Archive for year: 2016
No qualified ambassadorial nominees from Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Ondo and Plateau states – FG
The Senate had last week suspended the confirmation of the list of 47 ambassadorial nominees forwarded by Pres. Buhari, because it lacked the Federal character principle. While speaking over the weekend, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, however said: “Specific criteria had been...
Nigeria’s undisputed King of Rap, Vic O, goes on Twitter rant
Grieving mother of one of the victims of the Orlando gay club shooting, collapses at his funeral
19-year-old Nigerian footballer drowns while swimming in U.S
Fikayo Idowu, 19, of Madison, Mississippi, and an Ohio State’s men’s soccer player, drowned while swimming with some of his teammates at at Apple Valley Lake in Knox County, about 40 miles northeast of the campus, on Friday. He had been on the Ohio State soccer team as...
50 Cent arrested in Caribbean after using the word ‘motherf***er’ on stage
Last night, the rapper was arrested for using profanity on stage, TMZ reports. Sources reveal that 50 had been warned not to use profanity during his performance. It was added the DJ didn’t have a clean version of his set, and 50 didn’t pull the mic away from...
Femi Fani-Kayode allegedly attacked in EFCC custody – Naij.com
According to Naij, he was attacked yesterday, alongside other detainees by an EFCC operative, Suleiman Kabiru. A source confirmed that Kabiru has constantly harassed detainees who engage in saying prayers while being held at the commission’s facility. “Matters came to a head on Saturday when, without any provocation,...
A Nigerian participant in the 2016 Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) – Mandela Washington Fellowship, dies in the U.S
Some beautiful pictures from the Golden Movie Awards, which held yesterday in Ghana
Wife of a U.S governor takes a summer job as a waitress to help supplement his salary
Ann LePage, the wife of Maine’s governor, Paul LePage, has taken a summertime job as a waitress at a dockside seafood restaurant near her and husband’s Boothbay home, catering to tourists to supplement the couple’s income. Paul’s salary is the lowest in the United States at $70,000 a...
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