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The Federal Executive Council ( FEC ) on Wednesday approved N1.5 billion for advertising campaign for nine months in radio, television, online and newspapers. The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, briefed State House correspondents at the end of FEC meeting in Abuja. She was with the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed and Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, at the briefing. She said: “I presented a memo on the voluntary Asset Declaration Bill for approval of N1.5b to cover advertising campaign for nine months, for radio, television, online and newspapers including center spread.” The minister said she also briefed FEC, chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on the progress made by the government under the tax amnesty. She added: “And it has been very well received. We have people who are ready to declare and pay. We sent out over 500 letters under the first batch, but there are thousands of Nigerians being targeted but the first 500 letters have gone out. “We have

A university professor has been dismissed after being accused of carrying out sexual and physical assaults over a 12-year period. Police Scotland is investigating claims made about Kevin O'Gorman's conduct in Glasgow and Edinburgh since 2005. It comes after Heriot-Watt University received a number of complaints from staff about the former management and business history academic. The institution carried out its own internal investigation before dismissing him and referring the matter to police. A Heriot-Watt University spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that following formal complaints made by staff, the university has carried out an internal investigation. "This has resulted in a member of university staff being dismissed by the university. "The matter has been referred to the police and the university is cooperating fully with the police investigation." The spokesman continued: "The university has acted promptly to respond to the complaints and

A student killed herself after discovering the man she agreed to marry was already wed and intended to have her as his polygamous second wife, according to reports. Danara Kaipova, 20, was found hanged soon after finding out her groom-to-be apparently already had a spouse and two children. Her devastated mum said her daughter had thought she'd found her true love. Danara was allegedly 'kidnapped' from her college in Kazakhstan this summer by wealthy Birzhan Doshakaev, 29. The act of 'bride-stealing' is a barbaric medieval tradition that continues in Kazakhstan and other areas of the former Soviet Union. According to Mirror UK,despite being 'stolen', she reportedly told her friends and family she loved him and made clear she was happy to marry him after he took her to his home city, Atyrau, where she met his parents. Her mother Inzhu Kaipova said: "My daughter kept telling me that he had great parents, and that she was happy. I believed her.&quo

…Commend him for okaying death penalty for student cultists …as Fayose charges them to wage war against cultists, expose their activities on their campuses Excited students of tertiary institutions in Ekiti State and other youths yesterday shut down Ado-Ekiti, capital of the state, to rally support for Governor Ayodele Fayose for having the courage to sign into Law on Monday,a bill handing out death sentence to students found guilty of being involved in cultism on campus. Students of tertiary institutions in Ekiti State demonstrating in Ado Ekiti today in support of the new anti cultism law in the state. Governor Fayose had, in reaction to recent massacre of two students of the Ekiti State University, (EKSU), sponsored a bill for death penalty to student cultists found in the state. Staging a rally to identify with the governor and to publicly declare their support for the Law, students in the tertiary institutions in the state which include Ekiti State University, College of Ed

Thousands of Zimbabweans poured onto the streets of Harare after President Robert Mugabe resigned on Tuesday, and cars were hooting in the streets. Some people were holding posters of Zimbabwean army chief Constantino Chiwenga and former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking this month triggered the military takeover that forced Mugabe to resign. “We are just so happy that things are finally going to change,” Togo Ndhlalambi, 32, a hairdresser, told AFP. Mugabe had ruled Zimbabwe almost unopposed since the country won independence from Britain but his efforts to position his wife Grace as his successor triggered fury in the military that had underpinned his regime. His grip on power was shattered last week when the armoured military vehicles took to the streets, blockaded parliament and soldiers placed the president under house arrest in an operation that had all the hallmarks of a coup. But instead his generals stressed they were simply “arresting” criminals around M

