go and then, do you go back and find yourself? You have to be yourself in every situation. “Most of the time when people see me talk strongly, yes, I am Asiwaju’s wife but Asiwaju is somebody that I don’t go home to report anyone to because he would tell me, ‘you are wrong’. I don’t know why but when you have a husband who tells you, ‘you are wrong’ when you are right, in your own view, would you go back to such a person? So, I do my own fight when I have to, especially in what I believe in.” The former First Lady of Lagos State also s...

  Naija News I’d Rather Die Fighting Than Live In Fear Of Government – Comedian Mr Macaron Popular Nigerian comedian, Debo Adedayo, alias Mr Macaroni has stated his desire to keep fighting against police harassment in Nigeria even if it would cost him his liff and The comic skit maker stated this via his official Twitter account on Saturday, May 29, 2021. “Anytime I go out and I see Nigerians getting harassed by men in uniform, I stop my car, get down and stand in solidarity. Please let us develop the attitude of standing up for one another. The government has failed us. We are all we have“, he wrote. “I have been touched bro! Physically, mentally, psychologically and in every other way you can imagine!! But here I am still standing! I would rather die fighting than live in fear of people that ought to protect us. If we can look out for one another, the better for all of us“, he added Naija News

  Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kadunaon has recalled how he contracted the dreaded COVID-19 from a fellow governor in 2020. El-Rufai, while speaking at the seventh Ahmadu Bello Foundation lecture in Kaduna on Saturday, said no fewer than 50,000 people would have been killed by the virus last year if a lockdown had not been imposed. The governor had, on March 26, 2020, imposed a lockdown on Kaduna, following the outbreak of the disease and partially lifted it on June 9, 2020, after 75 days. According to him, he spent 26 days in isolation, adding that even his wives ran away from him. The lecture tagged ‘COVID-19: Way forward for Northern Nigeria economy,’ was organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation

   on May 30, 2021 0 The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) headquarters in Ubakala, Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State, has been attacked by gunmen suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The NIS headquarters in the state is located few distances away from a Police formation within Ubakala which was previously attacked by these hoodlums and resulted in the death of two Policemen. It was gathered that they bombed the NIS building and opened fire on personnel of the Service, killing many officers in the process. It was gathered that vehicles within the compound were also set on fire. The Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) located at Umuagu, Umuahia was attacked by gunmen earlier on Saturday. The gunmen, numbering over 50, were half-naked. Some were seen hanging live cock around their neck while many of them are armed with AK47 rifles. They attacked the security formation and set it ablaze.

  Reports say the16 abducted students and staff of Greenfield University, Kaduna State have been released. The 13 students and three staff were reunited with their families at a hotel around Command junction in Chikun local government area of Kaduna metropolis. The students looked tattered, unkempt and sick. Armed bandits invaded the Greenfield University campus at Kasarami village along Kaduna-Abuja highway on 20th April 2021 and kidnapped students and staff. The kidnappers had shortly after the abduction killed five of the students after the parents, school management and government failed to raise the N800m ransom demanded. Meanwhile, parents of the students expressed anger on Saturday as they were re-united with their children, saying that, government failed them. Some of the parents said they sold their property to pay ransom for their children’s release

  A coach as experienced as  Pep Guardiola  is making this kind of mistake on a Champions League final? –  I can’t believe my eyes Manchester City  suffered a big defeat on the night of  Champions League final  against  Chelsea . A brilliant pass from  Mason Mount  to  Kai Havert   gave the blues an underserving victory. Yes! I said it –  underserving victory . Where Pep Guardiola Got it All Wrong From the starting line-up, you would have known that  Pep  was trying to take a  big risk  on a  big match  which doesn’t make sense . Why would you play  Kevin De Bruyne  in a top striking position when you have  G-Jesus  and  Sergio Aguero  in the team un-injured. De Bruyne  who was supposed to be controlling the midfield by distributing passes to  Sterling ,  Mahrez  and a striker on the pitch was seen struggling to get the ball from mid-fielders. ...

  A N’golo Kante’s superb performance helps Chelsea see off Manchester City for the third consecutive times in a season The French midfielder was exceptional for making it hard for Guardiola’s men to penetrate. Having shown an excellent level of football, he’s been awarded the man-of-the-match after 96 minutes of the game. Aside from the Champions League final, N’golo Kante has hugely impressed this season and he’s arguably the star player Chelsea’s manager, Thomas Tuchel wouldn’t want to toy with. Did He Deserves Ballon d’Or? Ronaldo and Messi have been dominant for a decade and there are high chances they’ll be shortlisted again for this 2020/2021 season. If any player wants to stand a chance of winning Ballon d’Or, these two great footballers should be evaluated first. Their respective goals involvement is enough reasons to put them through but they’ve not done any significant thing this season. However, this has been their worst season ever see they are both knocked out at the ...

