A Nigerian Youth Corper, Oladipupo, whose mother sold pap to see him through school, proudly shared these photos via his Instagram page and wrote an open letter promising to change her life for the better.
Friday, 23 June 2017
The Queen of England reported to Police for not wearing a seatbelt
The Queen of England was on Wednesday reported to West Yorkshire Police for not wearing a seatbelt as she travelled to the State Opening of Parliament.
According to the Authorities, they received a 999 call from someone saying the Queen was not wearing a seat belt as she travelled with Prince Charles through London from Buckingham Palace to Westminster.
SAN Femi Falana says the person behind quit notice given to Igbos lives in Lagos
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana who is the legal adviser to the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Thursday revealed that the person behind the quit notice given to the Igbos in 19 states in the Northern part of the country, does not even live in the north. Falana revealed that the person actually lives in Lagos.
Speaking at a media briefing organized by the NLC on the current agitations by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and the quit notice given to the Igbos to vacate the 19 states of the north before 1st October by 16 northern youth groups, Falana said the ultimatum had the backing of Prof. Abdullahi.
Dino Melaye says he is yet to receive any recall notification letter from INEC
Senator Dino Melaye says he is yet to receive any recall notification letter from INEC. Members of his constituency had collated signatures in a petition to INEC to recall him from the senate.
INEC yesterday shared a copy of the letter it sent to Melaye to notify him that they have received the petition of his constituents for his recall and would begin the verification of the signatures on July 3.
Ghanaian Gov’t investigates passports issued to Nigerian kidnapper 'Evans' and his family
Ghana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration is investigating the circumstances surrounding the Ghanaian passports issued to Nigerian kidnap kingpin, Chikwudubem Onwuamadike aka Evans' and his family.
Ghana's Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, Charles Owiredu told Joy News Thursday that any persons found to have played a role in the issuance, would be duly dealt with according to the law.
Why is Obasanjo, IBB, Abdulsalam and other silent on the Biafra agitation? - Doyin Okupe writes
In a new article titled 'ABUJA: The City of the Emperor', Doyin Okupe writes on the growing agitation of the Nnamdi Kanu led IPOB Groopu and why elder statesmen are all keeping quite in the face of the looming disaster. Read his article below....
EFCC arraigns ex-Minister of FCT, Jumoke Akinjide for N650m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, June 22, 2017, arraigned a former Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Jumoke Akinjide and one Olanrewaju Otiti before Justice J.O Abdul-Malik of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State on an amended 12-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N650 million.
Why I changed Facebook's mission - Mark Zuckerberg explains
Since inception, Facebook's mission statement has been, ' give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected'.
Now the Mark Zuckerberg led company has just changed it's mission statement to read, 'to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together'.