…Assures improvement on aviation infrastructure By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA—AS Nigeria hosts International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO, President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, said he was under serious pressure from Nigerians to establish a national airline. Buhari also reiterated the determination of his administration to speed up the improvement of aviation infrastructure in the country for the benefit of the country’s economic development. The president spoke as Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said the country would benefit greatly from investment inflow after the meeting, which started, yesterday, in Abuja. Speaking while receiving the President of ICAO, Muyiwa Aliu, at State House, Abuja, yesterday, Buhari told his guests that he was under tremendous pressure from many patriotic Nigerians to establish a national carrier. “I equally support a national airline for both patriotic and economic reasons. We have enough trained citizens, including pilots and engi

President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and his wife Grace are “ready to die for what is correct” and have no intention of stepping down, his nephew, Patrick Zhuwao, said. Speaking to Reuters from a secret location in South Africa, Zhuwao said Mugabe had hardly slept since the military seized power on Wednesday but his health was otherwise “good”. The leaders of Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party are set to meet on Sunday to approve the dismissal of President Robert Mugabe, the only leader the southern African nation has known since independence 37 years ago, two party sources have said. An extraordinary meeting of the party’s central committee is expected to convene around 10:30 a.m. (0830 GMT) to consider removing the 93-year-old, four days after a military seizure of power ostensibly aimed at “criminals” within his entourage. Separately, state television said Mugabe would meet military commanders on Sunday, quoting the Catholic priest who has been mediating in negotiations with the pre

Vice president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, former Nigerian president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Okey Enelamah, Min. of State on Solid Minerals, Dr Kayode Fayemi are some of the special guests to attend a book pesentation entitled, “From Consumption To Production: The Whys And Ways Out Of Failed Industrialization In Nigeria”. The book, written by former director, UN-Habitat, Nairobi, Kenya who is now a Professorial Fellow, United Nations University, visiting Professor to the Open University, Milton Keynes, UK, Prof. Banji Oyelaran Oyeyinka would be launched at the Sheraton Hotel, Ladi Kwali Hall, on, November 21, 2017. Other expected guests at the event are Governors, Akinwunmi Ambode, Ibikunle Amosu, Rotimi Akerele, Hon. Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele and several others. The book traces how policy dysfunctions and delays led to Nigeria’s gradual des

This is coming three days after two suicide bombers attacked a crowded suburb of Maiduguri leaving at least 18 persons dead and 29 injured, Premium Times reported. The blast went off at about 6.50 a.m. Saturday morning and Residents cringed in fear as the thunderous blast reverberated over the city. Earlier reports indicated that the blast came from the Giwa barracks axis of the city. Security trucks belonging to the Nigeria military and that of the Civillian-JTF were sighted coming from the Giwa barracks road at top speed with their headlamps on. A trader, Umar Ali, residing close to the barracks said the explosion went off after the suicide bomber was gunned down. “We learnt that it was soldiers that shot a suspected female suicide bomber who was coming near a military post near the barracks,” Mr. Ali said. No official statement has been issued from either the police or the military as at the time of filing this report. However, the chairman of the State Emergency Management Ag

Benue Community in Ebonyi State, on Tuesday, staged a solidarity rally in support of Governor Samuel Ortom over the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law enacted by the State. The group, which carried banners bearing various messages of solidarity with Governor Ortom, stormed Government House, Abakaliki where one of the Nigeria Zero Hunger Forum events was taking place. Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi and other top government officials accompanied Governor Ortom to receive members of the Benue Community. Spokesman for the group, Mr David Mtu said the Benue state government’s decision to make a law to end open grazing and encourage ranching had written the name of Governor Ortom in gold. “Your Excellency, we are not physically at home but we have not stuttered in following developments at home, most recent being the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law which came into effect on Wednesday the 1st of No