The die is cast, come Saturday 29th of May at The Estadio do Dragao stadium, in Portugal,  two top  English  football clubs face each other to determine who carts away the coveted Championship Cup. It is amazing that the race is left for the two English clubs, after highly rated clubs such as Real Madrid, Barcelona FC and PSG have been dusted. To get to this stage Chelsea who was not given chance at the initial stage dusted Atletico Madrid in the round of 16, eliminated Porto in the quarter finals, before thrashing Real Madrid in the semi-final. On the other hand, Manchester City who emerged this season Premiership Champion dusted Germany's Borussia Monchengladbach with 2-0 in both legs and also kicked out of the race another German club, Borussia Dortmund in the quarter finals before eliminating the pride of French people, Paris Saint Germans (PSG) both home and away. Chelsea and Man City have met 166 times in domestic competitions with Chelsea winning 68 tim...

There is unexplained tension in the air as the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, was seen at the Reddington Hospital, Lagos, setting tongues wagging as to the reason the number two citizen was there. The furore generated by the VP’s presence at the Reddington Hospital is even made worse following his absence at the funeral ceremonies of the the late Chief of Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other officers, who died in the ill-fated military aircraft that crashed in Kaduna. According to reports, the Vice President’s convoy was seen entering Reddington Hospital Lagos yesterday (Saturday) around 10am and remained there till around 2pm. Since it is not in the Vice President’s character to miss occasions of great magnitude, people who know him well have become quite baffled, and asking the question, is the Vice President iiI Helicopter Crash: Wife Of The Vice President Mrs Osinbajo, Thankful 2 Years After (Photo) Federal Government To Establish Entrepreneur Bank – Osi...

.                 Mr Anya preparing to vote   The foremost journalists association in the Maritime Industry, Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria, Maran  today in a keenly contested election elected Mr Anya Njoku for a second time in office. In an election conducted by the executive members of the Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists led by its chairman, Mr Adeleye Ajayi, the incumbent president of the association, Mr Anya Njoku defeated a senior journalist with the Vanguard Newspapers, Mr Godfrey Bivbere by 22 votes to 17 votes. In an election that could best be described as a "mini war" due to the confrontation and antecedents before the election, Mr David Oladimeji also a veteran correspondent in the Maritime Industry defeated Mr Augustine Nwadinamuo by 26 votes to 11 votes. Obiajulu Agu emerged the new Secretary General defeating the incumbent Mr Dapo Olawuni by 22 votes to 14 votes. Some Offi...

The case had been put on hold since the embattled commissioner secretly resigned. The Ogun State Commissioner for Environment, Abiodun Abdul-Balogun, who was accused of sexual assault in January when he reportedly fondled the breasts of a 16-year-old girl, Barakat Melojuekun, has secretly resigned from office. The state Attorney-General, Akingbolahan Adeniran, confirmed the commissioner’s resignation to Premium Times, although the case had been put on hold since the embattled commissioner secretly resigned. Adeniran said, “He has resigned his appointment. He is no longer a state government official. The police have indeed sent the case file, including an affidavit from the victim that she is not willing to testify. “We cannot prove the offence without the victim’s testimony and it is our policy in sexual violence cases not to compel victim testimony. We have not publicised this in order not to expose her to danger from fanatics and others.” See Also Scandal   Ogun Commi...

  Report says the former Minister  Aisha Al-Hassan, popular known as Mama Taraba is dead Details of her death are sketchy but  Daily Trust gathered that she died at a hospital in Egypt. The deceased battled a protracted illness in her last years. All you need to know about Aisha Al-Hassan ‘Mama Taraba’ She was 61 years old, she resigned as the Minister of Women Affairs on July 27, 2018 to contest the governorship election in Taraba. Al-Hassan is a former Minister of Women Affairs and a former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Taraba North Senatorial District. She was also the All Progressives Congress’ Governorship Candidate for Taraba State in the 2015 general elections. She contested for the same seat on the platform of the United Democratic Party in the 2019 general elections after resigning as a minister in the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on July 27, 2018. The former senator was born on the 16th of Septembe...

