The singer was subject to violent abuse by Ike, who was also her singing partner, throughout their marriage. “I don’t know if I could ever forgive all that Ike ever did to me,” she told The New York Times. “[But] Ike’s dead. So we don’t have to worry about him.” An accidental cocaine overdose killed Ike in […]
Ogbee, who contested the 2019 election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was declared the winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Justice Sika Henry Aprioku-led tribunal also declared his opponent and plaintiff in the matter, Ogar of the APC as the winner of the election. Ogar […]
Veteran Reggae musician, Majek Fashek, is critically ill and currently receiving treatment at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in England. The 70-year-old singer was flown out of Nigeria on Wednesday after his condition became critical. His manager, Mr. Uzoma Omenka, confirmed this to airon news on Monday He also said they currently require about 5000 pounds (about […]
‘‘When a public office holder feels too complaisant and corruption driven over national assignment given to him/her, if not checked with immediate effect, will certainly lead to abuse of confidence reposed on that public office holder by the Nation, which will further show outright desecration of oath of office which he/she swore to and is […]
Mohammed Adoke, a former Attorney-General of the Federation, has accused Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s vice president and Ibrahim Magu, the acting Chair of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of instigating his prosecution. The self-exiled Adoke embroiled in criminal allegation of conspiracy and fraud made the disclosure in his book, ‘Burden of Service’. In the […]
A 17-year-old girl identified as Aisha living in Albarkawa area in Gusau metropolis in Zamfara state on Sunday August 8, set her self ablaze owing to her fiance’s inability to marry her due to his poor finances. Aisha’s neighbour told Daily Trust that she decided to commit suicide after she learnt that her fiance who dated her for quite a long […]
“Christogonus C Ibe, Founder/Executive Director, African Youth Initiative on Crime Prevention (AYICRIP), the convener, Education for Justice Civil Society Organization Network, expressed that the network is put together in recognition by the UNODC, that the AYICRIP is accredited as an organization in special consultative status of the United Nation in order to work closely with […]
Does the Kaduna State governor know one Othman Abdulsalami? Is he aware that Othman Abdulsalami, a former Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), was the former Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Garki Police Station, who was implicated in the killing of six Igbo traders in Apo, a satellite town in Abuja, on June, 7, 2005? […]
The former Head of Service in Lagos State, Alhaji Rafiu Tinubu died in Abuja on Wednesday at the age of 75, after a brief illness. In a statement he personally signed and made available to jouralist on Thursday, Bola Tinubu said, “It was with a heavy heart that I received the news of the passing away […]
This was contained in a statement by Archbishop Buti Tlhagale of the Southern African Catholic Bishop’s Conference Office for Migrants and Refugees on Saturday. Tlhagale said they were not happy with the attack on foreign nationals in South Africa. He said, “Once again we received reports of the authorities doing very little to protect the […]