An All Progressives Congress group which goes under the banner of Southern Mandate of Nigeria (SMN), has said Nigerians will stone them at campaign grounds, if President Muhammadu Buhari is presented as their presidential candidate. National Coordinator of the group, Comrade Francis Ikonomwan, in a statement made available to journalists in Benin, Edo State, described the call b members of Buhari Support Group on President Mohammadu Buhari to contes the 2019 election, as political sycophancy. He described members of the Buhari Support Group as a “bunch of people who do not mean well for our Party, AP and Nigerians at large, but rather, they represent their selfish interest.” Ikonomwan who noted that President Buhari has failed to deliver on his campaign promises and so Nigerians can no longer entrust him with the leadership of the country, urged him to ignore such calls, adding that it is not i the interest of the nation. “We are saddened that these people are not sensitive to th

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been appointed into the United Nations (UN) High-Level Advisory Board on Mediation along with 17 other current and former global leaders. The Secretary-General, Antonio Gutierrez had in September announced the establishment of the board to provide him with advice on mediation initiatives and back specific mediation efforts around the world. The Board is composed of 18 current and former global leaders, senior officials and renowned experts who bring together an unparalleled range of experience, skills, knowledge and contacts. The Secretary-General explained that the establishment of the Board is part of the “surge in diplomacy for peace” he has consistently advocated, and gives due priority to the prevention and mediation work of the United Nations. The Board is expected to allow the UN to work more effectively with regional organizations, non-governmental groups and others involved in mediation around the world. In the announcement o

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has declared that the Nigeria’s economic recession was caused by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan-led government - He said under Jonathan’s watch Nigeria witnessed barefaced stealing and waste of resources - He also noted that there was also inflation of contracts and other procurements which made the cost of infrastructure necessary for development unaffordable Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday, November 6, uncovered what he called incredible things, which he said, happened in Nigeria a few weeks before the 2015 general elections. Daily Trust reports that the vice president spoke in Abuja at the legislative economic summit themed "Legislative Framework for Economic Recovery and Sustainable Development" under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria witnessed barefaced stealing and waste of resources unprecedented anywhere in the world; the situation, he alleged, caused the recent economic recession. He said be

Lionel Messi reached yet another milestone in his storied career as he made his 600th Barcelona appearance against Sevilla on Saturday. The Argentine made his Blaugrana debut under Frank Rijkaard back in October 2004, and has since gone on to be considered one of the greatest players ever. With 30 major titles to his name and a glut of individual honours, Messi's place as an all-time great is fully merited, and with Barca top of La Liga by one point over Valencia more honours may follow by the end of the current season. Of Messi's 600 appearances, 393 have come in the league, 119 in the Champions League, 62 in the Copa del Rey, 17 in the Supercopa de Espana and five and four respectively in the Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup. A remarkable 425 have ended in victory, giving the Argentina international a 71 per cent winning record.

Paco Alcacer made the most of a rare start as his double gave LaLiga leaders Barcelona a 2-1 home victory over Sevilla. Alcacer, named in a league starting XI by Ernesto Valverde for the first time since the opening match of the season, scored once in each half as Barca restored their four-point lead at the top of the table after wins for title rivals Valencia and Atletico Madrid earlier on Saturday. Guido Pizarro's headed equaliser in between Alcacer's two strikes briefly threatened a surprise result, but a draw would have flattered fifth-placed Sevilla, who have now lost four consecutive away games. Barca have won 10 and drawn one of their first 11 league games and now sit 11 points clear of rivals Real Madrid, who are at home to Las Palmas on Sunday, in fourth. Sevilla have now failed to win in 15 attempts at Camp Nou, losing 13 of those meetings and conceding 40 goals in the process.

Nollywood actor Jim Iyke, was ordered to pay N15.7m to Nigerian socialite, Hajiya Habiba, after she accused him of defrauding her. According to reports, Jim Iyke had a case pending in court for about 5 years following allegations fraud levelled against him by Hajiya Habiba. The actor who was said to have avoided the court for years, was found guilty of the said fraud and ordered to pay the sum of N15.7million to the socialite. The judgement was delivered in an Abuja court on October 19, 2017. In a previous interview with NigerianFilms, Hajiya Habiba narrated how she met the actor and what transpired between them. She said: " You see I don’t know any Jim Iyke before I met him in farmers market with two of his friends Victor and Solomon. They asked for my number which I didn’t know off head, as I just returned from UK and got the sim card. So I said I don’t know my number before anything, Jim grab my hand set from my hand and dallied his number from mine, that was the beginni

