By Daud Olatunji Abeokuta – Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has described those peddling the rumuored death of President Muhammadu Buhari as wicked, callous and treacherous. Obasanjo Obasanjo stated this in a release issued by his Media Aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, in Abeokuta on Friday, adding that instead of embarking on such “worrisome” wishes, they should […]
By Sola Ogundipe, with agency report A Nigerian woman, who went into labour mid-flight from Chicago to London and was taken to the Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital in West London where she gave birth to quadruplets, is owing the hospital more than £500,000 (N192,596,900) as cost of the complex birth and care of the babies. […]
By Lawani Mikairu Lagos—Tension showed clearly on the faces of 41 Nigerians deported from the United Kingdom yesterday. The deportees were very aggressive and refused to interact with newsmen. They screamed intermittently that they were deported unjustly. Some of them who refused to be identified said; “We were not even given any chance to pick […]
1/31/2017 8:56 AM PST Exclusive Details Theresa May is unfazed by an anti-Trump petition that has swelled in size … the Prime Minister’s Office tells TMZ the U.S. President is more than welcome to visit. The petition — circulating in England — calls out the prospective State visit as something that would greatly embarrass the […]
By Abdulwahab Abdulah The Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu, has said that initiating any extradition proceedings against him over drug dealing allegations in the United States would amount to illegality. He submitted that such action would be prima facie wrong and illegal since two different courts within and outside Nigeria have absolved […]
Two days after a friendship-forging meeting with Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday discreetly distanced herself from the US president as anger over his immigration restrictions mounted. Downing Street said May does “not agree” with the restrictions and would intervene if they affected British nationals. May had sparked controversy on Saturday after […]
By JAPHET ALAKAM- Literature It was another moment of shock and disbelief for the art and literary community as the news of the death of one of Nigeria’s renowned literary figures and author of the world acclaimed novel, Second Class Citizen, Florence Onyebuchi “Buchi” Emecheta hit the literary world. Most of the writers who spoke […]
1/28/2017 12:49 PM PST EXCLUSIVE Ray J and Princess Love did it all over again, renewing their vows just a few months after getting hitched. Sources close to the couple tell TMZ Ray surprised Princess Love last week with a private jet trip from London to Paris and a stay at the San Regis Hotel. […]
1/27/2017 5:35 PM PST Breaking News John Hurt, who starred in a slew of hit movies, reportedly has died. Hurt, who appeared in “Alien,” “V for Vendetta,” “The Elephant Man,” ‘Harry Potter,’ “Dr. Who” and “1984,” died Friday of pancreatic cancer, according to The Mirror. The actor was nominated twice for Academy Awards … for […]
A cross section of Nigerians have continued to comment on the new latest pictures of President Muhammadu Buhari, who is currently on a 10-day working leave in London, UK. The new picture, which was posted on Friday night, showed the president in a relax mood with some of his visitors, including Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of […]
Some Nigerians have continued to comment on President Muhammadu Buhari, who is currently on a 10-day working leave in London, UK. and his latest pictures. Some said ‘Those who said Buhari is dead Those who said he is in intensive care God is watching you bcus #OurPresident is fine’ ‘Shun rumours ! Here is […]
Abuja – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has denied calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to address the nation on his rumoured death. Ayuba Wabba, NLC President Mr Ayuba Wabba, the President of NLC, said this in a statement issued in on Friday in Abuja. Wabba was apparently reacting to some media publication credited to the […]
By Japhet Alakam & Festus Ahon The literary world was again thrown into mourning following the news of the death of one of Nigeria’s renowned literary figures and authors of the world acclaimed novel, Second Class Citizen, Florence Onyebuchi “Buchi” Emecheta. Emecheta, whose works included: The Joys of Motherhood, Second-Class Citizen and The Bride Price, […]
By Theodore Opara Range Rover has evolved into the world’s most elegant and sophisticated SUV, achieving more than 1.7 million sales. Trademark features including its ‘floating’ roof, distinctive clamshell bonnet, continuous belt line and practical split tailgate all pay homage to the groundbreaking original. The Range Rover story begins with the 26 pre-production models, which […]
1/26/2017 4:58 PM PST Prince Harry doesn’t want kids in the UK to go without a roof over their heads … so he’s popping a squat and breaking a sweat to make sure that happens. Harry went into full workout mode Thursday with members of The Running Charity in London — an org that raises […]
By Azu IshiekweneIn a week when Africa riveted on former President Yahya Jammeh’s tantrums, an event that could have shaken the continent to its core slipped below the radar. Or maybe we didn’t think it was sufficiently important. It emerged early in the week that the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, had knowingly concealed information […]
President Umaru Yar’Adua was still Nigeria’s President when he died in 2010 from a long-standing, but undisclosed, kidney condition. And there was also controversy over the 1998 death of military ruler Sani Abacha, who officially died of a heart attack, though rumours persist that he met a more lurid end. However, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is “hale […]
A British court on Thursday blocked pollution claims against Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell by more than 40,000 Niger Delta residents demanding action over decades of oil spills in the region. Members of the Ogale and Bille communities had applied for the case to be heard in Britain, arguing they could not get justice in Nigeria. […]
More than 40,000 Nigerians will on Thursday discover if London’s High Court can rule on their pollution claims against Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell over spills in the Niger Delta. Lawyers for the claimants are demanding action from Shell to clean up spills that have devastated their communities for decades, but the multinational argues that the […]
By Dayo Adesulu FOR some graduates and undergraduates who appear cynical about the possibility of a student graduating with a perfect score of 5.0 CGPA, Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Professor Rahamon Bello, has come out in a strong term to defend the academic feat. When Vanguard, last week, broke the news […]
Fifty-four-year-old Mexican, Roberto Esquivel Cabrera, has been identified as having the world’s longest penis ever. He is so enamoured of his member that he once exposed it two underage girls when he was living in America, obviously hoping to impress them. He failed in that regard, as an assault charge was preferred against him, leading […]
By Emeka Anaeto Still crystal gazing on 2017 at the backdrop of bearish stock sentiments in the first three weeks of trading, investment analysts are yet to be conclusive on the outlook for the current year. Previous week the Nigerian Stock Exchange had given some indications that the market would do better than 2016 which […]
By JAPHET ALAKAM- LITERATURE The ethno-centric writers in their wisdom do not see anything good about Africa. In fact one of them, an Oxford pundit, late Prof Hugh Trevor- Roper was quoted to have said that there was nothing or little to teach about African History as, “there is only the history of the Europeans […]
Billionaire George Soros on Thursday delivered a scathing assessment of Donald Trump, calling the US President-elect a “would-be-dictator” who is “going to fail”. On the eve of Trump’s inauguration in Washington, Soros said Trump was “gearing up for a trade war” which would have “a very far reaching effect in Europe and other parts of […]
By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor As the clamour for the restructuring of Nigeria heats up, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright, has said that the United Kingdom is in support of a united, peace and prosperous Nigeria. Arkwright, who spoke in an interview on Thursday, said that it was too late for […]