Senator Oluremi Tinubu says her husband was sidelined by APC despite helping it to power

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was sidelined by his party after it won the 2015 Nigerian general elections despite his role in securing victory  according to his wife Senator Oluremi Tinubu.

 

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Chelsea's Victor Moses voted NFF Player of the Year at inaugural event in Lagos

CHELSEA'S Victor Moses has been named as the first ever Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) Player of the Year after winning the inaugural edition of the Aiteo/NFF Awards last night at a ceremony in Lagos.

 

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Buhari issues query to acting EFCC chairman for instigating corruption charges against CCT boss

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has issued a query to the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu over corruption investigations initiated against the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Justice Danladi Umar.

 

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Northern States Christian Elders Forum warns Emir of Kano over his inflammatory comments

OFFICIALS of the Northern States Christian Elders Forum (Noscef) have warned the Emir of Kano Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II over his recent utterances which they say are capable of endangering the unity of the nation.

 

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EFCC rejects Dame Jonathan's offer of an out-of-court settlement saying she must plea bargain properly

ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials have rejected an out-of-court settlement put forward by former first lady Dame Patience Jonathan in which she offered a plea bargain and the return of some cash.

 

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Former Inec commissioner says his life was threatened for refusing to allow kids to vote

FORMER Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) national commissioner Professor Lai Olurode has revealed that he was nearly killed while doing his job because he refused to allow underage voters to participate in polling.

 

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Catholic Church rejoins Christian Association of Nigeria after five year absence

NIGERIA'S Catholic Church has announced that it will be returning to the Christian Association of Nigeria (Can) after over five years of dissociating itself from the body following disagreements about its direction.

 

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Igbo Leaders of Thought president Ben Nwabueze says Buhari has a northernisation agenda

IGBO Leaders of Thought president Professor Ben Nwabueze has described the stubborn refusal of President Muhammadu Buhari to condemn the activities of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (Macban) as clear evidence of a northernisation agenda.

 

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Ango Abdullahi says labelling Fulani herdsmen as killers is nothing but southern bias against the north

FORMER Ahmadu Bello University vice chancellor and Northern Elders Forum (Nef) spokesman Professor Ango Abdullahi has defended the spate of killings by Fulani cattle herdsmen across the claiming they are doing it in self defence.

 

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Oyedepo scoffs at claims he is only worth $150m dismissing Forbes' valuation of his wealth as insulting

LIVING Faith Church Worldwide general overseer Bishop David Oyedepo has dismissed claims that he is only worth $150m describing such stories as insulting inferring that he is worth a lot more than that.

 

Bishop Oyedepo, who heads the church popularly known as Winners Chapel, is listed by Forbes as the wealthiest clergyman in the world with a value of $150m. However, addressing the members of his congregation earlier today, he stated that it is an insult to say he is worth only $150m.

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