An armed group in Libya has shut down a comic book convention in the capital Tripoli because it breached the country's "morals and modesty". It said on its Facebook page that photos published on social media from the convention caused "a widespread public outpouring of criticism". Hundreds of young Libyans attended Tripoli's second Comic Con festival on Friday, some dressed up as characters from American and Japanese comics. A statement from the SDF said such events were "derived from abroad and exploit weakness of religious faith and fascination with foreign cultures".

Yemeni rebels on Saturday targeted an airport in Saudi Arabia's capital with a ballistic missile, according to Yemen's Houthi-controlled Defense Ministry. But the missile was intercepted over northeast Riyadh, the Saudi Ministry of Defense said in a statement carried on government-backed Al-Arabiya television. Yemen's Defense Ministry said the missile attack "shook the Saudi capital" and the operation was successful. The attack was conducted using a Yemeni-made, long-range missile called the Burqan 2H, it said. The Riyadh airport tweeted that it hadn't been affected. "Travelers across King Khalid international airport in Riyadh, we assure you that the movement is going on as normal and usual, and trips going according to time," the airport said on Twitter

Police in southern Chile have arrested a former secret service agent sentenced to jail for human rights abuses during the military government led by General Augusto Pinochet. He had been on the run since being convicted two years ago of the murders of two left-wing activists in 1984. Anti-drugs police were carrying out an operation in the area, in Araucanía province, after being tipped off that a load of narcotics was about to come through the Argentine border. Human rights activists have celebrated the arrest of the fugitive agent and called for the authorities to carry on looking for other people convicted for torturing and killing dissidents in the 1970s and 80s.

US Senator Rand Paul has been assaulted at his home in Bowling Green, Kentucky, police and his office say. The Republican "was blindsided and the victim of an assault" on Friday, a spokeswoman for him was quoted by US media as saying. The alleged assailant was arrested and "Senator Paul is fine", Kelsey Cooper said, according to The Hill news website. Paul, seen as representing the Libertarian wing of the Republicans, ran for the party's presidential nomination in the 2016 election but dropped out after a fifth place finish in the Iowa caucuses. An ophthalmologist, he represents Kentucky in the US Senate and is the son of former Congressman Ron Paul, who ran for president several times.

The State Department on Saturday requested all non-essential US citizen employees leave the Somali capital of Mogadishu due to "specific threat information against U.S. personnel on the Mogadishu International Airport." "The security situation in Somalia is extremely unstable, and the threat to all U.S. citizens in Somalia remains critical," the statement reads. Last month, at least 300 people were confirmed dead after a double car bombing rocked Mogadishu, making it the deadliest attack in Somalia's modern history. Mogadishu, a large city on the east African nation's coast, has endured high levels of violence for years. Al-Shabaab, an al Qaeda-linked terror group, has carried out several deadly car bomb attacks in recent months.

A new Saudi anti-corruption body has detained 11 princes, four sitting ministers and dozens of former ministers, media reports say. The detentions came hours after the new committee, headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was formed by royal decree. Those detained were not named. BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner says Prince Mohammed is moving to consolidate his growing power while spearheading a reform programme. It is not clear what those detained are suspected of. However, Saudi broadcaster Al-Arabiya said fresh investigations had been launched into the 2009 Jeddah floods and the outbreak of the Mers virus which emerged in Saudi Arabia in 2012. The new anti-corruption committee has the power to issue arrest warrants and travel bans, the state-owned Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Separately, the heads of the Saudi National Guard and the navy were replaced in a series of high-profile sackings. SPA said King Salman had dismissed National Guard minister Prince Mit

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has beaten market expectations with a huge jump in quarterly revenues fuelled by online shopping. Revenues for the three months to September rose 61% on the same period a year earlier, to 55.1bn yuan ($8.3bn; £6.4bn). It also raised its revenue predictions for the full-year forecast. Alibaba is expanding from its core online businesses to investments in supermarkets and stores. "We had an outstanding quarter," Alibaba chief executive Daniel Zhang said in a statement. "We are seeing the early results from our efforts to integrate online and offline with our new retail strategy". For the July to September quarter, income from operations surged 83% from a year earlier, to 16.58bn yuan. Alibaba, started by billionaire Jack Ma, is the dominant online retailer in China through its Tmall and Taobao shopping platforms.