Amid the controversy trailing the whereabouts of the Olu of Warri crown, the Iyatsere of Warri Kingdom and chairman Olu Advisory Council, Chief Johnson Atserunleghe, has said preparations for the smooth coronation of the Prince Tsola Emiko as the 21st Olu of Warri have begun He said the missing crown would not stop the process leading to the installation of the Olu-designate because the issue would soon be resolved. He based his optimism on the progress the police investigating the matter had made. Atserunleghe further said the Itsekiri people had given those who were in possession of the crown the option of returning it without further delay or be ready to face the gods of the land. Since the announcement of Prince Tsola Emiko, the son of the late Ogiame Atuwatse II, as the Olu of Warri-designate, there have been concerns over the whereabouts of the crown. There were allegations that some chiefs opposed to the choice of Prince Emiko were behind the saga. Emiko’s choice by ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the death of Pastor Dare Adeboye. Mr Dare is the son of Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God Worldwide. According to a statement  released  by the Presidency on Twitter, president Buhari sent his condolences to the family of the deceased. Pastor Dare who was 42-year-old, was the third surviving child of the revered General Overseer He died in his sleep on Wednesday in Eket, Akwa Ibom State where he was based with his family Before his death, he was the Assistant Pastor in charge of Region (Youth) 35, where he had ministered the previous day. Report has it that he was said to have slept on his bed and did not wake up. Condolences The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has als o commiserated with the family of the deceased. 

The studio of the first private radio station in Ekiti State, Voice FM, was gutted by fire in the early hours of Thursday morning in Ado Ekiti. The radio station housing the studio is owned by the former Minister of Works, Senator Dayo Adeyeye. The incident reportedly started at about 4:50 am in the middle of a Ramadan programme. The fire, which was suspected to have emanated from the side of the live studio, destroyed padded walls and equipment, including computers, table console and air conditioners. Members of the Ramadan committee who were on ground and other sympathisers alerted the Ekiti State Fire Service, whose officers rushed to the scene of the incident and put out the fire. Three members of staff were rushed to the hospital due to the carbon monoxide inhalation. The station’s General Manager, Donald Falayi, who confirmed the incident, thanked God that no life was lost and that the situation did not escalate before the timely intervention of the Fire Service.

NPA, Hadiza Bala-Usman. President Muhammadu Buhari had suspended Hadiza Bala Usman as the managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, sources told Peoples Gazette.  Ms Usman was replaced by Mohammed Koko, the director of finance.  Ms Usman told The Gazette that she was aware of her suspension from office, but has yet to receive any formal communication to that effect from the Ministry of Transport.  A spokesperson for the ministry did not immediately return a request seeking comments.  Ms Usman was appointed as NPA chief in 2016 and has repeatedly propagated her reform policies that sought to redirect the organisation, which is one of the top revenue-generating entities of the Nigerian government. 

20-year-old male, Uduak Frank Akpan raped and killed Akwa Ibom job-seeker Iniobong Umoren and buried the body in a shallow grave in his father’s compound. The Akwa Ibom State Police Command made the shocking revelation while announcing the arrest of Akpan.  The man described as a serial rapist will be charged with kidnapping, raping and murdering Umoren, police spokesman Odiko Macdon said. Umoren, based in Uyo, was job-hunting when she met her death. She had tweeted on 29 April: “#AkwaIbomTwitter please I’m really in need of a job, something to do to keep mind and soul together while contributing dutifully to the organisation. My location is Uyo, I’m creative, really good in thinking critically and most importantly vast learner. CV available on request.” Akpan lured her to his home, raped and murder her Afolabi Oyekunle

The Lagos State Government has announced Tuesday, May 4, as the resumption date for all public and private schools in the state for the commencement of the 2020/2021 third term academic session. A statement by the office of the quality assurance department at the ministry of education further advised boarding school students to resume on Monday, May 3, ahead of commencement of academic activities on Tuesday. The statement, which was signed by the public affairs officer of the quality assurance office, Emmanuel Olaniran, quoted the state’s commissioner for education, Folasade Adefisayo, to have approved the resumption. School owners and managers were advised “to ensure strict compliance with all subsisting protocols to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the state and ensure that students and staff stay safe.” The government added that its officials would be visiting schools to ensure compliance. It urged stakeholders including parents to collaborate in order to achieve a conduci...

A group named Diaspora4Jandor has stepped up to be in the forefront for rallying support for the Lead Visioner of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran in his quest to set a new era of better utilisation of state resources for the benefit of all as he targets the top seat in the state come 2023. The group, comprising members across the United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada and the United Arab Emirates are switched on to step up support for Jandor within the Diaspora towards making the objectives of the Lagos4Lagos movement a reality and resolved to establish and inaugurate the 16-man Steering Committee with members from each zone. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, which held recently and attended by Adediran and members of the state exco based in Lagos, the Central Coordinator for Diaspora4Jandor, Kunle Dabiri was filled with excitement at the prospect of Lagos finally getting an independent-minded leader who will not be hindered in getting Lagos to be ...