Patrice Evra has been hit with an "immediate layoff" and could face further sanction after getting involved in an altercation with supporters on Thursday, Marseille have confirmed. Marseille's players were warming up before their Europa League match with Vitoria Guimaraes in Portugal when Evra was targeted by supporters with unkind chants. Evra responded by vaulting the advertising boards and confronting the fans, who made their way down from the stands and approached the player. The defender was carried back over the hoardings by a team-mate, before then aiming a kick at a Marseille fan's head and being dragged away again. Marseille confirmed after the game they had opened an investigation into the incident, while UEFA also began disciplinary proceedings against Evra and said that will be suspended for at least one match. Now it appears his future at the club is in doubt, with Marseille revealing they have suspended him and will hold a meeting in due course

A cleric of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church and five church members on Saturday narrowly escaped death in an auto crash which occurred in Abeokuta, Ogun State Capital. The six were returning from a vigil in Ajebo axis located in Obafemi-Owode local government area when the incident happened. The accident, which occurred at about 8 a.m. at Iyana mortuary junction of the town, was as a result of a collision between the black Nissan Sunny car conveying the church members and another car. The driver reportedly lost control at the T-junction and rammed into a green colour Toyota Corolla car with registration number TW 34 AAA. A witness said the driver of the Nissan car was allegedly tired which may have led to his loss of control behind the steering. Despite the impact, no one suffered any life-threatening injuries. Road safety officials have towed the two vehicle wrecks to the State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps office.

The stage is all set for the Senate and the House of Representatives to receive President Muhammadu Buhari as he presents the 2018 budget Tuesday next week. Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, failed to appear before an ad-hoc committee of the Senate investigating allegations of corruption levelled against him. Below are major highlights of what transpired at the Nigerian Senate this week: Tuesday –          The Senate charged the Ministries of Finance and Budget to prioritise the Ministry of Health in the release of annual budgetary allocation while bemoaning the poor state of government owned hospitals. –          The Senate Committee on ICT and Cybercrime said that the current law on cybercrime in Nigeria needs to be reviewed to meet the standard in developed countries. –          The Senate said the sack of former Secretary to Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has vindicated its position on investigation carried out by its ad hoc co

… Multiple Accidents Cause Traffic Gridlock All Day A family of five and two unidentified motorists escaped death by the whiskers yesterday on Ikorodu road as a truck carrying a 20ft Container moving outwards Onipanu suddenly fell on their vehicles, a Lexus GX470 Jeep with registration number AGL 414 CU (Lagos), conveying a family of five, and a Skoda car with registration BDG 482AT (Lagos). A commercial motorcycle a.k.a Okada was also involved in the accident but he leapt off the motorcycle in the nick of time as it went under the container, totally crushing it. Fortunately all the occupants of the vehicles affected were immediately rescued alive from the wreckage by the LRU team and other emergency responders at the scene and rushed to a hospital. The responders included the Lagos State Ambulance Services (LASAMBUS) and the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). Just before the container fell, there was already a multiple vehicle accident, which occurred at about 1

The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of 29 students of the Ekiti State University (EKSU) who were arrested on Wednesday by operatives of the Special Anti-robbery Squad. This is contained in a press statement signed by the National Coordinator of the organisation, Comrade Hassan Taiwo Soweto on Thursday. According to the statement, the students were rounded up in their hostels at the dead of the night on Wednesday, November 1, during an alleged “illegal raid”. “The students are being held at the Police Headquarters in Ekiti State and have now been detained beyond 24hours. They were arrested without any prior investigation or evidence linking them to any crime. “The raid was reportedly ordered by the State governor. “While we strongly condemn the cult clashes in EKSU which have recently claimed lives, we disagree with the method of the police which includes indiscriminate arrest of all students without having any evidence that th

Thousands of Catalans have protested against the detention of eight regional ministers sacked over Catalonia's push for independence from Spain. The officials - who appeared in Spain's high court - are accused of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds. Prosecutors are also seeking a European Arrest Warrant for ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, who did not show up in court and is now in Belgium. The request also covers four other ex-ministers who ignored the summons. On Thursday, thousands of people gathered outside Catalonia's regional parliament in Barcelona. Many carried Catalan flags and slogans that read "Freedom for political prisoners". Similar protest rallies were held in other Catalan towns. Political parties and civic groups in the affluent north-eastern region also condemned the judicial move.

One of the aspirants for the governorship election in Anambra State, Osita Chidoka, has asked the people of the state to leverage the November 18 poll to determine how they want their future to be. Chidoka, who left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the United Progressive Party (UPP), stated this on Thursday during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “The election of November 18 is a referendum on our future, is a referendum that Indi-Anambra and Indi-Igbo, in general, have a great opportunity to air their grievances through the political process,” he said. “They have a great opportunity to elect a leadership that wants to make Anambra State a leading state in Nigeria. They want a leadership that is of the future, a leadership that is thinking about the infrastructure of tomorrow; Anambra has to go UPP to up its game.”

Nigeria’s most consistent sprinter in nearly a decade, Blessing Okagbare, was recently honoured by her alma mater, University of Texas El Paso (UTEP). The sprinter cum jumper was inducted into the UTEP Hall of Fame, havingenjoyed a distinguished career which saw her set several records in and for UTEP during her stint as a student-athlete. Sheculminated her stay in UTEP by winning the 100m and Long Jump titles atthe National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Outdoor Championships, becoming the first athlete in collegiate history to do so. Okagbare Since bursting into the limelight in 2008 after winning a Bronze medal in the Long Jump at the Beijing Olympics, Okagbare has not looked back and has come to be regarded as the face of Athletics in Nigeria.She is arguably Nigeria’s most decorated female athlete, although some would argue that that revered position belongs to Mary Onyali. Suffice to say that it is no mean feat for an athlete that shares the same heritage asamazons lik

The group in a statement on its Twitter handle titled: ‘How President Buhari Surpassed The Achievements Of Past Nigerian Leaders In Just Two Years’ listed many ways in which President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has surpassed other past Nigerian leaders saying that President Buhari has towered above his predecessors, riding on the crest of integrity, commitment to the national cause and deep sense of responsibility laced with intent to leave Nigeria a better place for all. Further the BMSG said in just two years security in the North East has been restored, while similar unrest in other section of Nigeria, most especially the south-south and the south-east had been effectively addressed. As He Continues To Blaze The Trail After careful, data-based and incisive research, the Buhari Media Support Group (BMSG) has affirmed that since the return of Nigeria to democratic rule in 1999, no Nigerian President has measured up to the level of achievements recorded by President Buhari in j

              The Minister of State for.            Education, Anthony Anwukah The Nigerian government has reiterated its commitment to the teaching of French language in Nigerian schools, saying being multi-lingual will give Nigerians more opportunities in the international labour market. The Minister of State for Education, Anthony Anwukah, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the ceremony for the closure of Nigeria’s Third Funding Agreement with France for the teaching of French language in Nigerian higher institutions. The agreement was signed by the Ambassador of France in Nigeria and former Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau, on May 15, 2015. Mr. Anwukah said Nigeria contributed immensely to the success of the third project ranging from staffing and provision of accommodation and project vehicle to a centre created in the ministry for proper coordination of French teaching in Nigerian schools. “Since Nigeria has adopted French as the second official language, the Federal

Many years ago​,​ the irrepressible Hausa leader who hailed from Kano and who was the founder of the radical leftist political party called NEPU, Mallam Aminu Kano, said,​ ”Until the Fulani Emirs are toppled northern Nigeria will not know peace”. History has proved him right. The feudal structure of the north and its deeply conservative ethos has resulted in nothing but retrogression, poverty, disease, radical Islam, terror and killer herdsmen. Yet the problem goes much further than the north: it extends to the whole of Nigeria. Worse still it has affected the psyche of the Nigerian people and left them with a very low self-esteem. We have become victims and casualties of our modern history and little more than miserable serfs in a Fulani-controlled artificial, man-made vassal state which deems non-Fulanis as nothing more than the biblical “hewers of the wood” and “drawers of the water”. In our very own eyes we are nothing and in our hearts we believe that the Fulani are everythi

The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Thursday revealed that there were about 500 Nigerians in Chinese prisons detained for various offences. Dabiri-Erewa made this known on the side line of an international seminar on Nigeria-China relations in Abuja. She, however, refuted claims that there were thousands of Nigerians detained in Chinese prisons and explained that there was no prisoner transfer agreement between both countries. “You hear 2000 but that is exaggerated. I think we have less than 500 Nigerians in Chinese prisons. “Until we sign a treaty; there is no treaty between both countries for prisoners’ transfer, when that exists the transfer of prisoners would be possible. “We get a lot of appeals and some prisoners say they want to move from one prison there to another, it is not going to happen. “We have been talking to them but their law is their law. My appeal to Nigerians is to obey the laws

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said Nigeria must use its oil wealth to prepare for a future when the world no longer runs on fossil fuels. The vice president stated this at the 55th anniversary of the Oil Producers Trade Section of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) in Lagos. He said Nigeria, as a member of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), needed to develop renewable energy and help other businesses flourish to adjust to the reality of the dwindling significance of fossil fuels. “It is no longer a question of if but when,” Mr. Osinbajo said, referring to global efforts to shift away from oil as a fuel. “Oil-rich countries, such as ourselves, have an obligation to prepare for a destiny that may well be beyond oil,” he said. He said the government had long talked of diversifying Africa’s largest economy away from reliance on oil, but earnings from output of crude still provide two-thirds of state revenue. The vice president c

Buckle down and get comfortable Kim Kardashian because one famous superfan is going to go there. On Thursday's all-new Jimmy Kimmel Live , guest co-host Jennifer Lawrence had the opportunity to sit-down with one of her favorite Keeping Up With the Kardashians stars. During the wide-ranging interview, the pair shared plenty of laughs such as when they discussed light-hearted topics including farting, stalking exes and late-night drunk dinners with Kris Jenner . At the same time, fans learned even more about her relationship with husband Kanye West . When asked to name the weirdest thing he does, Kim had an interesting response. "He falls asleep anywhere," she explained. "We'll be at a meeting or he'll introduce me to people I've never met before, we'll be at a restaurant and he'll be snoring at the table." Photos Kim Kardashian Wedding... ABC/ Randy Holmes Kim continued, "We are super normal. We watch Family Feud every night

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr . Chris Ngige , on Thursday said he had cleared nominations into the committee that would come up with a new minimum wage for workers with President Muhammadu Buhari . Although he did not disclose the membership of the yet - to -be inaugurated committee, he said it was a tripartite panel , including representatives of the Federal and state governments, as well as the private sector . Ngige disclosed this in an interview with State House correspondents at the end of a meeting he had with Buhari at the Presidential Villa , Abuja . He said all stakeholders had sent in their nomination , saying efforts are ongoing to arrive at a date for the committee’ s inauguration . The minister said , “ The old (minimum wage ) law expired last year August and we are now in the process of empaneling a new national minimum wage committee. “ I have cleared the appointments with the President today (Thursday ) and as soon as the labour people come back from the L